The 2007 United Kingdom petrol contamination problem arose on 28 February 2007 when motorists in South East England reported that their cars were breaking down. This was caused by silicon-contaminated unleaded petrol, sold by several supermarkets, that damaged the Lambda sensors in engine management systems.
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