All canadian cars I've dealt with shown the low fuel light just fineWell I haven't had this issue yet in my Malibu but my Cobalt I just threw away had the same issue.. LOW FUEL would come on the DIC but the actual indicator light (Which I know was there as I saw it off) never illuminated. It's probably these regional laws and crap with Canada, United States, and Europe.
Actually, it comes on a few degrees before that on cars sold in the states. It kind'a coincides with those "Bridge Freezes Before Road Surface" signs....like ICE POSSIBLE warning on start when the temp is below zero(duh
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I am sure it's the same on Canadian carsActually, it comes on a few degrees before that on cars sold in the states. It kind'a coincides with those "Bridge Freezes Before Road Surface" signs.
pretty close to 0(E) maybe a few millimeters above 0(e). Thanks for your input ;-pI just checked mine - didn't see a dedicated fuel light on startup. I will keep an eye on it in bright sun.
And yes, I agree a red light on a dash would be nice. If not a fuel light, maybe some kind of generic light (like it was in my 93 Cavalier, the "check gauges" light would come on)
Unless the DIC message would come back in a while or chime or keep doing something distinct.
I am just curious - where the fuel gauge needle was when you got the message?
Here's how my 2004 Malibu LT works:So far on mine, Just under 50 miles remaining according to DIC I got a "Low Fuel Warning" I let it go a little further and on the way to work today it said "Low Fuel" and dinged a few times, Im guessing the next step would be the dash light screaming bloddy murder maybe? lol
I stopped and put some gas in so thats as far as I got. I didnt want to chance it beacuse the Needle was exactly on the "E" when it changed from a Warning to "Low Fuel"![]()