Q: Car seems to be out of gas when the fuel gauge is on 1/4

asked by on November 27, 2016

When my fuel level gets below 1/4 car will start skipping and wants to die on me but when I put fuel in it runs hust fine.

My car has 90000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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