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So the problem is that the door is shutting but not locking to the latch inside the car?Well if this is the case your lock on the door is probably sticking in the unlocked position-you could try spraying some wd-40 at the lock,try and move the lock manually by using a srewdriver at the latch,you should be able to move it into 3 different positions.(unlock by moving interior door handle)
The common problem on old vw's is the doorbarrel locking tab breaking off-to see if this is the fault,unscrew the screw that holds the handle above the lock and put the key in the barrel and turn the key while moving the handle and the handle should pop out,be aware that this is tricky and a little hard to refit(hence you wouldn't wan't to do this on your street if you couldn't get the handle back on)and you should only do this if the problem is that the door barrell is spinning and not locking/unlocking-which from the sounds of it is not your problem.
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