[Firstbmw96]

I'm at 1189 miles. I was so excited my break in period is about to come to an end. I stop to get gas any my fuel door won't open. I have 19 miles left in my car before I'm out of gas. My bmw dealership is 8 miles away. Anyone else have this issue? My car needs an update and it says it will take 20 min. I'm not sure if the update has something to do with this. I've been working a lot lately and didn't have time to update my car. I even pff my whole car. I have bipolar depression and this car brings me so much joy. My mood changes when I'm driving this car. Last thing I want to do is have my car in the shop for weeks.

[2 overtake]

When the car is locked so is the fuel door, so make sure the car is unlocked

[Firstbmw96]

Originally Posted by 2 overtake

When the car is locked so is the fuel door, so make sure the car is unlocked

100% its unlocked

[Invisiblename]

Originally Posted by Firstbmw96

I'm at 1189 miles. I was so excited my break in period is about to come to an end. I stop to get gas any my fuel door won't open. I have 19 miles left in my car before I'm out of gas. My bmw dealership is 8 miles away. Anyone else have this issue? My car needs an update and it says it will take 20 min. I'm not sure if the update has something to do with this. I've been working a lot lately and didn't have time to update my car. I even pff my whole car. I have bipolar depression and this car brings me so much joy. My mood changes when I'm driving this car. Last thing I want to do is have my car in the shop for weeks.

Type “fuel door stuck” in the forum search and you will get the answer.

https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=29024898

[Dex401]

Had the same issue with mine within the first month of ownership, have seen a couple people posting about it in the forums as well and it almost always seems to be early on in the life of the car. Took it to the dealership and they had to break the door open, apparently it’s a problem with the fuel door actuator. All in all took them about 4 days from me taking the car to the dealership and then giving me a rental to me getting the car back with it fixed, haven’t had any issues so far since. Sorry friend hopefully things get better for you but on the bright side it’s covered by warranty and shouldn’t take too long to get sorted.

[Invisiblename]

Originally Posted by Firstbmw96

100% its unlocked

Did you manage to get it opened & fuelled?

[Firstbmw96]

Originally Posted by Invisiblename

Did you manage to get it opened & fuelled?

No. service center is closed on the weekends. I have to wait till tomorrow to give them a call and see what my options are.

[Firstbmw96]

Originally Posted by Dex401

Had the same issue with mine within the first month of ownership, have seen a couple people posting about it in the forums as well and it almost always seems to be early on in the life of the car. Took it to the dealership and they had to break the door open, apparently it’s a problem with the fuel door actuator. All in all took them about 4 days from me taking the car to the dealership and then giving me a rental to me getting the car back with it fixed, haven’t had any issues so far since. Sorry friend hopefully things get better for you but on the bright side it’s covered by warranty and shouldn’t take too long to get sorted.

Did you have to get the outside fuel door replaced? I ppf my whole car. I don't want to pay for ppf again.

[Dex401]

Originally Posted by Firstbmw96

Did you have to get the outside fuel door replaced? I ppf my whole car. I don't want to pay for ppf again.

Yes unfortunately they had to replace the entire fuel door as they had to break it off.

[Invisiblename]

Originally Posted by Firstbmw96

No. service center is closed on the weekends. I have to wait till tomorrow to give them a call and see what my options are.

So the advice given by the other thread didn’t help?

[Firstbmw96]

Originally Posted by Invisiblename

So the advice given by the other thread didn’t help?

It didn't help

[Firstbmw96]

Originally Posted by Dex401

Yes unfortunately they had to replace the entire fuel door as they had to break it off.

They had to beak off my door. Did they order you a new door and paint it themselves or did it already come in the color of your car?

[StolenLexus]

Just had this happen to me. Tried the advice from the other thread and that didn't work.

Car's at the dealership, now we play the waiting game.

[ZM240i]

Dang! A few owners unfortunately experienced this now.

Potentially another recall brewing. Sux!

[~Barn~]

Damn. Sorry this is happening. As I'm typing this my car is at the PPF shop. <sigh....> Fingers crossed, I guess!

[redcars]

I wonder if we should hit those retracting nubs with some WD-40. Is it bad parts or poor design?

[JoeyJoeJo]

Originally Posted by redcars

Is it bad parts or poor design?

OT but I had an A35 that had 4 fuel door actuators in less than 2 years, each one was an "isolated incident" apparently

[redcars]

They must break in the new engineers with designing fuel filler doors.