MapleSyrup

hey all i did some searching but i couldn't find a definite answer to this question.

My cluster display is showing the symbol for a missing/loose gas cap (no check engine light) and its been like this for 3 days now, 2 of those days there was heavy rainfall so i assumed (from a pervious thread) that it was causing a sensor or something to misread it as "missing" and that display would correct itself the next day( which was the cure in said thread). Well mine hasn't and im beginning to think i should take it into a shop to check, no gas smell or bent pipe from filling the tank , yes Cap is there i re-tightened it and everything. so im baffled and have no clue. the car runs fine just the display is bugging me :P

P.s : the car has not been filled recently, the display just popped up randomly at half tank and hasn't gone away after.

P.p.s : sorry if there was an answer but i could not find it

mikeh

Try and find someone with VAG-COM before going to the dealership / shop. Might give you a better idea of what is going on.

PwrDriftr

Can you post a pic of the warning. I've never seen a loose gas cap warning.

MapleSyrup

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...8&l=0e89a42bb6

I dunno if that worked haha , they're on my facebook. I just took the picture of the gas cap to show its actually there lol, and sorry for the bad quality , stole my roommates junky camera lol

Edit : i think thats the link lol, i messed up..

dirtybird

This happen to me also.. i just bought a new gas cap and it solved the issue..

MapleSyrup

Yeah i heard it could be as simple as that, but on other threads they said that buying a new gas cap didnt solve anything, im just hoping it'll eventually go away, if not i guess ill get it scanned or replace the gas cap

dirtybird

If you need one I have a extra one I can sell you. I bought 2

MapleSyrup

why did you buy two? lol, how much for the extra one?

dirtybird

Girlfriend bought it for me not knowing that I got one also. Tried returning one of them and the re-stocking fee was also most the same amount.

Is $25 cool?

MapleSyrup

yeah 25$ is alright, are you sending it to me? haha cause i got classes so i dont have a lot of free time lol