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Old 12-02-2014, 04:23 PM   #8
BrianP
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Re: Odyssey fuel gauge

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Originally Posted by Dr. Blues View Post
I just bought a 2004 Odyssey EX-L, and I have noticed that the gas tank reads empty when there are still about 5 gallons in the tank. It sounds like this is a design flaw. Glad to know this, I won't bother taking it back to the dealer where I bought it used. It seems to get about 16 miles per gallon during the couple of tankfuls I have put in so far. I plan to simply watch the trip odometer to estimate when the gas is low. It should be about 320 miles per tankful, so I plan to refill each time it starts approaching 300.
Exact same problem with my 2010. Must be fairly common.
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