I would think that if the actuator in the door was bad that the buttons.
Vw jetta rear door not locking.
I hear this is very common with this model.
The door locks latches for vw jetta wolfsburg edition 2010 are not working currently three out of four doors latches are not working.
If the lock slowly started to lose power speed locking and locking or would stop working intermittently and start again the motor actuator is most likely to blame.
So i found the problem because i had to fix my antenna which deteriorated and was about to fall off.
And tonight the pass rear door lock stopped working.
Also the alarm system failed to chirp when pressing remote.
I shut the alarm off by unlocking the doors with my key.
Luckily i found this thread went and popped off the door to pillar dust boot and the frigin black lower of the two connector was tucked inside.
Lock mechanism failed causing the door to not lock manually or with remote.
The lock unlock buttons on the same door don t work either.
Hi my name is tabi i have a 2009 jetta she just hit her 4th birthday and now she is giving me issues.
Rear passenger side door lock inoperable.
They call it the actuator and when it stops working the child locks do not work and the vehicle then has a major safety issue which relates to child safety seats that contain defective safety belts buckles or components that create a risk of injury not only in a vehicle crash but also in non.
Thank god for the internet.
When one door has the locking issue it is likely an issue within the door.
See all problems of the 2008 volkswagen jetta.
The estimated cost for replacement is 595 per door latch total estimated cost.
Two other problems started at the same time.
The door locking mechanism stops working and this is a known issue in a lot of vw forums online.
I went to open the back door to reach the antenna and the door opened but the alarm went off the car was supposed to be locked.
However this should be a response from the dealership instead of a 498 estimate to fix.
Rear door on 2012 passatt would not lock.
Plugged it back in and another success story.
My 2009 jetta tdi passanger rear door wont lock anymore.
Took to dealer and spent 500 on a lock mechanism in the door.
No thanx to vw i am constantly chasing problems on this car.
Be it the switch for that side latch or actuator.