Door actuators.

This happened to me. I replaced the keyless sensors in my 2009 S5 (with Chinese cheapies), but then found that the problem was the door lock actuator. I found one for about $250, online, then spent about 1 1/2 hours replacing it. It works fine now (almost a year). It's a pain to install, you must remove door card, then wiggle this actuator into position, and connect the mechanical and electrical connections, in a very difficult place inside the door. Skinned knuckles are worth the $500 savings!

 

My keyless entry is not working for either door, but boot OK. Both sensors cracked. I have replaced them (very helpful write up - thanks) but still not working. Any ideas?

 

In the netherlands it costs 99 euro each (huis-kokkeler). I bought them in Germany (Vortkamp) for ~67 euro each

 

Update! My keyless entry is working at the moment without any problems whatsoever. Solution? Bought original ones from my Audi dealer.

The cheap ones from China are almost identical, partno everything matches but i guess İt's still cheap imitations.

 

How much were the sensors from Audi?

 

hi guyes, how many sensors do i need to replace if i only got one that is broken?

 

Unless it's been a modification by a previous owner and they've not included the keyless start, I don't think it's possible to have keyless entry without keyless start.

 

No

 

Does your car have keyless start? (I.e a button beside the gearstick)

 

Just a quick question regarding the sensors would an A5 still have the tabs on the door handles if it didn't have the smart lock? Cuz mine had the rectangles on the door handles but they don't do anything now I'm not sure if that's cuz the original buyer didn't buy that option or wether the sensors have packed up? Hope this makes sense

 

Could anyone confirm the door handle bar sensors from ebay are correct working? Otherwise i'm just gonna place a order by our Audi dealer (75 euros per side)

 

Yes, I replaced mine with eBay sensors from China, £11 each. All working good and have been for a few weeks.

 

Push car... lol

 

I haven't started the engine and driven it around yet I'm sure once I do it'll rethrow the fault code complaining of a ground issue and the sensors won't work again. Any insight into this problem would be fantastic, this is the only thing on my car that doesn't work as it should! I know the sensors are good, the question now becomes, what else can I check?[/QUOTE]


On my car the square locks it and i grab the handle to unlock it.
if one handle sensor is faulty it will cause all to stop.
That is why i bought one first to try and see if i swapped them
around to see if it fixed it. Turns out both of mines were faulty.
I never cleared codes due to no vag com and all works after both swapped.
you can see in beginning of the thread the pics of mines with water damage.
audi has released a few versions of the sensor now each going up in price.
Their is also no left or right both are the same.

I hope this helps.

 

On my car the square locks it and i grab the handle to unlock it.
if one handle sensor is faulty it will cause all to stop.
That is why i bought one first to try and see if i swapped them
around to see if it fixed it. Turns out both of mines were faulty.
I never cleared codes due to no vag com and all works after both swapped.
you can see in beginning of the thread the pics of mines with water damage.
audi has released a few versions of the sensor now each going up in price.
Their is also no left or right both are the same.

I hope this helps.

It doesn't both sensors are new, both work. The fault is somewhere else. Works after clearing codes, start the car and it no longer works.

 

I got my Ross Tech cable in today, I cleared my codes and sure enough the sensors work on both sides again with one caveat. I'm under the impression grabbing anywhere but the square is to unlock, and the square is to lock. Mine seems to do whatever it wants so if I grab the handle and hold on it'll unlock, lock, unlock, etc. If I grab and quickly pull then I don't risk it relocking on me.

I haven't started the engine and driven it around yet I'm sure once I do it'll rethrow the fault code complaining of a ground issue and the sensors won't work again. Any insight into this problem would be fantastic, this is the only thing on my car that doesn't work as it should! I know the sensors are good, the question now becomes, what else can I check?

 

My car has just started to do the same. The problem started a few days ago with the passenger side not opening with my fob, Now the drivers side does the same. I would say the door opens everyone one in 5 if Im lucky.
The only way I can enter the car is to use the key, the windows come down and I open the door with the interior door handle.

Whats going on any ideas???? I plugged my VAG com cable in and no error codes show up

 

Do codes need to be cleared if this is done? My driver side door opens about 1 in every 10 times I try to get in the car. Passenger side has no problems. I figured I could just buy a new sensor and install it in the driver side handle. Is it not as easy as that? Do i need a VAG-COM?

 

Supposedly you don't

 

I never cleared my codes until after it worked.

 

Yeah, I still haven't gotten back to a VCDS to clear the codes and try again. Might be worth me trying to swap the sensors.

 

All i can say is i changed 1 & it worked once or twice then stopped again swapped tge other side and BINGO!

 

Any updates with this guys? Need to replace my driver side.

 

door handle sensors

I cleared the codes, still not working.
I got VAG-COM codes 01516 and 03123, but I can't find a searchable database of these codes. Any suggestions? Do these codes point to the door handle sensors?
Since the lights come on when I grab the drivers side handle (but no unlock), doesn't that mean that the sensor is OK?

NOT giving up!

 

I still have issues but try clearing all codes first. Worked on mine then they didn't work again. The only issue remaining on the car!

 

Keyless entry failure

Wow, great door handle sensor replacement guide, Shamus. Thanks a lot! You made it easy. Ebay made it cheap.

Unfortunately, it didn't bring my drivers-side back to life.

I swapped both sides, and no change. Pass-side and trunk unlock fine. Drivers-side, when I grab the handle, the lights come on (it "feels" me), but doesn't un-lock. I use the FOB.
No "chirp" on locking, either.

Any insight is much appreciated.

2009 Audi S5, 6-speed, tracked regularly.

 

I just replaced both sensors and have the same issue as stuart, i cleared the codes and it worked for a few days but now I keep getting the front right short to ground.

 

So, replaced both sensors to no avail. Then while at a friends we cleared the codes and all of a sudden it worked, took her for a drive, got back and they don't work so something is up! We were out of time but clearing again I bet would make it temporarily work, what's this antenna?

Or maybe some of the VCDS changes are messing with the sensors?

 

Okay, here's the rub. Until you put back in the lock (or plastic insert depending on side) and tighten down the torx bolt in the side it won't appear to have the normal pull.