Before i tear this thing apart for the first time ever can anyone give me an idea as to why it would be doing this.
Vw passat back door wont open from outside.
On a passat thread that slamming the door a few times or punching near the door handle would re seat the cable mechanism and fix the issue.
Can t find anything on google to back this up in fact all i can find is stuff saying it s only the front doors that must open but as the garage i went to halford s autocentre said they couldn t actually fix.
Ok so my drivers door on my 2013 golf won t open from the outside i pull the handle it feels loose won t release but from the inside opens perfectly fine.
28 10 2011 07 01 pm my passenger door wouldn t open from the outside and there was little no resistance when pulling on the door handle.
Hoping someone has some insight and can help me fix this issue.
Vw audi forum the 1 volkswagen vw forum dedicated to the whole volkswagen vw group model specific sections volkswagen sponsored by huddersfield chip tune passat passat b6 forum 2005 2010 doors won t open from the outside.
It s a 2009 tiguan se 2 0t 4motion.
Passenger door won t open from the outside.
Chris vw master tech.
I did some digging around and came across some info.
A few days ago without warning my driver s side door wouldn t open from the outside.
Rear door won t open from outside.
Passenger door won t open from the oustide post by giffer2 sun jan 16 2011 2 43 pm went out this morning as normal got back to the car and the other half wasn t able to open the passenger door thought maybe i d locked it getting back in but nope car was unlocked.
Prompted by this thread i did a bit of googl ing which led me to opening the window so i could work the indoor and outdoor handles at the same time.