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2019 CRV--I ran out of gas today!

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2019 CRV--I ran out of gas today! Once there was gas in the car, the dash screen lit up with lots of notifications! The car seems to be driving okay but I don't know if this is something serious, or something just needs to be reset. Any ideas?
 

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#2 ·
Disconnect the battery for an hour. It may not clear those faults - but once you reconnect, drive for 15-20 mins and those errors should clear.

If they dont, you need a new battery.

And remember not to drive on empty 🤦‍♂️ All you end up doing is dredge up gunk from the fuel tank into your engine. Very silly thing to do. If the car tells you its low on fuel then refuel.
 
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"All you end up doing is dredge up gunk from the fuel tank into your engine." I've always wondered about this and am thinking it's mostly urban legend. The gas in the tank is always sloshing around when you turn corners, use the brakes, fill it, etc. There are filters at gas stations to eliminate impurities. Can anyone with experience actually removing a tank and cutting it open confirm that there really is "gunk in the fuel tank?" I would think that after a a hundred thousand miles or so you'd hear stories of people having to get their tank flushed like a hot water heater - but I've never heard of any.
 
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Modern cars need fuel in the tank for both cooling and lubrication of the fuel pump.
Running out of gas will, at the very least, probably reduce the life of your pump.
As well as the "gunk" issue mentioned above.
 
#5 ·
It hasn't happened to me since High School, when it was caused by economic factors.
After all, who could afford gas when it was almost 40 cents a gallon?

It's just that people should be aware that running out of gas is no longer the trivial thing it used to be, it can cause real damage and is to be avoided if possible.
 
#17 ·
I have been driving (legally) since 1976. I have only run out of gas once and that was in a girlfriend's driveway at night as I was breaking up with her. She offered to wake up her father to help but I politely declined. Walked for an hour looking for an open gas station and returned with a small jug of gas and left as soon as I could. BTW, it was a VW Beetle. Who runs out of gas with a Bug???
 
#18 ·
Just to clear up some misconceptions...

The fuel pump is ALWAYS drawing fuel from the very bottom of the tank, regardless if it is empty or full.

The pump is always submerged in fuel until the moment the vehicle runs out of gas.

The pump lives inside the fuel tank, which is a class 1 div 1 explosive environment. The fuel pump cannot overheat, ever. It will not overheat when you run out of gas, or when the impeller siezes.
 
#44 ·
You need to ask the designers and manufactures of the modern fuel pumps. If you go below 1/4 tank, the design of the modern fuel pump has a container around the pump and if the level gets to low, the strainer might still pick up the fuel but the pump itself would be above the fuel level causing the pump to overheat internally causing damage to the fuel pump. Look at a fuel pump assembly and see how high the actual pump is from the bottom of the pump assembly. You cannot say it is submerged till you run out of gas. The experts say fuel pumps can overheat if you run your tank low, Do you know better then the designers and manufactures of these pumps?
 
#19 ·
The 5th generation CR-V has only a 14 gallon tank, but the previous generations of the CR-V had a 15.3 gallon tank- why the downgrade?

My 2005 Accord has a 17 gallon tank (I still have the Accord, my sister is using it). It seems as though I'm filling up my CR-V weekly as I did with my Accord, even though I'm driving it about half as much as I did my Accord before the pandemic. I'm only getting around 23-24 MPG between fillups now, about 2-3 MPG less than my 4 cylinder Accord got in the winter. The MPG shown on the instrument panel is around 1 MPG less than what I measure when I fill up by dividing the gallons it took to fill by the total mileage driven since the last fillup.

So far, I've been OK getting down to 3 gallons left in the tank before filling up, maybe getting down to 2 gallons once.

EDIT: My CR-V has AWD, which has a 1-2 MPG fuel economy penalty. I guess it's worth it to lessen the chance of getting stuck in the snow.
 
#20 ·
So far, I've been OK getting down to 3 gallons left in the tank before filling up, maybe getting down to 2 gallons once.
You're a braver man than I am Gunga Din. :)
I fill up as soon as I drop to or even near 1/4 full.
Of course I'm often more than 50 miles from a gas station. It effects your thinking.
 
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#25 ·
Granted it's a hybrid, but I am perfectly satisfied with getting more than 500 miles from my "tiny" 14 gallon tank.
I certainly chuckle when I watch my brother fill up has 36-gallon F-150 tank, and pay for it. :)
 
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Hopefully it's not a sign of the computer beginning to have issues. You might want to reboot the computer. Here's one way to do it:
Do NOT try this first, hold down the volume knob until asked if you wish to reboot.
It MIGHT solve your problem, it might not.
Edit:
Scotty may be entertaining, but he is not the best source of information, especially about Hondas.
(Full disclosure, I've known him since the 80s. His degree is in Anthropology of all things)
 
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#34 ·
I once drove my `17 CRV 1.5L one a highway down to the warning lights for fuel, all of a sudden the car started bucklin. It really felt I was running out of gas. I depressed the brakes an took out of cruse control, the car ran normal until I got gas where I was planning to get fuel. I swear it was the cruise control providing a warning, (the fuel light is already on,) sio I don’t mindlessly keep driving and ignore it.

is this true? Or there was something else going on. It drove quite some distance before I got gas.
 
