Hi,
My 06 A3 has developed a central locking fault whereby the passenger door doesn't unlock but all the others work fine. I can hear it trying to unlock but without success. I have manged to get the door panel outer off but there's a black rubbery looking infill with the handle wire coming through it between me and the inner workings of the door and I'm not sure how to get this off or what to look for?

Any ideas please???????
Cheers
Charlie from N.Z.

 

Charlie, No help here but have similar issue. My rear driver side door intermittently will not lock. Have to manually lock it from the door edge. Haven't gotten the door panel off yet & my Bentley manual leaves a lot to be desired in a repair guide. Any chance of a picture to help others with what to expect in the door?

 

there is some posting saying the solder being cracked. Here is a DIY for VW on it

VWVortex.com - Door Module Repair DIY

 

Hi,
The control unit looks the same but I had thought you would get through from the inside!
I hadn't fancied pulling of the outside steel panel.
Might be a job for the pro's as while I could fix the unit I'm not much of a panel beater!

Cheers
Charlie

 

I think you can access it from the inside. If you can see the solder points, maybe it doesn't even have to be taken off.

 

Here is somebody who took the lock off from the inside:

Lock microswitch problem / Door-open signal failure / Car may lock you out / May affect other VAG vehicles

 

Claimed on my insurance..... All fixed.