For some time now my 2011 has had a problem with the fuel range indicator. Basically the range never gets down 40 miles to trigger for the low fuel light. When I fill up the tank the range says 171 mile. After about 30 miles the range is still saying 171 mile. After about 155 miles the range is reading 110 miles. My local dealer has already replaced the fuel sender, but this made no difference. Has any one else had problems with the Fuel range indicator / low fuel light?
I recently ran out of fuel with the range reading 42 miles! After running out I calculated that I'd done about 200 mile on a full tank.
What about the actual gauge, is it also still reading as if you have a gallon of fuel remaining when you start sucking fumes and the engine dies?
We've been having these conversations for years now on other models as well, so this isn't something unique to the Convertible. Harley fuel gauge systems suck. Most customer's seem to know they suck, Harley most assuredly knows they suck, and yet they still don't make any real effort to provide accurate gauges. One more indicator of how they feel about their customers.
In all those old threads from other models you will also find plenty of folks who advised everyone to just ignore the gauges and use the trip meter like we all had to do back in the old days before anyone installed fuel gauges on bikes. To those folks back then, and to the ones who still say it now, I say BS. You paid good money for a gauge that should not let you run out of fuel while still indicating you have a gallon remaining, and you need to insist that H-D fix it. Either that, or bring back the one gallon reserve those old bikes had so you didn't constantly run out of gas if your estimation was off a tad, and give you a refund for the POS gauge system.
Fuel gauges are not rocket science; they are really very simple electromechanical devices. I haven't had a bad or inaccurate fuel gauge in a car since the 70's, and the ones in cars these days are very accurate. If those folks can do it, the folks in Milwaukee can do it. If your dealer can't figure it out, call H-D direct and insist they fix it.
Jerry