Problems Opening Doors

Probably a bad linkage with your door handle or something. You'll have to dismount the door and take it apart, then check if anything looks broken.

would that make the inside and outside handles not work properly? Will getting an all new exterior handle set up correct the problem? It seems to do it the most when it is cold out too, I dont know if that means anything or not.

Door Latch Assemblies.

It's a Volkswagen thing. I have a 1997 Cabrio and my car does the same thing sometimes. My mom has a brand new '08 Beetle Convertible and during the winter, she has the same problems with her doors.

I had the same problem with the driver's side door. I had to exit from the passenger's door, which was rather a pain until I could get this fixed.

I have the same intermittent issue with just the drivers door. Neither inside or outside handle open the door. What needs to be replaced?

Found the answer to this on You Tube but looking it up again now. There's a cable that gets stuck. You can use a screwdriver to loosen the cover to the door lock portion. Then you can put the screwdriver in to get the cable to move. Will post the link if I find it.

Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy3KbKkAZZ0 The first two minutes show the locking mechanism and how it works. Getting it to reopen starts at 2:10 min.