Gas cap lid latch, help!

[L.B.]

My latest problem with my 99 Bug is the latch for the gas cap will not release. I can hear the electronic cycle, but it will not pop open. Any ideas on what would cause this and what I can do to get in?

Thanks, I'm on fumes!

[yogegoy]

The plastic tube guide for the cable that pulls the latch at the gas door is broken or gave up it's rigidness. It now acts like a fractured arm with muscles although injured and flimsy. It needs to be replaced but important is how to open the cover. With a flathead screwdriver wraped with electrical tape wedging the cover to the oposite diection (towards the front of the car) so it would move just a bit. Replacing this you'll need to remove the plastic right rear interior from the deck lid and plastic at the right wheel well area.