Sliding Door Only Unlocks When I Lean Into It

[ericjmoran2003]

Hey all, seems like this is a common issue on the 2010 MK6, so hopefully somebody can help here. When I unlock my sliding door, I hear the actual sound, but the lock doesn't disengage. If I lean against the door, then it works. I'm assuming this means contact with the plate is bad? Is there an easy way to adjust one of the plates?

[knobby1]

Hey all, seems like this is a common issue on the 2010 MK6, so hopefully somebody can help here. When I unlock my sliding door, I hear the actual sound, but the lock doesn't disengage. If I lean against the door, then it works. I'm assuming this means contact with the plate is bad? Is there an easy way to adjust one of the plates?

Yeah...very common...leaning on the rear of the door unloads the lock mechanism...allowing it to unlatch...Possibly the rollers are worn or misaligned, door dropped a bit, or the mechanism itself is getting tired, they don't last forever. The rollers supporting the door are "adjustable" too.

Lord Knobrot

[Airthies]

Door rollers, striker wear. Contact pins damaged or misaligned.

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[andz327]

There's an internal part of the locking mechanism that weard but try the above options first as it's expensive for that lock mechanism

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[ericjmoran2003]

Hey all, seems like this is a common issue on the 2010 MK6, so hopefully somebody can help here. When I unlock my sliding door, I hear the actual sound, but the lock doesn't disengage. If I lean against the door, then it works. I'm assuming this means contact with the plate is bad? Is there an easy way to adjust one of the plates?

Is there a way to manually unlock it from the inside? The most annoying thing is that even the interior handle for the sliding door doesn't engage, and when the "leaning" method doesn't work, I'm left just using the remote until somehow it finally unlocks. I'm tempted to just disconnect the lock on that door now

Yeah...very common...leaning on the rear of the door unloads the lock mechanism...allowing it to unlatch...Possibly the rollers are worn or misaligned, door dropped a bit, or the mechanism itself is getting tired, they don't last forever. The rollers supporting the door are "adjustable" too.

Lord Knobrot

Is there a way to manually unlock it from the inside? The most annoying thing is that even the interior handle for the sliding door doesn't engage, and when the "leaning" method doesn't work, I'm left just using the remote until somehow it finally unlocks. I'm tempted to just disconnect the lock on that door now

[Altransit]

Is there a way to manually unlock it from the inside? The most annoying thing is that even the interior handle for the sliding door doesn't engage, and when the "leaning" method doesn't work, I'm left just using the remote until somehow it finally unlocks. I'm tempted to just disconnect the lock on that door now

If it's deadlocked, the lever inside won't unlock it, mine has been doing this for years now, and I'm too lazy to try and fix it, but it never fails to unlock if I lean on the lower rear of the door whilst pressing the remote unlock button.

[knobby1]

mine has been doing this for years now, and I'm too lazy to try and fix it, but it never fails to unlock if I lean on the lower rear of the door whilst pressing the remote unlock button.

Likewise for me...mine has been like it since I bought the van in 2014..!

Lord Knobrot

[Altransit]

mine has been doing this for years now, and I'm too lazy to try and fix it, but it never fails to unlock if I lean on the lower rear of the door whilst pressing the remote unlock button.

Likewise for me...mine has been like it since I bought the van in 2014..!

Lord Knobrot

If mine fails to unlock, because I forgot to press in the lower rear, (or the grandkids did it and didn't press hard enough) you have to re-lock the van and try again, pressing the unlock a second time doesn't do it, for some reason

[knobby1]

mine has been doing this for years now, and I'm too lazy to try and fix it, but it never fails to unlock if I lean on the lower rear of the door whilst pressing the remote unlock button.

Likewise for me...mine has been like it since I bought the van in 2014..!

Lord Knobrot

If mine fails to unlock, because I forgot to press in the lower rear, (or the grandkids did it and didn't press hard enough) you have to re-lock the van and try again, pressing the unlock a second time doesn't do it, for some reason

Yep...same.

Lord Knobrot

[ericjmoran2003]

Thanks all! Good to see I'm not the only one using the low-tech way to do this lol

[andz327]

Needs new mechanism .... there's a part that wears inside the mechanism and the pressing of the door moves the worn part a baw hair ....drove me nuts trying to come up with a fix ....the fix is just replace the fooker but fookin expensive even oot a breakers....but so is fixing the dent in the door skin .....but when its changed its heaven

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[dumper]

Had a problem with my mk6 didn’t have to press the door to open from outside always opened from inside cured it by spraying the lock mechanism with wd 40 and working it about

[Harvy]

Are the MK6 and MK7 sliding door mechanisms the same? I had a problem with my sliding door not unlocking. I watched this video and did something very similar to what he does and the door works perfectly every time now!

https://youtu.be/hxtsgFoTVCE?si=YqipZf_Y_1yvIsOK

[ogri]

mine has done this for years. i just look at it as an anti theft aid, and leave it well alone