I was wondering if I have a wiring harness issue on my drivers side door?

HAAGS

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2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
77,000 MILES

My turn signal won't work on my drivers side. My power windows wont roll up. On the dash board theres a red car that lights up and beeps telling me I got a door open but when I close all the doors it still beeps. The lights on the locks work for for all other doors except the drivers side. Theres a yelllow light indicating a light bulb is out. That comes and goes as does the red light. The floor lights stay on when im driving acting like I didnt shut a door or something could you please help me with this problem? I'm not sure if its just the drivers side or do I have to look at other sides too? Nothing is wrong with the other doors except the drivers.

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CADIEMAN

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Youll need to remove the l/f door panel and check the lock assy. There is a switch on the lock assy. Maybe someone tryed to slim jim your car.

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Friday, February 10th, 2012 AT 10:22 PM

F4I_GUY

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Removing the door panel won't gain you access to the door locks. You have to remove the outer door shell to gain access to the latch assembly.

I can say with complete confidence that your door harness needs to be replaced. I do about 1 every other day at VW on mk5 jetta's. To test it, open up the door fully, look in between the door and body, you see a thick corded rubber piece. Remove the rubber from the body side of the harness with a little pick or flathead, and pull the rubber as far back as you can. You'll see about 20-25 wires. Inspect them all, you'll probably notice that the large orange wire is broken. If so, replace the harness.