MK4 Golf Problem with lock

Hi Guys,

The lock on the driver's side of my Golf MK4 just went loose all of a sudden.

I went to open the door and instead of all the locks opening nothing happened!!!

So I opened the passenger's side door to open all locks and it was ok.

However, when I lock and unlock using the switch inside all is fine - including the driver's side door lock...

I opened up the door's panel and tried to get to the lock knob bit and see where the problem is - as it is most likely to be a mechanical problem, but I just could not get to that part...

When I took the internal door panel off, there was a metal panel on the inside which is attached to the window of that door... from there I just could not get any further to determine where the problem is...

Can anyone help? It will be greatly appreciated... thanks...

If the key just spins in the lock instead of locking/unlocking you need a new lock assembly (and you can transfer over the painted cover)

Hi veedubmechanic,

Thanks for the reply.

The lock does not spin.

When I turn the key to the point when the locks are supposed to open, the lock just springs back...

When I turn the key to the point when the locks are supposed to close, the lock does nothing...

Therefore there is no spinning... Any further ideas?

Replace the door latch and the black plastic bracket for it.