Police LPG Falcons = Lemon?

[ClevlndStemer]

NSW Police union demanding LPG falcons be pulled from service due to ongoing reliability problems .

"UNION bosses have demanded that one in five NSW police cars be taken off urgent duty because the LP gas systems they use can cause dangerous sudden breakdowns."
"In a green-friendly move expected to save millions of dollars and spare the environment hundreds of tonnes in harmful emissions, NSW Police embarked on a program to convert 700 petrol-guzzling cars to gas three years ago.

But the ambitious plan has backfired because the six-cylinder Falcon patrol vehicles keep conking out, leaving officers stranded."
"In numerous cases the LPG cars have shut down without warning during emergency response calls, raising concerns about serious accidents occurring, senior police sources say.

Elsewhere, officers have been left stranded at busy intersections or simply embarrassed by the side of the road waiting for a tow."
"Police sources said the problem was occurring almost daily.

"Most of the time it's been when cars are on urgent duties," said one officer, who asked not to be identified.
Force sources said the car suddenly lost engine power, steering and braking capacity - just a day after being repaired for a similar failure on June 5.

"If you're driving at 100kmh when the engine dies and the power steering drops out, you're in trouble, big trouble - especially if you're in the middle of a pursuit and on a bend. It has to be [only] a matter of time before someone's killed.

"Another scenario is that the fuel gauges seem to break and no one's ever quite sure when the tank is empty.

"One vehicle being used by detectives had notes all over the dashboard that were supposed to show when it was last filled.

"But as soon as one of the bits of paper went missing, the next bloke to drive it had the car die on him out Woop Woop somewhere and had to have it towed."

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...964784214.html