Gas, Fuel Light

Mamafox10 · 06-25-2013, 11:44 AM

the "low fuel" message came on,roughly how many miles or gallons are available after the low fuel warning? I drove 4 miles to my house after the fuel warning. will I make it the 4 miles to the gas station? running out is not an option, because I have no one to get me if I run out and I have a 3 year old and 3 month old! HELP PLEASE!!

2005 Ion 2
3.5
Manual Trans

lgodave · 06-25-2013, 12:13 PM

Well you don't give us much details but using my 2003 ION as an example when my Low Fuel light goes on it's usually after I have used about 10.5/11 Gallons of gas. With a 13.1 Gallon/50L Tank I'm not one to freak out when the light goes off.

If you're MPG is say in the Mid 20's to upper 20's and assuming you have at least 1 Gallon of useable Fuel left in the Tank (or even 1/2 Gal)... One 4 mile trip the Gas Station shouldn't be an issue. For future reference it's not a bad idea to keep a MPG/Fuel Log and calculate how far you could "Virtually" go if you ran your Gas Tank "Dry". Just for the rare occasion you don't want to trust your Gas Gauge/Fuel Light and the Manual's suggestion you have a certain amount of Fuel after the light goes on.

Take your average MPG, "round down" a few miles for a safety margin multiple by your tank size and you'll have some confidence how far you can really go. (Assuming no one is stealing your Gas of course)

fdryer · 06-25-2013, 12:16 PM

If you have your owner's manual, read it to find out fuel and low fuel reserve capacity. It will have at least 1.5-3 gallons when the low fuel light turns on. You should be fine if you go straight to the gas station.

2006 ion2 · 06-25-2013, 01:22 PM

mine has between .5 and 1 gallon left...

lgodave · 06-25-2013, 02:14 PM

Any chance you have a small can of Gasoline at home for a lawn mower? While you probably still have enough to get to the Station... adding a little extra to the tank wouldn't hurt plus you'd have something to carry the fuel in if you did run out. (Hopefully a kind passerby could make the trip to/from the Gas Station with the Can while you watch over the kids...)

If you haven't already it might not hurt to have a few Tow Truck Service #s handy that you can call should you find yourself stranded and need them to deliver a can of fuel if no one else stops by to help.

Samtherecordman · 07-22-2015, 12:08 AM

Once the "Low Fuel" shows.... you have about 50 Km/ 30 miles to get to the pumps.

06-25-2013, 11:44 AM	#1
Mamafox10 New Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2 2005 ION-2 Sedan	Gas, Fuel Light the "low fuel" message came on,roughly how many miles or gallons are available after the low fuel warning? I drove 4 miles to my house after the fuel warning. will I make it the 4 miles to the gas station? running out is not an option, because I have no one to get me if I run out and I have a 3 year old and 3 month old! HELP PLEASE!! 2005 Ion 2 3.5 Manual Trans Last edited by Mamafox10; 06-25-2013 at 11:55 AM. Reason: forgot to mention

06-25-2013, 12:13 PM	#2
lgodave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: WI Posts: 1,686 lgodave's Photos 2003 ION-3 Sedan	Re: Gas, Fuel Light Well you don't give us much details but using my 2003 ION as an example when my Low Fuel light goes on it's usually after I have used about 10.5/11 Gallons of gas. With a 13.1 Gallon/50L Tank I'm not one to freak out when the light goes off. If you're MPG is say in the Mid 20's to upper 20's and assuming you have at least 1 Gallon of useable Fuel left in the Tank (or even 1/2 Gal)... One 4 mile trip the Gas Station shouldn't be an issue. For future reference it's not a bad idea to keep a MPG/Fuel Log and calculate how far you could "Virtually" go if you ran your Gas Tank "Dry". Just for the rare occasion you don't want to trust your Gas Gauge/Fuel Light and the Manual's suggestion you have a certain amount of Fuel after the light goes on. Take your average MPG, "round down" a few miles for a safety margin multiple by your tank size and you'll have some confidence how far you can really go. (Assuming no one is stealing your Gas of course)

06-25-2013, 12:16 PM	#3
fdryer Super Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 45,947 fdryer's Photos 2003 L-Series 3.0L Sedan	Re: Gas, Fuel Light If you have your owner's manual, read it to find out fuel and low fuel reserve capacity. It will have at least 1.5-3 gallons when the low fuel light turns on. You should be fine if you go straight to the gas station. ... VCX NANO

06-25-2013, 01:22 PM	#4
2006 ion2 Master Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Da U.P, EH! Posts: 8,863 2006 ion2's Photos 2007 ION-2 Sedan	Re: Gas, Fuel Light mine has between .5 and 1 gallon left... ... 2007 Saturn Ion 2 2003 Chevrolet venture lt trifecta dealer for the U.P. and WI. There is no two door ion. Proudly driving one of the last saturns produced before gm killed the brand.

06-25-2013, 02:14 PM	#5
lgodave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: WI Posts: 1,686 lgodave's Photos 2003 ION-3 Sedan	Re: Gas, Fuel Light Any chance you have a small can of Gasoline at home for a lawn mower? While you probably still have enough to get to the Station... adding a little extra to the tank wouldn't hurt plus you'd have something to carry the fuel in if you did run out. (Hopefully a kind passerby could make the trip to/from the Gas Station with the Can while you watch over the kids...) If you haven't already it might not hurt to have a few Tow Truck Service #s handy that you can call should you find yourself stranded and need them to deliver a can of fuel if no one else stops by to help.

07-22-2015, 12:08 AM	#6
Samtherecordman Advanced Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Moncton, N.-B. Canada Posts: 580 2007 ION-3 Quad Coupe	Re: Gas, Fuel Light Once the "Low Fuel" shows.... you have about 50 Km/ 30 miles to get to the pumps. ... Saturn Ion 3 Quad Coupe 3 with Sports Appearance package with Aura Pro Bass Shakers under the front seats, Kenwood Excelon Mono Amplifier and Infinity Kappa Perfect and I'm In Heaven!!!!

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