Trying to FIX a VW Golf MK5 DOOR NOT LOCKING

[@Mymatevince]

Spoiler Saver + Riddle Question: What has 1 eye but cannot see?

[@crazymolemusic]

Potato

[@crazymolemusic]

Types of clouds

[@crazymolemusic]

And a needle

[@CLC-1000]

Needle

[@robbieaussievic]

..... A near sighted Cyclops.

[@jondough76]

I am not a mechanic by any means, but I have done my fair share of working on cars. I have never seen a car door that has a removable exterior panel. I learn something new every day!

[@lesrogers7310]

I've done my fair share of working on cars and i thought the exact same thing!

[@jeremy3998]

Same here. I have worked on loads of cars new and old but no VW's. I have never seen an outer door skin that just unbolts. Recently I had to fix the central locking unit in the door on a friend's Hyundai and it was like performing keyhole surgery.

[@garrettparmenter938]

As someone who owned a mkiv golf... this is a better solution. Plastic panel fasteners absolutely suck!

[@jondough76]

@@garrettparmenter938 Agreed! Those things can be a freaking nightmare!

[@fulf]

Its just one donwside. I think they used 3 different length of bolts. If i remeber correct its onley mk5 that the door skin removabel.

[@gifhornking]

The module in the window regulator is the door control unit. It’s just integrated into the window regulator to keep the assembly process of the door simpler. The electronic modules in the MK5 Golf are pretty simple and easy to diagnose. Get a cheap 20€ knockoff vw scan tool, those save a lot of time and are able to diagnose a faulty or non-communicating door control unit. And: The side-airbags are integrated into the b-pillar. Greetings from Wolfsburg, Germany ✌️

[@arunrameshmaroli]

Who all wants a dedicated automobile diy channel from Vince called Vince fix

[@lordjaashin]

nah. i don't want such channel

[@raymoorhead3783]

I think you do yourself an injustice Vince, we watch your video's for the entire faultfinding experience and you didn't make a mistake in my opinion you learned how a door mechanism functions. Thanks for another great video.

[@bigm8738]

Wow this is just fantastic not only did you take the time to fault find but you made the huge effort to film it and edit it and then post it a big huge thankyou 👍

[@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis]

Good job Vince !....who here remembers when cars were easier to work on !?

[@cocothepoopcatdog6351]

this was great, and outside of your normal content, which I appreciate. I know my voice is only one out of your nearly 5k subs, but thank you for this, it was entertaining and informative.

[@doslover]

That bit with the cardboard and the placement of the bolts was brilliant, I may have to try that.

[@MrTarmonbarry]

That is a thing that has been around quite a while , lots of different scenarios, with head bolts and camshaft bolts , camshaft push rods and other engine related parts to keep them matched up . Its a fail safe that even experienced mechanics use

[@doslover]

I believe it, I have worked with none of those things so it's new to me :D

[@MrTarmonbarry]

@@doslover I used to work on bikes and cars , the reason for keeping the parts like that is because they have worn to each other , think of it like disc pads and the disc, they all wear different on each wheel so you keep them matched to each other ,

[@finlaymclellan8754]

I remember my Mark 1 Fiesta. You could almost take the whole car apart with a Phillips screwdriver and a half inch spanner!

[@clickireland1113]

Video has great value mate. Saves us all ages of time and really shows A. How to take door skins off and B (not being smart) To check first tings first. Overall a video to save for many reasons and honestly we all get a pass on having to do all you have done. You've added a saturday to everyone's life who watches this with the same head scratch. And all Mk5's seem to give this head scratch. Cheers

[@Cyclops1980]

It finaly happened guys, Vince has grown a second pair of hands :-)

[@Random_4400]

Lol

[@iangreaves5457]

Your pain is most definitely my gain. My daughter’s VW golf has faulty lock. Just waiting for 4-square socket to take it off. Without your video I would have struggled to get this far and.would have little idea of what to look for in the electronics. Thank you. Ian.

[@MrBuck295]

I love all your trying to fix videos heck I would even watch you trying to fix a cup of tea and no tools needed

[@mohammedayaz6144]

Hi , I am very impressed the way you explained everything bit by bit and it was very helpful, I have taken my car to four different mechanics but no one could figure out the problem because short circuit in in module my car 🚘 was draining the battery overnight, then I saw this video on KZbin and changed the window actuator with module and problem was solved, I am very thankful to you for saving lots of hassle.

