Everything on the dash works except for my fuel gauge?

make sure the sender is grounded or your guage wont work at all..there should be a ground wire .. if not add one someplace..

sounds like a bad grond some were,first check and recheck fuses.pullem,checkem,replacem,then check[BLACK] batttery to body,body to motor then comes the fun part,call your bank to see how much you can spend.you try to find it your self or take it to a shop, it could be the ground coming off your gastank,[YOU HAVE TO DROP GAS TANK FOR THAT]or cold socket on dash[ground]or lose wire. hope this helps a little. good luck

One of the wires to the sensor is touching a ground. It may be getting pinched

sender wire grounded somewhere between tank & guage

Either there is a short in the fuel sender wiring or the sender in the tank is bad.The actual gauge is rarely bad.Good luck.


Else The float affixed to your fuel pump in your gas tank is stuck.

It tells the dash you ALWAYS have a full tank.
You have to drop the tank, PB Blast/WD40 the float, get it to drop down.
Finally Your unit in the tank is bad. Pull it out and move it up and down while someone looks at the gauge. If doesn't work, buy a new one. They are not that expensive.

the fuel sender in the tank is probably the problem, they do wear out quick on KIA some models.


the blue part covered in the pic is the sender unit for the fuel gauge.
use a old tooth brush not new as this is to harsh, and clean the strips on the sensor you can take this part off to clean all parts are just clipped on.

When testing a fuel guage you should disconnect the wires to it,guage should read over full,ground the float wire,turn off key then turn back on should read empty.You have to cycle the key for guage to move.If still inop the wire is broken in the harness between the tank and the dash.Voltage on the float wire is low.When tested with a test light it will barely light the light and pulsate.This test indicates the wiring is good.

You are probably looking at dropping the fuel tank down and removing the float and sending unit ( all in one unit). Once it's taken apart, you may see that you can fix it or you may have to replace it.

Hi. this part will be the sending unit and it is located in the fuel tank. replacing this device will fix your fuel gauge.

If you remove the sending unit in the gas tank, move it manually by hand as u saw done earlier, the gauge on the dash should also move. As long as the sending unit in the tank isn't 'stuck' at the half full level, the gauge should register empty to full as it moves. To be honest, I'm not sure if I would bother taking the sending unit out. 1st, u must be very careful not to blow yourself up when working on the gas tank (no sparks, etc), all u really need to do is fill up your car, see how many miles a tank of gas will go (carry a can of gas with u to see how many miles before u run out). If it's 350 miles, just set the trip gauge to zero every time u fill up, and get gas every 300 miles so u don't run out. If the sending unit moves freely, everything (wiring ) is connected properly, then it probably is the fuel gauge. good luck!