fuel door release broken

[2tochoose]

My fuel door release doesn't work at all from inside the car or in the trunk the only way for me to get the fuel door open is to pull the cord in the trunk and get the tip of my finger in back of the door and pull it open does anybody know how to fix this

 

[Rob94]

Yeah, mine was doing that. What I did was carefully bend the metal tab that holds the fuel door shut. Bend it just enough so it pops open again. It may take a few tries to get it working properly again, but it did the trick for me.

 

[rlw001]

There is plastic part that breaks eventually. You can get a new part at your Ford dealer for under $10.

 

[AutoXSHO]

On my car it's also a metal tab, not a plastic part. The tab is just rusted and fatigued. I bent a piece of replacement spring steel in the same shape. Haven't installed it yet but it should work fine.

John V

 

[Mike Stitzer]

This is a common problem with the Taurus. Go to the dealer and pay the 6 bucks for a new latch assembly and you're done. Easy fix.

Mike

 

[ACV1081]

Another SHOforum easy fix! Thanks guys, I really didn't look forward to popping the truck everytime I had to fill the tank in the 91 thumbs_u