# 2013 Honda CR-V - Always reads full

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-cr-v-always-reads-full/179016>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [August 28, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-cr-v-always-reads-full/179016 "2021-08-28T03:43:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Gibster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Gibster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gibster)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-cr-v-always-reads-full/179016/1 "2021-08-28T03:43:29Z")

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Gas gauge reads full all the time, and can’t get more than a couple of gallons of gas to go in without gushing out of the gas cap. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-cr-v-always-reads-full/179016/2 "2021-08-28T07:06:46Z")

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Either you have a big dent in the gas tank that’s pushing up the gauge sensor or you have a short circuit in the wiring from that sensor to the gauge.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-cr-v-always-reads-full/179016/3 "2021-08-28T09:05:50Z")

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Or a bad sender in the tank or a bad gauge.

Regarding the can’t get more than a coupe of gallons in comment, do you mean you have to repeatedly stop filling, then start filling, or that even if you drive enough to need say 5 gallons, only 2 can go in?

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**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:** [August 28, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-cr-v-always-reads-full/179016/4 "2021-08-28T13:33:14Z")

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> [@Gibster](#):
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> Gas gauge reads full all the time, and can’t get more than a couple of gallons of gas to go in without gushing out of the gas

How many miles have you driven it before attempting to fuel it ?

Maybe your gauge works just fine and you’re fueling to soon.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-cr-v-always-reads-full/179016/5 "2021-08-28T17:47:03Z")

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^ This. If you can only squeeze a couple of gallons in, it’s likely your tank is nearly full and it’s not surprising that the gauge reads full.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-cr-v-always-reads-full/179016/6 "2021-08-28T23:14:22Z")

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> [@Gibster](#):
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> can’t get more than a couple of gallons of gas to go in without gushing out of the gas cap.

Unrelated to fuel gauge, but that symptom can indicate a problem in the evaporative emissions system. Faulty canister or purge valve for example.