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HELP! Fuel Door and Trunk won't open.

Old Apr 22, 2018 | 04:14 PM
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HELP! Fuel Door and Trunk won't open.

2004 G35 Sedan...

So a while back my trunk stopped working and the emergency release is broken. (see picture). But this weekend the fuel door doesn't seem to be unlocking.

Big Problem Here. I am pretty much on "E" and the stuff people are recommending so far hasn't worked (unlocking & locking, starting car, etc)

Has anyone else come across this issue? Is there a fuse for these things?

Any urgent help is much appreciated.

Thanks.
Desperate G35 Owner
 
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Old Apr 22, 2018 | 08:23 PM
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Start taking the trim apart to access the back of the fuel door lock actuator, it's going to be a pain working through the back seat so you can work on taking the trim off to access the trunk lock first I suppose. The moral of this story is don't leave broken stuff on your vehicle because it can snowball into something much worse...
 
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Old Apr 22, 2018 | 11:10 PM
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Is there a way to remove the seats to work through them or do I just work through the little opening?
 
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Old Apr 22, 2018 | 11:16 PM
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You can remove the upper rear seat portion, but its really not going to give you any additional room in that opening.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2018 | 11:27 AM
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The actual culprit once you get the trunk open is probably the wiring harness going to the trunk, it's a common point of failure for the wires to break inside it, you probably also have a blown fuse or two as well.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2018 | 03:14 PM
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Had the same issue with fuel door, no broken fuses, I ended up getting behind the fuel door and unplugging the wire. However, my trunk was able to open and wasn't a big deal to get to. Good luck!
 
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Old Apr 24, 2018 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by LemonStain
2004 G35 Sedan...

So a while back my trunk stopped working and the emergency release is broken. (see picture). But this weekend the fuel door doesn't seem to be unlocking.

Big Problem Here. I am pretty much on "E" and the stuff people are recommending so far hasn't worked (unlocking & locking, starting car, etc)

Has anyone else come across this issue? Is there a fuse for these things?

Any urgent help is much appreciated.

Thanks.
Desperate G35 Owner
Open your glove box on the passenger side and inside of the glove box on the left there is a switch that allows for you to lock your trunk. I would try to look for the switch and hope that it is not on. Please let me know if that helped!
 
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Old Apr 25, 2018 | 01:02 PM
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Good call, forgot all about the trunk lock switch. It won't fix the gas cap solenoid problem but it might make accessing it easier
 
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