No gas cap

Sir_Ed · October 26, 2018, 1:17am

Work just got me a brand new 2019 Chevy Silverado pick up.

There is no gas cap. Just a flap at the filler hole.

The gas door has no lock and no interior release.

Who designs this crap?

Not my truck. Not my gas so really don’t care.

thunderchero · October 26, 2018, 1:33am

my wife’s new Honda civic it is same way with no gas cap, but fuel door is locked unless key fob is with in 5 feet.

but I love the door locks, it will sense your hand close to door handle and unlock door if you have key fob within 5 feet.

she has not pulled her keys out of her purse in months lol.

jcbingcougar · October 26, 2018, 1:49am

Both my Mustang and my F150 have that style of filler. I love not having to remove and replace a gas cap. I’ve never been worried about fuel theft but I don’t think it’s any easier with this new system.

Sir_Ed · October 26, 2018, 3:35am

Use the keys occasionally just to work the wafers in the lock.

Ford used a heavy grease in there locks back in the late 90s. People would just use there remotes. Years later the battery would die.

They would try their key. That grease got hard and the key wouldn’t work.

Remotes are to big. I clip my keys to my belt loop. I’ll stick with the key on the new truck.

cj750 · October 26, 2018, 1:46pm

My parents have a Taurus with just the flap in the filler neck. Unfortunately, they live two and a half miles from the nearest paved road. As anyone who has done much driving on dirt and gravel will attest, heavy dust quickly settles into every nook and crevice that isn’t tightly sealed. The cubby under the outer fuel filler door is not tightly sealed. So every fill-up involves a careful cleaning of the “flap” and surrounding area to minimize the possibility of dirt getting in with the fuel. But its almost impossible to clean it in such a way as to insure that none gets in. Dad makes sure to change the fuel filter once a year, and so far it hasn’t caused any other problems. But for them, this “convenience feature” is far less convenient than a tried and true screw cap would be.

DieselD · October 26, 2018, 2:36pm

Vehicles have been going to the capless system for the last 8years or so. It wasn’t as much convenience as it was EPA regulations to control emissions during fill ups, gas caps leaking or being left off entirely.

waterlife · October 26, 2018, 5:16pm

My 2014 explorer had this, plus you can not stick a funnel to add chemicals, it needs to be the small funnel it came with …PITA

Blitz · October 26, 2018, 6:48pm

Weird, I didn’t even know that was a thing. My newest vehicle is a 1992, so I’m just excited to have power windows at this point.

So many of the gadgets and features on new vehicles make me say “why?”. Like motorized doors and liftgates. Is it really that hard to close a door with your hand? Remote entry and push button start… is it really that hard to turn a key? I actually like having a mechanical connection to my car. Cameras and lane departure warnings… maybe if new cars didn’t have such terrible visibility we wouldn’t need that stuff either!

Yeah, I’m that crotchety old man already.

70Lmn8r · October 26, 2018, 8:29pm

Fords have had this for a number of years now. Can’t even put a fuel additive in without using special nozzle they supply. It would take considerable effort to siphon any fuel.

zman · October 26, 2018, 9:32pm

My parents have a Taurus with just the flap in the filler neck. Unfortunately, they live two and a half miles from the nearest paved road. As anyone who has done much driving on dirt and gravel will attest, heavy dust quickly settles into every nook and crevice that isn’t tightly sealed. The cubby under the outer fuel filler door is not tightly sealed. So every fill-up involves a careful cleaning of the “flap” and surrounding area to minimize the possibility of dirt getting in with the fuel. But its almost impossible to clean it in such a way as to insure that none gets in. Dad makes sure to change the fuel filter once a year, and so far it hasn’t caused any other problems. But for them, this “convenience feature” is far less convenient than a tried and true screw cap would be.

Maybe he could put some kind of booty over it.

Al_Bundy · October 26, 2018, 9:57pm

My parents have a Taurus with just the flap in the filler neck. Unfortunately, they live two and a half miles from the nearest paved road. As anyone who has done much driving on dirt and gravel will attest, heavy dust quickly settles into every nook and crevice that isn’t tightly sealed. The cubby under the outer fuel filler door is not tightly sealed. So every fill-up involves a careful cleaning of the “flap” and surrounding area to minimize the possibility of dirt getting in with the fuel. But its almost impossible to clean it in such a way as to insure that none gets in. Dad makes sure to change the fuel filter once a year, and so far it hasn’t caused any other problems. But for them, this “convenience feature” is far less convenient than a tried and true screw cap would be.

Maybe he could put some kind of booty over it.

Booty? LOL

Cougars_R_Grr8 · October 26, 2018, 11:06pm

Shower cap?

Sir_Ed · October 27, 2018, 7:52am

Cj750

Thanks for this info. It’s a company vehicle and I commute a gorgeous 100 mile round trip a day during the week. Plus gas card! And I love to drive

Lots of dust on the high desert. I will make sure to keep it clean and expense some electrical contact cleaner spray to keep it clean.

Not my repair bill!

My parents have a Taurus with just the flap in the filler neck. Unfortunately, they live two and a half miles from the nearest paved road. As anyone who has done much driving on dirt and gravel will attest, heavy dust quickly settles into every nook and crevice that isn’t tightly sealed. The cubby under the outer fuel filler door is not tightly sealed. So every fill-up involves a careful cleaning of the “flap” and surrounding area to minimize the possibility of dirt getting in with the fuel. But its almost impossible to clean it in such a way as to insure that none gets in. Dad makes sure to change the fuel filter once a year, and so far it hasn’t caused any other problems. But for them, this “convenience feature” is far less convenient than a tried and true screw cap would be.

zman · October 28, 2018, 12:28am

My parents have a Taurus with just the flap in the filler neck. Unfortunately, they live two and a half miles from the nearest paved road. As anyone who has done much driving on dirt and gravel will attest, heavy dust quickly settles into every nook and crevice that isn’t tightly sealed. The cubby under the outer fuel filler door is not tightly sealed. So every fill-up involves a careful cleaning of the “flap” and surrounding area to minimize the possibility of dirt getting in with the fuel. But its almost impossible to clean it in such a way as to insure that none gets in. Dad makes sure to change the fuel filter once a year, and so far it hasn’t caused any other problems. But for them, this “convenience feature” is far less convenient than a tried and true screw cap would be.

Maybe he could put some kind of booty over it.

Booty? LOL

I spelt it wrong.
Get your mind out of the gutter.