2003 mk4 Golf. Same problem! get this solved by pulling the inside handle (or pressing down the jump rod, not remember exactly ) and at the same time locking and unlocking the doors many many ... many times with the remote key. This happened when I hadn't used the car for more than 3 months. So I think this problem is caused by certain high resistance in the mechanics somewhere in the door lock. Locking and unlocking the doors may help the mechanics to overcome the resistance.

Hey, well it now opens and it passed the MOT test! I took the car to my father in law who's a locksmith. He made a thin metal tool to slide down the window on the outside of the car and somehow managed to unlock the door. It is a central locking fault because the door won't lock now with the central locking. Only way I can lock that door now is to push the pin down and use the inner handle to open it again. Also the opening mechanism itself was in need of oiling or lubing.

I had the same thing happen yesterday to the passenger side door. I removed the bottom Torx screws from inside and was able to pry off the door panel. My Golf is a Brazilian made MK IV that is entirely manual, so I think your problem is with the unlock likage. I studied mine, found nothing wrong and reassembled and now it works. I suspect the opening wire somehow gets misaligned and with some fiddling, it can be restored. Good luck.

My problem is that the passenger door latch wont lock....any solutions? sometimes I can get it to lock, but not fully, so there is a narrow gap between the door and the car.

August 2015. no one seems to be addressing the problem of actually opening a deadlocked door when all the banging solutions have been tried. i.e breaking/ cutting. I had the prob on my last golf & vibrated the door till it luckily undeadlocked. I then disconnected the module so that the central locking on that door did not work I.e. always manually locked the door. I did dismantle the module completely to see the principle of operation. No soldering issues. I concluded that unless the motor actuated no amount of lever pulling worked. Once again my other golf mk 4 passenger door has deadlocked & no amount of vibration will sort it. I used a hammer drill las time, feel like scrapping my otherwise trusty motor. Final tip, as soon as you suspect a problem- disconnect the door harness or disable central locking until you are ready to actually change or repair the module. Lots of videos on this.

Yo tuve el mismo problema con las puertas traseras de mi vw polo 9n. La solucion fue desmontar paneles interiores, sacar cristal para acceder a la pieza que abre el cierre. Una vez esta a la vista hay q coger un destornillador y hacer palanca en el sitio de la pieza q veas q moviendola se abre la cerradura. Luego cambiarlo es facil. Yo compre las cerraduras de un skoda fabia q me valieron perfectamente por 30 euros cada una. Saludos a todos.

Had this same problem, same door. Managed to open it buy repeatedly unlocking and locking using central locking whilst pulling the door handle. Then i disconnected the electronics to the door to get it through its MOT. Only a temp solution but may help.

You can get to those screws, im doing it right now at my golf, same problem, got the inner door off now :-)

the problem is that i cant open the door.. the door is locked exactly as in the video above .... thank you very much for the detailed explanation .. i appreciate it.

Did you solve this problem please, cause i have the same problem with my GOLF mk4, i cant open the passenger door.

hello i have same problem as well on my skoda i dont know if it will work for you as well open the window then try to open the door from inside , when you can see the little hook, hold that while holding it let go the inside door opener and open the door from out side handle it will open the doo =r, but replace the lock quickly

I just got my rear driver's side door open now.. First thing to do... turn the key in the driver's (front) door while listening by the rear door handle to see if you can hear the actuator triggering... If you dont hear it, then hit the door a few belts near the lock module until you hear it moving... If you do hear it, keep unlocking and locking while pulling the inner door handle... I love my Golf but I hate my Golf's door locks..

How did you sort this in the end mate. I've had to sorn my golf due to this. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Same problem with passat B5, you can unscrew the screws just push rubber down. And then take off all staf till you see car lock, then take 2 screwdrivers and open the door. Also you need new door lock (couldnt fix old one), and change it! It's big problem for all vw cars!

same problem, same door - octavia 2004... found broken wire (red/jellow) in rubber tube "shield"... its possible to reach it: open front door, detouch rubber from pillar and gently inspect bunch of wires (about 10)

I had same problem in my passat b5, but i fixed. To solve you need to do 4 things: 1. Dismounting the door inside (easy, find in youtube) !No need to take out seat! 2. Find the door lock 3. Cut with a saw the plastic cover of the electric lock and rotate the gears from the inside until unlock the door and then just pull the handle. 4. Buy new electric lock and change the old. Hope this helps!

