I have a 3-month old L & K Octy 11 estate 2.0 TDI which has developed an electrical fault. This may have been present from new and I've only now latched onto it but I could do with some advice.

The first time it did something strange was about a month ago; I had just arrived at my destination and switched off the engine. I had placed it in "park" and my foot was still on the footbrake and the headlights were on. I heard a high frequency clicking sound coming out of the dashboard. It sounded like a relay clicking in and out but the dashboard lights started to flicker at exactly the same frequency - the headlights were apparently unaffected. I turned off the lights and removed the key and it stopped. A short somewhere????

I've heard this sound once or twice since but additionally, the car has taken to randomly unlocking the doors whilst I'm driving along. I have the trip computer set to lock all doors when driving. Sure enough there's a reassuring clunk as I pull away and the door lock light next to the cigarette lighter turns amber. Then, completely at random, there's another clunk, the door lock light goes out and the doors are all unlocked. They only lock again once the car is stationary and I pull away once again. This might not occur for two or three days, with everything working correctly and then again, might happen two or three times on a single twenty mile journey.

So - do I book it in at this stage or wait and see if it gets worse?? I know how difficult intermittent faults can be to trace. That said, I don't want to get stranded anywhere and I am also nervous about having all the trim pulled out of the dash and getting my new car back with poorly fitting fascia, scratches and scuffs etc etc etc, particularly if the problem isn't solved.

Ideas anyone??

If you know anyone with VCDS have a scan with that first as it may give a fault code which can help. Plus if it's not doing it all the time this will help going to the dealers armed with the fault code. If the car is only 3 months old then i would definitely get it looked at. At the end of the day thats what the warranty is for. Don't worry about the dealer taking the car apart they have to put it back together again properly and if they don't or give you hassle contact SUK

HTH

Carl:thumbup:

Get it in to the dealer ASAP. If it is intermittent they will have to hang on to it until they can reproduce the fault. The dealer can scan with the VAS tool. It might be an annoyance at present but it could easily escalate into a major problem quickly.

I agree, on a car so new just get it booked in!

Flaps on the aircon closing?

Mine makes a noise like that, and it's normal. But flickering could be something more sinister