The Perak branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry received 25 complaints last month over suspected RON95 petrol contamination, believed to have been caused by water entering fuel storage tanks.
State director Datuk Kamalludin Ismail said the complaints came from five districts: Kinta, Kuala Kangsar, Taiping, Parit Buntar and Manjung.
He said enforcement officers had inspected the affected locations and collected fuel samples for analysis by the Chemistry Department.
“We have yet to receive the results from the department.
“We will await the findings before deciding on further action,” he told reporters after flagging off about 1,200 participants in the Pink 5km and Purple Fun Run 2026 organised by Perak Community Specialist Hospital (PCSH) here today.
Kamalludin stressed that all complaints received so far involved RON95 petrol, with no similar reports concerning diesel or RON97.
He advised motorists who believe they have been affected to retain their receipts and other supporting evidence if they intend to seek compensation through the Tribunal for Consumer Claims Malaysia or the civil courts.
The complaints followed viral social media posts featuring motorists who claimed that water-contaminated RON95 petrol had caused damage to their vehicle engines.
Meanwhile, PCSH president Datuk Lee Hau Hian said the run was organised in collaboration with Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital and the Perak branch of the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society to raise awareness of breast and gynaecological cancers.
He said the event formed part of PCSH’s Beyond Pink 2026 – Prevention Can Save Her campaign, which promotes early detection and preventive healthcare.
Lee added that RM5 from every registration fee would be donated to orphanages, care centres for persons with disabilities and old folks’ homes throughout Perak.
