I had the same problem on my 95 jetta, I had to take the door panel off and replace the lock that the wiring harness goes to. got the part from a wrecking yard, replaced it, works fine now. hope this helps.
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Try unlocking it from the passenger door (with the key). the driver door lock has a weak connection that wears out, then the car doesn't "know" you unlocked it from driver's side.
Do you have the key fob to unlock it? If so, use it (unlock) then open the pass. door.
Please let me know if this worked!
-Tom
What you do is take the alarm out of the system. My 95 GLX had the same problem, and what I did was unhooked the whole alarm system (Located behind the headlight switches and furthest left, inside the car, vent.) You unplug all the connector's to it, and splice the two thick red wires together on the 6 pin connector. Works fine, Mine fired right up after that. No problems.
Go to your local junk or scrapyard and pull them yourself. The dealer charges an average of 90-100 dollars an hour. So a lot of the money they quoted you for was probably for labor
First to turn off the alarm you simply put the key into the drivers door and turn it to unlock the door twice, this is the factory setting to turn off activated Volkswagen alarm. As for the power locks they are air activated, in the trunk near the latch there should be a small electric motor that drives a small air pump with air lines running to all your locks. If this electric motor as worn out your locks will not operate, simple fix replace the motor. I'd try a used one first from a scrap yard to make sure but always check to see if there is power to the motor (you will need another person with a test light to perform this job). Let me know if this works. Vdubs 4-ever !
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