GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

Object Number: 1547030  Size: A2

The fuel gage indicates about how much fuel is left in the fuel tank.

An arrow on the fuel gage indicates the side of the vehicle the fuel door is on.

Here are four things that some owners ask about. None of these show a problem with the fuel gage:

    • At the service station, the gas pump shuts off before the gage reads 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 a little more or less than half the fuel tank's capacity to fill it.
    • The gage moves a little when the vehicle turns a corner or speeds up.
    • The gage does not go back to empty when the ignition is turned off.

For the fuel tank capacity, see Capacities and Specifications.