Volkswagen cars use an immobilizer security system to keep the car from starting when the wrong key is used.
2004 vw passat door lock problems.
However when the wrong key is used or.
2004 passat rear door lock fold down the rear seats pull the the frabic cover besid the seat out of the way and pull a samall bit of the door seal out of the way then u sould be albe to to see the child lock button and try to turn it to the ope position with a screw driver with the end bent at a 90 dregee angle or something else like that.
Hey there my 13 passat se 2 5 started having an issue with the rear passenger door lock about three weeks ago.
When the other doors are unlocked the faulty door makes an unusual noise as if something is trying to move but can t.
My 2004 vw passat has an issue where the nearside rear door will not always open when the corresponding button is pressed on the car key.
If your early to mid 200 s audi or vw is gabbing problems with either side door electrical locks windows or anything electrical start by looking here.
Apparently its quite common with vw cars of this age.
Drop a few bucks at the nearest big box store like walmart or cvs for a cr2032 battery and follow this step by step tutorial on replacing the battery in your volkswagen key fob.
Between the system s keypads keyless entry and door locks themselves the locking and unlocking of your vw s door isn t as simple as it seems.
There are several things that can cause your volkswagen door locks to quit working.
Every volkswagen car has a particular key that works and this key must be programmed by the dealership.
If the power locks seem to be working just fine from within the car then you need to replace your key fob battery.
Other correct model keys can still be used to start the volkswagen.
Has anyone had this problem.