[carrie143]

I have an '05 Sonata with 4100 miles on it. I noticed when I first
got the car how flimsy the little thing was that pushes back when you
put the nozzle in to fill up with gas.(not the gas cap, but the small
metal circle after it's removed) Well, now it appears to be
gone....and since it is larger than the actual hole for the nozzle, I
am fairly certain that it fell into the gas tank.

Ok, here's my problem. I've been having sporadic problems with my car
not starting after it has sat overnight. The battery is fine and it's
not the starter. I'm thinking that the little crappy circle piece is
floating in my tank and occassionally lands over a valve or
something - prohibiting it from getting gas.

I took it back to the dealer, who kept it for 2 days. When they
called me, the moron proceeded to tell me that "We found nothing
wrong and couldn't replicate the problem. Also, your vehicle did NOT
come equipped with that valve". hahaha Isn't that an EPA thing?
Anyway, I told him "Fine, I'll be back when it happens again. Make
sure you mark my file saying it wasn't equipped with it, so that when
it happens for the 3rd time, I'll start screaming LEMON LAW".

No problems yet (it's only been 2 days). First of all, does anyone
know the name if the small piece of metal I am talking about? And
secondly, am I right that that may be the thing causing the problem?

Thanks for your time.

Carrie in St.Louis, MO