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On a car, there is a float inside your gas tank. It is attached to a switch that sends the empty.....full signals to your fuel gauge.
Either the wire from the gauge to the sender is broken or the sender is bad.
probably no gas, if there is gas then your gauge in the tank is broken or frozen
Most fuel gauge problems are the result of a faulty fuel gauge sending unit located in the fuel tank.
Take out the fuel gauge and fish for the magnet inside the fuel tank. Then disassemble the fuel gauge to replace the broken magnet. Reassemble and replace. Done...
check your ground wire to the gauge
Fuel senders generally work by a float that increases ground( as opposed to positive current) as it moves up in the tank. If the fuel gauge shows full I would suspect : Grounded wire to the gauge look for bad insulation rubbed thru or a bad sender. 1930fcoupe
A fuel gauge.
Your check gauge light comes on if : your coolant temperature guage shows the temperature is high your oil pressure gauge shows the oil pressure is low or your fuel gauge shows the fuel tank is near empty
either the fuel gauge needs replacing or the fuel gauge sending unit in the fuel tank is stuck
The most common reason for the fuel gauge in an Impala to stop at half full is a bad fuel sensor. The sensor is mounted inside of the fuel tank.
A common problem with Honda cars is that the fuel gauge is stuck on full. This problem is solved by replacing the gauge cluster.
Your fuel sending unit is not giving the correct reading to your gauge
Check the fuel gauge sending unit, located in the fuel tank. The sending unit could be stuck in the full position.
There is no reset for the fuel gauge. The sending unit in the fuel tank has probably failed.
The 1997 Ford Explorer fuel gauge can be stuck on fault because the fuel float is malfunctioning in the fuel tank. The fuel gauge fuse might be blown.
Defective fuel sending unit.