Recreational Vehicle Lpg Tank Valve/gauge Problems of Mitsubishi Outlander

On wed. September 7, 2016, avis rent a car at hobby airport in houston, TX rented this vehicle to me with an open safety recall. I didn't realize it until ~15 minutes after I left the airport and the tire blew out on the freeway. Once I was able to safely get off the freeway, I pulled into a gas station and inspected the car. Findings include: 1) low tire gauge light on (after leaving the airport, before the tire blew out), 2) what looked like duct tape on both sides of the windshield, possibly indicating a new windshield had recently been installed 3) a broken tail light on the left rear 4) the key tag had the phrase "safety recall" on it and 5) the tire blew out. I called avis emergency assistance and told them what happened and what I found. I told them I was not comfortable driving the car as it appeared to have a safety recall and possibly had been in an accident. I was told I would have to bring the car back to hobby airport. Roadside assistance replaced the damaged tire, and I drove the car to the nearest avis approximately 6 miles away and exchanged the car. When I returned the 2nd car, I told the lady who checked in the car what happened with the 1st car. She informed a manager and came back to me. She said, her manager said the car was on a recall and should not have been rented. The manager also told her I could sue avis. My intention for sharing this is I am not convinced avis will do anything different to ensure someone else doesn't end up with a defective vehicle. I researched this online and am aware a law was passed to prevent this type of situation. I consider myself lucky. I hope you have the authority to follow up with avis to ensure all safety practices are adhered to 100% of the time and if someone calls roadside assistance expressing concern as I did, they don't put someone's life in jeopardy a 2nd time.

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