Rear Drivers side Passenger Door

[worthingbloy]

Hi guys, any help here would be great and as a newbie who has limited skills in things such as this any help would be great.

The rear Drivers side passenger door will not open, I have looked through some posts and found that if I give the door a firm tap below the handle the door will then open! What should I do next to ensure it won't completely fail on me or more importantly on my wife?!?

Many thanks guys.

Worthingbloy

[kenney]

Will it not open from both the inside and outside?

[worthingbloy]

Hi there, it won't open either way, I tried the palm of hand to the door and it opened! Of course now its locked and won't open again, I can hear the motor going ok and the connections look ok after removing the rubber connection from the door to the pillar
Any ideas?
Many thanks

[kenney]

The lock needs replacing,if you are fortunate and do manage to get it open,do not close the door again,as this will save you a lot of work,replacing the lock

[worthingbloy]

Thanks very much, is this a massive job? Or a morning one, i'd give it a go to save on the bill from vw, do you know of a thread that can help
me here?
Thanks again

[kenney]

the job can take from 1-2 hours if you have done it before,all depends on how long it takes to get the lock to open,once you have accessed it.