Gas gauge on the instrument panel does not work, it registars higher than the amount of gas in the car. I spent over $450 dollars at the garage trying to troubleshoot why the car stopped running while driving and wouldn't restart. The garage could not find the problem. I discovered myself after the 3rd time, that putting gas in it fixes it, and realized the gas gauge was not registering empty, when the cat was empty, and I was simply running out of gas.
2000 Chevrolet Cavalier: wrong fuel gauge reading
10 of the 315 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year
What owners say
Fuel gauge does not work correctly. Only ever goes down to half when it should really be reading "empty." never know how much gas is really in the tank.
Inaccurate or erratic fuel gauge readings.
Fuel gauge is not reading the correct amount of fuel in the tank, causing the vehicle to shut down while driving on the highway.
Over the past several months the fuel gauge on my 2000 cavalier has failed to show the proper amoun of fuel remaining in the tank. I have had the car run out of fuel while the gauge shows 1/2 tank remaining. Also, after refueling I have had the gauge show an empty tank, or the needle will varie between full and empty while I am driving.
When I purchased my used 2000 chevrolet cavalier in april 2003 about 1 month I started having problems. After putting gas in my car I would drive a little and then the gas gauge would go down to appear that the car was almost empty but it wasn't. While driving one day the car just shut off it had gas in it I had just put gas in it but the gauge dropped to appear to be almost empty. I had to get my car towed to the shop I was told my fuel injection went out. Not even a month after that my car stalled at a red light and my temperature gage went in the hot zone my car wouldn't start I had to get it towed again to the shop but they could not find the problem. Now here it is june 2003 my car is sitting in the drive way right now as I am typing this information. My son was driving home at 1:00 a.m. This morning from work when the car overheated again and started smoking. He said smoke was also coming out of the battery and he also heard noise coming from the rear of the car today is saturday and my car has to sit in the driveway until monday morning that when the dealer opens. I feel that something should be done. I don't think it is fair for dealers to be able to sale cars that are in this kind of condition and the car is suppose to be certified. I am making payments on the car and I am having all these problems. It is dangerous to be driving and the car decides to cut off especially at 1:00 a.m. I have to be at work at 3:45 a.m. And my son gets off work at 1:00 a.m. This is very, very dangerous for the both of us.
Gas gauge has started to register more gas than actually in tank and check gauge light does not come on, causing highway break down while gauge registering ample supply of gas. Filled tank up again this week, have traveled approximately 160 miles and gauge still registering over 3/4 tank full. My car averages 30 miles to a gallon. For 15 gallon tank gauge should be registering under quarter tank when five gallons of gas consumed.
Fuel sending unit fail while driving cause the vehicle stop operating dealer notified. Ts
Going uphill vehicle stalled, after 10 minutes. Started again, and a while later, on uphill vehicle stalled . Had vehicle towed to dealer, mechanic took vehicle on test drive, and it stalled uphill. Dealer replaced fuel sending unit. In november 2000, head gasket had to be replaced.
The gas cylinder is being corroded by the sulfur in the gasoline, the gas gauge will read that there is gas and then the vehicle will just stop without any warning.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier?
10 of 315 owner complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier (3%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier
Stalling 36Fuel pump 20Won't start 16Check engine light 14Headlights 12ABS 9Steering noise 9No deployment 8Loss of power 8Overheating 7Power steering loss 6Ball joint 5Grinding brakes 5Harsh shifting 5Jerking 5
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