GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

United States


Object Number: 1966770  Size: G7

Canada


Object Number: 1974313  Size: G7

The fuel gage shows about how much fuel is in the fuel tank. An arrow on the fuel gage indicates that the fuel filler door is on the driver side of the vehicle. The fuel gage works only when the ignition switch is turned to ON/RUN. When the gage first indicates E or empty, there is still about 2 gallons ( 7.6 L) of fuel left, but more needs to be added right away. When the vehicle is low on fuel the low fuel warning light, located below the empty mark, comes on.

Five things that do not indicate a problem with the fuel gage:

    • At the gas station, the fuel pump shuts off before the gage reads F or full.
    • It takes a little more or less fuel to fill up than the gage indicated. For example, the gage may have indicated the tank was half full, but it actually took more or less than half the tank's capacity to fill it.
    • It takes the gage several minutes to read F or full after filling the vehicle with fuel.
    • The gage moves a little when you turn, stop or speed up.
    • The gage does not go back to E or empty when you turn off the ignition.