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I have a question regarding filling up a gas tank and hope someone can explain the reason for the problem. I stopped at WaWa on 301/466 to fill up my gas tank. I was using a Gas Card. I placed the hose into the car and proceeded to fill the car up. The card usage continued to show the amount as it rang up the sale. As the card appeared to be reaching "full" it locked up the hose and completely shut down to the point you could not even try to add another once of gas. I drove away thinking I had filled the tank which should have meant I had about 400 miles to go. At about 100 miles which I already had in the tank when I first drove in the indicator on the dash board showed I had 70 miles left and I just made it to another gas station and filled it up again and it is fine now. My first guess is that while I was pumping the gas the gas station tank was empty and pumping air and running up the costs? The car was in the garage before I used it next so no one could have taken gas out! I went back to WaWa a few days later to see if they could shed some light on the reason and they could have cared less. I got a "that's interesting" ! Does anyone have any ideas how something like this can happen? Please no smart a%$ responses?

Maybe you can explain how a gas card works. I don't understand how it could possibly know how much gas is in your tank and when it is full.

If there is no gas being pumped, the meter won't run...If the meter was running, you got gas...it won't pump air..

Most likely your gas card (assuming it is not a credit card) used up the available funds on the card. I have experienced this with gasoline gift cards. You can usually reload the card or purchase a new one.

Did you choose the right gas grade?
 

WaWa has multiple choices of Gas at very different prices including, I believe, a non-ethanol choice. The first time I went there I had to look closely to be sure I was chose the right one. If you chose the wrong grade you may have been paying more per gallon than you thought thus you got less gas than you expected. Did you get a receipt? That would show you how many gallons you bought, the price per gallon, total paid and remaining balance on the gas card.

Did your dashboard actually show a full tank when you drove away or did you assume that it was full because that's what you were expecting?

Gas cards measure $ amounts left on the card. Has nothing to do with how much gas is in the tank.

You could be using a gas card to fill extra gas cans....

Pump stops running? Gas card $ used up!

There is a lot of missing information. "A gas card," we get what may be called a gift card from our credit card sand purchased from Publix. They have fixed balance. With such a card, you may not have enough remaining on the card to purchase much gas. A credit card, perhaps you've exceeded your credit limit. The post does not say what your fuel gauge showed.

As far as they couldn't care less. I don't think that is fair. What would you expect them to do?

Like anything else your fuel gauge can fail.

Suggestion to all, it is not a good idea to run your tank all the way down. You can pick up dirt from in the tank.

A non-ethanol choice. Due to laws, you are not supposed to use that in your car.

Seems fishy to me. Payment to Credit Card is posted when you stop pumping. By inserting gas card it registers as a good credit card and allows pump to turn on to start fueling.
My vehicle takes between $20-$30 each fill up, I reset my trip odometer and estimated distance to empty.

Like a lot of people have indicated, the problem is probably due to the amount on the gas card. Let me explain. I've gotten a $50 "gift card" for Shell gas and the first time I used it to fill up, everything worked fine. The second time I used it, the pump stopped during the fill up and it wouldn't dispense anymore. When I thought about it, I realized that I had used up all the money on the gift card so the pump stopped. It wouldn't let me continue because I could have easily driven off with unpaid gas if it had continued pumping. I had to insert my credit card and start as a new transaction to continue my fill up. I highly suspect that is what happened to you. And if you think about it, it isn't Wawa's fault. It is theft prevention.

As said, if gift card it will go to limit. Then you need to put hose back and select another payment to continue, a totally different transaction. When filling my truck, this happens using a credit card as many pumps shut off at $75 and I then have to start again if I want it full.

What law do you mean?
 

Just curious what law are you talking about that says you are not supposed to use non-ethanol gas in your car? I don't use it, just noticed it was a choice along with the other grades of gas offered at different prices.

Also, as gas get’s expensive, gas stations may max the amount of gas (dollar amount) you can purchase, usually $75 or $100

Maybe, depending on the state (CA), but 100% gas is perfect for many boats, supercharged jet skis, and highly tuned golf carts and other small engines.

I only have the $50 gas cards that Publix sells at a discount

now that the price of gas is over $3/gallon I often am using more than one gas card to fill up....

when the first card runs out of money everything comes to a halt. I replace the nozzle, what for the screen to reset and slide in another gas card and finish filling up

Gas cards
 

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When gas cards run low on remaining funds the gas pump slows down to a trickle. The last few dollars take a long time to pump out. So while you are standing there thinking that you’re putting gallons in your tank you’re only putting in ounces. So your car was not filled up, but received a small amount of gas that used up whatever money you had left on card.

Curious about the discount on the cards that Publix sells. How much of a discount do you get? Where do you purchase?

Probably not your case, but it's happened to me that a fill up got stopped before completion. When I went in the shop to ask why, they told me I can't get into my car when pumping gas (it was cold and the pump handle had a lever to keep it going without having to press it down with a hand). They considered that a theft risk. But I had my card already set up to pay at the pump!!!! :ohdear: :ohdear: :ohdear:

A $50 card for $40

Non ethanol
 

That is not true. There is no tax relief on non ethanol gas like there is of off road diesel. If caught using diesel meant for construction equipment there is a huge fine. Non ethanol gas does not fall into that category. It is widely used in antique cars and boats etc. Check your facts before making blantly wrong statements.

