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Siim Rikas Posted on Oct 26, 2012
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Vw passat central locking problem

Couple of days ago I coulnt unlock or lock the doors with the remote. I could only lock/unlock the drivers door with the key. When I try to lock/unlock from passenger side, everything works. I removed the drivers side lock and found that one connection inside was oxydized. I soldered it and now I can unlock with remote but not lock. When I unplug the drivers side lock the remote locks and unlocks but as soon I plug in the drivers side, it only unlocks. Any ideas, 'cause Im slowly going crazy? :)

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You still have a wiring issue, you will need to track it down.

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  • Posted on Aug 17, 2008

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i also have a MK5 golf tdi with cental locking problem the drivers door wont open from the fob but all the other doors will, i taken the car to a garage last week when it was pluged in to the computer it showed errors they cleared them it sem't to solve the problem now its started again ?

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  • Posted on Aug 29, 2008

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i had a similar problem on the front doors .after taking it to a garage for a quote £ 180 i read into it and there are micro swithches in the locks so with a gentle tap with the hand the door unlocks . hope this helps it saved me the money

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  • Posted on Jan 28, 2010

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I had the same problem on my 1998 passat and the first thing i done is take off the drivers side controls for electric windows etc(first step to door card removal) and upon disconnecting the multisocket and putting it back on just to try before going ahead, everything worked again.My problem was N/S rear and O/S/F doors wont open/unlock and drivers front works with key but does not work central locking or window etc.Just a wipe with WD40 on a artist paintbrush to lube it and it was fine but i could see fine damp in the door(i live in Birmingham, U.K and it was snowing for a one month period) which i suspect was from the un-usual cold weather we had.I had lived in East Sussex prior so from warm to freezing was most likely the cause as the door lock froze and one door even flew open as the catch froze and the locked door appeared closed but just stuck closed, wd40 solved that also.Hope this helps.

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  • Posted on Feb 05, 2010

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water ingress in wiring loom below drivers seat, mainly loss of power to pin 23 middle multi plug blue and red wire middle multi plug.

remove drivers seat/frame trace wire back to corroded connection and repair. you may also have to remove passenger seat depending on where the break is. dealer quotes upto 2 hrs

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