1998 V70XC fuel door not opening

jonathand · Post by **jonathand** » 05 Aug 2009, 16:08

I am posting this prior to any real investigation.
The switch on the driver's door no longer causes the fuel door to open. There has been no indications of problems, mechanical or otherwise. My first guess is a blown fuse.

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 05 Aug 2009, 16:38

If your locks are still working my guess is that the motor for the fuel door went bad.

If you had a sedan I could tell you exactly how to open the door. The lock on my '94 decides to work once or twice a year and my wife called from the gas station just yesterday when she couldn't open it.

Check your owner's manual - it should tell you how to access the emergency release.

...Lee

jonathand · Post by **jonathand** » 05 Aug 2009, 20:22

OK found the problem, The rocker switch for the door locks on the passenger frount door does not return to center. It was toggled with the edge toward the outside of the car pushed down. Once it returned to center the fuel door worked fine.