[@danielp9721]

i never thought vw door skins come off like this you learn something everyday thumbs up

[@mickyroo25]

Vince make sure you repaint any of the bolts that hold the door skin on if the paint is scraped off as they rust like there’s no tomorrow after removing them skins

[@jansdavies117]

Replaced one of these door locks on my car, very much in a 'trying to fix' mentality. Great video 👍🏼

[@haraialaremus3353]

If you were used VCDS (comunication error with module) or just look at door wiring diagram, you probably find the faulty module in less than 5 minute. But it is interesting how you test all the possible points where the problem can be. Very nice video.

[@colinfielder6695]

Love the video. Just think of the time you've saved the rest of us! Cheers Vince

[@sihaynes]

I’m a mechanic, I know how fiddly these can be! Enjoyed this Vince 🙂

[@curlykipper]

A great tutorial on the door actuator which is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[@StezStixFix]

I can feel your pain on this one, getting those door skins and cards off is not a fun job! Excellent diagnosis as always though, and I'm certain it will help others out with the same problem! 👍

[@Mymatevince]

Not fun at all Steve. Luckily it all worked out in the end, just took the scenic route 😂👍👍

[@alainn.3556]

Super fault isolation procedure. Well done gents !

[@adrianhollidge2286]

Very thorough, informative video. Thanks for taking the time. I'll be looking at my rear door lock issues in the morning.

[@HavingFunRepairs]

Made the mistake once putting the door bolts back in the wrong place (different sizes). Especially on my MKV/MK5 VW Jetta. That is a very common fail item, done a few myself. The door switches (windows & locks) are also a common fail. Typically the solder joints go bad on their small PCBs. This past year I ended up just replacing everything. Still love my MKV/MK5 though. A very reliable vehicle.

[@Mymatevince]

Yeah, I think there were 3 different sizes on the door bolts! Interesting to know the failures are not just on the VW Golf. Apart from the door issues, that car has been very reliable. Cheers Shawn 👍👍

[@anton005]

Thanks for this, I have the exact problem on mine, I was wondering if the left module would work on the right side to test it, now I can try that to verify a bad one. Lots of useful info in this video 😃

[@DarkRequiemFilms]

This was an interesting video to watch. I myself have had a window in my car that stopped working a few months ago. I never use that window so I never bothered to check if its door was locking correctly. I'll have to check that.

[@JamieWilliamsJamminJamie]

Fair play Vince you are not scared to try and attack any job are you

[@davidsmith-ih2kk]

Well one major thing I learnt from this video is the doors have a detachable front skin and a detachable inside plastic skin To be honest I have never seen this before but it makes sense all the electrics that need to go into a car door its much easier if the front skin separates but it's a major find for me a fantastic video from which I learnt many things about locking and window winder mechanisms on a VW at least but I'm sure if VW are doing it other manufactures probably do the same Once again a very interesting and informative video well presented

[@mattbrooks7873]

I cant believe you didnt mention the fact that after pulling the door and the lock to pieces that it turn out to be the issue. I diligently followed your video step by step pulling the car apart as i watched step by step. Grrrrrrr

[@danielmoasa5734]

have the same problem with passenger door and i was thinking about the look as well , but the window is not working only from driver door , but now i know where to look 1st and test , cheers pal

[@andersmmvfc.8376]

Thank you. That is very few mileage car, have a mk6 that made almost exactly double. Nice to see a car video again!

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks Anders 👍

[@mickyroo25]

I replaced my mk5 that I’d had for nearly a decade with a mk6 and it was the biggest mistake ever it decided to run on its own oil and blow itself up at only 105k less then a year after buying it.

[@andersmmvfc.8376]

@@mickyroo25 sad to hear that.

[@shifty2755]

@@mickyroo25 Turbo seal failure?

[@mickyroo25]

@@shifty2755 I don’t know what it was but it had diesel in the oil for sure I was driving along and it floored itself was pretty scary to be honest I ended up dipping the clutch when I realised at around 120mph it wasn’t gonna stop itself and it went bang lol it got sold for spares or repairs it needed a new engine or so I was told

[@TheJohnSolid]

Thanks so much for this video, I succesfully diagnosed the right control unit of my mates golf 5 because of it! Didn´t have to bother with the outer shell either. Liked and subscribed!

