Some complications on our cars appear to be insignificant but can be annoying, like having your wipers squeak for example. Others even if they are not major will prevent you from using your Suzuki Alto in a normal way, like having a flat tire or having the fuel door stuck on your xXX. You will no longer be able to fill up your tank and as a result in the end not be able to use your car. This is specifically why we have written and published this content page, to help you obtain a quick solution to your fuel trap trouble so that you can use your car in a normal way. To achieve this, we will first try to determine why the fuel door of your Suzuki Alto is stuck, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel door of my Suzuki Alto stuck?
So we’ll start our content page with the source of your fuel trap complications stuck on Suzuki Alto. Remember that this fuel door is generally operated by an electric motor, but in some years or according to the options of your car it is only operated by a cable. Most of the time, it is either the cable that seizes up, or, an electric motor that is at the end of its life. Occasionally, it can be the fuel door fuse that is malfunctioning on your Suzuki Alto. So take into consideration examining all these parts one after the other to discover the source of your fuel door trouble on Suzuki Alto. Go to the next part of this content page to get answers to your trouble.
What if the fuel door on my Suzuki Alto is stuck?
We are now going to show you one at a time the diverse answers to each of the motives of a fuel door stuck on Suzuki Alto, already to give you an immediate solution to let you to put fuel in your car and above all a definitive solution to no longer suffer this form of trouble.
Verify the fuel door fuses
The first possible cause of a stuck fuel door on your Suzuki Alto is that the fuse for the door opening has failed. To resolve this trouble, you need to get your car manual, check which fuse box the one you are interested in is in (dashboard or engine compartment) and once established, check the condition and maybe change the fuse with a new one. If it is the fuel filler cap that is stuck on your Suzuki Alto, do not be reluctant to read our content page to help you solve your trouble.
Verify the fuel door control cable
The second possible trigger of your fuel door trouble being stuck on Suzuki Alto is that the fuel control cable is seized up. To resolve this trouble, you will have to try to use a flat screwdriver to pry the fuel door lock with a flat screwdriver for example at the same time as you try to open the fuel door opener. Do not be reluctant to use WD40 type lubricant to lubricate the cable and avoid reproducing this problem.
Replace the fuel door opening motor
Very often, the trouble will result from the engine that controls the opening of the fuel door of your Suzuki Alto. If the hatch is stuck, the engine may be burnt out, to replace it, you will have to change the engine, to do this, you will have to access it from the inside of your trunk, by removing the lining of it.
Use the emergency opening pull in the trunk
Finally, last treatment to unlock a fuel door on Suzuki Alto, you have to use the emergency opening rod in your trunk. To achieve this, remove the trunk liner on the side of the fuel door and read your Suzuki Alto owner’s manual for the exact position of the fuel door. All you have to do is activate it to unlock the fuel flap of your car.
If you need more guides on the Suzuki Alto, go to our Suzuki Alto category.
