I have a 2000 Accord (v6) -- the problem is the low fuel indicator light is ALWAYS on, it never turns off. The gauge (needle) itself works just fine. It's just the light.

I took it to the dealer and they said it would be 3-4 hours of labor just to "see where the problem is". I am getting by OK with this problem, and am probably willing to spend around $100 to get it fixed, but its not worth 3-4 hours of labor $. Any suggestions/help?

thanks

 

This happen to me. I took out my fuel warning blub.

 

that happen to mee to
one of the fuel gauge wire was loose
they charge me 300 at the honda dealer ship
it would be better to take out the battery
and reset ur ecu ( leave every thing off for 15 min)
if it still dont work then try the dealer ship

 

how do I do this? Is it risky? (meaning, is there a chance that something else could break or go wrong?)

 

You reset the ECU (on my '98) by pulling the backup fuse out (#13 in the fusebox in the passenger end of the dashboard). Leave the fuse out for something like 20 or 30 seconds. That'll clear check-engine-light codes, but I DON'T think it's going to fix your fuel warning lamp.

I think the fuel sender (in the tank) has a contact that closes when it's near empty. So one of the wires to the sender is there to turn on that lamp. If the contact is messed up, or that wire is shorted to ground, it'll light up all the time.

I'll have to try to remember to look for that in my Helm book. But I'm not really sure if it's the same for your 2000. You'd be a lot safer by getting your hands on a Helm manual for your car.

 

OK... On '98 & '99 it's like this:
The fuel gauge sender has 3 wires. One is ground, one goes to the gauge. The lt.green/red wire goes to the low-fuel warning light. When the gas is low the sender connects that wire to ground.

So you wanna find that wire, check it back at the sender. If you unplug the sender, & the light goes out, the sender is bad. If you unplug it & the light stays on, that wire is shorted to ground. Get a DMM & start looking for someplace between the sender & the gauge, where that wire is touching ground. Fix the insulation, tape it up, or something like that.

I don't suppose they changed much to 2000, but I'm not sure. If they didn't change anything, then my Helm book would have said '98 '99 AND 2000.