# Volvo gas door - terrible design

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-gas-door-terrible-design/22268>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** doors, volvo, gasoline\
**Created:** [November 19, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-gas-door-terrible-design/22268 "2008-11-19T13:54:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Florentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a4c791/32.png) [@Florentine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Florentine)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-gas-door-terrible-design/22268/1 "2008-11-19T13:54:35Z")

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I have a 2008 Volvo V70 wagon (my 4th). Filling up my tank, I bumped the gas door and it fell on the ground. Turns out the gas door has a plate that covers it. A small bump and it comes off, the snaps break and it costs @$285 (they have to paint it) to replace it.  
  
  
  
 This is ridiculous. Anyone else had this problem? I can’t be alone.