Fabia VRS 2006.

 

I've had the car for over a month now, and suddenly the AC, recirculation switch are not working (no lights), and when selecting the heat control to hot, the air is still cold. The fan works on all settings.

 

I have trawled this site, but could not find a solution, any advice would be appreciated.

 

Cheers

The air flap is stuck, try cycling it between full hot and full cold to unstick it.

 

Recirculation is dodgy on most Fabias, I've had a couple and recirc didn't work on either of them.

20 hours ago, sepulchrave said:

The air flap is stuck, try cycling it between full hot and full cold to unstick it.

 

Recirculation is dodgy on most Fabias, I've had a couple and recirc didn't work on either of them.

 

Hi Sepulchrave,

 

Thank you for your quick response, I have tried to cycle the heat dial, however nothing has changed. Any other approaches, please?

 

1 hour ago, Lifeline said:

I have tried to cycle the heat dial

Yes and? @sepulchrave suggested that the recirculation flap is stuck (I think in recirc mode?)

No Ken, sep was referring to the hot/cold blend flap, hence cycling the heat control to exercise/unstick it.

 

I would suggest using VCDS Lite to scan the HVAC module for fault codes. One relating to V68 temperature control flap motor would be confirmatory.

On 25/08/2022 at 21:36, Breezy_Pete said:

No Ken, sep was referring to the hot/cold blend flap, hence cycling the heat control to exercise/unstick it.

 

I would suggest using VCDS Lite to scan the HVAC module for fault codes. One relating to V68 temperature control flap motor would be confirmatory.

 

Hi Breezy_Pete,

Thank you for your response, is this ebay item good for the job, please?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334545861993?hash=item4de47cbd69:g:1bEAAOSwZH5jDOPn&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoCuHKwQk5EN%2BlF4Rgfq%2BuToZ0Da9ETbmD5b1MKacpDeucAjFXeJqy2OXyXl6IyA%2FKoBzHFQcT7yND3ydQjQWR1FYcw%2F5zvEmN%2B54nz3ZqkQwJSQpvDiV8EQM8L%2FtlFLXpZN6TZndz6uC5KH47%2FEhCI%2B4fAQi4mt8vVrzyt2HNJnJ%2FS0LY1m7mcQMB5Vw0hYpZSuzd5g1Uoa1xN2mK6zEFAQ%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-Dv67HdYA

Not ideal, cos it's much more expensive than a normal KKL cable, and it will have pirated software probably. 

VCDS Lite is a free download from ross-tech.com and a suitable cable is usually max £20.

Cable example from reliable supplier: VW Audi Seat Skoda USB Interface for VCDS Lite - for most VAG cars 1996-2003 (gendan.co.uk)

Edited 29 August, 20223 yr by Breezy_Pete

23 hours ago, Breezy_Pete said:

Not ideal, cos it's much more expensive than a normal KKL cable, and it will have pirated software probably. 

VCDS Lite is a free download from ross-tech.com and a suitable cable is usually max £20.

Cable example from reliable supplier: VW Audi Seat Skoda USB Interface for VCDS Lite - for most VAG cars 1996-2003 (gendan.co.uk)

Thank you