Hi

My drivers door has stopped locking & unlocking itself when the central locking is activated. and the passender elect window is randomary going up and down by itself

anone any ideas?

thanks

john

Octavia 1.8T 5 door 2003

dodgey earth??

Dodgy micro switch in the drivers door. Do a search and you will find......

I had exactly the same problem on my 02 vrs, turned out to be the well known problem of condensation in the driver door getting into a control box plug and rotting all the pins away. guarantee thats your problem, you will pay hundreds to have it done at a garage, if you can find somebody who is a dab hand with a soldering iron and youre prepared to risk damaging it anyway, its usually repairable

New part is £75 from a dealer. DIY fit it, instructions are on here.

I have an old one if anyone wants to play soldering hero.......

New part is

check the connections on the wiring loom also, they to corrode.

Hope this isn't a daft question - but can anything be done to stop this switch thingie in the door from rotting? (like spraying everything in sight with good old WD40).

I checked to out today and as you all said the wiring loom and the control boc both corroded and will need replaced! not that good for a 3year ols car!

john

dodgey earth??

Mars aint much better, and as for Venus, jeees.

I checked to out today and as you all said the wiring loom and the control boc both corroded and will need replaced! not that good for a 3year ols car!

john

Mine has had two electric window regulators (passenger & drivers) and a new central convenience unit & loom fitted in the last 7 weeks. It is not even three years old yet!:thumbdwn:

My old Octy (02 reg) hasn't had any issues like the 04.