Passenger door suddenly stopped working

Passenger door suddenly stopped working

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topcat1

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342 posts

139 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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Hi all, despite working perfectly, my passenger door now does not open from inside or out. When I push the open button the window drops, but there is no click or any reaction at all from the solenoid.

Any idea what I should look at first?

Thanks,
TC

topcat1

Original Poster:

342 posts

139 months

Wednesday 15th April 2015
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Have only pressed it maybe 5 times and did not work. I haven't driven it for well over a month so I plugged the accumate in to top the battery up- it may be down to voltage drop but the drivers door and boot work fine! As the window works, I assume it must be related directly to the solenoid or the wiring to it, I'll do some research on how to access the solenoid and see if I can test it.

I'm sure I read somewhere that the door cards have screws along the bottom holding them on, but I could find no evidence of any screws or fixings on mine (early mk1), is there an easy way to remove the trim?

topcat1

Original Poster:

342 posts

139 months

Thursday 16th April 2015
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No clicking- thats a very good point, I noticed it after I removed the alarm module for re-programming so it is possible I knocked a fuse or relay in the drivers footwell, will check that first, thanks!

topcat1

Original Poster:

342 posts

139 months

Friday 17th April 2015
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After being fully charged, it works fine! Either the voltage dropped to lower than I thought or there is a bad earth/connection which is not helping the slightly lower voltage.

Either way thanks for the suggestions and help smile