AMAZING!! 10 minute fix, saved me thousands! THANK YOU

SUCH A GOOD VIDEO. Lots of advice out there suggesting thumping the outside handle. Thumping the inside worked for my non opening door. Closed the door and it was stuck again. Thumped again and it opened. Solution-WD-40. Sprayed liberally in the lock mechanism and all working fine. Thanks for such a good video.

Porsche / Audi / VW should hire you as a senior engineer. I have a 2006 Cayenne. I may try emery cloth instead of a file to maintain the rounded shape of the plastic piece. I think a drop of hi-quality gun oil like CLP will minimize wear and prevent a 2nd disassembly years from now. You get a gold star - Thank You!

Awesome tutorial and video. Thanks, this will definitely help others

Thanks for taking the time to explain. Excellent effort. I do have (Touareg 2009 ) one rear door that does NOT lock. I will try to fix it next opportunity as I did not know where to start. Steve, Sydney

Very Good, I have the trouble for years on my 2006 Touareg until now. Thank very much.

It exactly fixed my problem. Thanks a million!!!

Thanks alot... it saves me from a real nightmare...my front passenger door was stuck..due to same reason on this video... except driving in a rough road didnt work.. even hammering the door by mallet on the lock location didnt work.. but i managed to insert a long steel round bar, pointed it into lock lever and hammer it.. it opens right away.. i also dis connect the lock electric cable from connection so itll not get stuck again till i purchase a new one..🙏🙏🙏

This came in super helpful, took a while to get the door open in the first place to get the lock out to this stage though.

Thank you very much sir! i couldnt open my r passanger door on my 2005 vw touareg and i was bangongad with a schrew driver from the rear passander door and it was a magik of yours got open than i yust silicon prrayer the lock mechanisum an ever since works like a champ ! Trank again for your idea ! Gabor From Chicago !

Thanks for your time and explanation. You are the best Sr.

Большое спасибо, уважаемый! Очень выручил, дай Бог тебе здоровья!🤝

Great video！

Thank you soo much sir.

Thanks man ı lıke it and ıts very usefull its fixed.Thank you very much !

good job

Thank you sir

I have the opposite problem. The door will not lock. Perhaps someone can help me figure this out. I noticed the door did not lock with the remote. So I attempted to move the red-lever to manually lock it, but there was a lot of resistance. I managed to push the red lever up with my pocket knife, but the door still did not lock. I may have pushed it too far in my attempts. I then tried messing with the handles while turning the key in the door lock, and moving the lever, but no dice. I have since sprayed silicone everywhere, from the top and the sides, and messed with the red lever, the handles, the electronic lock button, the door latch, and the key in all sorts of configurations, but no dice. I can hear the actuator motor engage, but it's like the red lever just refuses to cooperate. The inner handle will re-set the red lever, but it feels very "crunchy" while it is doing so - even since the silicone. The red lever does not want to stay down, as well. Sometimes it stays down when I pull the inner handle, sometimes it just flips back up. The feel of the handle is always "crunchy" and with high resistance while it's moving the red thing. If I "unlock" the door with the key, the red lever flips back upward, like I tried to *lock* the door. I can pull it back down manually, or with the inner handle, but it is a crap-shoot on whether it will stay down. If I lock the door, the red lever will also flip up some - but the outer handle still opens the latch and it only takes one pull of the inner to open it. If I push the red lever even further, to where you can barely see it, there is suddenly a lot of resistance that builds up on the outer door handle with each subsequent pull, until you can't pull it 1mm without it feeling like it wants to break something, and the latch is not opening. The inner handle still resets the lever of course. I am thinking perhaps I just need a new electronic actuator. I'm not sure what else I could possibly attempt. -- If anyone has any input, it would be appreciated. I really did not want to take the driver's door apart, after having done the passenger front window regulator, but I am afraid I may have to. Thank you.

Does Cayenne has the same lock mechanism ?

How do I get the door lock actuator assembly out of the door? 2006 VW Touareg

VW should be sued for not having a fail safe mechanism. Imagine being in an emergency and you cant exit the door because the mechanism fails. poor design. These locks should be recalled and replaced. Do you agree?

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