I always thought the car had a 30 liter fuel tank. I investigated this just a few weeks ago and found it has a 42 liter tank. So I contacted Honda and told them about this.
Honda told me I had to deal with the dealer.
So, I contacted the dealer and explained that the fuel gauge (low fuel warning light, needle indicator and computer) all indicated the car was out of fuel, or on its last 50 km - but this was when there is still between 12 and 14 liters of fuel still in the tank! That is between 25% and 33% of the tanks capacity.
The dealer told me that this was just simply a Honda problem and that they would not do anything about it because the fuel gauge is not meant to be accurate anyway.
I pointed out that it was not a problem on our former Mazda 2 and nor was it a problem on our Toyota Yaris - indeed their fuel gauges measured with quite reasonable accuracy.
It was also not a problem on a succession of cars we have previously owned (Holdens, Nissans, Mazdas, Honda Accords, BMWs and so on).
So, why does Honda install such an inaccurate fuel gauge in their Jazz? It simply does not make sense to me especially when using the car in more remote areas where it is a long distance between gas stations. There is a risk of being stranded for many hours simply because on mis-read the fuel gauge.
Hond, you need to get your act together. Methinks our trade with this car, when the time comes, will be for a different brand.
I always thought the car had a 30 liter fuel tank. I investigated this just a few weeks ago and found it has a 42 liter tank. So I contacted Honda and told them about this. Honda told me I had to deal with the dealer. So, I contacted the dealer and explained that the fuel gauge (low fuel warning light, needle indicator and computer) all indicated the car was out of fuel, or on its last 50 km - but this was when there is still between 12 and 14 liters of fuel still in the tank! That is between 25% and 33% of the tanks capacity. The dealer told me that this was just simply a Honda problem and that they would not do anything about it because the fuel gauge is not meant to be accurate anyway. I pointed out that it was not a problem on our former Mazda 2 and nor was it a problem on our Toyota Yaris - indeed their fuel gauges measured with quite reasonable accuracy. It was also not a problem on a succession of cars we have previously owned (Holdens, Nissans, Mazdas, Honda Accords, BMWs and so on). So, why does Honda install such an inaccurate fuel gauge in their Jazz? It simply does not make sense to me especially when using the car in more remote areas where it is a long distance between gas stations. There is a risk of being stranded for many hours simply because on mis-read the fuel gauge.
Hond, you need to get your act together. Methinks our trade with this car, when the time comes, will be for a different brand.
- chrispmq, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia