Passenger Right Door Locking Problems

[Bengalisama]

Thank you for reading my post.



I am a complete beginner, I barely know the layman version of what I need to buy and take to the garage to fix. Please be kind to my description of the symptoms of my vehicle.



I have an Audi A3, 2005/2006 Model.



Initially, when I use the key fob to unlock the vehicle, my right passenger side door did not open. For some reason, I would use the key fob a number of times and it was jammed. Then after a few weeks, when I use the fob, the same door won't lock. I can hear a whirring noise but every door beside this one would lock. I have to press the button a good 10x and hope it made a sudden locking noise and then I would check if it had locked. If this fails, then I would have to wait in the car, turn the car on, wait 5 minutes and rinse and repeat for the door to lock.



A new symptom is when I am in the vehicle, and I press the fob to lock when I am inside, pressing it a number of times, turns the light off and also the actual switch for locking all the doors on my driver's side of the door.



Hoping someone could advise, what it could be. I have already called an electrician, and they said its £50 just to look at the car without even diagnosing the problem.



Please Help.



Thank you

Bengalisama

 

[SootySport]

First thing to do is try locking the drivers door with the key in the lock, turn the key anti-clockwise and hold it there for about 5 secs. All doors and hatch should lock, you’ll hear the solenoids clunk. The locks can be opened in the same way by turning the key clockwise. This will override the remote function and tell you the locks, switches and wiring are working or not. If all is well then the remote key or receiver in the car is faulty.
You need to try this a few times as your problem is intermittent.
If the key in the lock method doesn’t lock all the doors every time then you need to check out door solenoid, lock and wiring inside the A post loom gaiter. The wires inside the rubber gaiter are a favourite for breaking when the car is a few years old such as yours, not just Audi’s but any car.