Hi there,

Skoda Octavia Mk 2 vRs 2006

 

About a month or so ago, I noticed that there was no power on the driver's door - the window buttons wouldn't work, the electronic door window adjust wouldn't either. However, sometimes it came back on and so I thought it was just a glitch. Also, when I locked the car the alarm started going off intermittently and this showed that maybe the power was going off and on because the central locking system appears to be controlled through the driver's door power.

 

So I read some forums and they said to check the fuse. I wiggled the fuses around and everything seemed to work...for a while. Now the power has gone entirely and it hasn't come back. I took off the door panel today and everything looks ok under there...no dodgy or fried-looking electronics. Therefore, I suspect a fuse which might have blown but I can't find it. However, there are a couple of strange wires in the fuse box (see photo below) which I assume are legit but I wonder if they might be connected to my problem. I have looked at fuse 23, which is the front power window fuse, but it seems ok.

 

Any ideas as to a potential solution would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Paul.

Check the wires inside the rubber gator between the door and car body. It's relatively common for this to fail

Did you fix this problem? I have the same issue.

@andreasw

As langers2k suggests.

On 16/02/2021 at 13:14, langers2k said:

Check the wires inside the rubber gator between the door and car body. It's relatively common for this to fail

What would the solution be? Connector blocks for the broken wires? Sorry, I've not had much to do with car electrics for about 40 years. And now I've made myself feel old. 👴

You may find connector blocks too bulky.

 

You could add a section of wire using crimped terminals or soldered.

On 12/11/2022 at 19:11, MicMac said:

You may find connector blocks too bulky.

 

You could add a section of wire using crimped terminals or soldered.

Thanks. In the end, I couldn't find a problem with the wiring here.