everytime i try to pump gas it just keeps shuting off after like 3 seconds. so i gotta keep holding it when it clicks off. it wasnt like this before. i could pumps gas at any gas station with no problem now it happens everywhere. i know the problem is with my car (2000 v6/83000miles) and not the pumps. what could it be?

 

It could be the gas pumps and you're just extremely unlucky. I used to work at a gas station, and this would happen from time to time. Best thing to do is hang up the nozzle and try again.

 

are you sure you're shoving the nozzle all the way in? It seems like when you do it half-way it shuts off like that. Just my own observation though

 

i really thinks its my car.....ive been to a bunch of different gas stations and the exact same problem. its like i can only pump gas 30cents at a time

 

ive been pumping gas for quite some time and havent had a problem like this with other cars. of course imma jam the nozzle all the way in but it still doesnt work. this has been going for almost a month and i think it will get worse

 

lol

 

check your gas filler tube for any debris or pluggage.. only advice i have.. use a plumbing snake with a rag on it to clean out that tube

 

i have the exact same problem with my '90 and it sucks! i can't figure it out either. usually it starts working right after a few gallons are in. i hope someone can help us out.

 

Does it click off when you reach the maximum limit for the tank? Or does it begin to overflow out of the tank.

 

i know in central florida where my grandmother lives most stations around there do that to save gas, i guess the figure if it is aggravating enough then u will just settle with the amount of gas that u have in the tank, i know its not her vehicle cause it does it to mine down there also, i could be that or if its your car then i would try and check to see if there is a blockage in the filler tube