theoldlad

Hi, Lots of helpful comments here. I think that I need a VCDS check to rule out a fault - I'm hoping that a little reconfiguration will sort out the problem. The car won't be back home until next month, is there anyone in the Wrexham / Chester / Mold area that would be willing to help out?

Hi, First post, but so impressed with the amount of knowledge out there I was hoping someone has come across this problem before. We have a 57 plate (new shape) Fabia 1.2 with central locking (not remote) which my daughter uses at university for work placements (this the reason I haven't actually checked the car myself yet). So, when the car is unlocked (with the key in either front door) the boot won't open until the passenger door is opened. When my daughter returns home after a visit to the supermarket, engine switched off, gets out (obviously via the drivers door) the boot wont open. She then opens and closes the passenger door and the boot then opens. I figure that the boot switch and lock mechanism must be ok or it would't open at all. I am also of the opinion that the wiring / earth points must be ok for the same reason. I'm then left with either a faulty drivers door switch (but the interior light comes on when the drivers door is open), a faulty control unit (wherever that is), or maybe a software problem? Any help would be appreciated.