2023 Calligraphy Problem filling up a gas tank.

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madelman99

Discussion Starter · 5 mo ago

Had an issue filling up a gas tank. Car has less than 500 miles, first time I tried to fill up, the pump shut off at little over 3/4 of a tank. I live in NJ where we can’t pump our own gas, so left home with not completely full tank of gas. I didn’t think much of it until it happened again the next time I needed gas (same gas station), but this time, the pump shut off at about 1/4 of a tank, just after few gallons and no matter what the attendant tried, the car wouldn’t take any more gas. I could see the gas pooling at the top of the neck of the gas tank and just overflowing and not going in. Had to leave, drove few miles to a different gas station and was able to fill up. I’m a bit concerned as this has the potential of leaving me stranded at the side of the road. Has this happened to anyone? I’ll wait till I have to fill up again to determine if I should take it in for service but wanted to ask if this is a common thing and if it happened to anyone else. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Brooklynite

· #21 · 5 mo ago

Hey @OP was that has station a Costco by any chance? I have this
at Costco all the time, any car, any Costco. The gas just stops and I in have to push again. Very annoying.

I don't think it's a car issue.

(PS. To those complaining above, California nozzles are the best by the way, they don't allow any leakage of fumes, drips or spills unlike nozzles in other States. Whenever I travel and get gas, like last night in Utah, I'm amazed at how much I smell gas after filling up and how much still drips when I start to pull out the nozzle. I almost never smell any gas vapors or see any dripping in a CA gas station when I remove the nozzle. Other States should copy the standard.)

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lou1119

· #22 · 5 mo ago

That sounds like it is the only good thing coming out of the Socialist Republik of Kalifornia

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AlwaysOnMT

· #23 · 5 mo ago

Just a quick update... Today filled up from pretty empty (50 miles left) and it shutoff 2 times until full. Once at about 10ish gallons then again at 14.5. Shook the Palisade to get any bubbles. I tried full throttle on the nozzle but it immediately clicked off. I then tried to keep going real slow to fill after that. I got to 16.7 when the fuel got to the bottom of the lip of the inlet. I thinking there is some sort splash back going on. Next time I will try slow from the get go. Probably get a chance on Saturday.

Side note - bought on Christmas Eve.... Already 1550 miles from driving to daughter's soccer practice only. We are loving it.

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named.jan

· #24 · 3 mo ago

madelman99 said:
Had an issue filling up a gas tank. Car has less than 500 miles, first time I tried to fill up, the pump shut off at little over 3/4 of a tank. I live in NJ where we can’t pump our own gas, so left home with not completely full tank of gas. I didn’t think much of it until it happened again the next time I needed gas (same gas station), but this time, the pump shut off at about 1/4 of a tank, just after few gallons and no matter what the attendant tried, the car wouldn’t take any more gas. I could see the gas pooling at the top of the neck of the gas tank and just overflowing and not going in. Had to leave, drove few miles to a different gas station and was able to fill up. I’m a bit concerned as this has the potential of leaving me stranded at the side of the road. Has this happened to anyone? I’ll wait till I have to fill up again to determine if I should take it in for service but wanted to ask if this is a common thing and if it happened to anyone else. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I just had this happen twice to my 2023 SEL. I thought I was crazy. Never had this issue with any other car. I disagree that it’s a problem with the nozzle at the gas station.

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swood33

· #25 · 6 d ago

madelman99 said:
Had an issue filling up a gas tank. Car has less than 500 miles, first time I tried to fill up, the pump shut off at little over 3/4 of a tank. I live in NJ where we can’t pump our own gas, so left home with not completely full tank of gas. I didn’t think much of it until it happened again the next time I needed gas (same gas station), but this time, the pump shut off at about 1/4 of a tank, just after few gallons and no matter what the attendant tried, the car wouldn’t take any more gas. I could see the gas pooling at the top of the neck of the gas tank and just overflowing and not going in. Had to leave, drove few miles to a different gas station and was able to fill up. I’m a bit concerned as this has the potential of leaving me stranded at the side of the road. Has this happened to anyone? I’ll wait till I have to fill up again to determine if I should take it in for service but wanted to ask if this is a common thing and if it happened to anyone else. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Same just happened to me today. Couldn’t get past 1/4 tank full with gas pooling at the top. I only have 900 miles in the clock. Did your issue resolve itself?

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AlwaysOnMT

· #26 · 6 d ago

After about 7k miles it rarely happens, but it does happen. Typically, it is me bumping the hose or something. I have noticed that I put the nozzle on the lowest setting continuous flow since it is bug cleaning season. Maybe that is my trick.

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named.jan

· #27 · 6 d ago

swood33 said:
Same just happened to me today. Couldn’t get past 1/4 tank full with gas pooling at the top. I only have 900 miles in the clock. Did your issue resolve itself?

I’ve found that it really does depend on the gas station and nozzle. I’ve been pulling back a bit on the nozzle instead of inserting it completely and that seems to do the trick. Very annoying but it gets me a full tank of gas.

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Mr. P

· #28 · 6 d ago

It's normally how the pump nozzles are calibrated. Try several other gas stations and see if the problem follows. There is another thread on hear somewhere about the exact same issue.

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R!CK

· #29 · 5 d ago

We had those "California" vapor traps here for a while. You had to pull back on the plastic collection shroud to see the nozzle tip and securely press it into the hole in the filler pipe to open the debris prevention flap there. if not, the fuel would dispense on top of the flap causing puddling there and nozzle shut off. The pressure of the plastic bellows corrugation, especially on a new one, could be enough to retract the nozzle back in the filler tube causing spillage. It's best to stand there, press it in and manually throttle the filler nozzle both for practicality and safety.

Here self service pumps have the hold open mechanism disabled for safety. It is a pain in the butt dispensing a hundred gallons of gas or more into a boat! (No, I sold mine when gas prices were less than now.) 16 gallons into the Palisade is a cake walk.

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