My 1998 Chrysler town county lxi the fuel gauge light and gage flash and the light blinks and some times go to empty.till I shut the engine off. I am afraid it might cause a fire.is there any recalls for this trouble?

- Sharpsburg, MD, USA

The contact owns a 1998 Chrysler Town and country. The contact stated that while driving she drove over a bump in the road and started hearing a scraping sound. She stated that after pulling over she noticed that one of the fuel tank straps had come off and the tank was hanging off of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated that both of the straps needed to be replaced due to corrosion. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 143,000. Updated 07/08/11 updated 07/18/11

- Algonac, MI, USA

Engine spontaneously started on fire and fire destroyed the entire vehicle. Owner just purchased the vehicle 1 week prior to this occurring from a dealership. All of a sudden, there was smoke everywhere while driving on the interstate, and within 3-4 minutes of pulling to the side of the road due to smoke occurring, the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames. The owner is 9 months pregnant, and there were 3 young children also in the vehicle when this occurred. Fire fighters told the owners that if they had continued to drive the vehicle another 100 feet, the vehicle would have blown up with all occupants still inside. The vehicle/all engine parts are completely destroyed. The pregnant owner suffered severe smoke inhalation and barely escaped fetal death due to severe smoke inhalation.

- Albert Lea, MN, USA

Upon putting fuel in the vehicle, the next day upon starting the vehicle the fuel gage flashed and started to make a dinging noise. The light stopped illuminating, the continued to drive and the started again and the gage became erratic. The consumer took the vehicle into the repair shop and was told that the vehicle had bad fuel.

- Tampa, FL, USA