# 2002 Volkswagen Polo **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** volkswagen\ **Created:** [June 23, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-polo/142824 "2019-06-23T07:15:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sandile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Sandile](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sandile)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-polo/142824/1 "2019-06-23T07:15:05Z")
Dear Tom and Ray I have a 2002 VW Polo Classic 1.4. The gas gauge indicator does not move from empty when the car is turned off even when the car is started. It never shows anything in between or full, no matter how much gas is in the tank. What’s the problem? Sandile ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-polo/142824/2 "2019-06-23T11:39:19Z")
What the heck is a Polo ? Tom passed away almost 5 years ago. Ray doesn’t come here. A 17 year old VW, could be the gas gauge, the sending unit, a broken wire, a bad ground, bad fuse, dirty connection at one of the many electrical connections. Some one is going to have to test all these things. ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-polo/142824/3 "2019-06-23T23:05:15Z")
A Polo is a 5/6ths scale VW Golf. Very popular in some European markets. ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-polo/142824/4 "2019-06-23T23:15:36Z")
Sending unit is defective.