GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

Object Number: 830452  Size: A2

Your fuel gage shows about how much fuel is in your tank. When the gage first indicates E (empty), you still have about one or two gallons (4 to 8 L) of fuel left in your tank, but you need to get more right away.

Here are four concerns some owners have had about the fuel gage. All these situations are normal and do not indicate that anything is wrong with the fuel gage.

    • At the gas station, the fuel pump shuts off before the gage reads F (full).
    • It takes more (or less) fuel to fill up than the gage reads. For example, the gage reads half full, but it took more (or less) than half of the tank's capacity to fill it.
    • The gage moves a little when you turn, stop or speed up.
    • When you turn the engine off, the gage doesn't go back to E (empty).
    • It takes several minutes for the gage to read F (full) after filling the tank.