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In my '04.5 Touring Coupe, it's a gas tank issue, not the fuel gauge. I read somewhere that the fuel vapors in the tank "fool" the shut-off mechanism in the

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In my '04.5 Touring Coupe, it's a gas tank issue, not the fuel gauge. I read somewhere that the fuel vapors in the tank "fool" the shut-off mechanism in the fuel nozzle, which stops dispensing the gas. When you get into your vehicle, the fuel gauge is slightly below the "F". Weird Nissan bugs.
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In my '04.5 Touring Coupe, it's a gas tank issue, not the fuel gauge. I read somewhere that the fuel vapors in the tank "fool" the shut-off mechanism in the fuel nozzle, which stops dispensing the gas. When you get into your vehicle, the fuel gauge is slightly below the "F". Weird Nissan bugs.
I've had that too with my G35 but that's a different issue than here, you can usually tell the difference by how many gallons were dispensed.
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In my '04.5 Touring Coupe, it's a gas tank issue, not the fuel gauge. I read somewhere that the fuel vapors in the tank "fool" the shut-off mechanism in the fuel nozzle, which stops dispensing the gas. When you get into your vehicle, the fuel gauge is slightly below the "F". Weird Nissan bugs.
I heard that Nissan fixed that problem on the '05 Touring coupe, dude! You missed it by six months............
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