uberwgn

Man, this is kind of an age-old discussion for VW owners. I can remember more than once having to drive home holding my door closed !

drober30

What!

I have never had to do this in any vehicle I've owned (S3 will be my first import).

Last winter in Michigan we had temps consistently well below zero.

uberwgn

LOL, fasten your seat belt for new experiences !


It was not a routine event. Seemed to happen when temps were just below freezing and it was raining. The door would unlock and open, but the striker mechanism or something internal to the door would hang up (freeze) and the door would not stay closed. If you got lucky, it would thaw as the heat came on and the car warmed up

uberwgn

Some of the guys found relief from this by using a water-displacing spray lube. I think I've got some stuff for motorcycle chains that helped a bit.

drober30

I hope you mean good ones!

bobbypaiva

Not exactly the same problem, but in my case the touch sensors seem to have stopped working in cold or wet conditions.

Spoonie G

Did it again yesterday. Had to climb in the the passenger side. Going back to dealer Monday.

gamegenie

Hmm.


Did you end up using the key on the fob to get in your car?

bobbypaiva

I use the unlock on the remote - only the door handle sensors do not seem to work. Remote and keyless start work fine.

Spoonie G

Car is at the dealer now. They said a cable needs to be replaced.