How many miles can I drive after the gas light comes on? 2003 ford Windstar?

How many miles can I drive after the gas light comes on? 2003 ford Windstar?

There's no way to predict how far it will go; the light is set to come on when the level gets too low to trust and you may be able to go ten miles or fifty miles… It can vary at least that much from one 2003 Windstar to another.

You should have already filled it up. Like nearly all modern cars the in-tank fuel pump is both cooled and lubricated by the fuel. Letting the fuel level drop below 1/4 tank compromises the cooling, leading to early fuel pump failure. A single episode of running out of gas often kills the fuel pump outright as it is deprived of both cooling and lubrication.

I would say until the engine quits due to lack of fuel. The owners manual may tell you. You did RTFM, right? Typically it is about when one tenth of the fuel is left in the tank. If you can get 500 miles on a full tank, I would guess about 50 miles. You probably get about 300 miles on a full tank, so maybe 30 miles.