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P04B7

Fuel Fill Door Position Sensor Circuit Intermittent or Erratic

The position sensor or switch on the fuel fill door reports an intermittent signal - opens and closes randomly without matching the actual door position. Typically a connector or chafed harness fault.

  • Check engine light: Not always
  • Emissions related: No
  • Repair difficulty: easy

Common causes

Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.

  • Intermittent contact at connectorCommon
  • Connector with intermittent contact under vibrationLess likely
  • Harness routed against vibrating componentLess likely

Parts involved

  • Fuel Fill Door Position Sensor
  • Fuel Fill Door Wiring

P04B7 is a generic OBD-II code defined by SAE J2012. Exact wording and diagnostic procedure vary by manufacturer and model. Code definitions are drawn from the public-domain OBDex dataset; the workshop notes are our own.