Toro 38282

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20120705-E90F0-1257385. Matched catalog product: Toro 38282. Incident: The consumer noticed a fuel leak in his unit. He said it leaked enough to drain the tank in one sitting. The consumer contacted the firm today who told him the serial number falls outside of the range of the recall.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20110701-8CA64-2147477658. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Toro 38282. Incident: I have a Power Clear 180 and I still have the leaking gas problem. I received the recall and brought it to the dealer for repair. When I got it back, it leaked gas immediately. Took it back and they replaced the carburetor. Checked a few weeks ago, and it is leaking gas again. Not sure why Toro is not doing more to correct this problem. In my opinion, this is a major safety problem.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20120406-A2254-2147468613. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Toro 38282. Incident: I bought a snow blower Toro Power Clear 180, model 38282, serial 311023591 in 10/2010. I used it once in 3/2011 and followed the exact instructions in the manual before storage. Last week, I found gasoline leaked out from the caburator to my garage floor. This serial is not included in the recall but it should be because it has the same problem as those that were recalled.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20111215-E9AFC-2147472310. Matched catalog product: Toro 38282. Incident: I purchased a Toro Power Clear 180 single stage snow blower from our local Ace Hardware store on November 22, 2009. Since then I've had the unit into the repair shop four times for a leaking carburator. Not dripping gas, flowing gas. Dates on the invoice are 2/9/10, 1/17/11, 5/19/11 and 7/27/11. I haven't put any gas in the unit from the 7/27/11 repair until last weekend. FOUR DAYS LATER THE [REDACTED] THING IS LEAKING GAS AGAIN !!!!!!!

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20111213-02285-1219647. Matched catalog product: Toro 38282. Incident: The consumer says it has been repaired once due to a gas leak. She says it is now once again leaking, next to the furnace. She says it was a huge amount. It permeated their house. It was leaking from somewhere underneath it. She says it was repaired a year ago. She says the new carburetor may also be defective. The unit received the remedy listed in Release #10-299 as it is involved in the recall, however she is still experiencing the safety hazard.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20171231-A539C-2147394148. Matched catalog product: Toro 38282. Incident: I received a Toro Power Clear 180, model 38282 as a Christmas present in 2009. It has serial number 310022796. I was able to use it the first winter, however in December 2010, I found a gas leak. The Toro dealer handled it under warranty but made no mention of a recall. The product worked that winter but would not start the following winter of 2012. After paying for a tune-up, the next leak was found in December 2013. I paid 139.47 in January of 2014 to get that taken care of. In December, 2016 the leak returned. I paid $254.18 to have the problem resolved and all necessary maintenance.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20110529-DECC6-2147478734. Matched catalog product: Toro 38282. Incident: Toro 180 powerclear snow blower purchased Nov 2010 at a local Home Depot started leaking a large amount of fuel while sitting unused. Serial # is outside of range in previous recall but unit appears to have exact same problem as noted in recall. It appears that published serial number range may not include all affected units. This is a serious fire hazard.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20120228-60D68-2147469732. Matched catalog product: Toro 38282. Incident: I purchased a Toro Power Clear 180 snowblower on 1/4/10. I notified Toro on 2/21/10 and again on 3/14/10 to tell them that I could smell a gasoline leak from my snowblower (their case numbers are [REDACTED] respectively). In addition to the smell, I was very concerned about the fire hazard because I keep my snowblower in an attached garage directly beneath the bedroom area of my house.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20121107-8044D-2147462152. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Toro 38282. Incident: Toro Model 38282, S/N 311019462. Toro Power Clear 180 Snow Thrower. Relate to July 14, 2010 CPSC Release #10-299. My unit is also leaking fuel in the same manner as descriped in release 10-299. Called Toro to check if my unit is part of the recal and was told it was not. Last fall, the unit leaked 1/2 tank of gas onto the flor of the garrage. This posed a severe potential for fire. I checked the unit today and found it is leaking gass uncontrollably from the carburator.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20110620-FEC96-1187879. Matched catalog product: Toro 38282. Incident: Consumer believes his Toro snow blower is unsafe and a fire hazard. While his snow blower is not recalled, it is having the same problems listed in recall release 11-207. The snow blower was fairly new and only used a few times this last winter. In the winter, the consumer started it a few times just to make sure it was running properly, even when he didn�t intend to use it, and then stored it in his garage. In March, he noticed that the garage smelled of gas, and saw approximately 4� wet spots under the snow blower where the engine compartment was. At this point, he drained the gas out of the snow blower.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20160328-D9FDE-2147420628. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Toro 38282 (snow blower power clear 180 single stage). Incident: My Toro snowblower was recalled in 2010 for gas leaking from the carborator. After several times having it fixed, it still leaks raw gas again into my garage after sitting just 16 days after it's last use. the dealer explained that all manufactureres make the same parts in China involving a needle to stop the gas from flowing. There is a design issue when using gas with ethanol, which is 95% of all gas sold. The gas has corrosive effects on the carborator and needle causing sticking and the gas flows onto the floor of the garage where the snow blower is sitting. The gas ran down and out under the garage door, creating a fire hazard for anyone walking by with a match, cigarette, etc. Toro (and othe manufacturues apparently) blame the gas producers for making gas with ethanol which has various side effects such as this. Toro knowing that all gas made causes a problem with their design still continues to make the same design ignoring the issue and blaming the gas refineries. This design is unsafe, regardless of how many times it is repaired and causes a fire hazard. I can't risk having the snow blower leaking gas into my residence so the dealer offered to buy it from me for $75 which I then sold to him. All these snow blowers with these designs should immediately stop being sold until either the design can be changed to stop the leaks or the gas is changed to not cause the issues.