Anyone else have a really inaccurate fuel gauge?

[TheDarkAngel]

When I start my car, it goes about three lines higher than what it really is, and then levels out after I get a mile or two down the road. What could be causing this? Fuel pump? I think they started mounting the sensor in with the pump after the mid 90s?

 

[dsmuts]

Fuel level sender is probably getting worn out.

 

[BillBoost37]

It's totally normal. Especially if you start up and jab it in gear while it's doing it's preliminary needle test swing.

 

[TheDarkAngel]

No, it happens when I let it sit. I always wait about 20 seconds before I throw her in gear.

 

[EJOUIE]

Same, except mine sometimes won't go back down. It really only starts though when the tank gets down to about 1/4 full.

 

[Anthony Smith]

mine had a crap autozone non venture replacement fuel pump when I got it. it would show low fuel when it still had 7 gallons in the tank. I put a OE factory pick up in it with a racetronix pump. works great now. maybe yours is something similar?