Mike T Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 My gas gauge has always read on the conservative side (i.e. says I'm out of gas when I have quite a bit left.) Well this week it decided it would stat reading a 1/4 tank higher than it actually is. I was watching my trip miles (that I reset on fill-up) and was surprised that it showed 1/4 tank left at 340 miles. Computer said I had 107 miles to go before I ran out of gas. Well I ran out at 344 miles. Had to call the wife to come with a gas can to bail me out. It just goes to show that if you think your gas mileage is getting really good all of a sudden it's probably not as good as you think. Time to read up on the sending unit in the tank to see if I can adjust it somehow. Link to comment
Firefight911 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Very, very, very common issue. The fix is a trip to the dealership for a new sending unit and calibration. Not user doable, unfortunately. Link to comment
Albert Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Phil, Mine continues to be as consistently inaccurate as always so I don't need to replace it, but is this seems like something the GS 911 folks should look into. Link to comment
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