2002 Mercury Cougar digital gas gauge

Tiny
RICKJAMES1
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  • 2002 MERCURY COUGAR
  • V8
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 185,000 MILES
Every 5 seconds it drops a mile on the miles left on the gas gauge wut could this be?

from when I filled it up to my house with is less then a block it went from 191 to 179 left for the gas mileage
Sunday, October 24th, 2010 AT 6:14 PM

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Tiny
BLUELIGHTNIN6
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  • 16,542 POSTS
The late model cougar (99 - 02) had this issue. The digital estimated mileage left was not very accurate and jumped around a lot. I wouldn't worry about it so long as the actual fuel gauge itself seems accurate.
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Sunday, October 24th, 2010 AT 6:17 PM

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