Just successfully repaired one of my doorhandles on my S and figured I would do a write up of this in the event others run into this.
I had my door handle make screeching sounds and go in and out of the car repeatedly, followed by the door handle presenting but not opening the door. Having replaced a few door handles on my S I figured it was either the microswitches or the paddle gears so went about disassembling the door and handle mechanism.
However, when repackaged I noted that the handle was still giving the same issue of presenting without any ability to open the door from the outside. While some forum posts say replace the door actuator/latch, I found another post and promptly removed and replaced fuses 32, 40, and 41 as denoted below:
Upon replacing these fuses I gained functionality back in the handle and have not had any issues. This is definitely worth trying given it is significantly less effort than other solutions for fixing your door if you are getting symptoms. All of this was replaced with a ~$6 assorted fuse kit from amazon
I had my door handle make screeching sounds and go in and out of the car repeatedly, followed by the door handle presenting but not opening the door. Having replaced a few door handles on my S I figured it was either the microswitches or the paddle gears so went about disassembling the door and handle mechanism.
However, when repackaged I noted that the handle was still giving the same issue of presenting without any ability to open the door from the outside. While some forum posts say replace the door actuator/latch, I found another post and promptly removed and replaced fuses 32, 40, and 41 as denoted below:
Upon replacing these fuses I gained functionality back in the handle and have not had any issues. This is definitely worth trying given it is significantly less effort than other solutions for fixing your door if you are getting symptoms. All of this was replaced with a ~$6 assorted fuse kit from amazon