When you pull this the bonnet releases fully. I bought a bonnet latch because it had the cable and mechanism, which is the one i am holding in the above picture, this is a close up of it At present the latch fixed to the bonnet has the hook facing towards the car which works with the lower part at the moment. You can try greasing them, eventually you have to replace them. So, to open the tailgate, there is not a direct mechanical link. The tailgate latch on my GTI is intermittently not working. When you flip the VW badge, you're triggering a switch that then causes the latch to be released. Thread starter Ryan Small; Start date Nov 14, 2013; R. Ryan Small New member. View Article. Opening the bonnet. Joined Apr 21, 2013 Messages 31 Location Merthyr Tydfil. This seems to be stuck. Cheers for the help folks. My bonnet catch won't close I've looked around and it looks like a common problem. I have tried closing the bonnet and re-trying but no joy. Volkswagen Golf Owners Manual: Opening and closing the bonnet. I have the tools to take the catch out and a can of WD40. Issue 2 was a faulty bonnet latch. I sometimes have to flip the lever several times before the latch releases. If the cable from an S3 fits and is a single cable all the way through then that might be a better thing for us long-term Golf owners. Long story short: I had to top up the oil on the way to work this morning but now the bonnet on my mk5 Golf won't close. I made this quick walkthrough because I've encountered a common issue you get with these cars where the locks form rust and either seize or the cable for the Volkswagen locks are broken and no longer catches. Regards It seems very intermittent as I can close it with a screw driver a couple of times out of ten. I haven't tried opening with someone holding the release but that is an option. Replaced on Friday. Issue 1 was a faulty Horn ECU. VW GOLF MK5 bonnet stuck, wont open. Open the driver door and pull the release lever in the direction of the arrow . Replacement unit to be fitted Wednesday. Just over 12 months ago I tried to prevent my car's original bonnet latch mechanism (which was approaching 6 years old at the time) from seizing up completely. My current bits are different to the ones i see on every other Mk1 Golf. 2001 VW Jetta. Hopeully that will sort it. Ensure that the windscreen wiper arms are positioned on the windscreen before opening the bonnet . This is a common problem with Mk 5 Golf's and if it seizes up completely you can have real difficulty either getting your bonnet open, or closing it afterwards. As I was opening the hood, I broke the black plastic hood latch which pops out when you hit the hood release inside the car. On rare occasions, 20-30 times. The bonnet is released from its lock by a spring mechanism . Volkswagen Golf MK5 - Bonnet Catch Replacement. Problem solved. Left car to VW Portadown. Another update: With the passat when you pull the lever from inside a small 'pull' appears under the bonnet. I can reach the main hook holding the hood latch in place, b … read more

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