Buddy, you saved my life with this trick! I already have a long story with the front door locking system(I have posted about it a few weeks ago), and I have left the car door "ready" at Monday at 21:30, after a 5 hours long burlesque I done(I have disassembled it and re-assembled it for like 6 times - I have seen every possible worst case scenarios). Although I have tested it at the evening, and It worked perfectly, it was stuck at Tuesday, and I had to left the car for my wife, while I had to go. I have thought, that this cable have to reach the very end of the handle. I haven't seen at the very beginning, where it was. Now it is working perfectly, I can't be thankful enough! The only thing, the worst of all is the cable harness- It takes me like 15 minutes to push them back into the rubber tube-horror! Anyway, thanks again!
Great to hear your story and so glad to have helped. I know how frustrating fixing stuff can be sometimes so that is why I post videos 🎥 to hopefully help others :-)
@@lazycarper7925 Sorry, I don't remember. .. But If you are experiencing any problem, you must change the lock as soon as possible, as the problem will escalate quickly, and you will be there with a door not opening from any direction. My rear left door played that.
Hey matey...thanks for the great video...I have a question, I have a Skoda Fabia Combi 1.4 the right hand door won't open...it's a left hand drive, so the right hand door is not often used, hardly ever actually..how on earth do I open this door when I can't access anything...I've taken the panel off, everything seems to click when I press the central locking button, but the indicator won't come up. When I pull the handle from the inside the indicator pops up and immediately goes down again...it started a while ago and I had to open and close the door using either key or internal door lock button, a few times for the door to unlock, but now it wont open at all. I can feel vibrations on the silver riveted door panel so the motor is not dead....any tips would be appreciated....thank you sir.
If you weren't using the door much then it is probably either a connection issue or water/corrosion on some contacts/motor/lock etc as these doors are susceptible to water ingress. Problem is, opening the door so you can strip everything to access all these. I don't know an definitive way to do this yet, many have tried stripping as much as they can, like the inner panel that you have managed to do, accessing some connections, which should help and at least dry things out a bit, but removing the lock isn't possible without wrecking everything and would be so easy to damage the door body. You need it all intact to work. make sure your car battery and fob battery are fully charged, keep trying with the manual key, banging the handle technique seen in the video and maybe use a hairdryer directed into the door cavity onto the lock etc. Sorry this isn't what you wanted to hear, but when you do eventually get the door open change the door lock, examine the wiring inside the rubber bellows by the A pillar and check/clean/re-seat all connections.
Sorry I haven't, but from what I have read online - turn the mirror glass down and in then remove 2-3 torx screws behind the glass to remove that first. Sorry never done it, hope that helps :-)
I need to do the microswitch in drivers door. This winter it only worked sometimes. Now it only works one way. I am not looking forward to do it, but it is annoying to use keys all the time. Ugh.
Hi, my front passenger door won't open for a while now and I tried this with no luck. Electric windows and boot button are faulty intermittently, I'm just wondering are all these interrelated to a loom issue or do I need a new door lock and fix boot and windows separately? Thanks
There is a common issue of the drivers side door lock micro-switch becoming faulty which causes such issues inc the rear boot lock so fitting a new door lock should fix it. It is worth pointing out that the wires going into the door behind the rubber bellows on the A pillar also could be damaged and need looking at first. Electric windows is usually moisture related or door panel switch worn out - easy replacement. Have a look @: A pillar wires: th-cam.com/video/ohW65TyZp_o/w-d-xo.html and front door lock: th-cam.com/video/x1DJz4_2n-s/w-d-xo.html :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey thanks so much for the reply, so even though it's the passenger door is not opening it's the driver's side door lock that might need replacing you mean?
@@slabber7514 as I said, first look at the wires at the A pillar going into the door as these wear with constant opening/closing. The drivers side effect the other locks when it's micro-switch gives the wrong un/locked signals to the other locks. To be honest this is a common issue with these, back door can fail or become intermittent goats also. Start with the drivers door and work from there. Micro-switch can be replace for £3.00 easy if you have bolts not rivets. Hope this steers you in the right direction :-)
I have a 2005 1.2 Fabia classic. Funny thing has started to happen. Cant open the hatch back unless drivers door & passenger door are open, headlight reminder has stopped beeping and if I leave the indicator on when the key is off, the side light on the side the switch is pointed at & the rear tail light glow? Any ideas? I have watched may of your other videos for assistance with this wonderful little car
Does it only occur in damp weather? Check that the battery is giving out good V and the earth to the body is good. Check all the fuses in general and have a look at the wires going into the front driver/doors behind the rubber gatter. if problem still persists then look into replacing the footbrake pedalswitch and the drivers door lock mechanism. Thanks for watching and hope this helps :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey thanks for the reply. I'll give all the connections and earth's a good going over and the fuses. If I find anything on obvious I'll let you know. Cheers
Hi could you help, I have the same problem in my Skoda Fabia combi 6y5. My left back door won’t open, and my driver door can’t look the front passenger’s door, I can only lock all the doors from the front passenger’s door. By the way thanks a lot for your videos that have been a great help !!
