Sliding door problems - electric

WelshGas · Feb 8, 2017

Tony hylton said:
Hi Welsh Gas(paul), any idea what is causing my door to stop closing halfway, and then returning to full open, could it be dirty solenoid contact?
Eventually I manage to get it closed using the dash button ,sometimes manually close.
I have just travelled 3000 kms, so must have collected the normal amount of dust and crud.
Just read some of the blog on this, I will try cleaning bottom rail, and second suggestion ,possibly resetting system with ignition on?? Then open/closing door.

If no luck then read this thread. Scroll down to 1st post by VW Master Tech.

http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/electric-sliding-door-mystery_topic61067.html

pjm-84 · Feb 8, 2017

I haven't found that to be the case. The door seems to have a mind of its own.

When it refused to close after adjusting at Breeze (6 or 7 times in a row) the MT went off to get some tools to adjust the door. I took out a dog towel from the rear and gave the inverted bottom track a wipe. Door closed.

But I will have a read on how it works because it has a hizzy fit every so often.

(In VW's defence I use the side door a lot because of the dogs)

Tony hylton · Feb 8, 2017

WelshGas said:
If no luck then read this thread. Scroll down to 1st post by VW Master Tech.

http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/electric-sliding-door-mystery_topic61067.html

Thanks Paul, Unbelievable how many problems, with the sliding door, a pity.
But we will overcome

Private_Kelly · Apr 10, 2017

My sliding door is a pain in the ****. The times I stand there thinking is it or isn't it going to close. It can be OK for a while and then has a blip and won't close. Keeps kicking back. Mind you it is quite therapeutic to slam it as hard as you can. Manual override. CLOSED.

pjm-84 · Apr 10, 2017

Yep....mine just brushed the wheel arch again. Its a joke.

campandfly · Apr 13, 2017

Just been cleaning the Cali ready to go in for a Lube.
Closed the door (ours is a manual closing door with the electric assist to pull it in tight) and nothing happened tried a couple of times no luck and no sound of it even trying to close. I have cleaned the contacts and still nothing.
Could it be a fuse? if so does anyone know where I can find it?
All around my door is spotlessly clean so I can't believe dirt could be an issue.
It would be handy to know how to fix it incase it happens on hols.
The door can be shut manually but it does not fully close it still sticks out a couple of millimetres.
When I lock the van the door still locks.

campandfly · Apr 13, 2017

WelshGas said:
This PDFs file shows the components of the electric door. Might be of help.

http://www.one-pro.fi/pdf/alex/volkswagen.pdf

Hi Paul
Do you know where I can find an updated link for this file please? The above one seems to have expired. Thank you

WelshGas · Apr 13, 2017

campandfly said:
Hi Paul
Do you know where I can find an updated link for this file please? The above one seems to have expired. Thank you

http://www.oemepc.com/vw/part_singl...843/subcategory/843000/part_id/3694336/lang/e

Any use?

campandfly · Apr 13, 2017

WelshGas said:
http://www.oemepc.com/vw/part_singl...843/subcategory/843000/part_id/3694336/lang/e

Any use?

Thanks I am thinking it may be electrical somewhere. I wonder if anyone knows which fuse it would be so I could check that.

campandfly · Apr 14, 2017

Just checked all fuses under the bonnet. None have blown so back to the drawing board.

Teejay · Apr 14, 2017

campandfly said:
Just checked all fuses under the bonnet. None have blown so back to the drawing board.

Try placing a metal contact between the middle two contacts on the frame, the motor should make a noise.Does the dash change to suggests its open or closed? If that works then many have had an intermittent problem some have cleaned the contacts both door and frame and added copper slip to the contacts.

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campandfly · Apr 14, 2017

Thanks @Teejay1
Yes the dash shows the door is open.
I have three contacts on the door and three on the pillar.
Do you mean make a connection between the middle one on the door and the middle one on the pillar?

Teejay · Apr 14, 2017

campandfly said:
Thanks @Teejay1
Yes the dash shows the door is open.
I have three contacts on the door and three on the pillar.
Do you mean make a connection between the middle one on the door and the middle one on the pillar?

Pillar frame not the door.

campandfly · Apr 17, 2017

Well I was a bit dubious but made a connection between the middle two contacts on the pillar and bingo I heard the motor run. The door works perfectly again now. Thanks teejay I don't know what caused it but at least if it happens again on hols I or someone else will know what to do.

Teejay · Apr 17, 2017

campandfly said:
Well I was a bit dubious but made a connection between the middle two contacts on the pillar and bingo I heard the motor run. The door works perfectly again now. Thanks teejay I don't know what caused it but at least if it happens again on hols I or someone else will know what to do.

@Loz deserves the credit he found the solution.

Lambeth Cali · Feb 17, 2024

WelshGas said:
Yes, on that PDF file it shows a 40amp fuse fitted near the battery in the engine compartment.

briwy said:
I don't know if this will help but on our first Cali we had a towbar fitted by a local company. Everything was fine except the electric sliding door which didn't open or close. After playing around with the coding (which didn't solve it) they found that it was fuse hidden under the starter battery which had to be removed to get at it.

Well I couldn’t find anything at all under my starter battery but desperate times call for desperate measures.

Electric door still dead as a door nail and refusing to even shut.

WelshGas · Feb 17, 2024

Lambeth Cali said:
Well I couldn’t find anything at all under my starter battery but desperate times call for desperate measures.
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Electric door still dead as a door nail and refusing to even shut.

I believe the main fuses are under the battery tray.

Also check for a 40 amp fuse under front passenger seat.