Honda Car Forum

I have a 2001 Odyssey with ~50K miles. About a week ago, the fuel
gauge started failing intermittently. About 2/3 of the time, it reads
empty, or close to it.

Are there any known issues with this?

I remember reading that a few months ago Shell had a problem with gas
in the southern states causing fuel gauges to fail. While I do use
Shell gas almost exclusively, those incidents were several months ago,
and I live in the midwest (central Ohio).

I don't suppose a fuel gauge would be considered part of the drive
train or emission systems, and subject to an extended warranty ;-)

Thanks

Check the connector on the top of the tank. It may be corroding. There was a
recall on some 04 models to check it.


"Eric Goldsmith" <eric@goldsmithgroup.org> wrote in message
news:32eb490b.0410171907.2e1d5ba9@posting.google.c om...
>I have a 2001 Odyssey with ~50K miles. About a week ago, the fuel
> gauge started failing intermittently. About 2/3 of the time, it reads
> empty, or close to it.
>
> Are there any known issues with this?
>
> I remember reading that a few months ago Shell had a problem with gas
> in the southern states causing fuel gauges to fail. While I do use
> Shell gas almost exclusively, those incidents were several months ago,
> and I live in the midwest (central Ohio).
>
> I don't suppose a fuel gauge would be considered part of the drive
> train or emission systems, and subject to an extended warranty ;-)
>
> Thanks

Eric Goldsmith wrote:
> I have a 2001 Odyssey with ~50K miles. About a week ago, the fuel
> gauge started failing intermittently. About 2/3 of the time, it reads
> empty, or close to it.
>
> Are there any known issues with this?
>
> I remember reading that a few months ago Shell had a problem with gas
> in the southern states causing fuel gauges to fail. While I do use
> Shell gas almost exclusively, those incidents were several months ago,
> and I live in the midwest (central Ohio).
>
> I don't suppose a fuel gauge would be considered part of the drive
> train or emission systems, and subject to an extended warranty ;-)
>
> Thanks

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Run it closer to empty and then fill it with Gasohol. See if anything
changes. Read owner's manual for explanation.

Cheap experiment. 'Curly'