Originally Posted by ShawnQ
AIG,
Thanks - I figured it out after you explained how it worked.
Apparently the locking 'PIN' wasn't lining up with the hole in the gas lid.
I got to looking around, and the tether that holds the gas-cap to the car was spun and twisted so bad it prevented the lid from closing all the way. When you went to lock it, the pin would then mis-fire and wouldn't make a positive latch.
I 'unwound' the tether, and now the door lays nice and flush with the body and the locking mechanism functions again.
Thanks for the help,
Shawn
That is exactly what happened to me... I was about to take it in to the dealer and b*tch at them... Then luckily I figured it out prior...so I saved face a little. This seems to be the most common problem the the fuel door is the gas cap rubber string...or whatever its called... Now that I know what it is, I'm much more aware of it when filling up my tank and such...
glad everything got resolved.