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Hi my car has run out of deisel when the tank is still showing half full and the gauge light has not come on it has happened twice now? Do you know what may be causing the issue?

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Fuel guage sending unit, wiring or guage itself.

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Posted on Feb 01, 2009

SOURCE: 2005 Buick Rendezvous Fuel Gauge

well the gage is made of rubber it could be sticking no other way than to replace the gage itself/ please rate my response thank you very much

Anonymous

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Posted on Mar 24, 2009

SOURCE: gas gauge is wrong

It is likely that its the sending unit in the tank. One way to determine if its the guage or the sending unit is to ground the wire from the guage and it should peg out. If it doesnt then its the guage if it does then its the sending unit.

Anonymous

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Posted on May 30, 2009

SOURCE: fuel gauge inaccurate

Change the fuel gage sender unit in tank.its faulty.

Greg Mills

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Posted on Aug 27, 2009

SOURCE: 2002 Chevy Suburban: Fuel gauge reads empty, tank is half full

Youre gauge is controlled by a plunger in the fuel tank which is attached to the sensor and the fuel gauge. it sounds like when the plunger goes down half way its either getting stuck down lower then it should. Needs replacing. Any mechanic can do this install for you.

Marvin

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Posted on Dec 02, 2009

SOURCE: Gas gauge is not reading correctly. Shows a full

the problem is caused by a defective gas gauge sending unit, this part is located inside the gas tank, you must remove the gas tank to replace it.

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