Fuel Door Locking Pin - Missing ?

[PilotJoe]

This morning on my commute as soon as I got into the truck I got warning messages on my display dash that says “Fuel Door Ajar Close Fully to Avoid “Check Engine” Light.

Well the door was closed but upon my inspection of it, I found that the locking pin is gone. I contacted my closest dealership and they informed me that I will need the entire Fuel Housing for $75. The truck is still under the Bumper to Bumper 36k Warranty however they can’t touch the truck until late February which will put me out of the Warranty period.

Any of you have issues with this little pin coming out and growing wings and flying away? From the looks of it, the pin connects to a quick disconnect circular adapter. I’m guessing the small circular adapter came loose, and the pin went with it where it may be at this point. You can see in this picture where the small circular adapter goes into this base for the door and has a 1/4 turn to lock it into place.

Anyone know how I can get the dealership to honor the warranty due to how far their “1st available appointment” is since the problem happened under the 36k mile mark?

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[Kodiak]

There are a couple of threads about this. It is a known issue. Here is a solution. Good luck!

Ford Billet Fuel Door Pin | MegaOhm Motorsports

 

[Severdog]

Here's your solution:



Looks like Kodiak posted the same thing that I tried to.

 

[rtf150]

I purchased and installed the megaohm fuel door pin. Quality part and perfect solution to the poorly designed plastic OEM pin. Install is super easy!

 

[Blue]

Ford is getting so cheap on these parts. Last week my truck was in for service and I asked them to look at the radio antenna since it was flopping all over. They called later in the day and said yes base is broke probably the car wash did it in, no warranty and wanted $310. The truck has only been through a car wash maybe a dozen times, WTF cant design an antenna not to break so easy, never had this happen before. I said pass, I just removed the mast, problem solved until spring when I can replace the base for $30.

 

[Eskram]

I've got the site bookmarked for when/if mine fails.

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