Hey guys,

I went to get gas and my gas cap would not open. has this happened to anyone else. WTH.

i was really low and drove to my friend house to check it out.
i got a screwdriver and used a cloth so i wouldnt scratch the paint and i popped it open...(i had too..i needed gas)

i broke a little white plastic ****. it opens and closes alright now but its not as smooth as before. should i take it into the dealership. or is it not too big of a deal...

help.

 

That happens to me sometimes to but i just push the door in a couple of times and it just pops out.

 

Next time that happens, use the keyfob unlock button to see if it unlocks it. It's possible that it was just locked.

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<font color=black>Silverstone Coupe</font color=black>

 

In my experience if either door is locked then the gas cap is too. My aftermarket alarm locks the doors on ignition and unlocks when you turn off the car completely. I left the key in once so my GF could listen to music and her door was still locked. Couldn't open my gas cap till she unlocked all the doors.

 

Read the manual! There's some picky little things in there like that gas cap, spare tire mounting, etc.

2004 Coupe 6MT / Ivory Pearl / Black / Premium / Aero / 3pc Bodykit

 

Same thing happened to me the first time I went to gas up my car. You need to have the passenger door unlocked. Stand outside your car with the doors locked, press the unlock button twice and you'll actually see the gas door pop out ever so slightly.

 

same thing happened to me, I was FREAKING out until I thought about trying to unlock the doors. I had the driver door unlocked, but not the passenger. My hunch is that it's tied to the passenger lock. It's silly, but it's avoidable.

'04 Coupe 5AT BS | Premium | NAV | 18" Wheels | Borla Exhaust | Aluminum Pedals | Clear Corners |

 

Why is it silly? It prevents someone from stealing your gas...

First time I went for a fill, I had the same problem, so I just looked in the manual and it says to unlock the doors. Works well although I prefer opening the gas door via a switch inside like most cars.

 

Speaking of the actual gas cap thingie... when you guys fill up, do you attempt to hook it into that holder on the inside of the opened gas filler door? Sometimes mine stays there like a good little gas cap, other times it just sort of "pops" out of the holder and rattles against the side of the car. Annoying as heck.

-T

 

My gas cap has a mind all its own...I try to place it nicely in the holder and the second I turn my head....it jumps right out of there!

My door opens with my pass. side door locked...I don't understand why it wouldn't. maybe its an intermitent problem....<font color=blue>2old4this</font color=blue>


04 cpe IP/willow/5at/prem/18's/JDM clear corners/Piaa's/MTEC H4 Super White fog/highs

 

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Speaking of the actual gas cap thingie... when you guys fill up, do you attempt to hook it into that holder on the inside of the opened gas filler door? Sometimes mine stays there like a good little gas cap, other times it just sort of "pops" out of the holder and rattles against the side of the car. Annoying as heck.

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Yea, that happens to me as well.

 

Well, on my car, the gas tank is unlocked when the driver's door is unlocked.

When I drove a loaner sedan, I had to unlock both doors for it to open.

I wonder if this is tied to one of the BCM programmable options somehow.

Or I wonder if this is a feature of the newer cars

2004.5 DG/G 5AT Coupe with all options
Sidemarker turnsignal mod
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2003 Yamaha YZF600R

 

yeah, happens to me all the time. the gas cap does'nt like staying in its little holder... hate it evertime it pops out and bangs against the car.

G35c/IP/G/6MT

 

Glad I'm not the only one. Someone who's not lazy like me should get up and complain for them to make a fix for the gas cap holder. It doesn't bother me so much as the fact that when it pops out of the holder it makes a nice little clunk sound onto the side of the car, which, upon closer inspection, hasn't left any marks... yet.

-T

 

i saw the subject line and i assume its the same problem im having. i havent read the replies because im actuaslly tired and going to bed but i hope there is a good solution to this on a post cause my door is alweays locked even after i unlock the button, open and close doors, etc etc. what does the trick though is to start the engine then press the unlock on the driver door. anyway, i will the replies tomorroew. thanks drunk RX





Laser Red, Willow, 6MT, Premium sport package, Clear markers w/ hid bulbs, Sprint springs, Platinum 20% mirror tint.