Audi VW Door Lock Actuator Fix

Before replacing your lock actuator for $$$, try this!
If it does fail I did replace mine so below is info on how to do it.
Actuator replacement info • 2010 - 2017 Audi A4 (...

[@shannonrunyon2824]

I have a 2010 Audi Q5 Quattro and one of the back doors wouldn’t unlock using the Key Fob. I pulled that cover off and compared it to the other back door and sure enough, they were in different positions. I turned it to match the other door and now it works perfectly fine! Thank you so much for your short and to the point video.

[@robinsoncet]

DUDE!!!! I just replaced all 4 door lock modules on my 2009 Jetta Sportwagen. I got all the door lock modules from a junkyard, so there was a risk of all not working, but turned out to be only one that didn't work, the left rear door. I was so bummed after hours of work, but after watching your video, discovered I could manually lock that door!!! So excited! Thank you! (this saves me another trip to the junkyard!)

[@georgemannering8627]

Hell yeah! Works on my B8 A4! Also side note- you don’t have to use a flat head, it’s made to fit your key inside the fob

[@ColonelKurtz40]

Had that exact problem and your solution worked perfectly. Thought I was gonna have to spend a bunch too get it fixed. Your the man!

[@Alittlelsdy]

My 2016 Q3 has had this issue for gosh knows how long. It gives me a lot of anxiety sitting in parking lots as it wouldn’t lock on either front doors. Figured it would cost an arm and a leg. Well. Googled it up and I just won some MAJOR points with my husband ;). Went outside at midnight and had him hold the flashlight. All it took was turning one doors “reset thing you showed”. Bing bang boom… Locked the entire car up like new lol. My husband is so impressed lol! Ty!

[@jonathancmonzon]

OMG! This worked for my A3. I was so bummed out thinking I would have to pay to get my door repaired. Thanks so much!

[@need4greed]

For me, it was the driver's door that stopped to lock with the remote. Unlike the other 3 doors, there is no adjustable 'switch' underneath the grommet on the driver's door. What solved my problem with inserting the key to manually lock/unlock the car. After a few times, the chirp came back, even when using the remote.

[@christislord580]

Had the same issue on my wife's 07 Jetta. Same concept, worked great. God Bless You and thank you for taking ur time to post this video. God Bless You All.

[@GelinaK]

Just tried this on my A4 since my rear door wasn’t locking took me literally 30 seconds and all my doors are locking perfectly! I’m also hearing the chirp sound again when I lock the car. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!

[@thelawofpsychegnosis9228]

I have a 2009 passat 2.0 diesel. Problem is all my doors lock but when I open them the drivers side (uk) doesn't open. It has the rubber capping but underneath it is solid. Help

[@richardneumann274]

Literally didn't believe it could be that easy, well done. Saved me $$$ and time. Worked perfectly. Thanks for posting.

[@geroconnell7190]

I spent almost an hour looking at videos on KZbin about people taking apart the door, skin and door card to disassemble the locks and window regs. I went out to my mk5 golf and tried this and the door is now locking perfectly. Thank you 👍👍

[@geroconnell7190]

Just a follow up on this. It worked for me fine for a week but then went back to normal. But now, before I lock it I keep my front door open and click 'unlock' on the fob. Then closer the door click lock and all 5 doors lock everytime

[@bilal263]

Worked on my Seat Leon mk3, it was always intermittant, i even gave it to the garage for a week once and they couldn't find the fault. Was planning on stripping the door down today and replacing the actuator but lucky I found this. You sir are a legend!

[@svmontoya15]

My man!!! I had this issue on my Bday, going to dinner with my family. Figured I have to visit the dealer, and dealer pricing right before Christmas. I tried this, and wouldn't ya know...success!!!!!!! Thank you!

[@mipmapp5207]

This worked on my 2017 VW Tiguan, which was locking the rear door, but not unlocking it with the remote. I was worried it would be a costly repair, but the door in this video looked just like my Tiguan, and when I twisted that thing, it started working again. Thank you!

