Hi have you tried disconnecting the car battery for 10 mins then re connecting to see if it reboots the door control modules bit like rebooting a computer also all the door control modules can be read with a diag machine to see if they are logging faults with the door latches and also the convience control module can be read with a diag machine to see if it is.
Vw passat back door wont open from outside.
Passenger door won t open from the outside.
On a passat thread that slamming the door a few times or punching near the door handle would re seat the cable mechanism and fix the issue.
28 10 2011 07 01 pm my passenger door wouldn t open from the outside and there was little no resistance when pulling on the door handle.
I did some digging around and came across some info.
Vw audi forum the 1 volkswagen vw forum dedicated to the whole volkswagen vw group model specific sections volkswagen sponsored by huddersfield chip tune passat passat b6 forum 2005 2010 doors won t open from the outside.
Rear door won t open from outside.
Passenger door won t open from the oustide post by giffer2 sun jan 16 2011 2 43 pm went out this morning as normal got back to the car and the other half wasn t able to open the passenger door thought maybe i d locked it getting back in but nope car was unlocked.
Can t find anything on google to back this up in fact all i can find is stuff saying it s only the front doors that must open but as the garage i went to halford s autocentre said they couldn t actually fix.
Discussion in motors started by dl8860 24 jul 2015.
Ok so my drivers door on my 2013 golf won t open from the outside i pull the handle it feels loose won t release but from the inside opens perfectly fine.
It s a 2009 tiguan se 2 0t 4motion.
A few days ago without warning my driver s side door wouldn t open from the outside.
Before i tear this thing apart for the first time ever can anyone give me an idea as to why it would be doing this.
Prompted by this thread i did a bit of googl ing which led me to opening the window so i could work the indoor and outdoor handles at the same time.