Fuel gauge light on?

2006 CHRYSLER 300
108,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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BHAMDOC1973
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I noticed that the fuel gauge light is always on. I just bought the car, so I don't know how much fuel is in there. I have scanners, is there a way to know how much fuel is in the tank so i would know if it's a cluster issue?
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Oct 12, 2022 at 7:19 AM
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Thanks for the image, I would plug a scanner in to read the value of the fuel sensor, but I think the cluster is bad because the MICU is inside the cluster that controls the light. Do a CAN scan to see what comes up.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Please go over this guide and report back. I have included how to replace the cluster in case you need it.
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Oct 12, 2022 at 2:21 PM
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I did scan some numbers, really hard to figure out what is going on. Can you make sense of any of this?
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Oct 18, 2022 at 9:15 AM
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It says the low fuel indicator is off but the light is clearly on. I would say the BCM is going out or the cluster is bad. Let me know what happens.
Oct 19, 2022 at 11:45 AM