[@c8lynwilson]

A big thanx from me too! The rear lock on my 2009 A3 hadn't worked (the actuator worked but the door wouldn't release using the outside handle) for months and I was just about to go to the trouble and expense of pulling the door apart and replace the mechansim when I watched your video. Within 5 mins, it was working again!! Not quite as straight forward as turning the actuator though - I had to turn the actuator 90 degs clockwise and hold it there while firmly pulling on the door release lever on the inside of the door a few times. This seemed to reset something in the locking mechanism. I closed the door, locked it, then unlocked it and tried opening it from the outside with the handle and.... sucess!! :-) Thanx so much - now I don't have to waste my weekend working on my car!

[@BirdFromYakiVegas]

Hmm im gonna try that

[@JeffSmallwood1]

Yet another Thank You! My actuator failed in the rear passenger door and it was causing non-stop re-locking behavior every time I hit 10mph because the system knew not all the doors were locked. Locking the doors with fab or door controls did nothing to the rear door. Although the actuator isn't fixed I was looking for a temporary solution since I almost never use that door and this worked perfectly and saved me a few hundred $! The controls you demonstrated got the door to lock when it was closed the first time and the system registered all doors locked when I clicked the door control. As long as that door isn't opened again the problem has gone away. Now I know what to do next time the door is open and it has to be reset. Thanks!!

[@pinzariudenis1366]

Thank you, i had this problem today. I was very worried about leaving the car like this over night and about how much i should spend to fix it. You saved me, thank you again.

[@ulin4226]

Thank for that tip - you saved my big bucks! I don’t even want to post how much the local VW shop quoted me to fix that door lock actuator.

[@mrmanitoba]

Yeah dealers are a complete ripoff. I did replace it myself eventually as ultimately it will fail again.

[@my1993lexus]

Holy $#!T this worked. Just bought a used Q5. A few days later I learned that the rear passenger door wasn’t locking. I spent $100 on a new actuator, took the whole door apart, then realized I needed a triple square bit for the last two screws. I was looking for some replacement screws since mine were already slightly stripped when I came across this video. Decided to give it a try…. Now I actually get a chirp when I lock the doors. Hopefully I still have time to return the actuator I bought.

[@mrmanitoba]

It may not last a long, but hopefully it buys you some time.

[@my1993lexus]

I kept the latch that I purchased just in case. If I don't hear a chirp when I lock the doors, then I'll know to check it again. We'll see what happens. @@mrmanitoba

[@lactera4870]

Thank you! I turned the white knob fully clockwise on my passenger front door which helped ACTIVATE my passenger rear door which was stuck locked after the actuator went out and child lock was ON. THANK YOU!

[@Banannaise]

Worked for me! 2017 A4, rear driver's side door. What you actually found is the emergency door lock mechanism. If you turn that screw to the outside, then shut the door, that will lock the door and prevent it from being opened from the outside until you open it from the inside. Looks like cycling the emergency lock relieves issues with the electronic door lock actuator, at least temporarily.

[@hardrage]

Had same problem on my 09 Q5. I park on street and was worried with the rear door not locking and the click sound not chirping. This fixed it.Thank you for this video.

[@markadams8309]

I have a 2010 Q5. Passenger door stopped locking and no "chirp".. Tried this and it works fine now! Not sure for how long but for now its awesome! Thank you!

[@djharmony8693]

Fixed the passanger door in 2009 A4 in seconds thank you sir not all heroes wear capes

[@410king2]

305RIDER same problem rn , with the same car , with the same door lol

[@YachtRockFiend]

Hi mrmanitoba. Thank you so much. This worked on two doors on my 11 q5. It had stopped chirping when i locked it and two doors wouldn't lock. Your solution fixed the issue in under a minute. You are the man ✌️

[@marksjacob]

Great work and thanks for sharing. Worked brilliantly on my Audi Q5 2009 passenger side door - Lock open started intermittent then complete fail - Now fixed! I think these little adjustement dials just move out of place over time

[@aerodynamik9771]

Wow!! Got my 06 VW Rabbit passenger door lock working in about 30 seconds. Awesome tip!! Thank you!!

[@Triumph336]

Hats off to your sir! Same issue on my Passat was fixed because of your video. THANK YOU!!

