Anyone else have trouble pumping gas?
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Anyone else have trouble pumping gas?
Maybe it's just me or my car, but sometimes when I need to put gas in the car, the gas pump will not allow me to continue putting gas. Ex; my car will need about 10 gallons, I get around six or seven gallons, the gas pump will start shutting off like if the gas tank was full. Anyone else had this problem?
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This happened to me at least 3 times at one particular gas station. Even if you moved the nozzle or retried 5 more times, the pump would just keep shutting off with at least 5 gallons to go. It's never happened anywhere else, so I just avoid that place. I figured it had to do with the pumps, not the car.
Still kinda weird though, I would've thought the design of pump shut-off mechanisms would be pretty much figured out by now...
Still kinda weird though, I would've thought the design of pump shut-off mechanisms would be pretty much figured out by now...
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same **** with mine at this particular shells gas station. didn't matter how many times i re-angled the nozzle, same crap. but it doesn't happen to me all that much anymore. my friend told me that a service manager told him that if this happens all the time at multiple places, it means that something is wrong with the tank and they'll have to replace it.
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Originally Posted by NewGuyG35
Maybe it's just me or my car, but sometimes when I need to put gas in the car, the gas pump will not allow me to continue putting gas. Ex; my car will need about 10 gallons, I get around six or seven gallons, the gas pump will start shutting off like if the gas tank was full. Anyone else had this problem?
I've read here that it has worked before on troublesome pumps like what you describe here.
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That has happened to me also but in my case it definitely isn't due to a malfunction of the car. Around here some of the gas stations put a limit on the amount of gas you can get, usually $50s worth. After I've pumped $50s worth of gas the pump cuts off and you can't get anymore. I think you can probably get around that though by starting a new transaction with a different credit/debit card.
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Originally Posted by NewGuyG35
Maybe it's just me or my car, but sometimes when I need to put gas in the car, the gas pump will not allow me to continue putting gas. Ex; my car will need about 10 gallons, I get around six or seven gallons, the gas pump will start shutting off like if the gas tank was full. Anyone else had this problem?
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Originally Posted by WUKILLABEEZ
That has happened to me also but in my case it definitely isn't due to a malfunction of the car. Around here some of the gas stations put a limit on the amount of gas you can get, usually $50s worth. After I've pumped $50s worth of gas the pump cuts off and you can't get anymore. I think you can probably get around that though by starting a new transaction with a different credit/debit card.
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Originally Posted by NewGuyG35
Maybe it's just me or my car, but sometimes when I need to put gas in the car, the gas pump will not allow me to continue putting gas. Ex; my car will need about 10 gallons, I get around six or seven gallons, the gas pump will start shutting off like if the gas tank was full. Anyone else had this problem?
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Originally Posted by MrJohnTan
One of the two fuel sending units has gone bad. Dealer told me it was because I ran the car on empty for too long. Covered under warranty. Take it back to the dealer and they'll replace it for you.
please tell me -- I could save a whole lot on gas bills
j/k