# 2017 Honda Accord Sdn - Fuel gauge seems odd

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-honda-accord-sdn-fuel-gauge-seems-odd/186961>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [October 18, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-honda-accord-sdn-fuel-gauge-seems-odd/186961 "2022-10-18T01:44:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Jonb45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Jonb45](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jonb45)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-honda-accord-sdn-fuel-gauge-seems-odd/186961/1 "2022-10-18T01:44:47Z")

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I fill up and drive a 100 miles and the gas hand drops almost until a half a tank.does anybody else having this problem?

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**Author:** ![oldnotdeadyet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a6a055/32.png) [@oldnotdeadyet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldnotdeadyet)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-honda-accord-sdn-fuel-gauge-seems-odd/186961/2 "2022-10-18T11:44:38Z")

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You need to tell us something important. When you fill up after just 100 miles, how much gas is required?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-honda-accord-sdn-fuel-gauge-seems-odd/186961/3 "2022-10-18T12:55:32Z")

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I don’t even know if this person has a real problem . Is this something new to this vehicle or did they just purchase a used vehicle and don’t know how to check the mpg .

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-honda-accord-sdn-fuel-gauge-seems-odd/186961/4 "2022-10-18T19:10:46Z")

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Is the Check Engine light on?

Tester

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-honda-accord-sdn-fuel-gauge-seems-odd/186961/5 "2022-10-19T14:44:56Z")

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I have a 2017 Accord EX-L with the 2.4L in-line 4. Is that your engine or do you have the V6? I do not have that problem.

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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:** [October 19, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-honda-accord-sdn-fuel-gauge-seems-odd/186961/6 "2022-10-19T21:50:17Z")

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Gas gauges can definitely be inaccurate. Suggest to do a proper mpg measurement and report here what you calculate. Fill tank, then drive for 100 miles, re-fill tank. mpg = 100 miles/gallons of gas for the re-fill.

Mis-calibrated gas gauge — the usual cause is not the gauge itself, but the float/resistor gadget inside the tank that measures the fuel level. If that’s the problem, usually requires replacing the fuel pump; or you can save $$ by just accepting the gauge reading is incorrect. My truck’s gauge is inaccurate, and I just accept that’s just the way it is, and compensate accordingly.

If you discover your mpgs really are too low, one common cause is a faulty coolant temp sensor. Does your car have a coolant temp gauge on the dash? Notice anything unusual about what it reads lately?