fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoKia recalling quarter-million cars with fuel tanks that could melt, feds saywww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down11
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkKia recalling quarter-million cars with fuel tanks that could melt, feds saywww.cbsnews.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
minus-squaremagic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-218 days agoAt first I thought this was the result of the plastics composition reacting to the gasoline. The fact that’s its because the tanks expand from pressurized gas until they hit a heated component? Jesus, I’m never buying a fucking kia. Bad enough they thought foregoing immobilizers was in any way reasonable. They’ve been making fucking motorcycles with them since the 90s…
At first I thought this was the result of the plastics composition reacting to the gasoline.
The fact that’s its because the tanks expand from pressurized gas until they hit a heated component? Jesus, I’m never buying a fucking kia.
Bad enough they thought foregoing immobilizers was in any way reasonable. They’ve been making fucking motorcycles with them since the 90s…