r/nashville • u/throwwwwwwalk • 2d ago
Bad Exxon gas Help | Advice
Hi friends!
Has anyone gotten bad gas at Exxon in the last week, specifically from the one on Charlotte at the 65 overpass?
I filled up about half a tank on Wednesday, didn’t drive Thursday, and then Friday when I went to start my car it basically stalled and expelled a bunch of smoke. It’s since been towed to my shop and my mechanic found a post on Facebook about the Exxon on Shelby giving someone bad gas yesterday, so I’m trying to see if mine was affected too. I haven’t found any posts about it yet, unless I’m not in the groups people are posting in.
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u/No_Camera_2814 2d ago
Don't wait for the mechanic to tell you it's bad gas if you have a strong reason to believe that's the case. Call the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Fuel Quality hotline immediately so they can take samples and perform an inspection before it's too late. 1-800-OCTANE1.
https://www.tn.gov/agriculture/consumers/fuel/quality-complaints.html
Don't file an insurance claim unless it's the last resort. The gas station has insurance for this. By filling with your auto insurance, they'll likely be too slow to prove cause, you'll pay a deductible, and you risk a rate increase.