HELP 2001 passat locking

[jonathan bees]

i have a 2001 passat tdi and when i press lock on the remote all doors lock and then the pasanger door unlocks straight away press it again and all doors lock and stay locked (sometimes it works with no prob at all) PLEASE HELP

[margusenock]

I have exactly the same problem with my '98 variant. Except that pressing twice won't help, as the lock goes down and then jumps up always. The problem has been there for years I think, and they tried to fix it in the service serveral times, but sooner or later the problem comes back. Sometimes it works like a charm for a few days but now it's been like that for a while.

Anybody know how to fix this? It's really annoying to go close it manually every time you leave your car.

[Crasher]

You need a new lock unit.

[smokey0123]

Under the passenger side carpet the is the central convieniance ecu, Check the connections are clean and not corroded,it is dry and the wiring going to it looks ok. They normally get full of water because of the drain grommets getting bocked under the scuttle (the bit under the wipers) and cause all sorts of faults like this.