Contaminated fuel complaints spike in North Carolina, drivers met with costly repairs

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — When he goes to fill up his truck, Rashaun Brown said he’s hoping he gets what he paid for.

“When you think about getting your gas, you think about getting your gas and riding to its fullest potential,” Brown said.

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Brown, who said he depends on a working vehicle for his job, stopped at a gas station in Raleigh with his work partner Thursday morning. He and other drivers have questioned why several stations have recently bagged pumps.

“They may not have a problem with the fuel,” said Melissa Spencer, supervisor with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Fuel Quality Lab. “It might be with the pump itself. But for whatever reason, it’s being bagged off and there’s signage on there.”…

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