Doesn't Want a Full Tank - 2015 Dodge Viper GT Long-Term Road Test

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Doesn't Want a Full Tank - 2015 Dodge Viper GT Long-Term Road Test

With massive horsepower and huge displacement, it's easy to deplete our 2015 Dodge Viper's tank quickly. But it's also not taking a full fill-up most of the time, requiring more frequent trips to the pump.

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ebeaudoin

Wait, you burned through a tank in 100 miles or so?

moparbad

16 gallon tank at 11 mpg, it does not take long to empty.

daryleason

Why does Edmunds make it so easy to take potshots at Chrysler/Fiat/Dodge products? Oh yeah, because they keep buying them. Frankly, if a gauge is going to err, I'd prefer it to be pessimistic.

allthingshonda

Had this problem with my old Accord. The fuel gauge would show 3/4 full even though the pump shut off. Turns out the fuel tank sending unit was bad and not showing full.

thecardoc3

allthingshonda said:

Turns out the fuel tank sending unit was bad and not showing full.

It does sound like a gage issue. The worst thing about that is attempting to "top off". That could force liquid fuel into the canister assembly and damage it.

agentorange

What with all the other quality issues, that Viper resembles a badly nailed together garden shed.

daryleason

agentorange said:

What with all the other quality issues, that Viper resembles a badly nailed together garden shed.

Let's be fair to the Gardenshed...it's likely not to depreciate and may actually increase property value as well as likely not to need a service call.

longtimelurker

thecardoc3 said:

allthingshonda said:

Turns out the fuel tank sending unit was bad and not showing full.

It does sound like a gage issue. The worst thing about that is attempting to "top off". That could force liquid fuel into the canister assembly and damage it.

I think that was the "met with a strong gasoline smell" part.