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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / January 2009

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2000 Jetta GL - Power Lock Issue

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Mister.Lull - 30 Dec 2008 14:42 GMT
Hello All,

It's been a while since I've posted, I hope everyone is doing well!

I've been having an intermittent issue with the power locks on my 2000
Jetta GL.  Specifically, both driver side doors.  The rear door is
worse, but when it starts to act up the front door gets glitchy too.

At first, I thought that there might be something wrong with my remote/
key fob - but I'm pretty sure that's not it, now.  What happens is
that when I lock the doors and set the alarm (using the key fob),
those two won't lock.  Unlocking and relocking don't work using the
remote, BUT - if you go over to the passenger side and use the unlock
and lock function on THAT door, the driver side doors will lock after
a few toggles.  Using the key in the driver's door itself will lock
it, but not the rear door (so, when it's acting up, I just lock the
rear door manually by pushing the lock down).

But wait, there's more!

When this is happening, the alarm will set itself, even though the
doors aren't locked!  Furthermore, you can OPEN these doors (when
they're glitching) and not set off the alarm!!  This leads me to
believe that there is some kind of sensor, for the doors, that's
having an issue...

Ideas?  Help?  I'm hoping this is something easily/cheaply fixed...

Thanks in Advance,
~Mister.Lull
LG - 30 Dec 2008 16:07 GMT
you most likely need a door lock (latch) assembly. these come with switches
inside that get dirty.
probably both malfunctioning doors need one.
good luck.

> Hello All,
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> Thanks in Advance,
> ~Mister.Lull
Erik Dillenkofer - 30 Dec 2008 22:02 GMT
And they're not cheap, better be sitting down when you ask the price.

> you most likely need a door lock (latch) assembly. these come with
> switches inside that get dirty.
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>> Thanks in Advance,
>> ~Mister.Lull
Mister.Lull - 30 Dec 2008 22:18 GMT
On Dec 30, 2:02 pm, "Erik Dillenkofer" <lifeguard1...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> And they're not cheap, better be sitting down when you ask the price.
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Okay - I'm sitting down...  What my (braces for impact) estimate?

~Mister.Lull
LG - 30 Dec 2008 23:52 GMT
I beleive they are about $200 each

On Dec 30, 2:02 pm, "Erik Dillenkofer" <lifeguard1...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> And they're not cheap, better be sitting down when you ask the price.
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Okay - I'm sitting down...  What my (braces for impact) estimate?

~Mister.Lull
Erik Dillenkofer - 31 Dec 2008 10:39 GMT
With labor, the dealership charged me almost $350 to replace the driver's
side front door latch.

>I beleive they are about $200 each
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> ~Mister.Lull
Mister.Lull - 31 Dec 2008 19:21 GMT
On Dec 31, 2:39 am, "Erik Dillenkofer" <lifeguard1...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> With labor, the dealership charged me almost $350 to replace the driver's
> side front door latch.
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Oh ho...  Damn.

Well, I appreciate the heads-up anyway.  We'll see what Uncle Sam
wants to give me for my tax return and think about it.

~Mister.Lull
Jim Behning - 01 Jan 2009 01:12 GMT
>On Dec 31, 2:39 am, "Erik Dillenkofer" <lifeguard1...@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
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>~Mister.Lull
He spent all that refund and another $200,000 like a drunken sailor.
It is going to take you 40 years to pay off your debt if you get them
to stop giving away money they do not have. What is the difference
between slavery and the fed government? The fed only forces you to
work for them for 4-6 months. Slaves worked for 12 months with no
choice in the matter.
Sean - 13 Jan 2009 08:16 GMT
> I beleive they are about $200 each

You can find salvaged ones for about $80 each on ebay. Maybe slightly more for the driver's one.
I recently replaced 3 out of four for dead motors or glitchy sensors, also on a 2000 Jetta.

The fronts aren't so bad, but the rears are a bitch.

...Sean.
 
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