What are the legal obligation of a service station that sell contaminated gasoline?

Question

I purchased 16.3 gallons of full which turned out to be water contaminated. The cost of purging the car's fuel tanks is $700 plus the $60 for the gas itself. Is the service station liable?

Answer 1

Of course!

They have to put you back in the position you would have been in had they not sold you the contaminated fuel. Which in your case is to replace that $760.

Answer 2

I'd like to know this too.   Had the same thing happen to me and just because of that I only buy gas at certain stations now.  I will hold out as long as possible so it doesn't happen again.  I think they should be liable since they OBVIOUSLY have had the complaint from somoeone else other than you or do none of the managers/workers happen to buy gas there?!