Hi mate, how did you manage to sort this out in the end. I've had to sorn my car due to this so any advice/solutions would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

Hey, you can hold the pin up when it comes up and the pull the handle again... if it doesn't work the first time just persist!.. and the central locking is usually the wires from the door to where it goes across into the car!!! in that rubber boot thing! the wires get brittle and break after years of use!

I have a 2003 mk4 Golf and a problem opening the rear passenger door at the back of drivers side and the car is due for NCT TEST in the six days i'm really confused and don't know what to do.I went to see a VW dealer and was shocked about the price only to have a look not talking of repair charge,Could you please advise me on how to fix it thanks.

I have the same problem with my Passat at the moment. Same door too!

I know there is torx screws at the bottom of the door but you can actually reach to them even though the door is closed. If you stick you finger at the bottom of the door panel and try to feel where the screws are ( look at the other door so you have a reference) . When you have located the screws use your torx screwdriver and unscrew. Then remove the two screws in the door handle and undo the clips around the door. From there you can unhook the wire and hopefully you can figure out the rest.

The tool was just a thin steel strip. About 70 cm long and only an inch wide. Few mm thick so was quite flexible. He just cut out a small piece near the bottom to act as a hook. I'm no locksmith nor a car thief so couldn't tell you how it worked. Just slid it down the glass and hooked onto something and voila, open door. Thing is, now after about 6 weeks its gone back to how it was because the door randomly worked one time on the fob and locked again, now won't open.

I have the similar problem on my VW sharon 2005, same door rear passenger door not looking or unlocking via centre locking with key or remote, Bur works manually

Have the same problem on my passat , disconnect the battery and it's open. Now am not locking the car :)

Had exactly the same problem. i disconnected comfort control module (its under floor on passenger side). It was wet which causes problems with central locks and windows. Without it all locks are working using a key. Try to replace or dry that module and everything should work mint

I've got the exact problem on 98 VW Passat. Got the door cards off, but now can't get the lock to disengage so that the door will open. If I figure it out, I'll try to do a quick video response for you.

The lock is now in pieces on my garage floor and by reconstructing it to see what went wrong with it the lock started to work. I can only assume that the plastic threaded rod or one of the other plastic levers etc had become detached or seized and the lock failed to locking position. It took two of us about four hours to get it removed by trying not to damage anything but the only way to get it unlocked was to split the part of the lock that houses the solenid to allow these parts to fall away

@copymaster - you life saver - thanks

To easily reposition the lock cable in the door handle, first remove the lock by losening the retaining bolt inside the side of the door. This will allow the lock module to come out. Once out grab some needle nose pliers, use it to grab the cable to stop it going inside the door, take the black bit out of its position, reposition it and let go of the cable. Repeat until the door works correctly. Replace the lock and tighten the retaining bolt.

The deadlock mechanism is broken. Needs a new lock. I have the Same with my VAG seat Leon with two doors. Costly repair but needed for mot. I would remove the fuse for the central locking if you can't repair it straight away. This stops the lock from ceasing up completely and not being able to open the door at all.

I wish I read Southendathome's comment b4 I underwent the trauma of ripping my lock out. He makes the very useful suggestion of vibrating that part of the door where the lock is with a hammer-drill on a biscuit-tin lid on a larger bit of cloth to protect the body-work. This might have fixed my problem but alas I will never know unless it happens again.

I had this problem too! I found an easy way to open the door. Firstly make sure the rest of the car is unlocked via the central locking. Then go to the outside of the locked door. Now it's a case of giving the door a hard and firm hit (with your hand) from the outside - you should hit the door where the locking mechanism is situated (so just to the right of the handle) and pull the handle at the same time (just a moment after you give the door a shove). This should free up the problematic lock module and your door will pop open. Remember if you shut the door again you could have the same problem - once you get it open, it's best to think about fixing the fault. Once the door is open you can either take the door apart and get a replacement lock module (quite fiddly, but easily replaced in 2-3 hours). Alternatively you can just get a new door from the scrapyard and fit that - a lot less fiddly but more expensive. I had to do this six months ago, otherwise my car would fail the MOT - it's all sorted now and my car is still on the road! Hope this helps.

Hi to another vw driver i kept locking and unlocking with the car fob and whilst i did this thumped underneath the right side of the door handle.i have the EXACT same problem taking it to a vw mechanic in the morning.oh just a thought i bruisd my hand so just go easy good luck let us know how you managed to fix it too please

Same problem in my car... I removed rubber that you can see if you open driver door. 2 wires were broken... so i conect them and door opens.... Then i rewired old wires.... no problem so far...door opens every time

i was solve the problem that way: open widow and remove screw's so much as you can, than remove door panel with some force, start on the top. after removin pull the hook wire and door opened...i was doing that on front door of passat 98 (i was have problems with hook wire inside)

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hi every one i need some help too with my seat alhumbra 09 plate my only driver side door and boot is locking by key but the rest of doors won't shut,i have to lock them manually but i noticed that some times it works some times it won't.????

