Mine goes off much later that 1/8th of a tank in my ION3.

"blah blah" > wrote in message
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> In article >, sturg57
> @sbcglobal.net says...
>> On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:23:30 -0400, Tom The Great >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:04:28 GMT, teem > wrote:
>> >
>> >>On my 03 Ion,it seems the low fuel chimes on earlier than it
>> >>should,can it malfuntion that much?.Maybe needs a factory re set?.
>> >
>> >
>> >Might want to post what is 'early'.
>> >
>> >hth,
>> >
>> >tom @ www.NoCostAds.com
>> well,i'm going to post when should it go off?.less than a gallon in
>> the tank?.
>
> There is no way the fuel gage can read that little amount of fuel nor
> can your car stay running on that amount. Are you trying to destroy your
> fuel pump as quickly as possible? The best and safest time to fill you
> gas tank is when it reaches a quarter of a tank, not at an eighth of a
> tank. No such thing as an early indicator from what I've seen. I'm
> guessing yours goes off after a quarter tank has been reached.