# Fuel gauge

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-gauge/621>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 16, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-gauge/621 "2007-06-16T03:30:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Harold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8491ac/32.png) [@Harold](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Harold)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-gauge/621/1 "2007-06-16T03:30:55Z")

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Every once in a while, always when my tank is full, or almost, when I start the car, the gauge reads empty. I sometime have to turn it off & back on a time or two before it shows a full tank. I have a 2002 Chevy Malibu.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 4:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-gauge/621/2 "2007-06-16T04:33:54Z")

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Sounds like the fuel gauge sender, a cheesy little rheostat and float located inside your fuel tank makes a poor electrical connection…Or perhaps a weak ground to the dash circuit board that the gauge is mounted on…Both can be difficult to fix…