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[Solved] Door stuck closed 2011 VW routan

  

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I have a friend that has a 2011 VW routan.  The slide door of the driver side stock closed. I think that I hear the actuator but nothing happens. none of the buttons that open the door work. To see what is the problem we probably have to take out the door panel but the door is closed. How am I supposed to take the door panel out with the door closed?
 
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Im not certain on that specific model but with the sliding doors you can try to take off the interior panel and pull the lever that locks the door and it should release it.


That is the problem how to take off the interior panel with the door closed. 🤔 🤔 


That varies on each car. You need to see if fasteners that hold the panel are accessible and work it free. I did it on my car when I had a similar problem and it was no picnic but I managed to get the inside panel off with the door stuck closed. I guess if there is no other way you'd have to cut up the panel and replace it when done.


Thanks for your tips


If possible try to remove the seat to make it easier to remove the panel. It's not going to be an easy task to remove the interior panel but its probably the only way to get the door open.


Thank you. I already did without remove the seat, it is easy, you can remove the panel with the door close. it only has 1 screw, the rest are clips, The problem was the door lock was jammed, I manually moved the cable and once unlocked everything was good. Thank you


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