Haywire windows, lights, locks, fuse 14?

[herbrobert]

Hello all,

Problems with my 2001 octavia! It all started with a flickering internal light when the doors were open, accompanied by a clicking behind the dash. Then the button controlled central locking and electric windows + sunroof all ceased working also. To begin with the problem righted itself 2 miles down the road.?! I attributed it to damp mornings? We tracked it down as far as fuse 14. If removed and refitted it reset and all was back to normal, for a time. Now, 2-3 weeks on resetting the fuse doesn't always bring it out of it's sulk. Any light on the matter and how these 3 things are related much appreciated.

[rwbaldwin]

Fuse 14 supplies the Central Convenience Controller. All the items you mentioned are controlled in some way by this unit.

[bond007]

this unit sits in the passenger footwell and gets damp through water leaks etc and go faulty, pretty common thing and controls windows, locks etc

[herbrobert]

Expensive? Maybe find one at a wreckers yard...

Any other things to try first?

[herbrobert]

The Central Convenience Controller is not built into the fuse block?

[bond007]

no its like a little box say 3inch by 3 inch kind of size, i'd double check on here where it fits but a lot of the vag are in the passenger footwell, some are behind the dash. without your exact details could be up to 200 quid

Edited 11 September, 2009 by ap0gee
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[steve007]

Just bought a 2001 fabia comfort hatchback. Cleaned it over the weekend, then the central locking locking worked randomly. Then tried to unlock the car by key, the front electric windows partly opened. Then they would not close fully, went up about 2 inches kept stopping. Then the remote stopped total. Kept getting rapid clicking from behind dash. Then the car would not start. Tried to re-synchronise the remote, it would not re-syncronise. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Assumed immobiliser had cut in as could not start car. Then tested the car battery! Read 8.5 volts (not 12 volts). Jumped off another battery, took car for drive battery now reads 13.5 volts, everything working fine.

Do not know if it will fix but worth checking the car battery is at full voltage. It might be losing its charge. Appears if voltage drops below a certain level, random things happen. You mention it righted itself 2 miles down the road, the alternator by then would of put more power back into the battery.

[herbrobert]

Well, blimey! That's worth a try certainly! Bet you were relieved! Shall charge it up and see what happens.

Cheers,

H

[herbrobert]

Just to let you know the following fault codes were read:

01314 - ECM

01316 ABS CM

01336 D.BUS FOR COMFORT

01330 C.CONTROL MODULE - CENTRAL CONVENIENCE

00778 STEER ANGLE SENSOR

01324 CM AWD

01318 INJ PUMP CM

01331 DOOR CONTROL MODULE O/S/F

AIRBAG

01299 DIG INTERFACE FOR DATABUS

We then cleared codes and then re-checked it and 2 were instantly present which were 01330 and 01318

The battery holds a voltage of 12.3 rising to 13.7 when running.

Any further ideas much appreciated.

[herbrobert]

Anybody know of a specialist skoda breakers !?