I feel like an idiot but I have an excuse. Just driving normally a couple days ago, made a right turn, and the engine slowly died. Luckily I was able to coast to the side of the road out of traffic. The idea of running out of gas occurred to me but I quickly dismissed that because the indicator on the dash said I had 15% fuel left. I tried to start it a couple times but it would just turn over and nothing else. So I decided there must be something fairly major going on and called for a tow. They sent me a text saying they would come by in 1 1/2 to 2 hours! I then noticed there was a gas station just across the street and I thought oh well, I guess it’s worth a try. I was able to get a gas can and added about 1 gallon. After a couple attempts my cat roared to life. Yes! I cancelled the tow, filled the tank, and it was running perfect again - except it now had a check engine light. Once I got home I put the code reader on and it said there were several “generic” codes such as P008A. Not sure what they meant but I assumed they had something to do with running out of gas. I cleared the codes and everything seems back to normal.
So my question is - has anyone ever run out of gas when the gauge said you still had fuel? I realize I shouldn’t let the car get so low on gas before refueling, but I was running late. Anyone ever experience this?

 

You should read the manual about how to restart the engine safely after running out of fuel. I know, because I did it too. I’ve decided my fuel gauge has always been defective and never went below about 45-50 Miles til Empty. It now doesn’t even go below half a tank, ever. I use the trip odometer to keep track of when to refuel.

When you run it dry, it needs close to 2 gallons to prime the fuel system. Give it at least that, turn on the ignition (but not the engine), and let it sit for 5 min. Then start the engine. For me, it started immediately.

 

Never had it on the F-Type, although I once had it happen on the E-Type. Fortunately, it happened just as I was coming off a ramp and I was able to coast into a gas station.

 

I ran my V6 S down to 15 miles remaining, it took 16 gallons to overflowing.

 

I ran mine to 48 miles to empty, it took 18.6 gallons. Tank capacity is 18.5 gallons. Thus I was suspicious.

 

My father and I both got the cars to under 10miles until empty (We were tracking the cars and didn't know they turned off the pumps).
We were both able to thankfully make it to a local station without any drama.