Oilburner

Just to reiterate, I had gone as far as I could regarding the electrics. I had the services of an auto electrician that put in many hours, I was just pouring money into a hole. As a pensioner on a state pension the funds eventually dried up. As 'mrgf says "You could have quite easily have replaced the whole tailgate for a few hundred quid!", get real, how much do you think a state pension is! (In my case it's £125/week). I put the car up for sale, nobody would buy it with a stuck tailgate as indeed an Estate car is something you buy if you have animals or move stuff about. I then put it up for spares. The seats went and some of the interior bits and pieces, I had hoped the engine would sell but there was no interest. Bit of a sad tale as the car was low mileage, went well and tidy bodywise, but ultimately it's only worth what anyone will pay for it. I appreciate all the help that's been freely offered here, wish I had looked here before buying the car. Thanks guys, Oliver.

In view of the grief and considerable stress this issue has put my wife and myself through, I'm pleased to say the car has now been disposed of in a manner in which it rightly deserved. It's a financial loss we can ill afford but at least a great cloud has been lifted. It went through the crusher at 11:25 on Wednesday 15th May. If it were human I would wish it to rot in hell, instead it could be worse and be reincarnated as yet another ***** skoda!!!

I've owned Land Rovers for 40 odd years, so belive me I'm quite adept at fixing things. No Land Rover has ever beaten me........... yet 😁 By microswitch, I assume the switch you physically press on the tailgate that sends power to the release mechanism? Nothing showing on the dash to indicate tailgate is open, even when I physically pop it open. The locking assembly worked absolutely fine when I removed it and tested it.

Fortunately I've not done what you describe, I've removed the locking mechanism and the electronc switch (the bit you physically press to raise the tailgate), tested the wiring for continuity (there was a lot to test). The auto electrician more or less repeated everything I had done . I had thought of making up some sort of mechanical arrangement, but realisticaly not practical.

I eventually called in an auto electrician, cost me a small fortune and the tailgate is still stuck. I did consider ripping out the back seats and using it as a van, but after reconsidering decided I would be no better off. Best thing I can do is put the damn thing up for sale. I certainly wouldn't consider a skoda again, absolutely no way nor any of the vw group of vehicles.

I've tried this but unfortunately without success. I managed to get into the back and spring the tailgate open by inserting a screwdriver into the catch mechanism. Once I'd done that I removed the mechanism itself and tested it on a battery, it worked fine. Also there is power going into to the lock from the car. There is also a good earth from the tailgate to the car. I bought an estate car to take my dogs out with me (I have no other use for a car as I live close to shops etc) so as you can imagine the car is next to useless without a working tailgate. As a pensioner my funds are limited (took out a bank loan to buy the car) so if I can't fix it myself it doesn't get fixed. I do however have an unwanted garden ornament

There's nothing more I can do, but at least I've learn't that all the skoda jokes I've heard over the years are true. Why the hell I ever bought a skoda I don't know

For some strange reason the tailgate has now locked itself and now refuses to unlock. I managed to climb into the back and remove the panel to gain access to the wiring, looks like it's been played around with before. Couple of wires twisted together and covered with insulating tape. I replaced these joints with proper connectors and thought the problem was resolved, but unfortunately it wasn't. I need a wiring diagram but so far no luck, nothing in the owners manual (I didn't expect to find anything useful!) and the Haynes manual does not cover the central locking. Any source of a wiring diagram would be immensely appreciated

I disconnected the battery and left it for 30 minutes then reconnected, but the fault still remains and will not lock the tailgate. If I close the tailgate it clicks and is secure (albeit not locked), if I raise the tailgate and press the release I can hear (what sounds like) a solenoid. There's no 'pop pop pop' just a good solid clunk as you might expect. When I said 'head unit', I was indeed referring to (what I and most people would refer to as) the stereo. But the manufacturer refers to it as a 'head unit' . Anyway.... I removed/unplugged the 'stereo' () and this made no difference, the tailgate will not lock. I've tried using the key but this made no difference, also the internal lock (er indoors trying the tailgate) whilst I press the button. No luck, er indoors had great plans for the weekend..... she's not happy!

Hope somebody might be able to shed some light on this issue on my 2009 1.4tdi estate. When I press the fob to lock the doors they all lock except the tailate. It's clicking closed, so it's secure but not locked. I've checked the fuse (even changed it) but no issues there. I've recently fitted a new head unit but that was a straight plug n play swap, other than that nothing has changed. Any help would be greatly appreciated chaps/chapesses. Thanks.

That's interesting, I didn't realise the seat could be adjusted height wise

Thanks for the info guys. All working fine it's just I've never had a car where so little movement is required to disengage the clutch.

Anyone?

2009 Fabia 1.4tdi Estate Possibe clutch issue. I'm not familiar with Skoda's and have had mine for just 3 weeks. So what I would like to know is how much clutch travel should I expect? At present the clutch only needs to be depressed a couple of inches, could this be because it's worn out or is the clutch self adjusting? Any help appreciated, thanks chaps.

My Fabia is noted as being grey on the V5. It is a metallic finish but looks more blue than grey to me? Does anyone know where/if there is a colour coding somewhere on the car? Or do I really need to go to Specsavers?