The door latches on all four driver and passenger doors often malfunction. Most the time you have to press on the door from the outside until you hear a soft click before the the door handle will work. Otherwise it is as if it were locked when it is unlocked. Also my car will lock itself if I unlock it with the key fob and get in the driver side door without starting immediately. It doesn't seem to recognise I've entered the vehicle.
2001 Volkswagen Golf: doors won't lock, open or latch
5 of the 116 complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Golf describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
- 20171
- 20161
- 20121
- 20022
- 20015
- 19991
- 19971
- 19955
- 19941
What owners say
Possible to remove entire door lock core without setting off the car alarm in vw golf. *bf
Automatic transmission failure, mass air flow sensor failure, premature rear brake pad failure, automatic door lock malfunction, water pump failure, third brake light failure.
Have experienced squeaking sounds in car for months from the right side of car while going around corners. 2/26/02 went to dealership. Dealership test-drove car. Applied helocopter tape to all 4 doors. Adjusted r/f door striker pin. Car back to dealership on 3/22/02. Squeaking and rattling persisted. Dealership thought might be dry latches. Lubed all door latches and door seals.
The glove box door handle broke off.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Volkswagen Golf door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2001 Volkswagen Golf?
5 of 116 owner complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Golf (4%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Volkswagen Golf?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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