#47 ·
The fault codes are generated from a module called the Body Control Module, or BCM. This is a single electronic control unit that controls a wide range of electronics and sensors. In the case of a power interruption, such as when the battery is disconnected, the BCM must be reset as described in a previous response. It is not necessary to drive anywhere, but it is recommended to at least run the vehicle outside the garage.

Please note:
Some BCM’s for certain model years, including our 2019, are faulty. If you continue to have issues with the BCM resetting, or if your battery is failing, you may have one of the faulty BCM’s. A dead battery well before its normal life is the best initial indicator. If the battery is recharged or replaced and fails again, then you may likely have the bad BCM. The reason for the bad BCM causing dead batteries is that the module drains the battery after the vehicle has been turned off. This is called a parasitic power drain.

The BCM parasitic power drain is the subject of a published recall on certain Honda models including Accord. This recall has not, inexplicably, been expanded to our 2019 CR-V yet. Our dealer, Ed Voyles Honda in Marietta, Georgia has been honest about the faulty BCM parasitic drain problem. Many other dealers are stone-walling customers and they are continuing to charge for new batteries or alternators despite the problem being known by Honda.

The BCM part has been back-ordered since at least October, 2021. Each month, the date changes. Our new expected arrival is March 8, 2022. The part number is 38809TNRA13. This replaces BCMs with part numbers ending in 11 and 12. We have learned that the new part number is a completely new part that has to be manufactured by thrThis means if you purchase the part elsewhere, you will not be receiving the corrected part.

The good news is that your screenshots indicating a BCM reset may simply be a reset. Not every 2019 has shown the parasitic drain yet. If, however, you do have battery issues moving forward, then this is a likely cause that not every dealer will acknowledge on first visit.

If you do have a bad, then you can continue to drive the car, but you will need to disconnect the battery every night (as well as the negative terminal connector to the BCM) and reconnect each morning. You can also use a battery tender/battery manager, but do not use an old trickle charger. When reconnecting the battery, the BCM will reset as described earlier.

There is currently a class-action lawsuit on the parasitic drain issue. We are choosing not to participate at this point. I hope your issue is simply running out of gas. If, however, you do have battery issues that follow, at least this exhausting post will explain the likely culprit and prevent you from being charged by an unscrupulous service department.
 
#50 ·
I had a similar problem with my brand new 2021 CRV. The blind spot mirrors were not working and I received messages similar to yours. The first time was the day I picked up the car. I went to have the windows tinted and when leaving received a similar message. I immediately went to the dealer. Of course they couldn’t duplicate it. Couple of months later it happened again. Finally dealer discovered defective passenger side rear view mirror. They changed it out. AND it was awhile between the incident and having it checked at the dealer with no other incident.
 
#54 ·
Can't share 1970's gasoline nostalgia. I recall the Opec oil embargo. Drove 250 miles for a funeral and was "allowed" to purchase $1.00 of gas per station on NJ Turnpike. Next morning, got on line at 6:00 am to fuel up. Good times.

Can't recall when I threw out the ESSO Tiger hand puppet.

How It's made: Fuel Pumps
 
#64 ·
In the late 60s I ran out of gas in a GI truck with, as it turned out, a faulty gas gauge, issued to us after we arrived from Germany. We were in the foothills of the Pyrenees in Spain. The Guardia Civil challenged me as I was trudging up the road with my empty jerry can…I had a black, overgrown mustache and was wearing an Air Force flight jacket with no markings on it. We were in an area noted for Basque unrest, and it took a while before they allowed me to reach into my pocket to show them my US ID card. After a good bit of jabbering with them, I had some HS Spanish, they had a spirited huddle, put me in a truck, got me to a gas station, and then back to my vehicle. They were no “sweeties,” but I thanked them profusely. We were on temporary duty down there for about 40 days, and they always waved when they saw us.
 
#65 ·
Never normally let fuel on my vehicles run below 1/3. The only one time I let my fuel run down on the TSX or any of my vehicles to where the warning light came on was August 14, 2003. Was going to pickup fuel at one of the many stations near where I worked in Toronto on the return home. Well just before I left work, the power went off in the NE US and Ontario. My commute was only around 20 miles but all the traffic lights and gas station pumps were out and traffic at 4:30 pm was bad. I made it home, likely on fumes and was prepared to coast to the side of the road, abandon the car and walk home. Never again :)
Power was not restored for over 24 hours to our area. Our area actually lost water pressure during this period as well. Fortunately had a hot tub to empty into the toilet and a good supply of drinking water.
 
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With what we’re paying for gas right now, I try to refill around half tank to help the sticker shock.
 
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