Q: My fuel door won't open with the latch inside the car. I have to pry it open with a key. Or have someone push on the door while I

asked by on April 08, 2017

My fuel door is stuck. To open it I have to pry it open with my key or have someone pull the lever while I push on the fuel door. If I just pull the latch it will not open by itself.

My car has 550000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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