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P04C3

Fuel Fill Door Lock Position Sensor Circuit

A general circuit fault is detected on the fuel fill door lock position sensor or switch. Without it the ECU cannot determine whether the lock has actually engaged or released.

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

Common causes

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

  • Open in sensor circuitCommon

Parts involved

  • Fuel Fill Door Lock Position Sensor

P04C3 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.