MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: martinbickley on May 10, 2011, 10:25:40 pm

Title: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: martinbickley on May 10, 2011, 10:25:40 pm

Just picked up my 2004 Golf GT TDi and so far very happy with it.

One thing that confuses me though is that when I press the button on the remote to unlock the door I have to pull on the handle twice before it opens.

Is this a design thing or is there a problem with the door?

It happens everytime and always opens on the second pull.

Thanks


Martin

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: Eddie-NL on May 11, 2011, 06:40:35 am

The standard set up is one press opens the drivers door and two press for all doors

The coding can be changed so all doors open on one press

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: martinbickley on May 11, 2011, 08:47:28 am

Sorry its not the remote that doesn't work properly its the actual door handle.

I press the button on the remote then pull the door handle and the first time it doesn't work then the second time I pull the handle the door opens.


Martin

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: mb on May 11, 2011, 10:29:44 am

Had this when I bought my car but on the passenger door. Turned out to be the lock mechanism getting stuck which freed after letting go of the handle on the first attempt. I could get my door to open first go my tapping/thumping the door handle before attempting to open it

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: Andy on May 11, 2011, 02:26:32 pm

my n/s/f used to do the same,i put a lot of wd40 onto the lock and that sorted it

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: martinbickley on May 11, 2011, 03:18:37 pm

Did you just open the door and spray inside the part of the lock you can see or did you take off the door card?

Thanks


Martin

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: Andy on May 11, 2011, 04:14:35 pm

just sprayed inside the lock  :happy2:

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: martinbickley on May 11, 2011, 04:34:48 pm

Thanks will give it a go tonight.



Martin

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: martinbickley on May 12, 2011, 09:32:04 am

Well I gave the lock a good old spray of WD40 last night and the door is still the same.

Still have to pull the handle twice before it opens.

Could it be a child lock/anti hijack thing?


Martin

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: martinbickley on May 31, 2011, 08:19:20 pm

Just to update i've noticed that this is the same for the inside handle as well.

If the doors are locked, then unlocked I have to pull the handle twice before the door opens.

If the doors are not locked in between the handle only needs to be pulled once.

This is the same getting in or out of the car. - Weird!!

Does this sound like an anti-hijack thing or is there a problem with the lock?

Thanks


Martin

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: stealthwolf on May 31, 2011, 08:43:49 pm

Are you talking about the interior door handle?

On old cars, you had to manually unlock the door before you could pull on the door handle to open it.

VW have incorporated this into one "lock" via the door handle. One pull to "unlock" and one pull to "open".

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv55%2Fstealthwolf%2Fdoorlock.jpg&hash=33b2fc07343fe38b9868bf0e356bf35ce0b81fb1)

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: martinbickley on May 31, 2011, 08:52:44 pm

Both the internal door handle and the external one.

I lock the car then unlock.

First pull of the handle - nothing
Second pull and the door opens

Same for the inside

Lock the doors with the switch then unlock

First pull of the silver handle - nothing
Second pull and the door opens


Martin

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: stealthwolf on May 31, 2011, 08:56:18 pm

Sounds like the lock mechanism is buggered. :grin:

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: martinbickley on May 31, 2011, 09:06:47 pm

Yeah thats the same technical term I came up with.

Thankfully got a 12 month warranty to claim off.


Martin

Title: Re: Have to open my door handle twice?
Post by: martinbickley on June 24, 2011, 12:13:03 am

Finally got this sorted.

Seemed that the metal catch on the door frame had been pushed in too much.

Mechanic moved it out a few mm and all is now fine.


Martin