T5 trident rear door

Hi
I’m touring in Scotland and the rear door of the T5 Trident won’t open. The lock seems to be working with the fob and key but the latch won’t release. Anybody had this problem.?
Stephen

Stevo1949 wrote:Hi
I’m touring in Scotland and the rear door of the T5 Trident won’t open. The lock seems to be working with the fob and key but the latch won’t release. Anybody had this problem.?
Stephen

Hi Stephen
If your anywhere near Inverness on Monday the mechanics at Highland campervans Dalcross IV2 7JQ should be able to help.  01667493976  van sales could be open today.    .

Or Arnold Clark in Inverness.
Boaby

Assuming you mean the sliding door and not the tailgate - yes, we had a similar problem on the Trooper. In our case the cause was stretch to the inner of the cable that runs to the latch at the back. Unfortunately you cannot buy just the cable from VW - you have to buy the complete lock/latch assembly, which from memory is well over £200!

I fixed ours by making a small extension to fit on the catch release lever - but it's not something that I could have done away from home.

You can diagnose the issue further if you can get the door panel off - which is not easy if the door won't open. We were lucky with ours because it got to a stage where it would open one in maybe 20 goes, right on the limit of the inside handle movement - we just kept trying until it opened and then immediately took the interior panel off. Not much fun if you're away, as from memory you have to remove the upper surround panel and blind too...

...could it not be something as simple as the childproof lock being activated accidentally ?

I recently experienced this on a 2005 T5.  A neighbour, an ex motor mechanic, leaned heavily on the rear edge of the door whilst I put pressure on the interior handle.  I think (emphasis !) this took some pressure off the catch and the door opened.  Liberal squirts of oil into the lock area, from inside the liner panel, has resolved the issue.  Keith