Grd4Spd

howdy yall,

wierd, sometimes (not too often) the fuel gauge will act up.....it will read totally empty (light on) when i know it has gas (if not full) in it......then slowly it will come up......or sometimes it will read partially. anyone have same/similar issue? any ideas?

regards,
terry

darkwithn

Mine started this a few weeks back. I thinks it might be in the sending unit in the tank but I really have not had the time to check it out. My LX is a 98. Hope someone else would chime in on this. All works fine untill I get to about a 1/4 tank and then it acts like yours. If you turn the key on and off it reads again. Seems worse the colder it gets. Anyone know how much fuel is left in the tank when the low fuel light comes on? I was thinking 5gal? Thanks for any help.
Michael McClain.

tbrobinson

I have 2000 and I experience the same problem. It started happeining about three months ago. It usually happens when the is gauge is at a 1/4of a tank. Once, I had a full tank and the light was on. In that instance, I turn it off and then back on and it was fine. My mechanic states that it is most likely the fuel sending unit.

Grd4Spd

yes, when it first happened i was fueling up to go on holiday.....as soon as i topped her off, started her up, the light came on.....slowly, ever so slowly it came up to full.....not very conforting when you headed on a two week car trip.

anyway, at that time i figured it was the sending unit as well.

regards,
terry

LexusChris

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I think this is a common problem in Toyotas in my Chevy made by Toyota the fuel gauge is inaccurate showing it's empty when it's full...