Keyless entry (KESSY) single door problem.

[BGW]

Complaint: MY13 GTI Keyless entry intermittently doesn’t work from drivers door handle.

Reaction: fuck this and deal with it for a year and price out a new part/paint till ....

Correction: removed door handle from the outside, found a corroded single red wire, stripped,cleaned and soldered in a jumper wire, checked operation and It’s fixed.

Post reaction: I guess I still like my car

hope this helps....

 

[mkrazit]

Thanks for sharing this. Same complaint and similar reaction here (though about 6 months and quoted $220 + paint for a new handle).

Mine (`13 Jetta Sportwagen) also had a break in the red wire's insulation, though not as severe as your's. Spliced in new wire, reinstalled, and KESSY works again...

 

[JonnySommes]

My 2011 MK6 is experiencing the same problem. Pardon my noob question but once you remove the handle, how do you access the wires in the first place? Is it possible without removing the handle?

Thanks!