[s-cars] Door lock issues

[ron kirkham]

An update.

I tried pulling up on the plunger as the lock vacuum motor operated the
other locks with no luck.
I tried the key in the door and it would not turn and I could hear a metal
on metal sound from inside the door.
So last night, I tried all this again.  For whatever reason, the damn thing
has started working again.  The door locks/unlocks with the remote, with
the interior lock button and with the key in the lock cylinder.

Obviously, I'm not confident that it will continue to work, but for now,
I'm not tearing into the door until it fails again.  Who knows when that
will be?

Thanks for the responses, but the problem seems to be "fixed".

Ron
On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>wrote:

>  Maybe I'm misreading this or not understanding correctly but have you
> tried actually pulling up on the plunger?
>
> Wylie Bean
> theringmeister at triad.rr.com
> 90 cq
> 91 90q20v
> 91 200 <91200>q20v
> 92 urS4
> 08 Q7
>
>
> -----Original message-----
>
> *From: *ron kirkham <rkaudifool at gmail.com>*
> To: *s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>*
> Sent: *Tue, Sep 4, 2012 16:37:12 EDT*
> Subject: *[s-cars] Door lock issues
>
>  Hey all,
>
> Just took a client to lunch in my '93 S4. Windows down, I believe he was
> resting his arm on the lock plunger on the top of the door and locked it.
> When we got back to my office, his door was locked and would not unlock.
> All other door locks work fine, both with internal lock switch and IR
> remote. Passenger door lock will try to move the plunger up and down, and
> it moves slightly, but will not unlock. Seeing this movement, I do believe
> the vacuum line is still attached? I was slightly embarrassed by having my
> 6'-4" client climb over the console and out the drivers side.
>
> I have not done any diagnosis yet obviously, but wondering if anyone has
> any BTDT on this? What to check first?
>
> I guess it's passenger door maintenance time as the cable on the rear door
> has been disconnected from the inside handle (again) for some time....joy!
>
> Any help appreciated, as always.
>
> Ron
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