How many miles can I go when the gas light comes on in my 2012 Dodge Avenger SXT before it’s really on E?

Question

How many miles can I go when the gas light comes on in my 2012 Dodge Avenger SXT before it’s really on E?

Answer 1

This cannot possibly be accurately answered because there are a lot of variables involved that determine how much gas every single individual driver uses as well of hundreds of other factors and variables on the car, and with the roads the vehicle is driven on. It's just impossible to answer and be 100% correct. If it has a thing in the dash somewhere that tells you how many miles you have until empty use that. My '06 Lerado has that feature but that's not perfectly accurate either.



The only way you can tell and be 100% correct that a vehicle is all-but out of gas is it will start to sputter. Efficiency on vehicles after 2004 is pretty darn good which eliminated how cars older than that gave a for-sure-YOU KNOW YOU'RE OUT OF GAS sputter and kick. Even the sputter a newer vehicle does when it's 'running on fumes' can be pretty hard to notice. Just get gas when the light comes on telling you it's low.



Any vehicle that runs completely out of gas will leave you stranded and walking. It will also not start up right away and might be difficult to start once you get fuel back in it. The fuel pump has to push gas from the tank to the ignition system that makes the gas cause the motor to run. If the vehicle is on a hill, even a very slight uphill grade, facing the wrong way the fuel pump might not be able to get gas to send to the engine therefore it won't start at all. Even with gas you might end up pushing it to level ground and then you'll still have a hard time getting it started.



Don't let it run out.

Answer 2

E is E, there is a reserve( Check owners manual for details on its size, range depends on drive habits).

Answer 3

I wouldn't count on anymore than 20 miles.

Answer 4

Usually half a mile less than the nearest fuel station.

Answer 5

The answer is in the owners manual. If you've lost it you can download one from the Dodge website. The true number, of course, depends on your speed and whether cruising on the freeway, or stop and go in urban / suburban driving. It varies, but the amount left in the tank is between 1.5 and 2 gallons when the light comes on, some of which isn't usable. At 65 mph on the freeway that should give you between 25 and 35 miles until you run out. In town, about 17 to 25 miles.

Answer 6

To the nearest gas station. If you think there is none in the next 20 to 30 miles, stop the car and call for help.

Answer 7

26

Answer 8

There is no dependable distance and you sure don't want to find out the hard way. Electric fuel pumps are both cooled and lubricated by gasoline; if you run out it is like what your engine would experience if you were driving down the freeway and the oil and coolant both dumped onto the road at once. Sometimes the pump survives, sometimes not. Replacement is $400 - $1000 (roughly) in my zip code.

Answer 9

Most cars have 1 1/2 to 2/1/2 gal. of gas left. So depends on how much gas you really have left and how many MPG you get will decide for you just how far you can go. When the light comes on its best to head for the closes gas station.

Answer 10

It's on E when the gas light is on, running it without gas for an extended period can draw in unwanted material into the combustion chainber and cause damage.

Answer 11

At least 25 miles. Anything more and you take a chance on running out of fuel. Just fill it up when the gauge reads 1/4 and you will never have to worry about this again.

Answer 12

The fuel warning light means, "Find the nearest gas station that sells your fuel type and Fill up!" While you might be able to up to 20 or 30 miles you should not count on having that much distance because fuel mileage is not a constant. for example you might get only 15 or 20 MPG in stop and go traffic but 25 30 MPG at 55 MPH.

Answer 13

Hard to say, maybe the fuel gauge isn't okay, but most of the times 25 miles.