GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

United States


Object Number: 810400  Size: A2

Canada


Object Number: 810425  Size: A2

The fuel gage tells you about how much fuel you have left while the ignition is on. When the indicator nears empty, you still have a little fuel left, but you should get more soon.

Here are four things owners usually ask about the fuel gage. All these situations are normal and do not indicate a problem with the fuel gage:

    • At the gas station, the pump shuts off before the gage reads full.
    • It takes more (or less) fuel to fill up than the gage indicates. For example, the gage reads half full, but it took more (or less) than half the tank's capacity to fill it.
    • The gage pointer may move while cornering, braking or speeding up.
    • The gage may not indicate full when the ignition is turned off.