NHTSA Complaint #10586642 — 2013 CADILLAC SRX

TWO PROBLEMS, 1) THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEFT IN THE TANK AND 2) THE RANGE REPORTED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING. 1) VISUALLY THE GAUGE NEEDLE DOES NOT GRAPHICALLY ALIGN WITH THE TIC MARKS SHOWING FULL, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 AND LOW LEVEL. THIS MAKES IT VERY HARD TO FIGURE OUT JUST HOW MUCH FUEL IS LEFT IN THE TANK. 2) THE "RANGE REMAINING" INDICATOR TRACKS FASTER FUEL USE AS THE FUEL LEVEL DECREASES. THE LAST QUARTER TANK (AS SHOWN ON THE VISUAL GAUGE) IS USED UP IN LESS THAN 50 MILES, WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IF THE FULL TANK READS A FULL RANGE OF 345 MILES. THE RANGE INDICATOR DOES NOT SEEM TO CORRESPOND TO THE LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE TANK. WITH A LOW AMOUNT OF FUEL, LESS THAN A 1/4 TANK, THE "RANGE REMAINING" INDICATOR DROPS OFF VERY RAPIDLY, WITHIN LESS THAN TEN MILES OF DISTANCE TRAVELED AT CONSTANT SPEED, FROM A RANGE OF ABOUT 50 MILES TO 0 MILES LEFT. DRIVING ON DESERT ROADS WITHOUT MANY GAS STATIONS AROUND, MAKES FOR A REAL GUESSING GAME. *TR