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Yup. Ran out of gas.
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this post was submitted on 01 Dec 2025
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You misread the OP. They said that the message should be more clear even if it would be a failure - which it isn't which makes it even worse.
Your display shouldn't say "..." it should say ZERO MILES or something more clear.
When a sensor breaks the message should be "get fuel, bro, cause I have no idea" and not "no idea what's going on".
And as in this case the sensor didn't even break...It's just bad design to have it say "sensor has no data".
Now the question if we want someone driving who is dependent on good design in this context is a different question all together.
I’m not sure they can say 0 miles remaining because that is almost never true. I’ve never actually had 0 miles remaining on any car when the tank reads empty. It’s just an estimation based on the fuel sensor
If you’re capable of driving a car in the first place, and acquired a license to do so, you should know how the fuel gauge works…this is literally not rocket science
Early '00s Jeep Grand Cherokee used to read 0 miles at the "Hey, pull into the gas station fuck head" step of the fuel gauge. Hell, I've had cars where I had to estimate range based on mileage because the gauge died.
If my fuel gauge says - - - and my odometer reads under 150 miles, something is wrong or someone stole my gas, I'm pulling into the first station I see.
It boggles my mind as a car nut that not everybody resets their trip meter when they fill up.
Its such an easy way to tell if your car isnt acting right, when you always get 500 to 550 out of a full tank and you havent cracked over 499 in a few weeks and nothing else has really changed its a dead giveaway.