Q: fuel meter drops to "E" after reaching 80 miles
Recently the gas gauge has begun to give an inaccurate reading. When I fill up the tank, the gas gauge does show “full” but after driving approx. 70-80 miles, the needle on the gauge slowly drops to “E” and the low-fuel light comes on. In my research online, a lot of other drivers with my make/model have this similar problem. Every time I fill the tank, once I’ve reached 70-100 miles, I have to reset the fuel meter and then refill to make sure it is full. It’s a lot of extra trips to the gas station, but I am not ready to spend multiple hundreds of dollars on the repairs. My vehicle has approx. 84,000 miles. Is there a better way to fix this problem other than the expensive replacements?
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