Finding my fuel door ajar when approaching car
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Finding my fuel door ajar when approaching car
I've noticed that when i'm going to my car I consistently find the fuel door cracked open a bit. I close it, get in and go and haven't really given it any thought until now that it's annoying. I checked the DIC settings and don't see the fuel door included in the "Passive Door Unlock" or "Remote Door Unlock" settings so it's something else. I don't use the fob to unlock the door when I approach and get in which is why I don't see why the fuel door is opened.. Does unlocking the fuel door mechanism equate to it opening ?
Page 27 of the Manual :
Press to unlock the driver door. Press again within five seconds to unlock both doors. When remotely unlocking the vehicle at night, the
headlamps and back-up lamps will come on for about 30 seconds to light your approach to the vehicle. The turn signal indicators may flash
to indicate unlocking. Pressing K will disarm the theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle
Alarm System 0 40.
When the doors are unlocked, the fuel door is also unlocked.
Page 27 of the Manual :
Press to unlock the driver door. Press again within five seconds to unlock both doors. When remotely unlocking the vehicle at night, the
headlamps and back-up lamps will come on for about 30 seconds to light your approach to the vehicle. The turn signal indicators may flash
to indicate unlocking. Pressing K will disarm the theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle
Alarm System 0 40.
When the doors are unlocked, the fuel door is also unlocked.
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No unlocking doesn’t equate to opening. It’s possible your door open/close mechanism isn’t working and only the lock is holding it closed.
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Or maybe the OP brushes against the door on his way out and the next time the driver's door is opened (or unlocked), the fuel door pops?
(had similar issue myself - embarrassing!)
(had similar issue myself - embarrassing!)
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The fuel door opening is a problem that we had several times on my wife's '15 Z. And its happened at least twice since our May purchase of her '18 Z. Pops open when you open the drivers door. Unsure if there is a fix. We just try to be aware of it and check when we close the driver door.
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The fuel door opening is a problem that we had several times on my wife's '15 Z. And its happened at least twice since our May purchase of her '18 Z. Pops open when you open the drivers door. Unsure if there is a fix. We just try to be aware of it and check when we close the driver door.
Solution? Don't press the fuel door
Last edited by KenHorse; 10-22-2018 at 01:45 AM.
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NSC5 (10-22-2018)
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So you're saying that you stop at a gas station, get out, close the driver's door, pop open the fuel door, fill up, pay up, close the fuel door, open the driver's door to get in and drive away, the fuel door will pop back open? Doesn't happen to my car.
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