Driver door not working

2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
209,000 MILES • 1.8L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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JMADD08
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I have owned this car for a year and a half. The automatic door locks, the powered mirror and window on the driver side has stopped working about two months ago. Took the door panel off to check for exposed or cracked wiring. Didn't see any. If i unplug the plug that goes into the motor of the door the window will roll down on the driver side. The window switch in the driver door, only operates on one side of its component. Meaning the master window switch only works one of it's sides. Push the left side down it rolls the Driver window up/down. The right side button of the master window switch does not operate. The key fob will not unlock or lock the driver door. The alarm is faulty and does arm the driver door but will the passenger door and starting the vehicle. The driver door did not have a screw in the hinge until recently. I am not sure what to do or fix or where to start now. I have checked the fuses in the left side of the dash and changed the ones in the fuse box on top of battery. Any information/help in this matter will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
May 24, 2019 at 8:22 PM
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Hello,

There is a drivers door module that sounds like it has gone out which is common. I would remove the electrical connector to check for corrosion at one or more of the terminals and if clean replace the module. Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.
May 26, 2019 at 2:05 PM