I don't know, I have never tested that out. I don't think I have ever ran out of gas. Still, the light has come on and I know I went at least 20 or 25 miles, so I get that at minimum.
Wow, 41 miles is pretty good. I have one of those tanks that will say it is at or just below half a tank and suddenly the gas light comes on. That means I have maybe 20 miles, if that.
The cluster in the Maxima will blink at 3 bars (just under 1/4 tank) then the little voice will say "fuel level is low" at 2 bars. Discovered the hard way that when it blinks you BETTER feed it some gas!
It depends on the vehicle, in truth. The Sonata, hey, gas light comes on, and I've probably got another 50 miles or so of gas in the tank.... but the minivan, jeez, that comes on, and it basically means FEED ME NOW, I can't push my luck with it, I've had it stumble on me on route to the gas station when the gauge said it shouldn't.
I am too afraid to fully test mine out. I know I can get at least 20 miles though in my Ford Focus. I've pushed it too much a couple times but I really try not to.
Those gas lights come on really when you are not actually in dire need of gas. I never even pay attention to them, I just look at the gauge. If it's near empty, then I'll go ahead and fill up. Gas light is useless.
I have always worried that the needle will randomly change. I am used to my 40 or so miles, but is there a possibility at some point it might decide not to tell me till I am at the FEED ME NOW point?
I don't think it is going to randomly change. Maybe as the car gets older the needle might change positions over time. If it did suddenly do something like that I would worry about a larger problem behind it.
41 miles Wow I would never have tried that. I have gone about 15 and then I got gas. Not only does driving with little gas make the fuel pump work harder but you can also get junk from the bottom of the tank into your engine.
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Wow I would never have tried that. I have gone about 15 and then I got gas. Not only does driving with little gas make the fuel pump work harder but you can also get junk from the bottom of the tank into your engine.
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