It looks like the handle is loose.
Quick fix repair passat door handle.
Start with the tool logo facing 12 o clock so it easy to count the number of rotations.
If that doesn t solve it you have to remove the door handle.
Passat door handle repair tutorial.
Here is how to remove the driver s side door handle this will work for the last vw passat cc generation 2012 2017.
Thepassenger side screw is reverse threaded.
I had a problem last month where one of the rear exterior door handles stopped working.
This is how to remove the door handle and start to remove the lock from a 2001 passat v6.
I cannot open the driver door from the outside.
To remove the exterior door handle you wil.
Natescape i replaced the roll pin with a screw but after reassembly my door handle still doesn t work.
Both feel like there is a reduced amount of friction compared to the working doors so i assume this is some sort of linkage problem.
As this has happened on 50 of my doors i m hoping this is a common problem that someone may have.
I did notice that the mechanism was close to pressing on the window glass inside the door.
Hold the exterior door handle open the entire time that you are working on it 3 with the door handle held open use the t20 driver and put it into the release screw and turn it exactly twelve turns.
Does anyone have a solution for this problem.