GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

Object Number: 1657098  Size: A2

The fuel gage shows about how much fuel the vehicle has 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 some owners ask about. None of these indicate 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 might have indicated the fuel 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 while turning a corner or speeding up.
    • The gage does not go back to empty when the ignition is turned off.

For the fuel tank capacity, see Capacities and Specifications.