A friend with a 97 Jetta suddenly had her driver side door key fail to unlock the door. This was after it was in the shop for a coil module changeout. So, the car was at room temperature for half a day, then out into 0 deg. F weather overnight. Locked fine that night with the key. Next morning, the key would not do anything in the drivers door. She was able to get the passenger side door key to open the locks.
Are the door locks electrical only? If the battery is dead, is there no mechanical way to unlock the door?
Since the passenger side door will unlock the drivers door, the electric lock actuator must be OK.
Not sure why the driver side lock switch would fail with a very big temperature drop. Does this sound like a cold temperature problem? Or, is it possible the door key switch has a loose connection suddenly?
Any insight is greatly appreciated!
Matt
Muskegon, MI
Are the door locks electrical only? If the battery is dead, is there no mechanical way to unlock the door?
Since the passenger side door will unlock the drivers door, the electric lock actuator must be OK.
Not sure why the driver side lock switch would fail with a very big temperature drop. Does this sound like a cold temperature problem? Or, is it possible the door key switch has a loose connection suddenly?
Any insight is greatly appreciated!
Matt
Muskegon, MI
Feb 21, 2008 at 2:12 PM