Hi guys,

Have had a look through previous threads but can't find an answer - hoping one of you knowledgeable people can help!

Our Fabia bootlid won't open...the button on the keyfob doesn't work, nor does the lever on the bootlid. Sounds like there's nothing happening with the boot lock when you unlock all the doors with the central locking

I bought a new boot lock motor off eBay and fitted it, but that hasn't worked.

The car doesn't have a manual release on the driver's side so to open the boot, you have to climb in the back and release it manually.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Greg

I never had such problem with Skoda but on Citroen C4 and Golf V I'd first check the cables going from body to tailgate for any damage, and then electric lock fuse. As far as I remember the cable were prone to damage especially in Golf. You may check with voltage meter if there is any current on lock cables when opening/closing the car.

I had this on mine, on and off, until the push switch on the tailgate was doing nothing at all. Took it off, pulled it apart, cleaned up and adjusted contacts. Been okay for the last 5 months.

Have you tried opening the rear doors then trying the tailgate?

Recently been having tailgate opening problems with my 2002 estate. Although I realise this is not an option for you I have resolved mine by disconnecting the connectors to the rubber microswitch in the tailgate and the motor.

Along the way I found that one of the two fine wires soldered to the micro switch had come adrift. The pins to which the wires are soldered areI very tiny so I stripped both wires back about two centimetres,twisted them tightly round the pins and soldered over. Although this solved my immediate problem the tailgate then proceded to open itself at different times when I hadn't touched anything.

I realised that my convenience control unit was probably faulty and rather than begin down the road of chasing one expensive repair after another which is often the case with these faults I decided to make it manual only as I have said.

I was quoted £90 for initial diagnosis by my Skoda dealer, £188 + labour for a CCU and £143 + labour for a door control unit.and even then they said it could still need further investigation if it hadn't been solved by then(window switches,regulators etc.)

These faults can have so many interconnected causes that they can become an expensive nightmare as is generally recognised.

Sorry for the possible bad news but it is better to be prepared for what could be entailed.

I

Thanks for the replies

I haven't had chance to take it to be looked at yet. Am worried what they might say.

I'm currently trying to figure out if a Skoda dealer or an Auto electrician is the best bet. Any thoughts?

 

I tried it with both back doors open and it didn't help, although I did think I could hear a ticking noise inside (near the fusebox) when trying to open the boot.

 

When I disconnect the cable which goes to the motor the light in the boot (which lights when the boot is open) turns off.

I don't know if this helps anyone who knows the circuitry to offer up anything useful?

 

I'm also wondering if it would be possible to bodge it somehow by plugging the motor into a battery with my own button/switch?

It only needs to work for a 7 week rally...

Edited 2 July, 201312 yr by Genghis Style

Hello I had this problem today. When I pressed the lever to open the boot I could hear like an electric motor running, but the boot remained half closed with the warning lamp on the dashboard lit.

After removing the rear seats and crawling inside to the rear of the car, I flicked the plastic cover off the locking mechanism.

With my wife pressing the lever I could see the problem right away. There is a metal arm attached to a motor that pushes an orange plastic bit of the lock so that it opens. The metal arm is made of soft steel and over the years it had bent away so that it no longer pushed the plastic lock. A few taps with a hammer (praying to God that the metal arm wouldn't break) bent it back into place.

Everything works now, hopefully the metal arm will stay in shape for another ten years before it bends out of shape again.