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Dacia Duster Fuel Filler Flap

29K views 12 replies 11 participants last post by  Di Larfing  
#1 ·
Just purchased a brand new Duster Diesel and when shown where to put the plus Blue the fuel flap would not open. Took the salesman pulling the lever and me pulling the flap to get it open. When I drove into a garage to fill up with fuel I was unable to open the flap and had to get assistance. It took over a week to get it booked in for the garage to fix it and it is still roughly the same. The garage said that others had reported the same problem so why isn't this being fixed. I notified the garage that the problem still exists and 2 days later still haven't heard from them is this normal?
 
#2 · (Edited by Moderator)
I picked my Duster up on Saturday. Mine is petrol. It was delayed by about 3 weeks and one of the (numerous) reasons given was a repair needed to be done on the fuel flap and that Dacia had stopped all new Dusters being sent out to dealerships before the modification had been done.

I sent a message direct to Dacia about it and they confirmed a problem with the fuel flap but said that it was a quick 20 minute fix and to contact my dealer if I had any concerns.

Apparently mine has already been done, and I've had no problem with the flap. When I pull the lever it pops open.
 
#9 ·
Me too, same situation. I saw your post and bought some copper grease. Applied it and it worked. Copper grease is a bit messy to use. Anyone tried WD40?
Me too, same situation. I saw your post and bought some copper grease. Applied it and it worked. Copper grease is a bit messy to use. Anyone tried WD40?
Where are you meant to put the grease please as I also cannot open the filler flap om my 2019 Duster