03 QX4 fuel door issues

[Mike W.]

Went to fill up the other day and I couldn't get the gas door open. Turns out I had been in the door and neglected to reconnect the switch. My bad.

But... where is the manual release? I had the hatch open, carpet up and wasn't seeing a thing? Went thru the owners manual and FSM but nary a word on it. Is there a retro fix for this mickey mouse setup? Like a stinkin' bottom feeder Corolla you have to manually release the lock on the gas door from inside before filling it up? On what was almost $40K in '03? I curse at this thing every time I have to fill it up, not because of how much it goes thru, but the amateurish gas door. I mean some manufacturers figured this out in the 70s.

[EdBwoy]

Mike, is the issue that you couldn't open the door because of the unplugged wires? Can you at least see the off-white opening/locking mechanism.

Nissans didn't get manual releases, not in the way of a pull cable... but you can still manually open it, Look at the video for an example, and once you've located the plunger, I'm sure you can attach a string and have it poking into the trunk room area to pull in case of emergencies.

Start around the 5-minute mark.