I had the most stressful experience tonight.After driving in the worst traffic ever coming back from work,I reached the E line on my fuel indicator. I barely made it to the gas station and guess what:the gas tank would not open.
I did not know what to do. Called Infiniti and they said they will tow me tomorrow. After 30 minutes I tried again and it miraculously opened!
Should I still take it to the dealer to prevent this from happening.What causes this? Anything I can do if it happens again?
Thanks for your input.

 

you do know that the doors need to be all unlocked before you can open your tank, i had the same problem then i just double clicked my dorr oepn thing and it worked fine no problems sicne.

 

I posted this two days ago on the same subject. Just un-snap the trunk liner and reach in and grab the notched end of this.


the motor belongs in a slot car, not a fuel latch release. I couldnt replicate it for the dealer, so I just relubed mine and it hasnt acted up in months. Alternately, it can be unplugged quite easily and left unlocked.

 

Thanks everyone, and especially to TimW for his pic.
This issue is popping up with regularity, so I copied a thread to our DIY/FAQ forum.
C.

 

mine did the same thing . The next day it opened....it was me TimW was talking about...Thanks for the info TimW...Pingo

 

Mine jammed while out of town on business... and out of fuel. Managed to get it un-locked by banging on body panel near fuel door.

Brought in for service today and they replaced the actuator within 40 minutes under warranty.

Would have been helpful to view this post earlier
At least I know there is an easier way to get it open next time.