Some concerns on our cars seem unimportant but can be troublesome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not severe, will restrict you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Chrysler Town & Country stuck. You will not any longer be capable of fill your tank and therefore eventually not be able to use your vehicle. It is precisely for this reason that we have written and published this document to help you find a rapid remedy to your fuel cap issue so that you can use your car normally. To perform this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Chrysler Town & Country is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my Chrysler Town & Country stuck?

So let’s start our document with the origins of your tank cap problem on Chrysler Town & Country. We will try to describe you the different triggers of a blockage of this one.

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Chrysler Town & Country

In the event your car is outfitted with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most difficult condition, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and restrict you from accessing the entry of your tank. It is as well possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer responds to the key of your Chrysler Town & Country.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Chrysler Town & Country

Second reason, and the least complicated, in the event of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is usually protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking concerns on this kind of cap, it is usually only connected to a cap that has not been closed in the axis and the thread of the latter is as a result blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my Chrysler Town & Country?

Second section of our document, we will try to give you the different possibilities to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Chrysler Town & Country and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you encoutering a fuel trap blocked on your Chrysler Town & Country, do not hesitate to read our document on this subject to unlock it.

Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Chrysler Town & Country

First alternative and the one you should reflect on first. You have the possibility to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to do this you will need to use a WD40 anti-seize type product to lubricate the barrel of your cap. Don’t hesitate to put some in quantity and wait a few momemts for it to take effect, and try again to open the fuel cap of your Chrysler Town & Country. If it does not function, duplicate the process and let it operate for a longer time.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Chrysler Town & Country

As a second alternative, you can try to use your spare key, which often being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Chrysler Town & Country. This may seem evident but sometimes it all comes down to small details. No matter the reason, if you have been able to open your tank, we advise you to buy a new tank cap to avoid getting stuck in this circumstance again.

Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your Chrysler Town & Country

To finish , last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Chrysler Town & Country to facilitate the opening of it. In reality, if the cylinder is a little seized up or broken, it will unlock easier by moving the key in different axes at the same time as you try to rotate it.

If you wish more tutorials on the Chrysler Town & Country, go to our Chrysler Town & Country category.