[@tuliturazvan7880]

Ty for this video.... I am starting to get locking problems with my Mk5.... Specially after some raining days.... Relly helpfull and specific

[@calzonemoto4651]

I enjoyed it. I have an Audi A4 and now if I run into this issue I know what to do!

[@leegoderz83]

Very different ! Great video my friend Made my day 😁👍👍

[@petcatznz]

Great video thank you. Shame I removed the internal door card before learning accessing the lock is via the outer door skin! Never seen that before. Thanks again, much appreciated.

[@KorAllRBare]

Years ago a circuit had several transistors, resistors and capacitors placed on a PCB making up an entire product or component costing around $25, and not long after that an IC replaced umpteen transistors resistors and capacitors all in one package to make up a component doing a crap ton more stuff and yet still costing around $25, and here we are today with modules made up of several IC's and their supporting components and well the cost is still around $25 bucks.. Just goes to show how we have progressed.. APU I dropped a Like their mate..

[@MikeL-FL]

I've been working on cars for 25 years and I have never seen a door come apart like that. Normally for access to the lock you just pull the interior door card.

[@Matt463634]

The Golf mk5 was overkill in engineering, I think it was during the Martin Winterkorn era so not really surprising. I read somewhere that the build time for one car of the mk5 golf was 3x longer than the equivalent size car from other brands, say a Focus for example. Bloody nuts.

[@GadgetUK164]

An interesting repair =D Also looks like it was a nightmare tbh lol! I would take taking a car to pieces like that - knowing my luck it would start raining, or I would drop a part somewhere...

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks Chris 🤣🤣 Rain would have been the final nail in the coffin on this almighty misdiagnosis!!!!

[@WaffleClap]

I have this same car, just left-hand drive version. Great tips in case I need to work on mine in the future :D

[@andersonpina4607]

Merry christmas from Venezuela 2024-2025 my friend your video helps me a lot.

[@Jeff121456]

The last window motor I worked on was on an '84 Toyota Cressida. I left most of the skin off the back of my left hand in the door panel. I wish it had had a removable skin panel.

[@Keythong]

A good old Haynes manual would have been useful on this job. Good fix Vince, well done.

[@shifty2755]

No need for a manual when you have the Internet. Haynes is old hat now. Auto Data is much better.

[@scottchampion3511]

My mk7 golf had a very similar issue however was a lot easier to fault find. Because the bad door was the drivers door, it means that the little module also controls things like the electric folding mirrors which should fold in when locking the car. However the drivers one didn’t and also the same issue as here where it wouldn’t lock and the window wouldn’t work. Easy mistake Vince not to worry

[@nathanmead6121]

Fair play mate, fantastic video really helped me out a lot! Great detail and work has gone into this video. Thanks again!

[@m4cdemos]

Brilliant. Very watchable, with a lovely approach and presentation. Exactly our symptoms, so huge thanks.

[@mrjsv4935]

Nice fix, brought Ivan at Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics channel in my mind as he too often tries to repair cars with "no parts required" -method, aka. trying to fix the root cause instead of just replacing expensive parts :D

[@yvesd2002]

Hello vince, love your videos

[@crazymolemusic]

Me to

[@dhewitt2514]

Lots of problems around this year on VW Audi locks - my A4 had a similar issue. Very common issue unfortunately.

[@tomaszski9818]

Sure great job Vince again, but I was waiting for those chips exchange. Understood car was need it urgently;)

[@vibxz3141]

Nice one mate same issues same car and colour and age t very helpfull

[@solveit1304]

Hi Vince. You could prove that fault with cheap CAT S60 smartphone with Thermal camera build-in. Great video as always.

[@typicalpctech6674]

I'm probably about to learn if I can fix my truck lock or not :D Great videos Vince :D

[@davidmcclare443]

hi i suspect the 6 wires in the door are gnd, 12v, can hi, can low, speaker+ and speaker-. can you try diagnosing the can wires on the pcb eg not connecting to chip? it could be a bad solderjoint

[@punaniexpert77]

Great video. What part number do you really look for on Ebay? I mean VW works with parts number?

