I have a 2000 Trans Am Firehawk, and the questions relate to this
vehicle.

1. The fuel indicator is getting less accurate. It will take forever
to get the 1/2 tank, then shoots down from there really fast. It has a
16 gallon tank. I would say that I burn 10-12 gallons by the time it
reaches 1/2. I assume this means the float has a problem. Is this
adjustable or fixable?

2. A few years ago I had the problem where I could not turn the car
off. The key was stuck in the ON position and would not turn back and
allow me to remove it. I had to get a new ignition. This is happening
again. Is this a know issue? Is there some way to fix? I cleaned off
the chip on the key to make sure it communicates with the ignition
fine.

Thanks!

"Joe Granto" <joe.granto (AT) NoSpam (DOT) com> wrote

This is completely normal and it may be that you just noticed it. The tank
is wedge shaped, with the smaller part of the wedge being at the bottom.
Half a tank doesn't mean that you have 7.5 gallons or whatever left, the
larger part (upper) of the wedge holds more fuel.

Unless it suddenly changed dramatically it's perfectly normal.