Passat Passenger Door Wont Lock With Key

While there are many different things that can cause your power door locks to fail the most common causes are.

Passat passenger door wont lock with key.

The first step in fixing any door lock or handle problems is to remove the door panel see pelican technical article. A bad door lock switch. Have someone in the vehicle and turn the key to the on position. Ok if the doors will not open it may be possible the battery has gone low if you look at the drivers side door handle where a usual lock cylinder is remove the cap from the bottom of the handle you will need to crouch down a bit and see where there is a notch where you use the valet key that comes out of your normal key to put that valet key into the lock cylinder after the cap has been removed this will provide you access to open the vehicle and if the vehicles battery is low.

A bad key fob remote if it s not one of these items it could be an issue with the linking rod connector. A bad door lock actuator door lock solenoid. I recently bought a 2nd hand 2006 passat estate 2ltr model. If it does get the latch replaced asap and if possible don t.

What s happening with your door locks. Manually unlock the vehicle using the key bit within 1 minute. Reinstall the cap. If you re lucky it will unlock with repeated use.

Remove the battery ground cable and see if the door locks unlock. If they unlock then the remote fob is not working. Im unable to open the rear passenger and drivers door with the remote key fob have tried re synching but the drivers door will not read more. Porsche 911 carrera door panel removal follow along with the photos in this project to work through the steps involved in replacing the.

Most vehicles will default to unlock the driver door or all doors in the event the ignition is on and there is a power loss. I m afraid this is a common fault on your car with the latch mechanism in the door.