[@ABomB42o]

I'm a career flat rate mechanic. Live in New York worked at chevy Honda and Toyota. I wish all door skins were removable. Would have saved me a lot of blood sweat and tears in the past.

[@jamesashbolt2704]

I'm up to 4:50 however the window pillar which seperates the rear window and the quarter window is much longer than what you have here and completely blocks clear access to the latch. DId you hacksaw yours off? I have a Golf mk5 btw.

[@medyassinekhadri7631]

Your video is valuable for sure👍

[@quintonquill]

Best investment for car work would be a set of back probes for testing wires in circuit. That way if you could have seen no voltage on power feed you would have know to back track up the line towards the next bcm.

[@chrisryan3445]

Oh god, this brings back horrible memories of trying to get the door handle off mine to do this job. Didn't matter what I did it was stuck good and proper and ended up hack sawing it in half and getting another one. It just would not come off as I had seen in countless videos.

[@odhrxn7920]

Have this happening to be right now. Looks like it’s time to give up just won’t move 🤣. I thought I was just pulling it incorrectly

[@jamiewood4280]

Excellent video Vince. Back in the 80's and 90's UK advertising convinced people these were good cars. Actually they aren't, the sound of a door closing is not a sign of quality 😐

[@chumley24]

My Audi A4 has similar problems with rear drivers door not unlocking , obv thought it was door lock or solenoid but now gonna check window works first and whether it recognises the door open on the lcd display so may save me some time , fingers crossed so this footage may be invaluable to me ..

[@alkydaklown]

I used to own a Mk5 gti, day one from the dealer i had the same issue on the passenger side. No electrical power. Loved that car but had so many electrical problems and leaky sunroof.

[@typhdecker4099]

Vince fixing cars, what's next? Planes? :B haha nice video

[@douglasjacobs3803]

jack of all trades master of non..... yet

[@jimmywang9191]

谢谢！

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you👌👍👍👍

[@cobraone1089]

Vince you could become a mechanic now 😂

[@ellensburgamplifier]

Wait hold on Vince.. Exterior door skins that you can unbolt? Now that is neat!

[@Mymatevince]

Very nice isn't it, no welds to worry about if you need to replace the skin for panel damage. Seems to line up pretty good as well 👍👍

[@erindempsey1250]

Was waiting for the "lets get this over to the blue mat, and take it apart" 😂

[@MrTarmonbarry]

V.W Golf on the blue mat ??, now that would be different )))))))))

[@julianfrench4273]

Great video👍

[@Deprave0]

Thank you very much for your video! Mine door, just as same as this golf mk5, rare left, doesn’t lock too. But i can use the window. Could it still be the problem with window mechanism? I mean, maybe it will provide good signal to window but fault to the door? I had rewired all the wires, tried to change the locker, but the locker was working. Maybe this is solution for me too😅

[@agde0968]

Thanks for the informative video. Cost of part on eBay china copy £5, s/h £10-20 and new in the region of £50. Therefore we’ll worth a fix bear in mind there are so many variants and my one is not currently not available, therefore a fix is very appealing vs going to VW. P.S An error code has appealed on my golf along the lines of sporadic signal from drivers door central locking switch, hope this helps others👍

[@Liarpoliticians3]

I have the same problem too with a rear car door that's barely used and window too. But it's happened at the same approx mileage to what yours is showing in the video. These must be parts that VW designed to fail at 50k miles.

[@markhanneman2146]

Great video thanks, it shows how to test the micro switches etc.

[@markennyee]

Great video My daughter has had problems with her MK5 Golf NS/rear door not locking on the remote I changed the door switch mech for a new one but the fault sort of still exists but it will lock on the drivers door lock button inside the car ? her car doesn't have electric rear windows either ? her alarm keeps triggering whether the car is locked or not any suggestions would be gratefully received but does come up with a trunk lock fault code saying short circuit to another valve ? 👍👍😁😁

[@ares1000101]

Thanks for the informative video. I didnt have quite the same issue, the cable had somehgow unclipped itself from the handle. However, when tryingf toe secure that blank lock block thing in palce, it wont become locked in place. re-watching your video, I see you mention to pull the handle out when unscrewing the screw, which I did not do.... I am trying to fix this mistake wityh no success. Do I need to tak the door skin off and reset or move something? Any ideas?

