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rudi 07-21-2011 12:05 AM

Trust me, it will go bad again:(

6MT 07-21-2011 11:39 AM

Still laughing at this thread ... after all those posts.

SalA 07-21-2011 12:37 PM

It's querky...There are times when I fill-up and the lights are all active. On occasion that last light is missing, but when I shut down and restart they are all there.

:werd:

frost 07-21-2011 07:23 PM

In my car, the very right dot would not light up. Just got it back from the shop. Here is my diagnosis:
"Found the fuel gauge is reading incorrectly when filled. Performed the fuel gauge operation test and found that all the LEDs are functioning properly. Removed the found level sensor and found the readings are out of spec. Replaced both fuel level sensors and seals. Ok after replacement."

I haven't filled it up yet, but I'm hopeful.

Strangler 08-04-2011 03:03 PM

My car is at 12xxx miles and I've been having this same fuel lighting up problems maybe a few thousand miles ago. It's very annoying to me and the fact that a brand new $30k+ car with problems already when the car is very new. I don't know if I'm just going to sit back and let the car rot away with problems.

6MT 08-04-2011 03:07 PM

I've got an idea... why not try and fill the tank all the way to the top to overflowing. It'll probably work then.

Strangler 08-04-2011 05:44 PM

** Update**

I just came back from the dealer. Apparently, when they turned the engine back on the fuel lights went back to normal. This has happened to me more than once, turning engine on and off or whatnot didn't do the trick. The dealer just blamed it on the heat and says it could be acting up under 110+ degree weather. They told me just to keep and eye on it and when the temperature gets MUCH cooler and if it still continues to have any problem, bring it back in. They also tell me that I have plenty of time under warranty. What I didn't mention was that I have lifetime warranty from the dealership I bought the car from.

^^ When I fill my gas tank, I always go 1 more click after it clicks the first time from being full. This has been the same routine with filling up gas since I got my brand new car. Everything was normal until semi recently.

frost 08-04-2011 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frost (Post 1224401)
In my car, the very right dot would not light up. Just got it back from the shop. Here is my diagnosis:
"Found the fuel gauge is reading incorrectly when filled. Performed the fuel gauge operation test and found that all the LEDs are functioning properly. Removed the found level sensor and found the readings are out of spec. Replaced both fuel level sensors and seals. Ok after replacement."

I haven't filled it up yet, but I'm hopeful.


Just an update, I've only filled up once since the dealership visit, but the gauge worked normally.

And no, overfilling does not correct the problem.

thispecialk 08-05-2011 08:37 AM

wassup everyone sorry for the late update on mine but yea dealership replace my guage clust and after I filled up with shell gas, lights all came on. This last but a week. After a week I decide to switch to a different gas and behold the last led didny turn on again. So now I need to head back to dealership to fix this problem and have them replace the fuel sender. Anyone that got fuel sender replace did the problem go away or permanently fix the problem. They need to hurry up and do a recall. My warranty is about to end on my car and I dont have time to take it to the dealership anymore going to iraq in 10 days

cossie1600 08-05-2011 08:51 AM

The unit is awful anyway as it is not linear, the last 3 dots go down faster than the first 7 dots

thispecialk 08-05-2011 08:57 AM

I wonder if this is all z's that has this problem and ppl are just ignoring it

thispecialk 08-05-2011 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rudi (Post 1222871)
Trust me, it will go bad again:(

Did u have ur sender fix and it went bad again? I still wanna know wat jappen to the ppl that got there sender replace

thispecialk 08-05-2011 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Strangler (Post 1245254)
My car is at 12xxx miles and I've been having this same fuel lighting up problems maybe a few thousand miles ago. It's very annoying to me and the fact that a brand new $30k+ car with problems already when the car is very new. I don't know if I'm just going to sit back and let the car rot away with problems.

Even with this problem I still love my car. its not annoying but not a big problem just remember to fill up at least once or twice a week

Strangler 08-05-2011 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thispecialk (Post 1246368)
Even with this problem I still love my car. its not annoying but not a big problem just remember to fill up at least once or twice a week

I don't know about you but it does annoy me. I hate it when something I own and it doesn't work correctly.

Pelican170 08-05-2011 03:32 PM

I had this problem last year right before putting it in the garage for the winter, trust me, i thought it was extremely annoying and knowing it wasnt coming out of the garage for a while was even more frustrating. When i got it back on the road, i ran the gas down as far as possible, filled it up and havent had the problem since....


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