'99 Accent Gas Guage Broken Again!?!?!
 

Here's the story.

My sister bought a '99 Accent from a dealership and the gas guage
wasn't working.

Apparently the dealership had fixed the gas guage previously for the
owner so they replaced the entire tank for free.

Worked about a month then it died again.

What's gives?

They're going to fix it for free but I'm questioning how effective
that'll be.

What's wrong with it?

Chris

Re: '99 Accent Gas Guage Broken Again!?!?!
 

It'll only be as effective as the weakest link in the repair, whether
that's another defective part, improper repair, misdiagnosis, or simply a
poor quality part that failed too soon after replacement.

Re: '99 Accent Gas Guage Broken Again!?!?!
 

It'll only be as effective as the weakest link in the repair, whether
that's another defective part, improper repair, misdiagnosis, or simply a
poor quality part that failed too soon after replacement.

Re: '99 Accent Gas Guage Broken Again!?!?!
 

I've had gas gauges malfunction on a couple of cars. I found that it was
simpler to get used to filling up based on mileage on the trip computer
(reset it at every fill-up) than to try to fix the gas gauge. The
in-tank sending units just go bad after a while and they're a pain to
replace.

Re: '99 Accent Gas Guage Broken Again!?!?!
 

I've had gas gauges malfunction on a couple of cars. I found that it was
simpler to get used to filling up based on mileage on the trip computer
(reset it at every fill-up) than to try to fix the gas gauge. The
in-tank sending units just go bad after a while and they're a pain to
replace.

Re: '99 Accent Gas Guage Broken Again!?!?!
 

Brian Nystrom wrote:
> I've had gas gauges malfunction on a couple of cars. I found that it was
> simpler to get used to filling up based on mileage on the trip computer
> (reset it at every fill-up) than to try to fix the gas gauge. The
> in-tank sending units just go bad after a while and they're a pain to
> replace.

If the dealer wasn't going to fix it for free, that's exactly what I
would do.

But you can't complain about free!

CHris

Re: '99 Accent Gas Guage Broken Again!?!?!
 

Brian Nystrom wrote:
> I've had gas gauges malfunction on a couple of cars. I found that it was
> simpler to get used to filling up based on mileage on the trip computer
> (reset it at every fill-up) than to try to fix the gas gauge. The
> in-tank sending units just go bad after a while and they're a pain to
> replace.

If the dealer wasn't going to fix it for free, that's exactly what I
would do.

But you can't complain about free!

CHris

Re: '99 Accent Gas Guage Broken Again!?!?!
 

Guncho wrote:
> Brian Nystrom wrote:
>
>>I've had gas gauges malfunction on a couple of cars. I found that it was
>>simpler to get used to filling up based on mileage on the trip computer
>>(reset it at every fill-up) than to try to fix the gas gauge. The
>>in-tank sending units just go bad after a while and they're a pain to
>>replace.
>
>
> If the dealer wasn't going to fix it for free, that's exactly what I
> would do.
>
> But you can't complain about free!

Heck no! I didn't realize that it was a warranty issue.

Re: '99 Accent Gas Guage Broken Again!?!?!
 

Guncho wrote:
> Brian Nystrom wrote:
>
>>I've had gas gauges malfunction on a couple of cars. I found that it was
>>simpler to get used to filling up based on mileage on the trip computer
>>(reset it at every fill-up) than to try to fix the gas gauge. The
>>in-tank sending units just go bad after a while and they're a pain to
>>replace.
>
>
> If the dealer wasn't going to fix it for free, that's exactly what I
> would do.
>
> But you can't complain about free!

Heck no! I didn't realize that it was a warranty issue.

Re: '99 Accent Gas Guage Broken Again!?!?!
 

you sure that repairs free? isnt the whole car covered for 5 yrs and th r
est is power train in the usa??
"Brian Nystrom" <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:6iGrf.150$L53.64@trndny07...
> Guncho wrote:
>> Brian Nystrom wrote:
>>
>>>I've had gas gauges malfunction on a couple of cars. I found that it was
>>>simpler to get used to filling up based on mileage on the trip computer
>>>(reset it at every fill-up) than to try to fix the gas gauge. The
>>>in-tank sending units just go bad after a while and they're a pain to
>>>replace.
>>
>>
>> If the dealer wasn't going to fix it for free, that's exactly what I
>> would do. But you can't complain about free!
>
> Heck no! I didn't realize that it was a warranty issue.

Re: '99 Accent Gas Guage Broken Again!?!?!
 

you sure that repairs free? isnt the whole car covered for 5 yrs and th r
est is power train in the usa??
"Brian Nystrom" <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:6iGrf.150$L53.64@trndny07...
> Guncho wrote:
>> Brian Nystrom wrote:
>>
>>>I've had gas gauges malfunction on a couple of cars. I found that it was
>>>simpler to get used to filling up based on mileage on the trip computer
>>>(reset it at every fill-up) than to try to fix the gas gauge. The
>>>in-tank sending units just go bad after a while and they're a pain to
>>>replace.
>>
>>
>> If the dealer wasn't going to fix it for free, that's exactly what I
>> would do. But you can't complain about free!
>
> Heck no! I didn't realize that it was a warranty issue.

Re: '99 Accent Gas Guage Broken Again!?!?!
 

Jody wrote:
> you sure that repairs free? isnt the whole car covered for 5 yrs and th r
> est is power train in the usa??
> "Brian Nystrom" <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:6iGrf.150$L53.64@trndny07...
> > Guncho wrote:
> >> Brian Nystrom wrote:
> >>
> >>>I've had gas gauges malfunction on a couple of cars. I found that it was
> >>>simpler to get used to filling up based on mileage on the trip computer
> >>>(reset it at every fill-up) than to try to fix the gas gauge. The
> >>>in-tank sending units just go bad after a while and they're a pain to
> >>>replace.
> >>
> >>
> >> If the dealer wasn't going to fix it for free, that's exactly what I
> >> would do. But you can't complain about free!
> >
> > Heck no! I didn't realize that it was a warranty issue.

THe repair is free but not through the cars warranty.

The dealer did this exact repair a few months before we bought the car,
it broke, they fixed it for us for free and it's broken again.

So it's more like a repair warranty.

Chris

Re: '99 Accent Gas Guage Broken Again!?!?!
 

Jody wrote:
> you sure that repairs free? isnt the whole car covered for 5 yrs and th r
> est is power train in the usa??
> "Brian Nystrom" <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:6iGrf.150$L53.64@trndny07...
> > Guncho wrote:
> >> Brian Nystrom wrote:
> >>
> >>>I've had gas gauges malfunction on a couple of cars. I found that it was
> >>>simpler to get used to filling up based on mileage on the trip computer
> >>>(reset it at every fill-up) than to try to fix the gas gauge. The
> >>>in-tank sending units just go bad after a while and they're a pain to
> >>>replace.
> >>
> >>
> >> If the dealer wasn't going to fix it for free, that's exactly what I
> >> would do. But you can't complain about free!
> >
> > Heck no! I didn't realize that it was a warranty issue.

THe repair is free but not through the cars warranty.

The dealer did this exact repair a few months before we bought the car,
it broke, they fixed it for us for free and it's broken again.

So it's more like a repair warranty.

Chris