Toyota Tacoma fuel gauge problems

Filed Jul 10, 2025 · Electrical · 4,700 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2023 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that upon refueling, the fuel gauge indicated that there was 1/8 tank full, even though the fuel tank was full. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 4,700.

Filed Jun 30, 2025 · Electrical, Fuel system · NY

Truck has 33,XXX miles. Was driving and the fuel gauge needle dropped to E. Dash screen stated 225 miles till empty please refuel. I tried turning it on and off, no change. Filled the gas tank numerous times, no change. Needle remains on E with warning message to please refuel. Mechanic checked and there are no codes or CELs.

Filed Dec 16, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · CA

vehicle fuel pump went out without any notice and fuel gauge and cluster not showing any data on the instrument cluster. vehicle loss power and would not go over 40mph on the freeway take over 5 minutes to reach 60 mph per hour. Always serviced at the Toyota dealer and they won't help to fix the problem since its over 49K. they won't even look at emissions problem even it under warranty for 8 year/ 80K per emission warranty for ecu.

Filed Aug 15, 2024 · Electrical · CA

Gas gauge is showing the incorrect amount of fuel left. I filled up for gas 3 days ago, my commute is very short so I know I didn't burn through that much gas in 3 days. I was in between 3/4ths and full with 229 DTE before leaving. Got to my destination and I now had a full tank of gas and 246 DTE. I reset the gauge per the manual and it now shows 3/4ths with 176 DTE. Many people with Tundra's have had the same issue. Some say its due to filling up the tank past 3/4ths and parking on an incline. I would really hate to get stranded or run out of fuel driving around town. It has not been brought to the dealer yet I'm waiting to get an oil change. No warning messages or any kind and this is the first time happening at around 830 miles.

Filed Mar 5, 2024 · Acceleration, Fuel system · CA

the gas gauge on the dashboard does not work properly

Filed Mar 15, 2023 · Brakes, Electrical · AK

Vehicle is designed in such a way as to allow moisture accumulating in drivers side floor mat and carpeting to wick upward and be deposited on the primary vehicle wiring harness located in the drivers side kick panel. The moisture collected travels down into the backside of the various female connectors and corrodes the conductors and receptacles that result in short circuits between the various vehicle components including the ignition, engine shutoff, temperature sensors, Antilock Breaking, Blind Spot Monitoring, Fuel Gauge, Forward Vehicle Lighting (high and low beam), Security, Traction Control and other critical vehicle systems. On February 5th, 2023 I returned to my vehicle to find the security alarm sounding in the parking lot of a local business, both the keyless entry system and key-fob were unresponsive and would neither silence the alarm or unlock the vehicle. After manually unlocking the door handle the alarm ceased, the vehicle started as normal and then began indicating a failure of the BSM system, while underway the ABS indicated it had also failed and upon arrival at our destination the engine would not turn off even with the emergency shutdown routine prescribed for unintended acceleration cases. In addition, the high beams would be triggered by unrelated button operation occasionally fail to turn off, the fuel gauge, temperature readouts and climate control provided unintelligible values. The vehicle was returned to to dealership where it was determined that water from the floormats was able to contaminate and cause systemwide failure. The repair was to replace the entire wire harness which would not be covered by warranty. On 3/15/2023 I reached out to Toyota Headquarters' Customer Engagement team and was advised that Toyota was aware of the problem and had no interest or obligation in rectifying the situation, regardless of my concerns that this presented a clear safety hazard to both operators and the general public.

Filed May 10, 2021 · Electrical · 127,817 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota tacoma. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the speedometer and the fuel gauge stopped working. The contact also stated that after replacing the battery, the vehicle failed to start-up. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the entire electrical wiring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 127,817.

Filed Jun 30, 2020 · Brakes, Engine · 900 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2019 toyota tacoma. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 20v012000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The brake pedal was depressed and became soft, extending the braking distance. Additionally, the fuel gauge provided inconsistent fuel level readings. The vehicle was towed to keyes toyota (5855 van nuys blvd, van nuys, ca 91401) where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank and fuel gauges needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer on 5 separate occasions due to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and informed the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer however, the dealer offered no assistance. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v888000 (service brakes, hydraulic) as a possible solution to the failure however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 900.

Filed Mar 9, 2020 · Electrical · CA

Fuel gauge shows full after driving about 115 miles and distance to empty is off about 10 miles and odometer might be dis functioning as well.

Filed Feb 10, 2019 · Fuel system · 9,590 miles · NJ

Fuel gauge on the dashboard its not reading correctly the tank amount of fuel. When its full of gasoline the gauge on the dashboard gave me wrong readings marking as empty or 1/4 of the fuel tank.