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Question posted by williamjackson7346 on February 9th, 2013

Gas Indicator

while driving the gas indicator just drops to empty for no reason and when i stopped and restarted the car its like it resets but does it again ten to twenty minutes later do you know whats causing this

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Answer #1: Posted by jdfitchett on February 9th, 2013 1:32 PM
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unfortunatly is sounds like you may have faulty fuel sensor whitch is located in the fuel tank

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