Quick Fix Repair Passat Door Handle

I cannot open the driver door from the outside.

Quick fix repair passat door handle.

Natescape i replaced the roll pin with a screw but after reassembly my door handle still doesn t work. As this has happened on 50 of my doors i m hoping this is a common problem that someone may have. Passat door handle repair tutorial. Does anyone have a solution for this problem.

If the problem is internal you have toremove the inside door panel but this is the least likely problem. I did notice that the mechanism was close to pressing on the window glass inside the door. Start with the tool logo facing 12 o clock so it easy to count the number of rotations. This is how to remove the door handle and start to remove the lock from a 2001 passat v6.

Thepassenger side screw is reverse threaded. To remove the exterior door handle you wil. Both feel like there is a reduced amount of friction compared to the working doors so i assume this is some sort of linkage problem. It looks like the handle is loose.

Over the weekend the front passenger door handle also stopped working. If that doesn t solve it you have to remove the door handle. Hold the exterior door handle open the entire time that you are working on it 3 with the door handle held open use the t20 driver and put it into the release screw and turn it exactly twelve turns.