I had the same problem, same door, same issue, EXACTLY!!! What I did after lots of research and ready online. I disconnected the battery. 1. Disconnected the battery and left for about 15 to 20 mins. 2. Reconnected and had the darling wife sit in the drivers seat and operate the driver's door remote lock/unlock switch. 3. Keep switching to lock/unlock every second while I stood outside of deadlocked door and banged along the right of the door handle in the area of the deadlock. Just using the bottom of my cliched fist. A very firm continuous thumps and Walla!! Door pin popped up. And has continued to work from Monday this week. 4. Once opened I continuously kept doing the lock unlocking for another minute and its been fine since. Applied some WD40 in the lock area. This has saved me a lot of money, but may still get the lock module changed regardless. Mot due next week.!!! :D Good luck all.

Remove the backseats to access the screws then use Torx20 to remove

my left door just got jammed and i cant open i tryed taking out the batrey but still nothing

in this situation you can open the door easy. Just pull the handle to open the door inside the car and keep it pulled, then lock the car and unlock. Then pull the handle one more time and doors is open :) Problem is in door lock it can be in electrical part of the lock as poor soldering problem, you can easy find how to solve this problem in internet, microswiches can be a problem too. I have problem with lock too, but my problem was with mechanical parts movement problem, maybe I will do explanation later how I've solve it. Anyway, replacing the door lock will solve the problem.

No, unfortunately the locksmith method (metal strip and hook down the window method) was only temporary. It's now reverted to being permanently locked. I will have to have this sorted before the next MOT so will upload a video of how then. (at the moment its not very important to me lol).

door actuator, ebay £20 delivered, getting mine done now.

I had same problem on Mk4 Golf 2003, I unplug the car battery and plug it back. Now work perfectly.

After a while of not getting anywhere i decided to try and pull the locking mechanisim to pieces inplace by hammering a strong screwdriver in to the joint in the lock and found that the little plastic rod that has a gear wheel at its base connected to the solenoid/little motor fell from its position allowing the lock to unlock and i could open the door.

Lol! True. Very true.

did u get it right already

It is the same as my car. I don't know how to do it. Headache. Take to dealer?

Hey, did you ever get a viable solution? If so, please post it in the description, mate.

I have the same problem... my mot still passed loool. have you fixed it yet

but ignore taking the door off you just want to look at the handle part and the small cable :)

hi thanx a lot .. but can you take off the inner covering when the door is closed ??? .. i know there are two screws inside the door handle and a third one at the bottom .. i cant reach the third one since the door is locked closed.

battery disconnection sometimes help

I have the same problem too

You need to change the central locking module. Any back street garage should charge no more then £120

part 2 this is where one of the things has gone wrong now the lock barrel is out you will see a cable running from the lock/mechanism to the door handle let it slack/detach from handle only but dont let it full into the door (not fun) now the best way to test a door is to get a flat screw driving and trick it that it's closed put the screw driver in the latch and push the lastch back as if the door was shut now try to operate the interior handle :)

firts I ask is : did you try to open by outside? and then did you veryfy the child-locking system on that door ?(below the door)

2019 , having the same problem

Hi Chris Dallas - I've got the same problem, can you fix mine? I can get the door card off but what to do then? Happy to bring it to you to finish for a fair price

Hi .. i am having the same exact problem on my passat 1998 ... i just wonder if you can provide us a small drawing of the metal strip that you used to solve it, and where do you fit that in the windows ... i would really appreciate it if you can do it ...

same problem with my bora 2002 bolth rear dors :(((

How did u get this fixed m8..I had same problem on my Bora and it was a nightmare of a job tbh but I got it

It might not be that the lock or the module needs replacing all the time. I had the same type of problem for months with my 2003 passat. It did opened randomly sometime not at all. I got a new module installed but the problem remained. Mechanically the latch remains locked, The mechanic says the problem lies somewhere around the handle area. Another door also did the same behaviour, but only for once. We have still not found the exact problem yet.

