5 Causes Your Fuel Gauge Not Working. Diagnosing & Replacement Cost

In this short video we will talk about the most common causes of fuel gauge malfunctioning. We will also tell you how to diagnose the problem and estimate the cost of a replacement.

Timecode:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:33 - Circuit Issues
00:00:56 - Defective Sending Unit
00:01:22 - Bad Fuse
00:01:47 - Malfunctioning Instrument Cluster
00:02:03 - Broken Gas Gauge
00:02:29 - How to Test?
00:04:35 - Replacement Cost

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[Chris-HC]

Thanks buddy, sender unit tested ok on my trike. however after seeing your video I've found its a power issue. should be an easy fix. Thanks for the upload. Chris

[AlKaseltzer]

Mine stopped working in my 18 year old car within the last week. My fuel pump went out about a month and a half ago and I bought an emergency $50 pump from Amazon to get it off the street it died on. In the last two weeks the needle started taking forever to rise after filling up, two days ago, it started dropping to empty with a half tank. I filled to full yesterday and now the needle is showing empty. The cluster self test has all my needles working just fine. At this point, I'm assuming the float sensor is bad. I have the old pump still, it's the same one I replaced it with, I know I had no problems with the float on that one, I'm planning on swapping it with the old one when the tank empties about half way.

[leehuddy]

I watched your video for a bit to get an idea what is involved to fix my fuel gauge. I have a2016 Chev Sonic. I got it brand new. I don't know who to take my car to without getting ripped off. I'm a senior (age 72). when I filled my tank on 10/11 I thought I heard a slight sound when I removed the gas pump. Any suggestions? I live in Las Vegas.

[nicomercadoshorts]

Where can I see the fuel gauge fuse in my Lancer Cedia?

[preciouss]

I need your help. I had a 2015 Ford Explorer XLT about two weeks ago, I've been having a car issue with my car won't start but will crank up for a long time. Now before this got started, my dashboard on the touch screen popped up saying saving mode and I had to turn my car off and then restart my car but won't start. I tried to turn it over to get it started my fuel gauge gave me different mile numbers for example my current miles are 60 miles left but started to give me 80 miles which is not accurate. I thought maybe it could be the battery or the alternator. It's not. So I got my fiance to come by my workplace to jump-start my car for me, and he started my car for the first time and it started back up again then it messed with my fuel gauge giving me 100 miles instead of the current miles I have in my car. It's weird. Now when my gas gets very low nothing pops up on my screen and says Fuel is low every time my gas is low to 30 miles every time it pops up, but it hasn't popped anymore since the whole car won't start. I took it to the mechanic guy and he couldn't figure it out, but he guessed it could be the gas pump that needed to be replaced. Now I don't want to get fuck and screw because I need your opinion on it. many mechanics can tell me something different. I have a warranty for this vehicle and can't take it to the Ford dealership until June 14th. What's your thought? As of right now my vehicle is fine running pretty good crank and starts pretty well but the gas indicator signal hasn't shown it anymore since the whole issue two weeks ago.

[Wkwok]

I bought a 2005 Chrysler 2.7l v6 and the gas indicator don’t work at all, but either show up when I checked the engine light (was on), can someone advice me what could that be? Thanks 😊

[Hoodietay]

I changed my fuel pump yesterday
Brand new! Costed me about $500 with labor and I filled my tank up with 93 when I usually pump 87 just so it can taste premium gas w/jt being brand new n whatnot…

My fuel gauge still says 1/2 tank even though it’s full! Why ?

[Robbie_]

Mine only works when i put fuel in, always on 0. i put some in, and it will go then back to 0 again straight away.

[norm]

I just put a brand new pump in my Silverado and a damn gauge still don't work

[redpilllense]

My 2007 Tacoma fuel gauge won't drop pass the one quarter mark. I have to refill when it drops to the one quarter mark. Definitely marks up full when i fill up, but cant tell how much fuel i have left once it reaches the one quarter mark.