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‘More water than fuel’: Driver says contaminated gasoline left her stranded for hours in new car
A South Carolina driver reported being stranded after purchasing contaminated gasoline from a TA gas station, resulting in $1,273 in repair costs for her new Subaru Forester Hybrid. The incident prompted a complaint to the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, which oversees fuel quality and has documented 132 cases of contaminated fuel since January 2023.
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