Cup Holder Won't Close All The Way

[bnold5000]

Hello Everyone,

The cup holder on my 2010 Yaris won't close correctly. Once it gets about an inch away from closing, it has meets some resistance that feels like your pushing against a spring. You can go ahead and push it closed, but it springs back open when you let go. I'm wondering if anyone knows whats wrong with it? I reached in and grabbed the little metal trigger from up under the dash and held it away from the curved rail that it catches on in the detents.......but the cup holder still has that spring open thing going on. Related to this is......How do you remove this cup holder. I can't figure that out either and if I could remove it and inspect it, I'm thinking I might fix it that way (by finding something stuck in it, etc.)

Thanks!