WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON I 90, I ADJUSTED MY POSTURE, SLIGHTLY ELEVATING MY HIPS AND LEANING BACK AGAINST THE SEATBACK, WHEREUPON THE SEATBACK SUDDENLY COLLAPSED BACKWARD, LEAVING ME LOOKING AT THE CEILING. FORTUNATELY I WAS VIRTUALLY ALONE ON THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY RECOVER MY UPRIGHT POSITION WITHOUT LOSS OF CONTROL. I STOPPED AND EXAMINED THE SEATBACK ADJUSTMENT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SEATBELT HAD INTRUDED BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE ADJUSTMENT LEVER IN SUCH A WAY THAT MY UPWARD MOTION DISENGAGED THE LEVER SO THAT MY BACKWARD PRESSURE ALLOWED THE SEAT TO RECLINE. *TR
2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PERISTENT AND GROWING SMELL OF GAS. TOOK IT TO THE AGENCY FOR CHECKING. CAME BACK TWICE THAT DAY TO GET THE CAR, I WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED AND A VALVE REPLACED. THE STRONG SMELL OF GAS LEAKING INSIDE THE CAR PERSISTS. *TR
