tater326

So I just bought a 2009 IS250 last weekend. Really nice car. Loving it so far.

When I got it from the dealer last week they said they were going to fill up the tank for me and send me on my way. I noticed when I got in the car the tank was only reading 3/4 full. I just figured they didn't fill it up all the way. No big deal. But today When I fill up for the first time from "Empty" it only went to 3/4 full again. It also only took 11 gal of gas. So anyone have a fix for this or did I just get a car with a mechanical issue?

Egeiger

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how many miles are on it?? is it under lexus warranty still? if so take it in for service.

tater326

it has 63k. Miles on it. I did get a extended warrenty which i hope will cover anything. Besides taking it in are there any other fixes for this issue?

tater326

no maint lights on either.

KillaIS250

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Take it back! From empty light you should be able to put in about 14 gallons.

laobo979

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So it top off and the pump shut off on full? How much did it cost you till fill up?

tater326

not sure exactly how much the cost was. But about 11 gal cost about 30 bucks or so in nor cal. I understand that it's about a 15 gal tank. So i know 11 gal isn't right and neither is 3/4 full on the gas hand.

tater326

it's not full by no means. the range miles are 270 right after i filled it up. Yes the pump shut off thinking it was full i guess. Only thing i can think of is that is was full and the full guage/sensor is off. meaning 3/4 is full and "empty" is 1/4 left in the tank.

KillaIS250

iTrader: (1)

Technically its a ~17 gallon tank, with a ~2 gallon reserve. So at the empty light, you should be filling between 14 and 15 gallons.

Had to be more than 30 bucks though, or that'd be less than $3/gal for gas! lol

tater326

could have been.. like i said not exactly sure how much it was.. about 3.50 a gal or so. So I guess like 38 bucks. either way it's not full on the gauge.

laobo979

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Senor would be on the pump itself not the car that tell it to shut off. If you put $30 and get 3/4 tankk then that about rite to me. I pump $3.48x14gallon from empty light =48.72. Could it be that you went to a bad gas station?

tater326

it was a chevron. you could be right who knows. I didn't fill like trying to put more gas in it and have it spill everywhere but maybe i'll try that anyway just to see if it cut off to soon or it's actually reading wrong

Sango

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Try a different Chevron station or pump and see if it does the same.

Egeiger

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maybe the person who owned the car before u worked for the mob and theres bricks of cocaine or $$$ in your gas tank?

IS250Vic

I would investigate this possibility further