Gas fuel door not opening - 2010 Outlander
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Gas fuel door not opening - 2010 Outlander
Anybody had this before? I pull the fuel release lever next to my seat all the way and the gas fuel door doesn't open. I can openly it manually by using my key as leverage, but that starts to scratch the paint.
The problem: there's a little "tongue" / "plunger" that is retracted when you pull the release lever. After the tongue/plunger is retracted, the fuel door springs open. On my 2010 Outlander now, the tongue/plunger barely moves when I pull the lever: maybe just 2-3 millimeters. But it definitely moves, so the cable isn't broken 100%.
Thoughts? I'm trying to see if the problem is near the lever or near the fuel door. Before, when I pulled the gas lever, there was a "jerk" as the door popped open. Now, the lever is loose and moves up/down pretty easily (but does reset to the down position if I let go).
The problem: there's a little "tongue" / "plunger" that is retracted when you pull the release lever. After the tongue/plunger is retracted, the fuel door springs open. On my 2010 Outlander now, the tongue/plunger barely moves when I pull the lever: maybe just 2-3 millimeters. But it definitely moves, so the cable isn't broken 100%.
Thoughts? I'm trying to see if the problem is near the lever or near the fuel door. Before, when I pulled the gas lever, there was a "jerk" as the door popped open. Now, the lever is loose and moves up/down pretty easily (but does reset to the down position if I let go).
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Anybody had this before? I pull the fuel release lever next to my seat all the way and the gas fuel door doesn't open. I can openly it manually by using my key as leverage, but that starts to scratch the paint.
The problem: there's a little "tongue" / "plunger" that is retracted when you pull the release lever. After the tongue/plunger is retracted, the fuel door springs open. On my 2010 Outlander now, the tongue/plunger barely moves when I pull the lever: maybe just 2-3 millimeters. But it definitely moves, so the cable isn't broken 100%.
Thoughts? I'm trying to see if the problem is near the lever or near the fuel door. Before, when I pulled the gas lever, there was a "jerk" as the door popped open. Now, the lever is loose and moves up/down pretty easily (but does reset to the down position if I let go).
The problem: there's a little "tongue" / "plunger" that is retracted when you pull the release lever. After the tongue/plunger is retracted, the fuel door springs open. On my 2010 Outlander now, the tongue/plunger barely moves when I pull the lever: maybe just 2-3 millimeters. But it definitely moves, so the cable isn't broken 100%.
Thoughts? I'm trying to see if the problem is near the lever or near the fuel door. Before, when I pulled the gas lever, there was a "jerk" as the door popped open. Now, the lever is loose and moves up/down pretty easily (but does reset to the down position if I let go).
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Thank you for the reply. I had asked the dealer, actually, to look at it the last time I went for a recall notice, but they forgot about it. Oh, well.
I actually found this post: https://mitsubishiforum.com/forum/mi...ot-open-50258/
And it was the same issue! there's a screw by the lever that removes the plastic shell. From there, I noticed that the cable & lever weren't matche up. There's a little "ball" on the cable; the lever attaches to this "ball" and pulls. On mine, somehow, the lever wasn't connecting to the ball anymore.
It took some effort (it's all at a uncomfortable angle; almost wanted to take the driver seat out!), but I was able to fit the ball back into the lever and it works now!
I actually found this post: https://mitsubishiforum.com/forum/mi...ot-open-50258/
And it was the same issue! there's a screw by the lever that removes the plastic shell. From there, I noticed that the cable & lever weren't matche up. There's a little "ball" on the cable; the lever attaches to this "ball" and pulls. On mine, somehow, the lever wasn't connecting to the ball anymore.
It took some effort (it's all at a uncomfortable angle; almost wanted to take the driver seat out!), but I was able to fit the ball back into the lever and it works now!
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Thank you for the reply. I had asked the dealer, actually, to look at it the last time I went for a recall notice, but they forgot about it. Oh, well.
I actually found this post: https://mitsubishiforum.com/forum/mi...ot-open-50258/
And it was the same issue! there's a screw by the lever that removes the plastic shell. From there, I noticed that the cable & lever weren't matche up. There's a little "ball" on the cable; the lever attaches to this "ball" and pulls. On mine, somehow, the lever wasn't connecting to the ball anymore.
It took some effort (it's all at a uncomfortable angle; almost wanted to take the driver seat out!), but I was able to fit the ball back into the lever and it works now!
I actually found this post: https://mitsubishiforum.com/forum/mi...ot-open-50258/
And it was the same issue! there's a screw by the lever that removes the plastic shell. From there, I noticed that the cable & lever weren't matche up. There's a little "ball" on the cable; the lever attaches to this "ball" and pulls. On mine, somehow, the lever wasn't connecting to the ball anymore.
It took some effort (it's all at a uncomfortable angle; almost wanted to take the driver seat out!), but I was able to fit the ball back into the lever and it works now!
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Nice. Worked great since.
I'd totally forgotten this thread; nearly thought this email notification was spam.
Nice. Glad to hear it helped; cheers for the reply.
Takes a bit of time, but it's been a permanent solution. Four years later, it's not come loose again, so I'll chalk it up as a win. Knocking on wood of course... 👍
Nice. Glad to hear it helped; cheers for the reply.
Takes a bit of time, but it's been a permanent solution. Four years later, it's not come loose again, so I'll chalk it up as a win. Knocking on wood of course... 👍
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I'd totally forgotten this thread; nearly thought this email notification was spam.
Nice. Glad to hear it helped; cheers for the reply.
Takes a bit of time, but it's been a permanent solution. Four years later, it's not come loose again, so I'll chalk it up as a win. Knocking on wood of course... 👍
Nice. Glad to hear it helped; cheers for the reply.
Takes a bit of time, but it's been a permanent solution. Four years later, it's not come loose again, so I'll chalk it up as a win. Knocking on wood of course... 👍
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