Loose Door Handle

[Piez]

I have 04 1.8T and over the last few weeks I've noticed the outside drivers door handle is getting looser. Compared to the other handles on the car it doesn't have the same stiffness of resistance when you open it and it rattles sometimes when you shut the door.

Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you get it fixed?

[Dillon's A4]

Hi Piez ,
I have a 53 plate A4 Avant 19TDI . My drivers door handle is also loose , when you shut all the other doors their is welcombe "Thud" , on the drivers door it has a "rattle" . I did look at removing the interior trim to see if there is a nut or screw that could be tightend but it looks a big job . If you find an answer let me know , and i will do the same ..

[Piez]

I mailed the sales guy I purchased it from and he tells me this is a known problem, they even had it happen to one of the demo cars. Unfortunatly it is not covered by the warrenty but he does think it shouldn't be an expensive fix.

[spainy]

Had this happen to me resulted in the handle falling off. The guy I bought the car from repaired it free of charge. There is a stainless sliding clip which holds the handle in place it slides across the back of the handle. I am guessing you payed around the £10000 mark for your car and the handle falls off and its not covered under warranty?

[Celtic Cousin]

I improved it (i.e for a few months) by the careful addition of some silicone. But any info on a permanent fix would be welcome.

[nutter1980]

Did anyone manange to get an easy fix for this common issue ?

[snorbitzz]

I have 04 1.8T and over the last few weeks I've noticed the outside drivers door handle is getting looser. Compared to the other handles on the car it doesn't have the same stiffness of resistance when you open it and it rattles sometimes when you shut the door.

Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you get it fixed?

hi there,i've had the same problem with my door handle!its really easy to fix,all you have to do is get yourself a long flat thin screwdriver,put some tape around the blade(this is just to protect your paintwork).hold the door handle in the open position,and look down the back of it where you will see a stainless steel clip.now with the door handle open slid your screwdriver in from the front of the handle and carefully slide the clip back into position,job done!!!!!!!

[RF76]

Got same problem on 2006 A3, been told there's a clip you can see when you pull the handle to 'open' position, push said metal piece toward rear of car.... I Can see some metal thing but it won't budge, also the space between handle cover & actual handle is mm's tried even pushing some sponge into the space but still no joy😡 ... So either wait on losing it or to a ***********

[RF76]

😂 jeezz censorship has gone crazy!! I wrote Steal_er_ship and that's been *'d out 😱

[LiamCheckley]

I've actually made an account to say thank you!
I got back from a drive one day in my 06 A3 and my drivers door handle trim was missing, bought a new one from Audi (primed) for £18. Used the credit card trick to remove the passenger side one to give to spray place to colour match! Thanks!

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