[@rafii1992]

oooh my god, thanks for this video. finally passengers no longer have to get in my Audi A5 through the trunk 🤣🤣

[@albertopatino2567]

You are f-ing awesome!!! This fixed my issue on my rear driver side door on my 2010 A4. So glad I didn't have to spend $$$ on yet another repair. :)

[@wazman101]

Worked a treat, was looking for a video on how to replace the lock when this popped up so saved probably £100. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@howardosborne8647]

Very interesting adjustment feature you've revealed here. What I believe that adjuster does is adjust the setting/triggering of the small micro switch located in that area of the lock. The VW Polo locks can also be troublesome and central locking misfunctions. Quite often it is the micro switch failing to operate properly that causes issues with central locking. It seems on these later locks that an improvement of a micro switch adjuster has been added by the manufacturer.

[@peterashmead1387]

Brilliantly easy solution - thanks a lot

[@wheelsone55]

This just happened to me and my 06 Cayenne S this morning on a very cold Nebraska day! Thank you for this video! FYI the Cayenne has a similar rubber cap, but it covers a release mechanism allow the lock to open.

[@fullepisodez5482]

Duuuuude ! Thank you ! Fixed my A5 . Its chirping again thanks to you!

[@ashantebutcher5673]

Perfect! I had this same issue with my A3. The adjustment worked and the door is locking again. Thanks!!

[@user-xz6cl5jy4s]

Just saved me from replacing my door actuator ! Thank you

[@tof3275]

That little trick has made my day, I will update here as and when I do this mod

[@internetterry]

I just tried this on my 2008 S8 and it worked! Crazy. Nobody explains this anywhere....!!

[@adamdriscoll5067]

dude you just saved me a lot of time and money.

[@jvionjackson1231]

This works! I was preparing to spend a bunch of money to fix it but you just saved me!!

[@vall545]

Thank you soooo much! This solved my problem. I have a 2006 Jetta turbo. Same exact issue with passenger rear door. I didn't have a knob to twist but I did pull off the little black plastic tab and shoved my flat head screw driver in there and it immediately engaged the lock. Now the door locks but doesn't unlock with my remote. I can still open it from the inside. My main concern was locking all doors. Thanks!

[@adkuenaso]

Thanks a lot. It worked for my 2010 A6 Quattro. You saved me a lot of $$$$$$. Thanks again

[@courtlondwells5566]

Thank you. Same issue and fix, mine a 2011 Porsche cayenne. Saved me beaucoup $. Much appreciated.

[@unconvention1]

That was the easiest fix ever, thank you so much.

[@turb0diesel]

haha, I took the panel off looking to replace actuator, and while playing with it doing exact same thing as you I fixed it...wish i saw vid first.

[@AlEbnereza]

It’s not an adjustment btw. It’s just a manual mechanical lock/unlock knob. You can basically nudge the sticky automated mechanism inside to either lock or unlock position. They’re known to jam or stick unfortunately.

[@veryscott]

This is great! Worked... for now! Thank you for making this vid!

[@americancitizen8815]

You my friend rock. I was just about to buy a new actuator and tried this. Fixed. Thank You

[@SlavisaNedic]

Is it still working?Ty in advance

[@lonestar8968]

That's what I wanna know how long did it last and stay fixed

[@manuelrios9081]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! I was getting ready for hours of headache, and i decided to watch one more video. thank God it was yours. it worked on my a4. I wish I can kiss you. xoxoxo

[@flapjack468]

Thank you so much for this ! My door has been doing this on & off for a few months.

[@JeremiahJames]

Thank you! Fixed my Q5 perfectly. What would people do without KZbin?!?

[@hankhale6468]

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[@josemillan7876]

Thanks for let us know how fix this issue, you save me lot time to found the problem, thanks again.

[@jeremiahstallworth3347]

Definitely worked thank you so much. I’m still having trouble fixing the drivers side because the mechanism doesn’t have the same shape as the other doors

[@evanboyd7738]

Thanks! This worked on my 2012 Cayenne as well. Really appreciate you sharing!

[@cc5731478]

Thanks, just fixed my Q7!

[@Sherko.h]

Thanks so much man you don't know how happy I am

[@davidcichosz4392]

Saved me with this video! What a simple fix! Thanks so much!

[@juliewood9507]

This worked on my 2007 A3! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Save me $590!

[@kandylady305]

You’re a life and wallet saver. Thank you

[@rachelmcconnell1896]

Worked for my A3! Thank you!

