GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

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Your fuel gage tells you about how much fuel you have left when the ignition is turned to ON/RUN.

When the tank nears empty, the low fuel warning light will come on. You still have a little fuel left, but you should get more soon. See Low Fuel Warning Light for more information.

Here are four things that some owners ask about. None of these show a problem with your 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 tank's capacity to fill the tank.
    • The indicator moves a little when you turn a corner or speed up.
    • The gage goes back to empty when you turn off the ignition.