Home › Forums › Stay Dirty Lounge › Service and Repair Questions Answered Here › Rear Hatch Lock Won't Turn 2003 VW Golf › Reply To: Rear Hatch Lock Won't Turn 2003 VW Golf February 15, 2021 at 2:34 pm #988870 Richard KirshyParticipant The lock cylinder tumblers could be worn. The lock cylinder could be frozen. There may be a issue with the linkage. You might try spraying some lock lube into the key slot and try warming your key and see if that helps.