What The !@#$
 

Filled the always hungry X5 last night....pulled away and the Fuel Gauge did not reset itself. Pulled into another gas station to make sure it was not my imagination, and shut it off...topped it again and it is still reading screwed up....now on Sat I did fill with it running by accident, could that of had an effect? If I disconnect the battery will that reset it? Please advise....

I am starting to have thoughts about that dark alley on the wrong side of town again.

Dont know much about your problem but I would definitely disconnect the battery and let it have a fresh start. The other day my TV went funny, with sound going ON then OFF all the time so I did a complete refresh and it`s fine now. Just like when the PC goes bad and you re boot it I suppose.

Sounds like faulty fuel level senders (1 or possibly both). Dealer can check fault memory in the instrument cluster to know for sure.

GL, Rob_

Popular problem on the '01's, as suggested earlier get them to check the fuel senders.

They eventually lemoned my "01 as it happened 9 times in some very sticky situations where the fuel guage got stuck at quarter to half a tank full and we ran out on Freeways/intersections and the last straw was 100 yards from home after driving across the country for 6 weeks :mad:

Best of luck. :thumbup:

Had the same thing happen to my 2001 X5 3.0i - fuel was full and would not register - the dealer had to replace a faulty fuel sender. This may be just paranoi on my part but ever since then I don't try to overfill my car - when the pump automatically shuts off, I put the fuel cap back on - I remember somebody telling my that BMW's are sensitive to that - again that may just be a myth but have not had a problem since then - that was 2 years ago.

So if the tank is full...
 

and the gauge reads zero, is the truck going to shut off? Or can I go to manual trip and MPH calculations?

Right on, you'll be fine. My '01 has had that faulty fuel reading a couple of times. It always corrects itself. Seems to only happen when I let the tank get SUPER low then fill it up.

It should get a proper reading when the X is even with ambient tepmerature and completely cool.

JV

Thankyou LORD!!!
 

I got in and turn the key after work yesterday and the guage snapped to life. I had called the Stealer and if the sending unit had gone bad they were 400 a piece to replace......I got a little light headed when it came on!

:bustingup

Fuel Gauge
 

My 2001 3.0 started doing this about 8 months ago. It only happens when I let the fuel level drop below 1/4 tank. When I refuel, the gauge only comes back up to 1/4 tank. It comes back to full after a drive and cycling the ignition a few times. It has gotten worse with time. I'm sure I will have to eventually replace the sending unit(s). It is quite an expensive repair especially for the purpose it serves. I will definitely not deal with it until the gauge fails completely and even then I might just stick with the trip meter. :damn: