So i start my car this morning and the check gas cap message comes up on my display. So i get out and obviously check it. Looks fine but i took it off and tightened it with the clicks and all. The message still comes up on the display. Has anyone else experienced this or do you guys no what might be causing it. Any info at all would help out. Thanks



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You have to make sure you click it enough times. It may take more than one restart to reset the message. You can always disconnect the negative side of the battery for a few minutes and then see if it's gone.

 

I definatly clicked it more than once. Then restarted and same thing. Then i clicked the **** out of it and still the same thing. I can't imagen a gas cap can go bad or can they?

 

there could be a leak somewhere on the fill line, why not? The sensor is telling you that the pressure in teh tank is wrong, am i right?

 

Did you try disconnecting the battery to reset the computer. If you do it and it doesn't reset and stay reset I would take it to the dealer.

 

this is a common problem. Just hope it doesn't lead to bigger things!
You can have the dealer check it out or just unplug the battery. Don't worry about losing your pre-programmed stations in the radio, as they have battery backup.
But you did just do it the required 3 clicks? Really important to do exactly 3!!!!! Ha Ha!

 

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I got my entire gas tank replaced, what year is your car? I think there was a TSB.

 

I still dont understand how the gas cap can have any bearing on any thing but keeping the tank closed. I close mine to the first click and have NO IDEA of what pegasusphototx was talking about at all unless in some way known to him only, all that he wrote was supposed to mean 3. Kinda going the long way around the religious barn to say nothing.

Im an old man, what do I know.

 

I think he's on drugs!