[@Waifu4Life]

Would have loved to see the ebay unboxing for this 😋

[@jensschroder8214]

My Skoda Octavia 2009 has the same disease. Door locks that break. I also have door locks from the Golf V in it. I've already replaced three, the fourth only opens only from the inside.

[@timowallin8020]

2:24 Never seen one to be installed so close to its limits, specially so out. Are you sure this door is its original shape and haven't bean in accident? 6:24 Side Air Bags are on the Seats and Roof(but that on roof is more like curtain then bag). Only sensor are inside the doors and that's one reason why the doors today are like metal sealed air bubble ...So the pressure from side collision is quicker to detect. So don't break or leave any seals out!

[@mihaidj]

Greta video lad. Kudos for it

[@kwikmechanic6844]

Excellent video. I’m great details. I have a similar issue with my golf mk5 where all the door la and windows work but my drivers door will not unlock or lock and the windows won’t work at the drivers door. So I am stuck with the door closed at the moment. Any ideas suggestions to get the door open? Oh and the previous owner for some reason blanked the door lock on the drivers door.

[@mr.unknown1386]

I'm just like you, I won't pay another person to fix something unless I've exhausted every possibility. 👍

[@pawecybulski3209]

Can such a window lift module be responsible for controlling the mirrors in the front doors and the central locking system from the remote control? I am asking because the mirror and central locking in the driver's door do not work.sorry for english.traslator.

[@saulgoodman7495]

An independent garage would probably charge around £80 - £100 for all this to be sorted which isnt too bad i suppose with all the work involved.

[@shifty2755]

Never go to a garage. Always go to an auto electrician for this type of thing.

[@martin54123]

My daughter has been quoted £300 to replace the door lock by VW and a local garage!

[@38911bytefree]

Some VW make "accurate" use or the motor on the window mechanism, since it used as position encoder (by counting ripple pulses) and to measuring the current to trip the pinch protection system. Putting the new board with the other motor could (if this was the case) make this functions to missbehave (pinch protection triggers at different force of when the windows reach the end). Unsure of this would apply to the GOLF. Usually the system that have this features do the actuator learning each time the battery is reconnected to calibrate the windows.

[@ize100]

My central locking has gone but my window motor works, the regulator was broken when I took off the door skin. All of the fuses are good and I think the wiring in the door harness is okay. the central locking for the car does not work for all of the doors. from the key and inside the door, I’m not too sure what to do, any help or anything would be appreciated.

[@rasprolol]

love ur content keep up the good work

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

This was very interesting. I never saw the inside of a car door.

[@davidwall6020]

Good video. Ifs its that module that is faulty do I need to take the door skin off the access it?? or can I get at it from the inside by taking the inner door liner off?? Is that possible or in all cases has the outer skin got to come off?? Many thanks again.

[@Nick-yj4yi]

You have to change the Radio. The Stock RCD 300 is Really Bad. Put in the RCD 310. MUCH BETTER

[@RWL2012]

what's the difference...?

[@Nick-yj4yi]

@@RWL2012 The sound is MMUUUUUUCCCHHHHH better. And the signal is a little bit stronger. But you have to make sure you have a 2008 Golf 5 or newer. In the older cars you have to change a gateway.

[@scottharriswestwalesfishin639]

i have this issue now on my vw toran 1.9tdi were all doors work bar pack passenger one and no window either

[@braydeny]

Big help for me fella

[@TheSammacd]

Excellent video

[@remokays]

Really great work here. I have to fix two doors. I will find out if the windows work tomorrow! I would love to know the name of the window/door lock motor that you found the problem in? Any idea?

[@MrCamaro73]

I have gotten the exact same issue on a Golf 5, and it came after the door was slammed shut really hard once. So that might give the electronics a concussion I guess.. 🤔

[@arronbloomberg605]

Great video

[@KieranSymes]

it's clever how you put the right module in the left door but the car still recognised it was the left door that opened.

[@RichardHeadGaming]

those three caps could be dry and causing ripple. Check your 3 V circuit for A/C instead of DC.