I would suspect the drivers door micro switch first as when that fails it it registers either locked or unlocked in the control module Irrespective of the key. This effect the locking/unlocking of the other doors. Also you need to check the A pillar door wireing for chafing and connections on each door. Also the rear door cavity is suspect to water ingress that can affect the electrics by corroding contacts. Sort the drivers door lock first and work from there. Hope this helps :-)
My passenger side front door intermittently won't unlock. Have to open it from the inside but even the interior door handle feels slack. Ant clue before I have to drill the bloody riveted panel off please?
Sorry to hear you're having issues with the door. I think the cable maybe has stiffened up or the spring mech in the lock has weakened. If the method in this video with the cable didn't solve it then you will have take the panel off, which is a pain with the rivets, I know. You can replace the rivets with rivnuts which are a threaded version that doesn't need a tool to fit, just a nut, bolt and spanner ;-)
@@MrIftiahmed123 on some later models the inner metal door panel was riveted onto the door casing. To removed the panel trace around the perimeter to find small circular nodules with a hole in the middle,; these are the rivets. Drill the top off the top of these to access the door casing.
Hey, I've been strugling with this problem for a while now. Problem started with struggle to open the doors with a key (I don't have pilot). I had to forcefully turn the key to open/close. At some point "insert key knob" was to loose to use the key. Car didn't react to that issue. I bought new insert key knob, but when I replaced it, there was no change. Now I can easily remove insert key knob and unfortunately I have to open door with my... screwdriver. I have only one screw (the bottom one from your video) to do anything. Screw is still on it's place. Anyway, I did order today new insert knob to try it once more. My question is... What could possibly couse the problem? If that will help you - when I open the car with screwdriver all doors are opening/closing when I turn it left to open, right to close. I have steering wheel on the left side. I also from time to time has to do the "punch" method (I'll investigate the cable as you showed in the video). Cheers and that you know - Lot of your videos, I mean LOT help me get through many issues with my baby Fabia.
Sorry, I am not understanding exactly what problem you have. Can you upload a short video of the issue on your channel and I will look at it and offer you help if I can, thanks :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey My apologies. My english nowadays is a little bit rusty 🥲. Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/6fVgfM-e7zg/w-d-xo.html In case if it's not working (I made it only for those, who has the link) I sended you just in case mail to your address from your YT info subpage. Few thoughts. Now I know, that "door lock barrel" is the correct term, not "insert key knob", jesus. I had to watch your video few times more, to catch the correct terminology. I didn't show it in the video, but I can normally open all doors. The only issue is that cursed door lock barrel (maybe whole door lock?), or I did something wrong before, with the torx screw. Altought even if I couldn't screw the barrel back and tighten it, it should either way works with the key? I did mention in the video, that the screw is very tight, or probably I used the wrong torx size (is it still 20?) Cheers and so sorry for bothering you with my silliness.
Check the drivers side door. Make sure the wires behind the rubber bellows on the A pillar are not frayed and check the connections are good by disconnecting/reconnecting and the door lock microswitch has been changed. After which the passenger door is still a problem then that door needs to be opened and then the same on that door. It is a problem if you can't ever get the door to actually open as you then have to somehow take the panel off with it closed, very hard, but not impossible, then to get the lock to released. I haven't done a video on this as it iS not easy and hasn't yet happened to me. There is a video online on how to get these locks to release, but haven't the link; you maybe able to search for it. When open renew lock and check wires etc.
I had this problem on my front passenger door. Tired banging it, WD40, different combinations of pushing and pushing all to no avail. In the end I realised that with the engine running the solenoid in the lock has a bit of extra voltage to play with, and it works every time. If you can get in to start the engine, try having the engine running when you hit the unlock button. It might just be enough to at least get the door open.
Make sure the batteries in the key fob are new and the car battery is good. Then it can only be a connection, short, lock or fob failure issue and you will need to systematically investigate, test and fix until working. Key areas are door lock micro-switch, wires on A pillar and connectors.
Had this problem with front passenger door, tried slackening the handle cable, to no avail. As there was a problem with the electric windows both sides, I replaced the motor and module in drivers side door (admittedly the only one I could find was from passenger side of a SEAT Ibiza of same year). The electric windows now work and front passenger side door unlocks everytime... Now all I gotta do is try and find the source of the current battery drain (I suspect it to be the module I replaced, as if car is unlocked with fob the windows only open with ignition on, if you open it with the key the windows open without key in ignition), and the Fabia will be back on form. Sorry for rambling...
