Having been in the petroleum business for a number of years, I can tell you that there are a number of reasons why car problems develop after "gassing up". First, there could be sediment in the gas caused by low station tank levels or receiving a delivery while you are fueling up. A fuel filter may not help. Second there could be water or another non-gas substance mixed with the gas which could be caused by low station tank levels (water problem) or somebody messing with the car. Third and most likely in this case is that diesel fuel was mixed with the gas. This is noooooo gooooooddd for cars. This happens quite a bit when the tanker delivering the gas delivered diesel on his previous delivery and did not clean out the truck compartments before taking on the gasoline for delivery. The station (Sam's) should be contacted about the problem and asked if there was a problem with the gas on that day. By the way, we fill up at Sam's alot and have had no problems to date. Most reputable stations would take care of a problem that they caused. Hope this info helps.
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