Hi I had the same problem last week but with my driver door it was a big problem for me due to it being the driver door but its fixed now u don't have to damage anything but remove the door card u'l have to wiggle it about abit but it will come off with the door closed then remove the inner door card the metal 1 that has the window motor stuck to it, just remove all clips and unclip all wires and loosen the window regulator clip and shove the window back up so that its stuck or tape it so ---

did u fix it i,m haveing same problem

can you please explain how to do it in more detail ... thanx

I managed to open my jammed lock like this: Stand outside next to the door and hit it just below the handle where the lock mechanism is repeatedly while repeatedly pressing the unlock key on your remote. Hope this information helps someone.

Same problem help pls thanks

Tengo ese mismo problema en mi coche golf lV y no tengo ni idea de cómo solucionarlo porque la puerta está cerrada no tengo acceso a desmontar el panel interno

wow, I have the same issue on the same door !! 2002 Mkiv golf quoted $1000 to fix, crazy...

have you solve the problem? how did you open the door? i have the same problem. Tks! this is all i found...

Same problem with mine!!! it can open from the outside but not from inside. from outside I have to first bang it hard and thats when it opens. Did you solve yours?

I have the same problem with my Jetta 4

same prob with my golf plus

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try first hit door in lock side and try open with key

Hey, you have a solution ?

Right il try my best open the door and cround down so you are level and facing the black latch you will notice afew things a big circle plastic cap half way down this is for the window runner, the door latch/mechanism now just left of that you will see black trimming going all the way up but youl notice one bit is odd it bobbles out pull it open and you will see a gold allen key type screw undo that step by step while lightly pulling on the look barrel of the handel til it pops out

I have the same problem when my car is kept in the sun, when I put it in the garage and cools down everything will be ok, any help pls

I will be making a video about this soon

04 golf . All I did was reset the child locks both sides , seems fine now

Remove the center lock circuit. Wait 1 minutes. Install the center lock circuit.

My 1999 mk4 VW Bora's rear left door locks and then immediately unlocks when I press the lock button on the driver's door.

I had the same problem with my bora. the dead lock is keeping it locked, remove door card. You have to find were the screw is for the dead lock drill a hole in the door so you can loosen the screw and push the plastic dead lock away. I drilled a 25mm hole close to the mechanism to help see where the screw was just were the door card tapers off into a point so it's not visible when the card is back on.

I have same problems I my car mk4 jetta

Its the outside cable connected the the door candel its too tight You need to loosen it up and youll beable to open the door again contact me if you need any help :)

Reset the whole car stick on computer Diagnostic:

I have the same problem front right door

This should fix ::: pull the outside handel and ull see between the gap a little black clip what you need to do is to wiggle that free so it goes back into the door so its free again and the outside door will do nothing after this as it will be disconnected but this should stop the pin from jumping up and down and allow the inside handle to open the door and then once you done that reconnecting it is easy peasy just ask email me if you need any help

I got my golf mk4 done because that happened and the boot went at the same time aswell both doors needed new locks.

Firstly unlock the car from outside with remote key and then unlock with mechanical key

If you ilke I aan help you because I had this problem befor 2 weeks and this problem was finished .yYou must changed electrical part .but first you have to remove the inner force Tapacir,and then the remaining sections,disconnection and then another plug that is made ​​to where the closure,You will then be able to open doors and then reset alland replace the part that is called a tooth,

also type this on google Door lock assembly module removal on VW Golf Passat Jetta and look for the 3rd one down website call myturbodiesel

It is not related to child lock. The child lock safety on all VW´s I know are only accessible when the doors are opened. Also the child lock safety is only on the back doors. The exact same issue also appears on front doors where is no child lock safety mechanism. Also the doors do not open from the outside either. In case of child lock on, it would still open from the outside which is an easy workaround if the doors don´t open from the inside.

same problem at scoda octavia.....

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Argh, I'm having the exact same problem on my 53 plate golf. Its the front passenger door. Anyone got any good fixes as I'm trying to sell it

if you can, open the door from the outside if you look on the edge of the door there might be a small switch that switch has the ability to not allow you to unlock the door from the inside not sure if all cars have it but give it a try! (its a black switch) hope this helped!

The deadlock hasn't released, that's why the pin won't stay up.

oh sorry my mistake only just woke up there's only 2 things can be done 1 get somthing like a allen key fin and go to you car pull the handel out youl see the cable like a little black block pop it out into the barrel it will go now try to open from the inside should work now if that fails 2 you will have to pop interior off undo screws brake bottom 2 screw off (door card will be damage) and keep taking apart till you have detach the lot and reach to the inside and you gota pull a leaver