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Old 08-26-2012, 02:25 PM   #1
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Unhappy Gas Gauge Issue

I recently had to drop off my FR-S at the Toyota dealership because of an issue with my gas gauge. When i was at the gas station and filled the tank up I realized that the gas gauge wasn't moving. I thought it was just the pump i was at and went to another one. I tried filling it up at that one and the pump stopped at 46 cents. Then i knew that something was wrong with the gas gauge. This is so disheartening...
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Old 08-26-2012, 02:28 PM   #2
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This isnt that big of an issue.. Why are you so upset.1st year car. did you expect it to run like a prius..
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I recently had to drop off my FR-S at the Toyota dealership because of an issue with my gas gauge. When i was at the gas station and filled the tank up I realized that the gas gauge wasn't moving. I thought it was just the pump i was at and went to another one. I tried filling it up at that one and the pump stopped at 46 cents. Then i knew that something was wrong with the gas gauge. This is so disheartening...
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This isnt that big of an issue.. Why are you so upset.1st year car. did you expect it to run like a prius..
Prius dont need no gas!
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Prius dont need a lot of gas!
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I'm assuming you mean the gas gauge on the pump and it is clicking off and not allowing you to fill the tank up?

I had this issue at my first fill up. The pump would keep clicking off and I had to keep re-trying. As I remember it was an old gas pump and the spout did not fit to well with the angle of the car's fill port. This only happened that 1 time and I never had another issue at any of the other gas stations I've been to.
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I've had the same problem twice now. When I fill the car, the gas gauge on mine goes to just under full, then falls to about 3/4. If I then let it run down to under 1/2 before re-filling, it will work fine again. I have reported this to my dealer, but I'm not in a big rush to take the car in over it. If it gets any worse or stops working altogether, then I'll get it looked at.
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Bringing this thread back from the dead, but I figure that's better than posting and being told to search, right?

I put ten dollars in my car yesterday and the gauge didn't budge. It continued to drop as it would have from where it was, then today, I put thirty dollars in. From where the gauge was reading (My light was on), I should have needed WAY more than thirty to fill up. Still, twenty-eight dollars had me full.

The gauge didn't move at all for the first twenty-five of it, then it snapped up. I've been thinking it wasn't reading right, so I think I WILL bring the car in for this.
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Mine has been fine for a while now...hasn't acted up for a couple of months.
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Yeah so this just started happening to me yesterday. I like to keep my tank full so last night after driving to and from work I tried to fill it up, it took around the correct amount yet it still shows 3/4 full. I tried it again today and it still shows 3/4 full even though I filled it completely up. Looks like I'm going to have to get the dealer involved.
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Prius dont need NO gas!
Seeing as it's a hybrid, you are correct!
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Is this an actual issue though? As far as I know ever FR-S/BRZ does this. I don't worry about it because the gauge works where it needs to work...
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I noticed if you fill it up more after it clicks, """sometimes""" the gauge wont go to "full" but be like 1/8 from full. When you drive around it wont move down until you are actually under 1/8 full. It happened to me about 2-3 times and now I just stop after the first click. I usually let it click 2 times just to make sure but not anymore. The first time it happened it was actually at the full mark and the next day (I park on a upward slope with the car facing up) I started up my car it was at the 1/8 mark and I thought someone took my car for a joyride and brought it back lol. If this is what you are referring to then I guess it is because you filled it up too much. (I am not 100% sure this is why but it seemed to only happen if I keep filling the tank after the first click)
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