[@qvuslris]

I have the same issue with my 2010 vw passat. Tried this and it works..now I need to find out what that adjustment is for future reference. Save me lots of time and money because I was planning to remove and replace the actuator..Thank You

[@lonestar8968]

Did u ever figure it out?

[@bigtjcat990]

Worked like a charm, thanks for the video.

[@catherineflinn4847]

PHEW solved my issue, at least temporarily - THANK YOU!

[@philc5499]

Not all heroes wear capes. Thank you good sir!

[@lulumonde]

Hey, thanks for this, same thing happened on my A6 Avant and this worked, thanks for sharing 👍

[@musabutt6910]

Thanks mate!!! It’s so easy when you know what to do ....

[@jayneethorne4287]

YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!! IT WORKED! THANK YOU.....

[@ericcastillo7884]

This was so accurate, thanks for the vid

[@carlubetv]

You did save my Bacon there!! Seems to be a good short term fix.

[@grudiiliev1210]

Thanks it worked on my Golf Mark5 as well.

[@nickbrown6904]

Just worked for my a4. Thanks so much

[@nkollias1]

Mrmanitoba you just saved me some money! Thanks man!

[@ericso4723]

Man thanks from Québec it even work with my coupe ??? everything is back to normal :-)))

[@redbach23tube]

I pulled out the rubber flap and I do not have that white adjustable thing in it. mk5 gti

[@andrewpye4175]

Hey - this worked for my Golf - thanks man!

[@mattmcclung6868]

Your the man. Thanks so much. Worked perfectly.

[@geodela122]

This work for my Golf 6! Thak you very much!

[@thetruth34o9]

worked on my 2012 tiguan, thanks so much!

[@Deme_ttu]

Great video!! this happened to my a4 a few weeks ago

[@joshuacombs1874]

Just did mine and it worked out perfect thanks a lot man💯💯

[@bciperformance6068]

Great video, much appreciated! Solved my problem!

[@JG_IX]

Worked for me on my 2015 A6! Thanks a million!

[@Sherko.h]

Is it still working after months?

[@shivi1802]

Thanks a ton! It worked like a charm. You are the man!!

[@PeterFeltersnatch852]

This is the second time your video came in handy

[@kareempore2385]

I thank you for this mann, my issue has been solved!!!

[@HappyDude1]

My inner door handle did not work And this was the solutution Thank you!

[@j_faz0656]

Love the video and I’m liking the comments, been holding off from not going to pay probably for an actuator when it’s as simple as this. I’ll come back and update my comment if this works lol.

[@EvgeshkaVideo]

Like Jeremy mentioned earlier, this helps lock door once. But then, after I unlock it from inside, all locks just go nuts! All of them may stop locking or unlocking (driver door always unlocks). Or maybe just the bad door stays locked and other don't lock at all. Or they lock and bad door does not. Then, after walking around, opening and closing doors, pushing on remote a lot, they suddenly may start working (except the bad one). The way they are related to each other somehow is really bad design.

[@brentsimon2919]

it worked for me on my 2012 Touareg. Thanks loads.

[@joshpalmer8969]

just worked for my Q7. Thanks!!

[@raulmartinez9002]

Thanks! This worked on a 2016 Jetta TSI

[@fjamd]

Worked for my A3.... So weird, glad it was an easy fix!

[@Sherko.h]

Is it still working after months?

[@PortlandAndy]

Thanks you just save me so much worry and stress.

[@cubamike2001]

Good lord thank you for that buddy !!!!!

[@kipcap89]

Awesome dude, my rear passenger door wasn’t getting locked for 10 months and even i wasn’t aware of that , noticed today and fixed it in 5 min Thanks 👊

[@elgarkulberg1265]

What to do if I twisted that lock and I cannot open my door anymore?

[@crispbcn]

this fixed mine.. door wasn't locking or chiming.. bless up

[@josephinepoon9918]

Which way do I hv to turn? Mine doesn’t have the blue markers. So right door counter clock-wise & left door clock-wise? Tks

[@kennethvargas7454]

This worked for my VW Bora 2009! (mk5) yeehaa!

[@joshuazamm2195]

Thank you much man! It worked!

[@anthrax47]

Bro thank you so much for this tip, saved me a ton $$$ and worked, only thing is I have to twist the nob every time I need to lock it but I can live with that haha. Easy fix!! Appreciate the help once again 🙏