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This along with eliminating Android Auto has just about helped me to rule out moving to a newer than early 2026 Corvette.
GM is planning to cut out Android Auto & Apple Car Play. They are engineering THEIR version of phone connectivity. This way they don't pay out royalties as they are now. The electric cars will not have Android & Apple likely by 2030, but gasoline cars will begin change after that. Everything nowadays IS about $$$. It has become even more the center of the universe. If they can cut a nickle or dime here and there, it pads the bottom line. Cutting the locking gas door lock is a good example, but a horrible decision on a car as premium as the Corvette. Better get used to it, though, 'cause it's a'comin across the board.
OP did you try calling your dealer to see if you can order the parts for RPO Code N08 and you would need to get the modules programed for it.. And I don't think they discontinued the Gas Door Lock you needed to order RPO N08 . The other post tells you what's needed to make it work . Good luck with your quest .
OP did you try calling your dealer to see if you can order the parts for RPO Code N08 and you would need to get the modules programed for it.. And I don't think they discontinued the Gas Door Lock you needed to order RPO N08 . The other post tells you what's needed to make it work . Good luck with your quest .
I wasn't aware the locking cap was an option when I ordered it. of they might have the parts to make it work.
I am already into the key trunk retrofit $200 for parts and Lord knows what for labor.
I'm a little upset about paying good money to properly equip a car that already cost me $90,000.
I mentioned the trunk issue with the dealer and got blank looks.
I don't think they know the key lock had been deleted two years ago.
Hinestly, they gave me the same look I get when trying to explain stuff to my basset hound. Do you honestly think calling a dealer's parts counter about this would result in anything other then..."Huh?" Let alone mention of programming modules?
There might be a sharp, technically astute Chevy dealer out there, but he isn't near me.
If you know of one, a latter-day Yenko, please let me know.
That's why I'm asking Chevy about a manually locking cap like they offer for trucks.
Lift lid, use key. They might understand thst.
I wasn't aware the locking cap was an option when I ordered it. of they might have the parts to make it work.
I am already into the key trunk retrofit $200 for parts and Lord knows what for labor.
I'm a little upset about paying good money to properly equip a car that already cost me $90,000.
I mentioned the trunk issue with the dealer and got blank looks.
I don't think they know the key lock had been deleted two years ago.
Hinestly, they gave me the same look I get when trying to explain stuff to my basset hound. Do you honestly think calling a dealer's parts counter about this would result in anything other then..."Huh?" Let alone mention of programming modules?
There might be a sharp, technically astute Chevy dealer out there, but he isn't near me.
If you know of one, a latter-day Yenko, please let me know.
That's why I'm asking Chevy about a manually locking cap like they offer for trucks.
Lift lid, use key. They might understand thst.
Yeah - it has an option code - but I don't think its an option that can ordered. Lots of standard features have option codes. But.....it was standard equipment on 2020-2025 and many 2026 models before it was not. So that means it should be possible to order parts for it. I have looked and so far I cannot find that part listed. I can't even find a replacement procedure in the manuals I have looked at. But I do think a dealer might be able to locate it - its called a fuel filler door lock actuator. Of course if its being added to vehicle that did not originally have it, one will need the harness for it and the software would need to be modified it to recognize it. I'm thinking thats something that most can't or don't want to deal with. Hence what you proposed. A locking cap.
Edit: schematic shown later in this thread suggests its controlled directly by the door lock circuits - so it may not require a software change after all.
Last edited by Andybump; May 12, 2026 at 08:24 PM.
OP did you try calling your dealer to see if you can order the parts for RPO Code N08 and you would need to get the modules programed for it.. And I don't think they discontinued the Gas Door Lock you needed to order RPO N08 . The other post tells you what's needed to make it work . Good luck with your quest .
The locking gas door was standard equipment until sometime in 2026 MY production. It is was not and is not an orderable option on the C8. The Online Order/Reference Guides for 2025, 2026 and 2027 (only ones still available) make no mention of N08, not even in the list of RPO codes. No mention in the Distribution Updates either.
GM I guess did not want to hear anymore about fuel doors that would not unlock when going to fuel up so they got rid of lock to cure the problem. They found it easier that installing a manual door release. Just my guess!
I wouldn't worry about some idiot stealing a few gallons of gas. I'd worry about, after I locked up the car, another idiot dumped who-knows-what into my gas tank, for what ever stupid reason.
