Fuel Gauge is showing 0 miles!!!

[LSE-V8]

I have an 02 Lincoln LSE V8, and heres what happened. I had about 20 miles left so I went to the gas station. I filled up the car to almost half way. After starting the car, the fuel arrow went up, but the computer still showed 20 miles. I continued to drive until it went down to 0 miles, but the arrow still shows that I have gas!!! How do I fix the incorrect computer display?

 

[DarkMansLSEV8]

Try unplugging the positive terminal on the battery for like 20 mins to reset the computer, maybe that'll work.

 

[Eliot_Ness_Ls]

my gauge is off by about 40 miles of gas. Sometimes you need to start it up a few times and it goes back to normal. I would get it checked out tho, it could cost yah some $$$ problems with gas.

 

[nickandersonLS01]

Did you try resetting it? With the console button.

 

[eastcoastLS]

i agree, try and reset it. then i would try undoing the battery. otherwise, it doesn't sound like too much of a problem.

 

[Eliot_Ness_Ls]

You cant reset how many miles till empty you have only your MPG.

 

[LSE-V8]

Well after 2 days of showing 0 miles, I started her up today, and it went back to normal by it self. Kinda weird, I wonder why it did that, oh well, thanks for the input guys!

 

[eastcoastLS]

You cant reset how many miles till empty you have only your MPG.

i know this. i would still have reset all the fuel memory though, just to see if it worked.

 

[Eliot_Ness_Ls]

O...i...c:shifty:

 

[Frogman]

Could it be the level sensor in the tank is going out?

 

[LS4me]

i know this. i would still have reset all the fuel memory though, just to see if it worked.

The only thing re-setable is the avg mpg.

 

[Eliot_Ness_Ls]

:lol: You even quoted that and you dont get that he knows that?

 

[chriswells78]

I have had that happen before, I was getting like 16-17 from running around town for a couple days, then got on the freeway for a while. I had 0 miles to empty, but like a 1/4 tank left. The miles to empty is calculated from the average mpg versus how much fuel you have left.

 

[eastcoastLS]

The miles to empty is calculated from the average mpg versus how much fuel you have left.

thats the conclusion i have came upon also.

 

[Jim Henderson]

My 2004 LS had the fuel level sensor replaced a few months ago. Mine had similar symptoms and sometimes made the miles to empty reading show an error message. It was getting stuck near zero and sometimes near 3/4. If I drove from 3/4 to empty the computer displayed an error but I knew I had maybe a 1/4 tank left.

Jim Henderson