98 Buick Riviera 3 things - fuel door release; heated seat; console latch broken

I would check the fuses for the fist two, and also the wiring on the heated seat, then go to your local junk yard, or even

to find the console latch.

80 Knight's got some good ideas--always does!. Add to them possibly: Got a Master Electronics nearby? They install heated seats & local to me. Local upholstery shop has done good jobs helping me find switches related to upholstered components. Luck to you. BTW: Nice ride. Sold quite a few and had happy buyers returning. s

On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:45:47 -0600, Furnace cast forth these pearls of wisdom...:

Common - and a costly repair.

Ummmm... ok, why not check the fuses?

Salvage yard.

I pulled up the rear seat and checked the fuses, they all seem OK. I guess the next step is to change the release solenoid on the fuel door or the push button switch on the driver's door.

If you have a multimeter or a test light, you can also check to make sure there is power going back to the fuel door opener, when pressing the button. As for the fuses, did you check all of them? Usually there are some inside the car, and some under the hood too.

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:08:39 -0400, 80 Knight cast forth these pearls of wisdom...:

I just had a thought (sometimes they come slowly these days...). I had a similar problem on a 98 Regal. In my case it turned out to be sand and crud that had built up inside the filler door, from winter driving. It was inhibiting the movement of the release. Might be worth a quick check on your car.

1-for the drivers seat, find and check the ground wire connection for corrosion etc. 2-fuel door release, ground wire, or corrosion on solinoid 3-c> Hi,

I took the switch off of the door panel and cleaned it up a bit. It didn't seem to be in too bad of shape. Put it back together and now it works. Go figure.

BG.

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