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Old May 17, 2025 | 11:52 AM
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Hello all, just filled the tank (from half to full) and now the car reads empty. Anybody else come across this and have an "at-home" fix or am I headed back to the dealership before I even hit 1,000 miles? Thanks!
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Make sure you are reading the gauge correctly, post a picture.
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If the gauge is all white except for a little red bit on the left, that's full. When all the white bars disappear, that's empty.
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It was reading on empty to the point the car put an alert on the right side of the screen saying it was empty. Oddly enough it climbed to around 50 miles to empty and then to 130 miles to empty so no clue what's going on
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@YACO I saw the fuel level sensor was one of the very common issues out of the factory. I wouldn’t waist time trying to fix yourself.
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Back to the dealership on Monday
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