Why is my gas cap light on Jeep Compass?
If your check engine light turns on shortly after you put gas in your 2014 Jeep Compass, first thing you should check is to make sure the cap isn’t loose — or that it’s still on your car’s roof or at the fuel pump. Your O2 Sensor (Oxygen Sensor) needs to be replaced.
Is the gas cap on my Jeep Compass working?
My 2010 compass had the gascap message in the odometer this mornig after having the ECU changed yesterday. Checked the gas cap and seems to be ok. O-ring seems a little dry to my taste but seems to be working fine. Any thouhts on this issue beside a faulty cap?
Why does my gas cap light come on while driving?
So. Driving to work today and my gascap light comes on. I pull over and check my cap. Its on correctly, and tight. I turn my jeep off to see if it resets. It does not. So i start driving to the gas station and eventually it just goes off. Anybody know whats up!? A slight leak in the cap will trigger it.
How to reset the warning light gas cap that is loose?
Open the door. Grasp the gas cap handle and twist it counterclockwise to unscrew it. Remove it. Replace the gas cap. Removing and replacing it ensures the thread seals properly, in case it wasn’t before. Turn the gas cap clockwise to tighten it. Continue turning until you hear it click three times. This ensures it’s seating properly.
Can a gas cap leak be detected on the dash?
It great Jeep put that on the dash. 99% the time other vehicles just give the check engine light which could be one of dozens off faults. Once the gas cap leak is no longer detected the fault code and dash indicator clears automatically. Sometime opening and closing it reseals it better.
My 2010 compass had the gascap message in the odometer this mornig after having the ECU changed yesterday. Checked the gas cap and seems to be ok. O-ring seems a little dry to my taste but seems to be working fine. Any thouhts on this issue beside a faulty cap?
So. Driving to work today and my gascap light comes on. I pull over and check my cap. Its on correctly, and tight. I turn my jeep off to see if it resets. It does not. So i start driving to the gas station and eventually it just goes off. Anybody know whats up!? A slight leak in the cap will trigger it.
Open the door. Grasp the gas cap handle and twist it counterclockwise to unscrew it. Remove it. Replace the gas cap. Removing and replacing it ensures the thread seals properly, in case it wasn’t before. Turn the gas cap clockwise to tighten it. Continue turning until you hear it click three times. This ensures it’s seating properly.
It great Jeep put that on the dash. 99% the time other vehicles just give the check engine light which could be one of dozens off faults. Once the gas cap leak is no longer detected the fault code and dash indicator clears automatically. Sometime opening and closing it reseals it better.