Jan 18, 2001 · Hey everyone. I'm experiencing a few problems with my power door locks. The biggest problem is that when I lock the doors with the key, all the locks go down but the passenger front one pops back up. The alarm will arm but the door can still be opened. I've taken the door panel off and looked at where the door pull thing goes into (actuator I Oct 21, 2014 · #1 · Oct 21, 2014 I am a fairly recent new (to me) B5.5 owner and I'm struggling a bit with my driver side door lock. There seem to be 100s of posts about defective door locks on VWs on this forum and others which makes searching for my exact issue a bit more challenging. Jan 3, 2016 · Just lever the lock up from underneath, as you can see in the photo below. With the door open, here is a view of what the door should look like with the metal panel removed and the a lock in place. To remove the lock itself, there are another two screws holding it to the door. Jan 10, 2022 · The lock mechanism's have microswitches in them to tell the electronics weather the door is locked or unlocked. A failed switch or cracked solder joint on the lock mechanism's circuit board can cause issues with the locks. Look here for how to access the lock module and repair/ replace it: taligentx.com: Passat - Door Lock Mechanism Repair 3ZztC.

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