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Car Locked Me Out !

Genegenie

Drag Race Newbie
After telling IDA to 'please shut up IDA' one time too many, she does butt in at times without being asked, she locked us out :oops:. Always wanted to say that :). Pulled driver's door handle, door was a bit stiff, gave slight harder pull, it opened & closed ok a few times, locked then tried open door & nothing happened. Door will open from inside, other 3 doors & hatch all ok, door electrically locks / unlocks can feel actuator / server functioning ok, seems the latch cable has either detached or broken. Obv can't pull on door handle too hard as seems the brackets & levers are plastic so prob easily broken. Also car randomly 'shuts down': engine stops, radio off, all screens go blank, tho easily re-starts immediately, prev Mk8 did this at times was fixed on 1st service with software update. What fun:confused:. Anyhoo, car booked for attention a week on Monday, only day a loan car available, will report on progress then....
 

Genegenie

Drag Race Newbie
[edit] Update: door issue not fixed yet, booked next next week when a loan car is availble as they will replace entire door handle / latch mechanism, thought it'd be just the inner cable, so need to keep the car 2 days at least. Had a '74 plate Polo petrol sp manual yesterday & it was ok, waaay better than last Polo loaner that had hardly any power, if not for the Golf I'd prob have me a Polo. Apparently they couldn't replicate the Golf cutting out / shutting down issue tho car did it again on return journey....
 
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Genegenie

Drag Race Newbie
No update, for there isn't one, door locking issues fixed ages ago dealer still awaiting 'ABS controller unit thing', they've had the car since 25th November, so like 11 days. I'm in a loaner car so am still mobile, but no rush on 'Planet VW' it would seem....
 
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