Hi all

My mothers 2008 Fabia boot lid suddenly wont shut. The latch doesnt want to... latch.

Have replaced the latch / lock as a long shot and that hasnt fixed it.

The only error on VCDS was something to do with the heated rear window. Unplugged that with no effect.

Theres some funny things happening too. When you press the switch the number plate lights turn on / off. Sometimes the switch just doesnt seem to do anything at all. Also when the rear wiper is going it seems to make noises more often, but still doesnt actually latch shut.

She said she got it to latch shut once the other day, but then as soon as she put on her headlights it popped open!

She did also say she has had to replace her rear lights a few times, which seems odd.

Electrical gremlins... probably going to need an auto electricial?

Any ideas?! Known issues?!

FYI this escalated to a very strong electrical burning smell in the boot.

I had previously had a quick look for broken wires but couldnt see anything obvious.

Dropped it off at our local Skoda dealer to fix. Apparently it was a broken wire somewhere in addition to the boot switch itself also being faulty.

I have also noticed a poor repair to the door wiring loom on the drivers side previous to this (boot not refitted properly, plug not clipped in properly and just a shoddy looking repair in general).

Very unimpressed with the apparent quality of wiring on these cars. Rant over!

Hopefully this helps someone in the future.

Glad it's fixed.

I agree wiring seems to be quite poor overall