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theperry4

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Fuel gage says its empty and check engine light stays on

I have a 1996 Chrysler Town and Country 3.3 liter.....I had a fuel pump put on this past Thursday and I put gas in it ...As I was driving home the check engine light came on....The next day I went to drive it and the fuel gage light and sound came on saying it was on empty....I turned it off and took out the key for a few minutes....after I did this it started to work but it also made the instrument panel lights not work until I turned it back off and on.....It is still doing this but now just the fuel gage...

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Monogyny644

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Take it back to where you had the fuel pump installed and show them or tell them how it is acting. It sounds like you have a wire or wires shorting out or it could be a defective fuel pump if they replaced the whole cartridge unit.

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minsue232

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I had a Sebring that had a similar happening. It died like I ran out of gas but I had a half a tank. Thought it was fuel pump, not! It was a computer chip problem. The chip was around $200 used, however, the expense of them trying to figure out what is was cost me more.

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theperry4

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Because it was a defective fuel pump...thanks

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Thanks for the award on my answer theperry4! I'm glad I could help.

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