LOW Fuel Range Warning

[Crf450r420]

Each truck will be different, so if it doesn't hurt the system. I'll check on that when I can. The gas can with you is the only way to be 100%. My first truck would go 1/8 marker passed E before it ran out. The one after that ran out with it half a needle above being right on E. I'd guess these newer trucks will be better but still nothing is perfect. Because I've doing the gas can test on all my cars and I also trip many tanks. I have never ran out of gas in my vehicles and two of them the gas guage didn't even work for years at the end. I have ran out of gas test driving new cars for fun.

[irish4life8911]

Why would you want to run your fuel that low to begin with..... Just put some in when you get to 1/4.

 

With fuel prices so low now, I put in $30 every time I get to 1/4 and that almost fills it bank up. Why worry about running out when you have no reason to. Put some fuel in your truck

Edited January 30, 2015 by irish4life8911

[fondupot]

Guys, there is a way to disable it.

 

 

You can get rid of the low fuel indicator by putting the truck into into park, turn the engine off, open your drivers side door, locate your wallet, then with a credit card swipe the credit card reader on the fuel station, then lift the fuel nozzle and select your grade of gasoline, open your fuel door, unscrew the fuel cap, insert the fuel pump nozzle into the opening, pull the trigger. This will introduce new gas into the fuel tank, thus turning off the low fuel indicator light. Works 100% of the time. Verified fix.

 

[truckofwinandawesome]

I don't like running down until the "Low Fuel" warning comes on. I do it sometimes, but it's rare. I'm more a 'get gas when the tank is in the 1/4 full area kind of guy.

 

But the times I've had the "Low Fuel" warning appear, I was already watching the remaining fuel range reading. Once it's below 50 miles, I figure I'm just being a procrastinator. As a pilot, I know that fuel at the gas station isn't going to help you if you run out. Too easy just to stop earlier, than to risk running out...either in an airplane or my truck. Running out of fuel in a truck isn't any fun. It's happened to me a handful of times over the decades. Trucks are too big and heavy to push, and I'm getting old too. Too old to push a big truck.

 

Just put some gas in it early. What's the big deal?

Your pilot training has pretty much taught you that running out of fuel is VERY BAD, because running out of fuel in an aircraft has much deadlier consequences.

 

 

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[MMC]

Kramer?

[redwngr]

The 'low fuel' warning is just a suggestion that since you've been ignoring the fuel gauge that maybe, just maybe, now might be a good time to start paying attention.

(and that you're on the last 50 miles, or there about)

 

As fondupot pointed out, there IS a solution.

[RockinRoads]

GM, this is embarrassing, and for all the owners making excuses as to why it is this way, you need to open your eyes. Plenty of vehicles from multiple other manufacturers all give “conservative” estimates right down to 0 miles remiaining - and that is helpful.  The fact that an $80,000 Denali does not do this and a $30,000 Ford does do this is pitiful.  No excuses, GM needs a better system. 

[YukonXL04]

22 hours ago, RockinRoads said:

GM, this is embarrassing, and for all the owners making excuses as to why it is this way, you need to open your eyes. Plenty of vehicles from multiple other manufacturers all give “conservative” estimates right down to 0 miles remiaining - and that is helpful.  The fact that an $80,000 Denali does not do this and a $30,000 Ford does do this is pitiful.  No excuses, GM needs a better system. 

People who can only afford $30k ford probably run their tank almost empty because they cant afford to fill up every time.

I figure if you can afford a $80k denali, why are you attempting to come close to running out of gas? You should be able to fill it up anytime before you come close to running out 

Edited December 9, 2019 by YukonXL04

[diyer2]

If you trade or sell often this does not apply to you.

Running gas tank low on fuel means the fuel pump doesn't get lubricated and runs warmer.

The fuel acts as a lubricant and cools the pump.

The fuel pump will last longer if you don't run the tank so low.

I fill up between 1/4 or 1/2.

Mostly at half a tank.

[MaverickZ71]

Duplicate post deleted.  

Edited December 9, 2019 by MaverickZ71

[RockinRoads]

Again, totally embarrassing.... that GM can’t calculate what other manufacturers can. Whether it’s good for the vehicle or not doesn’t matter.  Whether someone can afford to fill up sooner doesn’t matter.  Ford made the same dumb arguments back when they used to not put the latch child restraint system in the backseat of their 1 ton trucks.  They said those are mainly work trucks and kids don’t ride in them. Again, that doesn’t matter.  People do put car seats in the back seat of one ton trucks, and people do drive their vehicles down to the last drop of gas - regularly.  Why? Because it’s a free country and we can. So stop being a bunch of socialists/communists and defending GM for not knowing how to calculate a dang fuel supply. 

[diyer2]

What ever RockinRoads.

 

[j-ten-ner]

6 hours ago, YukonXL04 said:

People who can only afford $30k ford probably run their tank almost empty because they cant afford to fill up every time.

...

No, I think it's the guys who still have their underwear ironed by mom.

 

so long

j-ten-ner

[Jacoby]

On 12/8/2019 at 12:37 PM, RockinRoads said:

GM, this is embarrassing, and for all the owners making excuses as to why it is this way, you need to open your eyes. Plenty of vehicles from multiple other manufacturers all give “conservative” estimates right down to 0 miles remiaining - and that is helpful.  The fact that an $80,000 Denali does not do this and a $30,000 Ford does do this is pitiful.  No excuses, GM needs a better system. 

 

6 hours ago, RockinRoads said:

Again, totally embarrassing.... that GM can’t calculate what other manufacturers can. Whether it’s good for the vehicle or not doesn’t matter.  Whether someone can afford to fill up sooner doesn’t matter.  Ford made the same dumb arguments back when they used to not put the latch child restraint system in the backseat of their 1 ton trucks.  They said those are mainly work trucks and kids don’t ride in them. Again, that doesn’t matter.  People do put car seats in the back seat of one ton trucks, and people do drive their vehicles down to the last drop of gas - regularly.  Why? Because it’s a free country and we can. So stop being a bunch of socialists/communists and defending GM for not knowing how to calculate a dang fuel supply. 

Troll

[Ravenkeeper]

When I lived up in California City, I would fill up on Sundays, after Chapel Services and after lunch.  Now, since I've moved, I fill up on my way home from work every Friday night, or when I'm at 1/4 tank, whichever comes around first.  When we're traveling, like when we go to San Diego for the weekend, we'll fill up as soon as we head out for our trip, before we head home, or around a 1/4 tank (as we're traveling).  The last trip to San Diego, a few weeks ago, we filled up before leaving, and we waited until we were around 1/4 tank.  Last time we went to NorCal (Niece's College graduation), we filled up before leaving (both directions), and then again about halfway home, between 1/2-1/4.