Fuel guage stuck at full ? but miles left going down.

[roydonaldson]

Hi there,

My wife's TT's ( same as my S3 really) fuel guage has stayed stuck at full after the last time I filled her car up for her.

The electronic dash miles left indicator is going down, but the needle is still saying full.

Any ideas if I could fix this, or is it a trip into the dealers ?

Thanks,
Roy.

 

[JustSports]

At a guess, it may be fuel sender unit ....had this prob on a diff car where the needle went dead ....may be worth just ringing the dealers and asking ?? or a specalist may be more helpful ?

 

[monkeytrousers]

I've had this too, but it fixed itself after a couple of weeks. I'd leave it a while before taking it to the dealers.

 

[DPM]

I've had this too, but it fixed itself after a couple of weeks. I'd leave it a while before taking it to the dealers.

Brand new 56 plate A6 Avant came in with the same problem, told him to leave it a week or so then i'd start diving it... 3 days later and another fuel refill and it was fine!

Fingers crossed for you bud!

 

[dultanur]

same happened to me. fixed itself.
dont think its the sender. if it was wouldnt the DIS display faulty info aswell?

 

[Stewart]

Just a thought but TT's commonly have dash problems, could this be related? Best best is to look on vwvortex.com or another exclusively TT forum.

 

[simch]

My porsche vdo fuel gauge does this, if you give it a strong "tap" on the dash pod or facial, (careful not to scratch it!) it goes back to where it should be.

Mind you it is 15 years old now!

 

[SteveS]

fuel gauge is a common failure on tt's. deffinatly give it a while though, it might start working after a few fill ups. my A4 one stuck on empty last week but is working now.

 

[jcs356]

I've had this when I've overfilled the tank - take it drive on some bendy bits to free up the float in the tank.