gas door/lid wont open!!
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gas door/lid wont open!!
have any of you had a problem with ur gas door/lid (not talking about the cap u screw on). for some reason mine wont open. this is the second time i've encountered this problem, and on both incidents, my car was on empty. the first time this happened to me, it magically fixed itself 2 days after. but this time i dont really have two days. my senior prom is this coming saturday.
i called infiniti and they told me to bring in the car today. however, they will not be able to give me a loaner. the worst part is that they dont know how long it will take to fix. now it would totally suck if i had to drive my 1992 toyota previa to prom.
i have a 2003 g35, so there is no button you press to open the lid. on mine, you simply have to unlock the car, and push the lid open.
any feedback would be helpful. thanks!
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small"><EM>Edited by jaymes on 05/13/04 01:22 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
i called infiniti and they told me to bring in the car today. however, they will not be able to give me a loaner. the worst part is that they dont know how long it will take to fix. now it would totally suck if i had to drive my 1992 toyota previa to prom.
i have a 2003 g35, so there is no button you press to open the lid. on mine, you simply have to unlock the car, and push the lid open.
any feedback would be helpful. thanks!
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small"><EM>Edited by jaymes on 05/13/04 01:22 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
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Re: gas door/lid wont open!!
I have the same problem with my 2004 Sedan, has happened a few times now, I took it in and of course it was working for them, hasn't done it since, but he said since it was working, he couldn't trace the problem, if it doesn't happen again soon, I am taking it in anyway and telling him it's been doing it a lot, I believe it's the solenoid right at the gas door, someone on FA had that happen and it was replaced!
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Re: gas door/lid wont open!!
I actually have this problem this week. I just took it in to my dealer and they said there are some problems with the actuator of the gas door and they are going to order a new one so I can get it fixed next week. IN the mean time, they manually disconnected the fuel door from the unlocking mechanism so I can fuel up.
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Originally Posted by ABQ_G35
I wonder if there might be a TSB on this one, sounds like it's a common thing!
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I'm at the library right now trying to figure out what the heck to do.
That sucks bro... if worse comes to worse take the previa... and nickname it the BANGBUS! LOL! Gotta have fun with it...
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Originally Posted by G35papa
Anyway, I ended up just going to the dealer. If I had had more gas, I would have just gone on home and tried to get to it from the inside and figure out what to do, but, like I said, I was on E. And if I couldn't get it open, I would have been UTC. Dealer charged 213.57. He gave me an O' so generous discount of 15 bux.
That brought it just under two benjamins. (Hundreds are Benjamins, right?) This is the most expensive fill-up I have ever had. My faith in my car is waivering.
I had this happen, follow that link and follow the instructions. Happened to me once about a year ago, never had an issue with it since. Didn't have to go the dealer, just moved the stuck little white clip and all was good.
Originally Posted by obsdnoblivion
Thanks G35 Papa. And damfuka, Previa? Bite your tongue, dude!
Anyway, I ended up just going to the dealer. If I had had more gas, I would have just gone on home and tried to get to it from the inside and figure out what to do, but, like I said, I was on E. And if I couldn't get it open, I would have been UTC. Dealer charged 213.57. He gave me an O' so generous discount of 15 bux. That brought it just under two benjamins. (Hundreds are Benjamins, right?) This is the most expensive fill-up I have ever had. My faith in my car is waivering.
Anyway, I ended up just going to the dealer. If I had had more gas, I would have just gone on home and tried to get to it from the inside and figure out what to do, but, like I said, I was on E. And if I couldn't get it open, I would have been UTC. Dealer charged 213.57. He gave me an O' so generous discount of 15 bux.
That brought it just under two benjamins. (Hundreds are Benjamins, right?) This is the most expensive fill-up I have ever had. My faith in my car is waivering.
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Maybe I'm cheap, but when this happened to me I just put some duct tape over the latch in the fuel door. The little locking bolt can no longer secure the door shut. Granted, it does not lock anymore but that doesn't matter to me.
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just go link and follow! thanks guys, i saved my $$$..
