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New fan motor ( second) and fifth resistor pack Car will be sold before warranty runs out

just a thought?

Maybe this is an odd question but, do you switch your fan to position 4 when first using the heating on a cold day?

Failed again , 5th time ! At garage waiting repair

Try switching airbag on/off via the switch

On my journey with this issue we had: 4 x resistor packs 1 x Relay J59 1 x “suspect” part wiring loom 1 x fan motor ( No paperwork for this) So from memory, the 30A thermal fuse which is attached to the resistor pack fails first. Then full battery voltage is applied to the fan motor “speed 4” Your current reading are below the reading taken by my garage My conclusion is the fan motor is overloading the 30A fuse on startup and blows,due to the motor not coming up to speed quickly enough or sticking

I think the part number is 6Q0959263A

Resistor pack is first option to try.It can be replaced relatively easily as it’s attached to the outside of the heater motor under the gloves box/footwell

When asked about a goodwill gesture,given this has failed four times, I was asked if we had been financially impacted by the issues.We said not really but have had to drive the car for many months in the winter with no heating. Service manager said not a chance! We will not be buying any VAG product again

New loom fitted due to crushed earth wire,we will see how this goes

New wiring loom on back order 🤯

Oh dear, heater fan resistor failed again 🤯 fourth time… car at garage and they think it may be the fan this time, not convinced as they checked this last time

Been good so far

At last a resolution and we have the car back They compared the current draw through resistor pack with two other cars and found higher reading on our car. Relay J59 was replaced as was deemed at fault So now we wait …..

Still waiting a resolution on ours,been in garage since December

Still at the garage,they have informed me they will perform a voltage drop test…. I am now looking at “Consumer rights act 2015”

So today we rang and was informed they have been in contact with VW technical who suggested they compare our car to another fabia and yes there is an issue with a resistor.Which resistor this is a mystery and so the saga continues … at least we have a courtesy car they said !

When I ring them tomorrow for an update and I will also ask if they sell cowboy hats !

Had the car for two weeks now.They say there is a current draw

Will keep you posted on the outcome

My fabia heater fan packed up in December 2022.It took 5 months for them to replace the heater resistor pack. Failed again in November 2023, this time they changed the fan motor and resistor pack. Failed again December 2023 so now in garage again,they say they will look at the wiring this time. Fingers crossed as the car was new in September 2022