Re: NON Scirocco, Stupid Jetta Question

["Peter Lindvall" <thescirocco@juno.com>]

> My 1992 Jetta seems to have the same problem many other VW's of the same 
> era with back doors have. The rear passenger side door will not open. I 
> cannot get it open from the inside or out no matter how many times I cycle 
> the door lock. I have even hockey checked the door from the inside while 
> holding both the lock and the handle at the same time to try to get it to 
> budge. Nothing. Is there some trick or something that will get this thing 
> open or should I just consider it a non-entry/exit point of the car? If its 
> any help when I pull the lock up it doesn't seem to go up as far as the 
> other do. Perhaps something screwy with the lock mechanism/the box on the 
> back of the door? Any help is appreciated and as always sorry about the 
> non-Scirocco content, but that thing doesn't seem to break like the Jetta 
> does. Stupid sedans :).
> 
> Chris
 
I had a similar problem on a 4 door Golf that I was fixing up...

3 out of 4 door handles were broken, and the rear child locks were on.

I pulled the weather stripping away, and I toggled the child lock on the latch.

If you look at the other rear door latch, you'll see a small tab...

HTH!!!


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