Jetta drivers door lock problem

[snerlo]

Just a quick question. I think that my drivers door lock has given up. It has been playing up for the last couple of months where it would lock just fine, but unlocking was a lottery. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didnt. Anyhow, i noticed that the orange lock symbol on the drivers door lights up when i try to unlock it and it fails. Is this trying to tell me something that i dont already know? Anyone come across this before? Looks like i gotta try for a wrecker!

[piper26]

Yea mate your lock has had it.
My advise would be to change it before it may fail completely. Makes replacement harder :p.
Honestly IMO go to a dealer and buy a genuine lock unit. There is a superseded part and a wrecker sourced one may already be fatigued

[snerlo]

Ended up getting a used part from a wrecker up here for $75 plus $15 to have it delivered to my work which is better than $297 which is what I got quoted from VW dealer. I can make a bit of a how to if it is needed. Will try and install on the weekend

[piper26]

Yea definitely alot cheaper. Just be careful as there is no guarantee that the old lock will last that long

[peter_j_g]

Did you check the wiring loom from the door pillar to the door near the hinges? I had similar problems in a mk5 golf and it was a broken wire inside the rubber boot from the door being opened and closed many times over the years. Easy fix by splicing a new piece of wire with 2 cold solder joints. VCDS was showing an intermittent "implausable signal" error. Hope this helps!

[snerlo]

Thanks for the heads up. Had a few dramas getting the lock in but the replacement one worked fine, then played up for a couple of days, now working. Go figure. Will monitor it though. Might give the rubber boot a play around with and see if that affects it.