My '03 2.5X has a fairly well rusted fuel door latch--the one on the floor to the left of the driver's seat. I can lift it and release the fuel door, but the latch won't return to it's original position. In order to get the fuel door to close, I have to push the latch down again after I've pulled it. I tried searching for information on this problem, but haven't found anything. The Haynes manual doesn't mention this latch either.
So, anyone know what might have caused the rust? The grommet that attaches the floor mat to the peg down there is a bit corroded as well. The car shows no signs of flood damage, so I'm thinking maybe just snow got in there and melted? The car was in Vermont for a few years before coming down to Texas
I'm going to see if I can get it to work again with some well aimed PB blaster tomorrow, though I suspect I'll have to pull back the carpet, which I don't know how to do yet. If that won't work, I may have to replace the latch and/or spring that it's connected to.
So, anyone know what might have caused the rust? The grommet that attaches the floor mat to the peg down there is a bit corroded as well. The car shows no signs of flood damage, so I'm thinking maybe just snow got in there and melted? The car was in Vermont for a few years before coming down to Texas
I'm going to see if I can get it to work again with some well aimed PB blaster tomorrow, though I suspect I'll have to pull back the carpet, which I don't know how to do yet. If that won't work, I may have to replace the latch and/or spring that it's connected to.