Rear door latch is malfunctioning. Latch releases when driving
1995 Volkswagen Passat: doors won't lock, open or latch
8 of the 93 complaints about the 1995 Volkswagen Passat describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- 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
What owners say
1995 vw passat. Door locks have been repaired several times by authorized vw dealer and repair shop. Doors do not open in cold weather despite car being in heated garage.
Consumer notice in cold weather vehicle doors will not unlock. Consumer would have to warm up the vehicle to unlock vehicle doors. Dealer was contacted. Please provide further information. Ph
Four doors will not open from outside, only from inside. Doors are power operated. Contacted dealer, and dealer has tried to fix the problem.
Outdoor latches broke, must roll down the windows to open doors to get in.
All four door handles outside have broken off, the passenger indoor handle has broken off and the safey check was failed because of this. Vw says this is just "wear and tear" but we believe this has to be a design fault - and now it's a safey issue too.
The consumer believes there are a number of electrical failures with the vehicle including, 5 batteries in five years, right and left front windows will not roll down, trunk light illuminates for no apparent reason and the door locks are inoperative. Nlm
Driver's side front power window failed and 3 of 4 door handles failed on car owned by initial buyer for 4 years, 4 months. Failure of so many parts is excessive, as is quote from dealer for repairs (>$1,000). Reported via phone to vw, but no response.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1995 Volkswagen Passat door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1995 Volkswagen Passat?
8 of 93 owner complaints about the 1995 Volkswagen Passat (9%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Volkswagen Passat?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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