[Vwdiesel] Golf Door Issues

[Tad]

The door microswitches are well known for being crappy, but this the first
time I've heard of the *rears* going bad.

My driver's door switches have been stuck in the "always closed" position
for years.  It's not really an issue except when you for whatever reason
get in the car, put the key in the ignition (but don't turn it), then get
back out because you forgot something or remembered you wanted to check the
oil or what-have-you.  30 seconds after you unlocked the car, it locks
itself again, with the key inside!

Simple solution to that, never ever ever leave the key in the car.


On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 10:12 PM, James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> The only time I had a door lock module apart was in the 97 Passat.  As I
> recall, it was ridiculously simple to fix.  All that was wrong was it was a
> bit oxidized, and there was no continuity.  Can you get the door lock off
> from the outside Dave?  I'd just try that, it's on the door lock, then
> check
> for continuity, wire hooked up, not corroded, etc...
> -james
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Matt Alkire
> Sent: June-20-13 7:34 AM
> To: Dave Cook
> Cc: VW Diesel Group
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Golf Door Issues
>
> The problem likely lies wit. The door lock module. They have switches in
> them that tell the ECU that the door is open or closed. My drivers door has
> thought it's been closes for 8 years now.
>
> The fixes are to either get a new DLM for around $150, or replace the
> switch
> with one that you can retrofit for around $5 and some of your labor. Not
> impossible, but a pain nonetheless.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Matt
>
> On Jun 20, 2013, at 8:15 AM, Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > 2002 Golf TDI
> >
> > My silly Golf has been a little confused the past few days.  It thinks
> the
> back driver side door is open occasionally.
> >
> > What ends up happening is that the door open light comes on on the dash,
> and the dome lights come on, both while driving.
> >
> > If I lock the car when the light happens to be off, it might later decide
> that the door has opened and then the alarm will go off.  It appears that
> if
> it thinks the door is open when I get out and lock the door, the alarm may
> not go off (at least this was the case last night).
> >
> > I got in the CCM with VCDS and this is how I was able to determine that
> it
> was the rear door.  I attempted changing the coding to make it think the
> car
> is equipped with "2 doors/4 windows" to see if that helps.  When I go back
> and look, it will show the two rear doors as "not installed" but the dash
> light is still on so i don't know how it will affect the alarm.
> >
> >
> > Anyone have any other ideas on how to fix the problem?  I don't want to
> throw too much money at the totaled car.  The main thing is I want to be
> able to lock the car without worrying about the alarm going off randomly,
> and the dome light turning on and off randomly is annoying.  (So is not
> having a light come on automatically when I open the door at night.)
> >
> >
> > Dave Cook
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