It's the fuel sensor. My service "advisor" sent me a video with the technician describing how the sensor is supposed to work and then saying when he opened it up "this (the sensor) was off it's track and stuck like that and has been reading full for I don't know how long." "The issue is when it popped up, it bent this thing out of the way... "I was wondering if the accident had damaged the fuel pump relay that is supposed to shut off the fuel pump when in a bad accident. No fuel in it would produce the same result.
In every vehicle I've ever had I've gotten a pretty good warning when the alternator was going bad. It would not start but take a jump, or the battery light would come on if it happened during a long drive.
Now I know why I have known people who drive cars with inoperable fuel gauges.I'm still going to try to get this repair ($1300) reimbursed by insurance for the accident.
The bolded would have been my plan IF I knew that was a problem. I did think "no gas" when the car died last night, but the fuel gauge was full (I didn't think how long it had been since I filled up), and I would have expected an engine to sputter and die from fuel starvation, and it just sort of coasted to a stop.Now I know why I have known people who drive cars with inoperable fuel gauges.
That is pricy.
I would be tempted to just fill up every 3-4 days to ensure I didn't run out of gas and wait to get it fixed until I knew if it would be covered by the accident. If not covered I would probably continue to drive it without a working gauge.
It's the fuel sensor.Try resetting your fuel pump shutoff. The button should be hidden somewhere in your trunk. Modern cars......ones with electric fuel pumps instead of the fashioned mechanical ones....... have a fuel shutoff shutoff that is triggered when it senses an impact. This prevents fuel from being pumped all over in an accident where the fuel tank might be damaged.
Not sure what's going on. I posted this reply 4 hours ago, but it just posted.It's the fuel sensor.