Thread: Gas Gauge Bars Unreliable?
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Old 04-01-2005, 08:06 AM
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Default it varies
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Originally Posted by 911Driver
In driving to work yesterday I left the house with ~450 miles on the clock and about a 45 mile trip to work (I usually fill around 500 miles). I had 4 bands on the fuel meter. A couple miles from work, while on a bridge in bumper to bumper traffic, the light came on and I had no bands

Over the next couple of miles poking along, the light went out and 3 bands reappeared. I was able to drive at least 10-15 miles with 3 bands to get gas. This has happened before, but dropped only to 1 band last time.

What's the deal? How can a deal with the accuracy of the guage at the bottom of the spectrum - where it matters most?
You saw an extreme variation, which is not usually the norm in my experience (10,200 miles so far on my 2004 HCH). I have found that I usually have about 1.5 gallons left in the tank when the "low fuel" light comes on. And that light sometimes comes on with three or two bars, never with 4 bars.
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