Thanks for posting - I just did this repair in under 10 mins by cutting the wire to the old one and the new one and just splicing back together.. Eliminates tearing the trunk apart and all the fishing of the wires. Worked great!
That's what I did. "Hey dad, can we just disconnect the battery and splice the new one in?" dad: "bah, I bet it's only hot when locking or unlocking 'snip'."
In this ase the rotating lock pin has been removed however if it sticks, I have a very simply fix once you understand what the issue is. The rotating shaft has an o- ring behind to prevent ingress of water to the electrical portion. After 5 years or so it gets dry and binds the shaft. Solution is simply, get a cotton bud and apply some brake fluid to the shaft then operate it in and out to lubricate the O-ring. Problem solved. First check that the central locking does work on the door (test)
I already had two failures of these ridiculous devices. I opened the actuator and deleted the electric lock, which ends up binding and failing, so that the cap always functions manually. Problem solved permanently.
@@saivardhan9821 I’m not being sarcastic here…back where it came from. It literally just hangs down through the opening that it came out of. I no longer have this car, otherwise I could go back in and check.
I have the same issue! But mine is saloon version. And it doesn't have the torx screw... Tried pulling it out can't. Can't find any articles about that issue so I figured to ask you. How do I get the fuel door out?
I am the least experienced automotive person…haha. Maybe try Advance Auto or AutoZone or O’Reilly? They might be able to at least give you an idea of how to get the fuel door out.
RU-vid literally has everything. My buddy borrowed my car and snapped the door off trying to pry it open. I loaned it to him with a full tank of gas and he was trying to top it off as a thank you
I have a 2021 Passat and the gas flap opens when the doors are locked or unlocked. Was told by the dealer and VW corporate in Virginia that they no longer have a locking gas flap. When the dealer took it apart, the actuator did not have any electrical connections! Looking into it further. Great video and I'm sure its helpful for others.
Thank you for video. I have same issue with my Passat . I got a new part and planing to work on my car. Now I knew have to do it. Thanks allot. Keep posting some good videos about Passat. Cheers
Yeah, I also got quoted over $200 to fix this on my 2013 Passat. I declined service and they still charged me $78 to open the stuck gas tank flap. 2 minutes of work. Bunch of thieves.
Hocine Lamoud No, they never showed me how it was done. They did tell me that they used a special tool to pry it open, however, which may or may not be bs.
I've been putting off doing this because I've figured out you can rapidly tap "unlock" on your key, and rapidly press the fuel door and it'll pop open!
