Hi folks,

 

My girlfriend's Yeti has an issue.  She has a 1.2 TFSi manual bought new in January 2011.  It has done 86,000km.  

 

Okay the issue:   The rear offside (LHD car) door locking has stopped working.  So has the electric window operation and the 'door open' does not show in the car binnacle display.   I have read the posts on the wiring loom splits inside the rubber grommet running from the body to the car door.  Thinking this might have been the problem I removed the rear door panel for a better look.  I also undid the body/door grommet at both sides to examine the wiring.  

 

On the car body side of the grommet I saw a black connector that looked like it could be taken apart  (I wanted to disconnect so as to be able to pull the wiring through towards the door ) but couldn't see how this disconnects.  So unable to disconnect I peeled back the concertina rubber to examine as best as I could.  As far as I could tell see there was no sign of split/broken wires

 

So is there any other reason she might have this issue?    I thought about the door control module?

 

So need help on `maybe how to disconnect that black connecter' so as to pull the loom through to the door.    Or what else to try?

 

I don't want to just start buying bits to change out and try as that can get expensive.

 

Thanks in advance for any ideas...

 

Mark

It must be the door wiring loom issue for early cars. Damage is not always evident as deep inside the rubber tube which sits between the door and the frame.

All cars of this age are going to go through this at some point as not enough slack was built in so wires flex too much and break, possibly hidden inside their insulation covers initially so that it will start with intermittent faults.

Normally the drivers door goes first as used more, followed by the passenger door, and faults on the rear doors less common, but she may have kjust been unlucky.

48 minutes ago, kenfowler3966 said:

It must be the door wiring loom issue for early cars. Damage is not always evident as deep inside the rubber tube which sits between the door and the frame.

All cars of this age are going to go through this at some point as not enough slack was built in so wires flex too much and break, possibly hidden inside their insulation covers initially so that it will start with intermittent faults.

Normally the drivers door goes first as used more, followed by the passenger door, and faults on the rear doors less common, but she may have kjust been unlucky.

 

Hmmm..   My feeling was this too.  I couldn't really see properly inside the rubber part as I was unable to disconnect the plug at the main body part (how does that connecter come apart?).    I took a photo of the sticker attached to the loom so I could get a quote on the part.   www.skoda-parts.com came up with the reference number and quoted 61,47€ plus 15€ delivery - not an excessive price in the car parts world.   

 

If I can find out how that connector comes apart I'll have to take the gamble I guess.

 

Thanks for your kind reply.

 

 

The connector must be designed to come apart easily, so whilst I don't know myself, it should be obvious when you look at the replacement part.

Hopefully the replacement will have the longer loop between the doors so it won't fail again, so may well have a newer part number.

 

If one has gone the others will be failing soon, particualry the drivers door, so once you know how to fit, it may be a good idea to think about changing them as well? Seems a lot cheaper in France than uk though.

That was a site (haven't used before ) that ships all over (to the UK as well) and the shipping was cheaper than to France.  Might be worth noting in case you need a part?   Point noted that the replacement part will be disconnected and should help me figure it out.  The rear door of her car gets as used as the front as our two girls travel in the back.