Fuel gage stuck on "FULL"

radtech · 04-21-2006, 08:13 AM

I am now at 132 miles with a full tank. I have read on the forum that it should drop down at some point. Averaging 53 mpg, but know that it has to be down at least 2 bars in reality. Any ideas? Thanks!!

Miss_Taz · 04-21-2006, 08:22 AM

Sounds perfectly normal to me. I usually get to between 170 and 180 miles on a tank before I lose that first little bar.

(Not all bars are created equally!!!)

:-)

Syngefinger · 04-21-2006, 09:00 AM

Yeah, I'd say that was normal too. My last trip averaging 55 MPG my fuelbar was still showing full until I had 142 miles showing. I thought it might be from the warmer temps allowing the gas tank bladder to expand a bit more. I almost took the car into the Toyota dealer to have the gauge checked.

PaPrius · 04-21-2006, 09:39 AM

Discussed many times on PC. The bladder is quite variable. In warm weather, I average about 170 miles before I lose a bar on the fuel gauge. In the winter, I'm happy if I get to 80 miles before the 1st bar disappears.

It's warming up in Pennsylvania, and the 1st bar has lasted much longer for me on the last two tanks than it did for the previous 5 months.

Enjoy the variability, and have some fun trying to see how many miles you can get on the 1st bar with each tank of gas you purchase.

richard schumacher · 04-21-2006, 11:13 AM

If you get to 300 miles and the gauge still shows all pips, then start to worry.

Rancid13 · 04-21-2006, 11:38 AM

What everyone else said. On my current tank, I got almost 150 miles into it before the first pip disappeared. The first one always seems to stay around the longest.

ghostofjk · 04-21-2006, 05:58 PM

My first one disappears usually a little over 100 miles, but it's variable.

I've found what may be a correlation between how quickly the first one disappears and how many times the car is shut down and restarted (as opposed to driven a long distance continuously). The more restarts, the sooner the gauge starts to go down (but not related to MPG). Anyone else?

jamarimutt · 04-21-2006, 09:26 PM

When the first bar goes off depends on your mpgs and how much fuel you managed to get into the tank the last time you filled it; 150 is quite normal.

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04-21-2006, 08:13 AM	#1
radtech Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 32 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I am now at 132 miles with a full tank. I have read on the forum that it should drop down at some point. Averaging 53 mpg, but know that it has to be down at least 2 bars in reality. Any ideas? Thanks!!

04-21-2006, 08:22 AM	#2
Miss_Taz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 142 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Sounds perfectly normal to me. I usually get to between 170 and 180 miles on a tank before I lose that first little bar. (Not all bars are created equally!!!) :-)

04-21-2006, 09:00 AM	#3
Syngefinger Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northeastern Michigan Posts: 15 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Yeah, I'd say that was normal too. My last trip averaging 55 MPG my fuelbar was still showing full until I had 142 miles showing. I thought it might be from the warmer temps allowing the gas tank bladder to expand a bit more. I almost took the car into the Toyota dealer to have the gauge checked.

04-21-2006, 09:39 AM	#4
PaPrius Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 130 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Discussed many times on PC. The bladder is quite variable. In warm weather, I average about 170 miles before I lose a bar on the fuel gauge. In the winter, I'm happy if I get to 80 miles before the 1st bar disappears. It's warming up in Pennsylvania, and the 1st bar has lasted much longer for me on the last two tanks than it did for the previous 5 months. Enjoy the variability, and have some fun trying to see how many miles you can get on the 1st bar with each tank of gas you purchase.

04-21-2006, 11:13 AM	#5
richard schumacher billeous ileum Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,135 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	If you get to 300 miles and the gauge still shows all pips, then start to worry.

04-21-2006, 11:38 AM	#6
Rancid13 Cool Chick with a Black Prius Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Alamitos, Orange County, CA Posts: 2,455 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #8 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	What everyone else said. On my current tank, I got almost 150 miles into it before the first pip disappeared. The first one always seems to stay around the longest.

04-21-2006, 05:58 PM	#7
ghostofjk Unrepentant Nattering Nabob of Negativism (V.P. Spiro T. Agnew) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 981 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	My first one disappears usually a little over 100 miles, but it's variable. I've found what may be a correlation between how quickly the first one disappears and how many times the car is shut down and restarted (as opposed to driven a long distance continuously). The more restarts, the sooner the gauge starts to go down (but not related to MPG). Anyone else?

04-21-2006, 09:26 PM	#8
jamarimutt Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 972 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	When the first bar goes off depends on your mpgs and how much fuel you managed to get into the tank the last time you filled it; 150 is quite normal.