A defective fuel gauge will give inaccurate readings and they can make driving frustrating. If the readings on the fuel gauge is always the same, always empty or full, gives wrong readings all the time then you are dealing with a faulty fuel gauge The possible causes includes defective voltage regulator bad gauge bad wiring between gauge and sending unit faulty sending unit It is most likely a defective voltage regulator if the temperature and oil pressure gauges are also affected but if only the fuel gauge has issues then the problem is rooted in the gauge itself, the sending unit or the wiring
The electrical system of a car is a closed circuit with an independent power source 'the battery' Apart from the main charging, starting and ignition circuits, there are other circuits that power lights, electric motors, the sensors and gauges of electrical instruments, heating elements, magnetically operated locks, the radio and so on All Circuits are opened and closed either by switches or by relays - remote switches operated by electromagnets Circuits have components connected to them, and to operate these components they require voltage so, no voltage no function' which makes the first order of business when diagnosing electrical problems is to check the circuit's load point(bulb, wiper motor, any element the circuit is suppose to power) for the presence of voltage. If you find no voltage at the load point, you just uncovered the first clue about what a problem might be. Then you can check the fuse, fuse link, circuit breaker and also the relay supplying volt