I don't think any programming is required. The function of the Fuel Door Actuator is a function of the power door lock system:
Fuel Door Release System Components
Body control module (BCM)
Fuel door release actuator
The locking and unlocking of the fuel door is a function of the power door lock system. The fuel door release actuator is supplied by the driver door lock control circuit and the fuel door unlock control circuit. The BCM, upon receipt of a lock switch lock or unlock signal, will supply battery voltage to the door lock actuator lock or fuel door unlock control circuits. Since the opposite side of the lock actuator is connected to ground through the other lock actuator control circuit, the doors and fuel filler door will then lock or unlock as commanded.
I don't think any programming is required. The function of the Fuel Door Actuator is a function of the power door lock system:
Fuel Door Release System Components
Body control module (BCM)
Fuel door release actuator
The locking and unlocking of the fuel door is a function of the power door lock system. The fuel door release actuator is supplied by the driver door lock control circuit and the fuel door unlock control circuit. The BCM, upon receipt of a lock switch lock or unlock signal, will supply battery voltage to the door lock actuator lock or fuel door unlock control circuits. Since the opposite side of the lock actuator is connected to ground through the other lock actuator control circuit, the doors and fuel filler door will then lock or unlock as commanded.
That is interesting. Apparently there is also no "fuel door ajar" sensor or message either ( I just tried that on my 2021 and there is not). So it could be an easy add on (relatively).
That is interesting. Apparently there is also no "fuel door ajar" sensor or message either ( I just tried that on my 2021 and there is not). So it could be an easy add on (relatively).
I was thinking the very same thing! If so, it doesn't seem that there would be any additional module programing since is is activated by an existing door lock circuit.
Has anyone confirmed that this is accurate? Are we just guessing because the manual changed online?
Edit... sounds real idk how I feel about it. Can't get stuck but left unattended? Ah. Someone could screw the car up on a hundred ways.
Conspiracy theory #1.
It appears from posts here they changed the manual.
Could that be why they weren't shipping cars with manuals for awhile?
The revised manual were not finished?
I kind of agree with you.
If someone wants to mess with your car they're more likely to vandalize it by keying it or slashing tires.
Also, new car owners can take some solace in the fact that miscreants will assume it has a cap lock like all other C8s and not check the cap.
What has me concerned is the mood of the country..we now have a lot of folks who'll see a C8 as a symbol of wealth or whatever they're against and think it's fair game.
And in some cities, the police and courts aren't doing much about crimes like that. So...no consequences...which encourages more crimes like that.
I'm upset as much by the stupidity of GM as I am about the mission lock itself.
Conspiracy theory #1.
It appears from posts here they changed the manual.
Could that be why they weren't shipping cars with manuals for awhile?
The revised manual were not finished?
I kind of agree with you.
If someone wants to mess with your car they're more likely to vandalize it by keying it or slashing tires.
Also, new car owners can take some solace in the fact that miscreants will assume it has a cap lock like all other C8s and not check the cap.
What has me concerned is the mood of the country..we now have a lot of folks who'll see a C8 as a symbol of wealth or whatever they're against and think it's fair game.
And in some cities, the police and courts aren't doing much about crimes like that. So...no consequences...which encourages more crimes like that.
I'm upset as much by the stupidity of GM as I am about the mission lock itself.
Conspiracy theory #1.
It appears from posts here they changed the manual. Could that be why they weren't shipping cars with manuals for awhile?
The revised manual were not finished?
I kind of agree with you.
If someone wants to mess with your car they're more likely to vandalize it by keying it or slashing tires.
Also, new car owners can take some solace in the fact that miscreants will assume it has a cap lock like all other C8s and not check the cap.
What has me concerned is the mood of the country..we now have a lot of folks who'll see a C8 as a symbol of wealth or whatever they're against and think it's fair game.
And in some cities, the police and courts aren't doing much about crimes like that. So...no consequences...which encourages more crimes like that.
I'm upset as much by the stupidity of GM as I am about the mission lock itself.
That had nothing to do with not including printed manuals. They started shipping without printed manuals in the 2025 Model Year. For example:
Originally Posted by Knaggster
My '25 didn't come with a manual. I called GM and I got it in the mail, at no charge, a week later.
Originally Posted by Chupacabraz
My 2025 didn't come with a paper manual and that was long before fuel door lock issue
