[ilmiont]

When I bought the car in May, the fuel flap was stuck in the unlocked position and would never lock. Garage replaced the solenoid. All seemed fine.


On a few occasions lately, I've had the opposite problem, having reached the pump, tried to open the flap, and found it still locked.


Usually I can lock and unlock the car and the flap will then open. Today I had to repeat this procedure a few times before it opened. It then seemed to work fine through the rest of the day.


Questions...


1. Another dodgy solenoid? Something else?
2. Is it possible to manually force unlock the fuel flap from inside the boot? I'm a bit concerned I could reach the pumps and find it never unlocks; tbh it was less concerning being stuck unlocked. It'd be good to know if there's any way of getting it to release from inside.


I don't have any other lock/unlock/key issues that I'm aware of. The car is programmed in VIDA to lock the fuel flap immediately instead of after 10 mins, and yes, I leave it unlocked when trying to open the flap at the forecourt.