Powerboost hybrid - showing fuel door open error message

[johnnywattage]

Anyone figure out how to keep the "emergency open wire" tucked into the wheel well? Mine just dangles like a loose thread.

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[JerseyGlock]

Here's a better solution! Billet Fuel Door Pin for the Powerboost!

https://www.megaohmmotorsports.com/product/powerboost-billet-fuel-door-pin

Hahaha, me too. I didn't even damage old pin, kept it just in case.

 

[skiteton]

I get the fuel door open message after every fill up and my pin is intact! Once I stop to open and close the door, the message goes away.

 

[WillB17]

I get the fuel door open message after every fill up and my pin is intact! Once I stop to open and close the door, the message goes away.

Uh oh, I wonder if the female side of the door is sticking.

 

[CaptSteve]

I bought it to dealer yesterday, they are going to replace the fuel door assembly, it will take a couple weeks for the part to arrive. The tech did try the emergency manual wire connection to the fuel door and it's broken.

I wonder what it will cost to fix at the dealers?

 

[WillB17]

I wonder what it will cost to fix at the dealers?

Here is a picture from a customer of ours a couple weeks ago. As you can see it says his warranty won't cover it which is insane, so he ended up buying a billet pin kit from us instead and saved himself $700

 

[CaptSteve]

Thank you Will. I ordered the Billet fuel door pin. I hope it works. Now I have figure out how to turn off the "Check Engine" light.

 

[WillB17]

Thank you Will. I ordered the Billet fuel door pin. I hope it works. Now I have figure out how to turn off the "Check Engine" light.

Once you install the pin and the truck sees the fuel door latching properly again, the code will self clear! Thank you for buying a Billet Pin, you will be extremely happy with the quality and effort put into the solution.

 

[hondaf17]

Hi All,

Well - add me to the list of PB owners experiencing this. My dealer wants $1100 to fix this!! So hence the late night/early morning google search, finding this thread. Went and looked; no post in my plastic sleeve. I'm sure it's at the last gas station. Just ordered the Billet Fuel Door Pin from a couple posts up. Hope to fix myself. I've got $150k in Ford Trucks (F150 PB and Expedition); quoted $1100 from a dealership for this just pissed me off!

 

[FaaWrenchBndr]

Hi All,

Well - add me to the list of PB owners experiencing this. My dealer wants $1100 to fix this!! So hence the late night/early morning google search, finding this thread. Went and looked; no post in my plastic sleeve. I'm sure it's at the last gas station. Just ordered the Billet Fuel Door Pin from a couple posts up. Hope to fix myself. I've got $150k in Ford Trucks (F150 PB and Expedition); quoted $1100 from a dealership for this just pissed me off!

yeah, the billet pin is a nice piece. I ordered one and installed it when my truck was new, didn’t have any problem. Just didn’t want to have any problems.

here is the part number for the boot seal

 

[CaptSteve]

I would go with the Billet Fuel Door Pin. The OEM replacement looks like it will just break off again. The replacement took me 20 minutes. If I had to do it again, I could do it in 5 minutes. It is that easy. Clear instructions, just read them carefully. The part is quality and don't expect I will ever have to replace it. Keep the $1055 you save for something else. The dealer is a crook for charging $1100 for the fix.

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