So my fuel door is stuck shut. All the other doors open fine and I can hear the pump work when I hit the open button. Has this happened to anyone else? Any other options other than pulling the trunk area apart again? It was a pain in the *** to get everything back together before when I replaced the locking module and all my retaining clips kept cracking.

 

bbsrt6
This has been discussed previously for both problems, can't open and can't close the gas door. Attached is one of many threads on the subject....
Dennis
DTMenace

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...mechanism.html

 

There is an emergency release on the gas lock and it may be accessible using the rear light access panel in the bottom trunk panel. I am not to sure about the accessibility part of my statement. Might work if you are an orangutan.
I’ll add a picture of the lock if I can find it. Here is a view in my stripped trunk, you can see the red unlocking latch, I think you pull it to the rear.

 

 

while it hasn't happened to me i would like to know if the description and picture that onehundred80 described was the release you found and used. if not please describe what you did to get the gas door opened. as you found out it never hurts to have as much information as possible ahead of time, lol.


thanks
steve

 

 

Thanks for the update and information

 

Rather than start a new post on another fuel door issue I am going to continue with this post as my problem is just the opposite...
After arriving at work the other day I pressed the key fob to lock the doors and nothing happened. Thought maybe the fob had dead batteries, not the case as I walked around to the back of the car hit the fob and the lights flashed. So I manually locked the doors but this does not lock the trunk. This morning I took off the right rear trunk panel and the Styrofoam insert on the floor deck to expose the air pump, started the car and tried to listen for an air leak...nothing I could hear with the exhaust blowing on my legs. I then lowered the windows, car still running, and hit the manual lock button on the center stack, doors and trunk lock but the I am able to open the fuel door when everything else locks. The service manual is a little vague on the fuel door operation other than describing how to remove the locking part near the gas cap to then pull out the lock actuator. Before I attempt this has anyone else experienced this issue of the fuel door not locking. I am assuming because of this issue that is why I can not lock the car? Any assistance would be most appreciated.

Thanks,
PJ

 

 

Thanks for the many tips...I replaced the batteries in the fob and searched the forum on how to resync the fob to the car. Not sure what post I was on but someone did not have any courtesy/map lights and the advice was to check fuse #9, which also controls the alarm. Well I did not have any map lights or trunk light, checked the fuse and it was blown. When I was taking off the cover in the trunk that holds the light I removed the bulb and apparently shorted and blew the fuse. I didn't think about the obvious, check the fuses. Anyway, I replaced the fuse, closed all doors, hood, trunk and pressed the fob to lock and all is now working. Thanks again for your assistance.

 

That someone was me about 5 years ago, haven't had any problem with it since then.
At least it made me dig into the trunk and verify that the locking pump module was dry

 

I learn something new everyday about these cars.
just to confirm.
Pull. not Push? on the red thingy?