eetmesoon
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- VX SEDAN...AND A VE TOO!
wheeled into a garage to buy fuel at a decent price, was only yo do a "Top Up" pushed on the fuel flap to open it up...NOPE!
Had keys on me so locked and unlocked the car...pushed on fuel flap again...still locked!
WTF is going on? Why? Tried to use the key to try to pry flap open; then realised I was NOT going to break my key doing that crap...unlocked the boot to hope I could find a flat headed screwdriver...of course, no such luck...bu did find a Paddle Pop stick...tried it to find it helped a little...was going to just forget buying fuel but had one more go at it...was able to pen the flap and then filled up.
Tried to manually manoeuver the plastic rod [appeared as though that was the part which is supposed to allow fuel flap access when car is unlocked...it wouldn't budge! My guess is that was what had failed to work as it should and which had stopped me from opening the fuel flap by pushing it inwards...
Question; anyone else had a similar occurrence? Suggestions for a fix or to over ride the fault?
Whilst searching for answers here...saw a number of other Members who admitted to not being able to open the fuel flap at their first attempt in a VE...must admit; happened to me...had to sit in car and google up a reason on my phone the first time it happened to me! But glad to see I was not the only one...though having this issue occur today...think I prefer the older VR - VZ locking system...
Had keys on me so locked and unlocked the car...pushed on fuel flap again...still locked!
WTF is going on? Why? Tried to use the key to try to pry flap open; then realised I was NOT going to break my key doing that crap...unlocked the boot to hope I could find a flat headed screwdriver...of course, no such luck...bu did find a Paddle Pop stick...tried it to find it helped a little...was going to just forget buying fuel but had one more go at it...was able to pen the flap and then filled up.
Tried to manually manoeuver the plastic rod [appeared as though that was the part which is supposed to allow fuel flap access when car is unlocked...it wouldn't budge! My guess is that was what had failed to work as it should and which had stopped me from opening the fuel flap by pushing it inwards...
Question; anyone else had a similar occurrence? Suggestions for a fix or to over ride the fault?
Whilst searching for answers here...saw a number of other Members who admitted to not being able to open the fuel flap at their first attempt in a VE...must admit; happened to me...had to sit in car and google up a reason on my phone the first time it happened to me! But glad to see I was not the only one...though having this issue occur today...think I prefer the older VR - VZ locking system...
