GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

United States


Object Number: 2048121  Size: G7

Canada


Object Number: 2048118  Size: G7

The fuel gage indicates about how much fuel there is remaining in the fuel tank. The ignition must be in ON/RUN.

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

Here are three things that can happen but do not indicate a problem with the fuel gage:

    • At the gas 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 gage moves a little when turning a corner or speeding up.

When the fuel in the fuel tank is low, a LOW FUEL message displays on the Driver Information Center (DIC). See DIC Warnings and Messages for more information.