# Crazy Fuel Gauge

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-fuel-gauge/11242>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 28, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-fuel-gauge/11242 "2008-02-28T20:48:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tim\_Meier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@Tim\_Meier](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tim_Meier)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-fuel-gauge/11242/1 "2008-02-28T20:48:02Z")

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For a year now the fuel gauge on my Dodge Dakota (93) has been going crazy. You fill it up and the gauge continually bounces up and down until it gets near 1/4 tank then settles down. Is there a sensor gone bad? If so is it in the tank itself?  
  
  
  
 Thanks

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**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-fuel-gauge/11242/2 "2008-02-28T20:52:37Z")

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You are right about that one, there is a problem with the float sensor in the tank.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-fuel-gauge/11242/3 "2008-02-28T23:30:38Z")

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I agree with Wizard. If it were me, I’d just keep it above 1/4 tank.