# 2002 Volkswagen Beetle windows

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-beetle-windows/119193>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** beetle, volkswagen\
**Created:** [June 14, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-beetle-windows/119193 "2018-06-14T00:59:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![carolynmazzucca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb9ed0/32.png) [@carolynmazzucca](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carolynmazzucca)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-beetle-windows/119193/1 "2018-06-14T00:59:22Z")

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'02 beetle, the electric windows, alarm system worked fine. but now they don’t want to work from turning the key from the outside lock. i added some lubebricant to the pass. window and they worked again. All things worked. but a day later nada. what could be the problem

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-beetle-windows/119193/2 "2018-06-14T11:23:04Z")

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Some car accessories are known to work randomly if a car battery is getting weak. How old is the battery?

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**Author:** ![carolynmazzucca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb9ed0/32.png) [@carolynmazzucca](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carolynmazzucca)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-beetle-windows/119193/3 "2018-06-15T00:53:16Z")

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Battery 1 year old. The locking will work, then not work, randomly. Husband handy but don’t really want to get into buying a new actuator. He’s taken apart our 03 jetta door to correct window regulator. kinda a hastle and the part for actuator is around 160+. may just live with it.

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 10:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-beetle-windows/119193/4 "2018-06-15T10:55:29Z")

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You can get a new actuator for $40 at [https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/volkswagen,2002,beetle,1.8l+l4+turbocharged,1389012,body,door+lock+actuator,13257](https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/volkswagen,2002,beetle,1.8l+l4+turbocharged,1389012,body,door+lock+actuator,13257)

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-beetle-windows/119193/5 "2018-06-15T18:05:32Z")

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> [@carolynmazzucca](#):
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> they don’t want to work from turning the key from the outside lock.

There is a switch on the end of the door lock cylinders inside the door to detect rotation of the lock cylinders, one of there lock cylinder switches is failing.