|
12-26-2012, 12:38 PM | #1 |
Need More Mods!
|
Anyone have any issues with the fuel gauge?
Something weird happened to me on Christmas Eve. I was driving and then all of the sudden my car started slowing down and just died on me. After checking every little thing I could think of, it turns out I simply ran out of gas. The strange thing was that the gauge still showed 3 bars. Has anyone run into a similar problem?
__________________
Giggity, Giggity |
12-26-2012, 01:56 PM | #2 |
Drives: street-legal go-kart Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: bowser's castle
Posts: 627
|
my brother-in-law has the exact same problem on his 09 liftback! he's gotten stranded a couple times after he first bought the car(used) and now doesn't let it get below 3 bars ever. we thought at the time he got a REALLY good deal....luckily, nothing else has been wrong with the car in the year he's had it so he just always keeps a decent amount of fuel in there.
|
12-26-2012, 02:17 PM | #3 |
Drives: '08 LB MT Bayou Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1,671
|
Never have had this issue.
Learn to rely more upon the trip meter. Reset it when you get gas and know how many miles you can go before a fill up. |
12-26-2012, 02:39 PM | #4 |
Drives: Toyota Belta Join Date: May 2011
Location: Barbados
Posts: 196
|
|
12-26-2012, 02:56 PM | #5 |
Need More Mods!
|
I thought I was getting amazing gas milage.. lesson learned lol
__________________
Giggity, Giggity |
12-26-2012, 04:05 PM | #6 | |
Nothing beats a Toyota!
Drives: 2013 Yaris 5 dr liftback Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Posts: 564
|
Quote:
On my 09, I always have the A Tripometer on visual and that is how I know I am doing on my gas mileage.
__________________
Big Dave Indianapolis, IN Synthetic Oil....its in my car.....for at least 10,000 miles! |
|
12-27-2012, 03:29 AM | #7 | |
Asif
Drives: Toyota Vitz Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Karachi Pakistan
Posts: 15
|
Fuel Gauge Issue resolved
Quote:
and the learning was boys & girls, when you open the lid on your gas tank every time air pressure releases, and if your gas tank is partially filled the air does not comes out completely on its own, until you fill your gas tank all the way to the top and the air is forced out and, wala fuel gauge issue resolved. extra bars the fuel gauge is showing is air pressure nothing else, nothing is wrong with the vehicle or its gauge's at least me & my sisters vehicle issue was resolved like this only do let me know if it works for yaris or not. |
|
12-27-2012, 12:48 PM | #8 |
Mr. 155 and climbing
Drives: Seriously Modded 07 Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: In The Hotbox
Posts: 4,742
|
I have run out of gas twice when it showed 2 bars and 3 (in that order). That is over the 6 years that I have owned Tiamat....damn has it really been that long already??? Anyway, it is a strange occurrence for sure. The length of time between those hiccups was about 4 months iirc. I decided to reset the ECU after that. This happened back in the 07/08 timeframe. Since then I have not ever had another issue. I agree with the peeps above that once you have figured out the typical mileage that you are getting with a car you should never just rely on it and use the odometer as your "gauge". Today's modern cars are all electronics and gadgets which tho make things "better" they also make things more complex. The more you add the more can break. There is something that can be said for a car from the 50/60/early 70s era when it comes to simplicity and reliability.
__________________
Team Tiamat Racing on Facebook Youtube Channel: Team Tiamat Racing Class record holder in Land Speed @ 154.5mph for 1.5 mile and 145.5mph in the mile in the F (2.016 to 3.014 L), G (1.524 to 2.015 L), and H (1.016 to 1.523 L) classes. |
12-27-2012, 06:48 PM | #9 |
Drives: 2010 Yaris hatch Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: CA
Posts: 133
|
This has not happened to me on my '10 hatch, but it happened a few weeks ago to a friend in CA with a '10 sedan. Showed 2 bars and she ran out of gas in a bad area, with her little girl in the car. A few sorta scary-looking guys pushed her out of the lane, then asked for money! lol.
Anyway, from what I've read here, it's an issue with the sending unit getting contaminated somehow. Toyota wants over $500 to fix my friend's car. She can't afford that right now - the warrantee expired just a few weeks before - so she's not letting it go past 2 bars. Neither am I now, and I'm the type that usually lets it blink fast before I get gas.
__________________
"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past" - Patrick Henry |
12-28-2012, 10:23 AM | #10 |
Drives: Toyota Belta Join Date: May 2011
Location: Barbados
Posts: 196
|
The thing is, Toyota went back to a needle and also used a needle on all of the Corollas. Don't know why they went to this bar nonsense. Even moved the damn console back behin d the steering wheel.
I really wonder about ppl designing cars. |
12-28-2012, 05:02 PM | #11 |
Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: San Antonio, Texas!
Posts: 2,799
|
I gotta agree, I really don't like the gas gauge in my Yaris, it goes from having a quarter of a tank to flashing. I prefer a needle like all my other vehicles...
__________________
|
01-16-2013, 07:19 PM | #12 | |
Drives: 07SedanS06Taco Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: SoCal, SanGabriel
Posts: 53
|
reset ecu for fuel gauge?
Quote:
So resetting the ECU helped relearn the bars to the fuel float (not sure what its called). Can you explain how to reset the ECU and if you had a full tank at the time and any other procedures. Thanks |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
The Nitrous Thread | ChinoCharles | Performance Modifications | 116 | 02-16-2016 03:07 PM |
Need help ASAP, fuel gauge / shipping car | PolarBear | DIY / Maintenance / Service | 2 | 09-25-2012 11:06 PM |
Great fuel pressure gauge for G/E rail | XFACOR | Performance Modifications | 2 | 07-17-2012 08:39 PM |
Yaris Fuel Pump | HTM Yaris | General Yaris / Vitz Discussion | 12 | 03-22-2012 03:34 AM |
NEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CODE LIST | Attitude | Forced Induction Forum | 12 | 04-11-2011 06:38 PM |