Your actions might have pulled the rod to open the mechanism but with the mechanism frozen its probably stuck open so it won t release internally properly any more to close and lock the door.
Passat door lock frozen.
Of course the car locked itself as soon as my speed exceeded a few mph and the water i just poured froze inside the.
This is a part that i have replaced all across the brand.
Driver s door lock was frozen.
Today we look at how vw door latches fail this is an issue not just with the jetta as shown in the video.
It is still held in by two more bolts on the side of the door frame.
I used my water trick again and got into the car then drove 35 minutes in 20 degree weather to work.
94 passat vr present 97 golf jazz 07 gti 12 14 2010 02 02 am 4 another one of these seasonal door freezing threads once you get the door open let the car warm up for a good 10 minutes with the heat on to un freeze the latch or if you re in a hurry get a lighter store it in the car and hold it up to the latch which will un freeze in about a minute.
Extra step if your door won t open.
Before replacing your lock actuator for try this.
If you re door is still shut you will need to force the door to open by moving the faulty lock in to the unlock position.
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Passat b7 my door lock froze.
It could also be the mechanism itself has gone bad.
You may also hear them called door lock modules.
Actuator replacement info https.
It sounds like some moisture got into the lock mechanism and froze.