Fuel gauge not working

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Technical Discussion' started by HamiltonPrius, Nov 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM.

  1. ChapmanF

    ChapmanF Senior Member

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    Has it been eight days yet?
     
  2. HamiltonPrius

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    Dealers should tell new owners about this little quirk. It would save some owner anxiety. When I talked to the service department the tech told me several Prius owners have come in and inquired about the fuel gauge.
     
  3. Trollbait

    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    They didn't think to say anything cause it is far from a new quirk that a car's fuel gauge stays at fuel for a bit. Seen it in all my cars, full efficient cars like hybrids just make it more obvious.