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Similar to a touch latch on a cabinet. Push in and it holds closed, push again and it pops open. As stated, the lock is a separate mechanism. If your doors are unlocked the gas door is unlocked and opens and closes freely. If you lock the doors the locking mechanism plunger engages in the gas door. The problem is it fails in the locked position and that sucks because there’s no release. The push pin installed in the hole stops the plunger from engaging in it and locking the door. Doesn’t harm anything. There’s other lengthy threads about this somewhere.
Have a look at my post. Post number 1. Look at the picture. See how I put the little bolt and nut in the gas flap. Just go ahead and do that. Or, if you have a scrivet of some sort and size you can use that. Just make sure you glue it in a little bit if you use a scrivet if it isn't tight.
Here is what a scrivet looks like (hardware store). See Foosh's post number 9. He used a scrivet as opposed to my bolt and nut.
Exactly! I picked up a pack at O'Reilly's about 3/8" wide. Snug, flat, blends in.
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Originally Posted by Foosh
You can buy packages of bumper hole plugs in various sizes, and upholstery fasteners at auto parts stores. Anything with a round head that fits snugly in that hole will work. It was something I just had lying around.
For a problem like that, sound like a good solution.
Yeah. That is what mine started doing. Plug it fast!
Done, and done Joe. Like you I went through that stuff that I can't throw away, and found a plastic push pin to plug it up for now. It's a bit small, but will hold until I can get one that's big enough.
Just for comparison, mine is making a funky noise, and locking/unlocking seems like 6 to 8 times when I open the drivers door. Another triumph in GM quality.
Last edited by Rebel Yell; Oct 13, 2018 at 01:46 PM.
Done, and done Joe. Like you I went through that stuff that I can't throw away, and found a plastic push pin to plug it up for now. It's a bit small, but will hold until I can get one that's big enough.
Just for comparison, mine is making a funky noise, and locking/unlocking seems like 6 to 8 times when I open the drivers door. Another triumph in GM quality.
Mine makes a junky growling noise and I noticed the the pin the goes in and out of the hole only works about half the time. It will either get stuck protruding or retracted. I'll see what it will cost to fix just for fun on my next oil change. Probably $500! I can live with its dying sound.
A vandal will add crap/ destroy stuff no matter what. They don't care if they vandalize your car in order to hurt your car.
I've had the scrivet/ plug for over four years.
During my police career, the only cars we had where junk (sand, emery, water, etc) was dumped into a gas tank, were cars with no locking cap or door.
We had no instances of junk in the tank and additional exterior damage, it was one or the other but never both, regardless of lock/no lock.
Go figure...
During my police career, the only cars we had where junk (sand, emery, water, etc) was dumped into a gas tank, were cars with no locking cap or door.
We had no instances of junk in the tank and additional exterior damage, it was one or the other but never both, regardless of lock/no lock.
Go figure...
And in my experience the deed was done mostly by a spouse, or former friend that was pissed off at the owner.
I'll have to take another car when I go Z06 shopping.
I still want to wait until Dec or Jan to see what the new C8 will look like and if it is even a consideration as far as storage. You know how it is to travel with a woman!
The hole is 3/8" by 5/16". Any 3/8" plastic body fastener should be snug enough. I'm doing this tomorrow.
I finally got around to implementing this preventive measure. I bought some fasteners in this diameter but it was not even close fitting. Back to the drawing board.
if any has the correct diamensions please pass them along.
I finally got around to implementing this preventive measure. I bought some fasteners in this diameter but it was not even close fitting. Back to the drawing board.
if any has the correct diamensions please pass them along.
P.S. I do not want to use a metal screw and nut.
I found the same Maxie. I went through all of my crap in the basement, and found at least a dozen of those little things, and every one was to small to stay put. I guess I'm off to to the Autozone.
Just went out to look at mine. All I do is push in on the door and it pops open, to close push in and shuts. We have a Cadillac XTS same thing.
The funny part in my 2017 has no lock. Cost saving from GM? Or did they leave it off mine?
What years have the lock?
I finally got around to implementing this preventive measure. I bought some fasteners in this diameter but it was not even close fitting. Back to the drawing board.
if any has the correct diamensions please pass them along.
P.S. I do not want to use a metal screw and nut.
Not sure what to tell you. It's the correct size. Mine pushed in with some resistance as you would want. Perfect fit. I said 3/8" and yours don't look 3/8". 10mm.