If you were using a gas card you probably used up the funds on the card.

Ummmm probably at Publix??
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Probably the not too bright workers at some service stations saw you getting into your car and thought you might be a drive off not realizing that you have prepaid with a credit card. They can stop the transaction inside. But I doubt there are too many drive offs because almost all service stations require some type of prepayment before letting you start pumping.
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Occasionally Publix has a coupon for a $50 gas card for $40 when you spend $50 in groceries.

Definitely not true. There are NO laws that prohibit the use of non-ethanol gasoline in any motor vehicle. While it is not always easy to find, ethanol free gas is preferred in many types of internal combustion engines...for a host of reasons.

May I suggest all look it up. It is interesting. As is what we read about the price of crude by the barrel. How many gallons are in a barrel? It comes from the days when oil was shipped in beer barrels. The whole thing is an interest mess. It effects all of us. Like most things that are complex the consumer ends up with the dirty end of the stick. Price of gas. It is no longer posted on the pump. Roughly 1/3 of what we pay for gasoline is TAX.

They run it on a regular basis. There is a coupon in their flyer. You need to spend $50 on groceries. We do that anyway. You present the cashier with the coupon cut from the flyer,
they bill you $40 for the card that is good for $50 worth of gasoline. That is 20% off.

Last time we did this, it was Shell or Marathon. Not sure why last time they would no longer sell a card that would work on Shell. Reason is valid, many Shell stations are now circle K and they will not honor the card.

non-ethanol gas
 

Non-ethanol gas is most certainly not against the law, and all small engines much prefer it, think of riding lawn mowers, golf carts too. My car,( a so-called driving machine) is supposed to be filled only with high test, which in general is non-ethanol. Everything runs like a top.

Ohiobuckeye
 

I agree with what everyone said but I personally think your car computer had a glitch or there was a problem with the pump. You should of took your car to a mechanic instead of asking one of the part time employees. No way your gas gauge should of said it was full of gas when it wasn’t. I think your gas gauge was wrong or something in your on board computer needs reset or there was a pump glitch!

Duh, how could the OP not understand that? It’s quite obvious.

[QUOTE=PennBF;2040121]I have a question regarding filling up a gas tank and hope someone can explain the reason for the problem. I stopped at WaWa on 301/466 to fill up my gas tank. I was using a Gas Card. I placed the hose into the car and proceeded to fill the car up. The card usage continued to show the amount as it rang up the sale. As the card appeared to be reaching "full" it locked up the hose and completely shut down to the point you could not even try to add another once of gas. I drove away thinking I had filled the tank which should have meant I had about 400 miles to go. At about 100 miles which I already had in the tank when I first drove in the indicator on the dash board showed I had 70 miles left and I just made it to another gas station and filled it up again and it is fine now. My first guess is that while I was pumping the gas the gas station tank was empty and pumping air and running up the costs? The car was in the garage before I used it next so no one could have taken gas out! I went back to WaWa a few days later to see if they could shed some light on the reason and they could have cared less. I got a "that's interesting" ! Does anyone have any ideas how something like this can happen? Please no smart a%$ responses?[/QUOTE ///

On TOTV! Now THAT is funny! :D

The car will fill up to the value on the Gas Card - when the maximum $ on the card has hit the pump will stop. If the tank is full before the $ are4 used up a balance will be left on the card. You should have looked at your gas gauge. If it wasn't full then shut the pump off and put in another form of payment to complete the fill.

Did your gas card show $$$ deduction and the amount of gallons deposited into your tank?

I hate to point this out...but the OP has not come back to clarify anything about this incident including what the gas gauge said. The last thread she started was about dropping her gate pass and the attendant wouldn't open the gate. Perhaps the world is moving at a little quicker speed than the OP is accustomed to.
https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...looyee-327148/

Clarification
 

Not sure why there is a need for clarification. The note did say the card usage continued to show the amount as it rang up the sale. I can explain the circumstances surrounding the questions but I can't help you understand them. I did not identify the gate since I did not want to fire up a witch hunt and instead would hope the responsible Gate Management would address the role and required consistent behavior for Gate workers. I explained the gas concern in some detail and received some very good responses as to how/why it happened. :popcorn:

I guess you missed the following posts/questions:

Did your dashboard actually show a full tank when you drove away or did you assume that it was full because that's what you were expecting?

There is a lot of missing information. "A gas card," we get what may be called a gift card from our credit card sand purchased from Publix. They have fixed balance. With such a card, you may not have enough remaining on the card to purchase much gas. A credit card, perhaps you've exceeded your credit limit. The post does not say what your fuel gauge showed.

As far as they couldn't care less. I don't think that is fair. What would you expect them to do?

Like anything else your fuel gauge can fail.

Did your gas card show $$$ deduction and the amount of gallons deposited into your tank?

Like was stated. 20%. You get $50 in gas for $40...

You buy them from the cashier. You can buy one for every $50 (I think) spent...

We got out discount card last week, no coupons needed. The cashier just asked if we wanted to purchase them...

She also said we had a choice of gas stations. We chose Marathon because the one in Lake Deaton Plaza is closest to our home...