KeeganW

The current solution for my issues was…. Another heater resistor. This will now be the 3rd one on a car a year and a half old. The “master technician” had the car in and took a look at the electrics etc and couldn’t see anything obvious so they’ve fitted another heater resistor and basically if this one goes again which I’m sure it will, they’ll raise it straight to Skoda themselves and see where we go from there. They haven’t yet replaced the full unit either.

It’s a great car, it really is but it baffles me how probably the most basic component of any modern car is causing this many issues and they can’t figure out why. Bizarre

That’s interesting to know that we have cars picked up the same month with the heating packing in on exactly the same timeline aswell. My garage can’t even get mine booked in until end of Jan but I’m now expecting to have the exact same as you’ve experienced with it booked back in not long after.

Cheers John, New issue for me as never happened in previous Fabias, I put the first one down to a dodgy part when the car was built but now it’s happened again a few months later I’ll take your recommendation and ask the dealer to take a look at the motor itself when they book it in.

Picked up my new Fabia in September 2022 and by January 2023 the heating fans only worked on setting 4. After my original dealer closing down and an absolute mess with them transferring to their other dealer, they finally fixed the issue in June. Well… it’s now the end of November and just today the same thing has happened again. I’m thinking the likelihood of two dodgy heater resistors is slim and thinking perhaps a hidden issue elsewhere causing it. Has anyone else had or heard of a similar issue with the new Fabias?

Yep, exactly as you describe! Only picked mine up on Monday and it’s happened enough times to be a real inconvenience. I’ve spoken with the dealer today, they said an update has been/will be issued and they’re booking in from Mid Oct to update cars. Got mine booked and hopefully this solves the issues we seem to be having. Might be worth taking some pics & videos like I have and send it across to the dealership.

Hi everyone, Picked up my Fabia Colour Edition 72 plate earlier this week however last night, and again today I’ve had an issue with the main infotainment screen showing blank screen. When I turn the car on, the screen looks backlit however it remains blank and none of the touch buttons can be pressed and the dash shows “audio unavailable”. I’ve tried holding down the on/off button which seems to reboot it but it comes back exactly the same. I’ve driven off both times and it’s eventually rebooted itself properly after a few minutes driving and works fine for the rest of the journey. Anyone else having this issue? Or know a fix? I’ll get some pictures the next time it happens incase a trip to the dealer is needed.