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Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:35 pm
Not sure if I am characterizing this correctly--in any event, I have a 2010 FX 35. Ever since I purchased in 11/09, I noticed that the "miles to empty" reading will run itself down to about 30 miles and then blank out to two hash marks (on the dash) or two asterisks (on the console display). The low gas warning sensor will come on when my range is down to about 45 miles. The "miles to empty" will continue to decrease until it says 30 miles and then blank out as noted above. I brought it in today to the dealer to check this out and was told that this is normal operation. They said they have had other people complain about this but Infiniti has not indicated it is either a defect or a glitch and they do not have a fix for it. This reading makes little sense to me as I want to know how far I can go before needing to fill up again. The Lexus I had before this car as well as the Honda before that would both take the miles to empty reading down into the single digits. When I fill up after the low gas warning light comes on I normally get in the range of 21.8 to 21.9 gallons. Since the tank holds 23.8 gallons, I should have approximately two gallons in the tank. While I understand that the "miles to empty" calculation is based on the remaining gas in the tank and the current mileage, it would seem that there should be a sensor able to tell how much is left in the tank and based on the current driving conditions be able to tell me how far I can go until absolutely empty. Quite frankly, taking me down from 45 to 30 miles to empty and then blanking out is of little help. I would just as soon have had just the warning light and that's it.
Has anybody else had this problem/issue??