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To the OP you will find all sorts of fixes for this problem in the search engine. Loosening the retaining bolts and re-centering the cap in the opening, filing off burrs and sharp edges, greasing the strikers that catch on the tank opening, etc.. I've tried all those but the tommy bar method when this problem started on my 2005 in maybe 2008. None was a permanent repair and the only one that returned the action to that of new was simply lubing the mechanism thru the key slot. Ps88 is an aerosol and apparently gets around inside the mechanism besides the tumblers.
The round part that "pops" the cap up when the strikers retract is probably sticking. If you open the cap and leave it open and then press the ring as if the tank fill opening was pressing it closed you'll see the strikers release to lock the cap down in place and the key snap rotates 90 degrees to "locked". Turn the key to unlock and watch the ring pop into the "open the cap" position. If it's not popping down the strikers do not fully retract and the cap sticks closed. If a knife blade raises the cap after the key unlocks it then the strikers are retracting but the ring does not pop down to raise the cap free.
Whatever works for me may not work for you. I lubed the mechanism and worked on freeing the ring part of the mechanism from the underside. After that I've not had a problem in well over 100,000 miles.
The round part that "pops" the cap up when the strikers retract is probably sticking. If you open the cap and leave it open and then press the ring as if the tank fill opening was pressing it closed you'll see the strikers release to lock the cap down in place and the key snap rotates 90 degrees to "locked". Turn the key to unlock and watch the ring pop into the "open the cap" position. If it's not popping down the strikers do not fully retract and the cap sticks closed. If a knife blade raises the cap after the key unlocks it then the strikers are retracting but the ring does not pop down to raise the cap free.
Whatever works for me may not work for you. I lubed the mechanism and worked on freeing the ring part of the mechanism from the underside. After that I've not had a problem in well over 100,000 miles.