# Gas guage quit working and low fuel light stays on

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-guage-quit-working-and-low-fuel-light-stays-on/140701>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 20, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-guage-quit-working-and-low-fuel-light-stays-on/140701 "2019-05-20T16:44:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Melvin35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Melvin35](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Melvin35)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-guage-quit-working-and-low-fuel-light-stays-on/140701/1 "2019-05-20T16:44:51Z")

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Yes it has gas! Minor, Mid-Minor, or Major ($200) repair?

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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:** [May 20, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-guage-quit-working-and-low-fuel-light-stays-on/140701/2 "2019-05-20T16:47:25Z")

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Melvin , you have 2 threads about this . Without actually knowing if your sending unit died or you need a fuse a guess of the repair cost just can’t be done.

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**Author:** ![Melvin35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Melvin35](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Melvin35)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-guage-quit-working-and-low-fuel-light-stays-on/140701/3 "2019-05-20T16:50:07Z")

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The only fuse I could locate was for the entire instrument panel which is working sans the gas gauge

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-guage-quit-working-and-low-fuel-light-stays-on/140701/4 "2019-05-20T17:14:16Z")

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The sending unit on my Riviera was something like $300 so I just lived with the no gas gauge/low fuel warning light for a few years. So yeah, parts plus labor could be anywhere north of $300 depending on what it is you are driving.

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-guage-quit-working-and-low-fuel-light-stays-on/140701/5 "2019-05-20T19:32:12Z")

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$200 is not a Major repair, unless your car is only worth $100…

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**Author:** ![Melvin35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Melvin35](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Melvin35)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-guage-quit-working-and-low-fuel-light-stays-on/140701/6 "2019-05-20T20:06:49Z")

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I had to buy the low grade wiper blades (3) to keep from totaling it during my last LOF/tire rotation