Sorry to hear about the windows. The drivers door motor is the control for the others I believe so that explains why yours isn't quite right yet, but at least it kinda works ;-) Battery drain on mine turned out to be the glovebox light that was on, worn out mechanism to turn it off so I modified it with a bit of extra plastic padding and now it's fine and dandy :-)
Trouble with this problem is; even when you get the inner panel off your not much better off with the lock as it is bolted from the outside door edge. All you can do is test the connection to the lock which if working would mean the lock is faulty and would need to come out - difficult problem! If may release by manually pulling the release, but the motor needs to work. you can cut into the lock housing and get to the cog wheel and turn it to release the lock - Ive not done this myself, but I have seen it done and is said to work - maybe i will do this for a video sometime as a lot of guys have this issue. Try this method in this video first it may work and don't underestimate the banging as it can shock the mechanism or even motor/connection into life. Once off do replace the lock with a brand new one. Hope this helps, wait for me to do the video (maybe a while) or fiddle with it and good luck ;-)
What else can be the problem when i have the same issue (front doors not opening from the outside sometimes) but i peeked in the door handle, and mine is slack, so this isnt the fix.
Check the wires behind the rubber bellows on the A pillar for chaffing as well as the connections, both are common areas of wear. If issue persists then replace driver side door catch unit or micro-switch, again common faults :-)
Hi id like to say thank you for putting out these great videos which have helped me sort some issues out with my car. Im wondering if you can help me with an issue im unable to resolve on my skoda fabia 1.9 tdi. It started some weeks ago when i went to start the car and it wouldn't start. Had no breakdown cover got rac cover. He diagnosed my issue as a worn out fuel pump which he hit into life. Got home replaced the fuel pump following your video and my car still wouldn't start. Then realised no power was going to the fuel pump. Changed the relay following your video to no success. Then i bypassed relay delivering power to the pump but the car still wont start. I have checked the filter fuel is getting through. Im all out of ideas as all the fueses seem to be in good order. Any suggestions would be very very helpful.
Not easy, If you still have no power at the wire going to the pump I would trace that wire back and do a continuity test on the wire to see if it has a break somewhere and at the same time check any connections. Test the relay contacts are working as they should as it may not do. This isn't easy as you have to know the correct contacts to test for what reading. If this is not working correctly the ECU will not be getting the correct signal for running the fuel pump and won't let the car start. My guess is the ecu probably needs to know the pump is activated as you have found bypassing it doesn't start the car. You could hook up vagcom which may help identify a fault more clearly and at least eliminate others which can help focus the diagnosis. Hope this helps steer you in the right direction and sorry I can't be more help without tinkering with it myself :-)
1.2 TSI 85pk I had to sell the fabia combi after just 5000km because the repairs were way to much then the car worth. shock absorbers had to be replaced. 2 parts of the exhaust were not good anymore, huge amount of moisture leaks and I had an oil leak under the gearbox. for a little more money I could therefore better buy a rapid tsi 1.2 85pk greentech businesline black edition. with a detour I found the car I was looking for before the Fabia.
Buddy, you saved my life with this trick!
I already have a long story with the front door locking system(I have posted about it a few weeks ago), and I have left the car door "ready" at Monday at 21:30, after a 5 hours long burlesque I done(I have disassembled it and re-assembled it for like 6 times - I have seen every possible worst case scenarios).
Although I have tested it at the evening, and It worked perfectly, it was stuck at Tuesday, and I had to left the car for my wife, while I had to go.
I have thought, that this cable have to reach the very end of the handle. I haven't seen at the very beginning, where it was.
Now it is working perfectly, I can't be thankful enough! The only thing, the worst of all is the cable harness- It takes me like 15 minutes to push them back into the rubber tube-horror!
Anyway, thanks again!
Great to hear your story and so glad to have helped. I know how frustrating fixing stuff can be sometimes so that is why I post videos 🎥 to hopefully help others :-)
did your car open from the inside when it wouldnt on the outside?
@@lazycarper7925 Sorry, I don't remember. .. But If you are experiencing any problem, you must change the lock as soon as possible, as the problem will escalate quickly, and you will be there with a door not opening from any direction. My rear left door played that.
You absolute legend mate can’t thank you enough 👍👍
Thank you so much, that means a lot to me 👍
@@HatBoyHarvey 9⁹⁹
@@HatBoyHarvey hi is this the same problem if the door wont open from the inside and the outside also? when its unlocked and at random times
@@lazycarper7925 Possibly, but not necessarily. Could be yours may need a complete new lock unit. Try the fix first then work from there ;-)
Just carried this out (exactly my problem) - worked first time. That's a couple of pints I owe you, thanks! 🤩
A coffee will do just fine, thanks. Glad I could help :-)
Thank you mate! Your banging technique saved me from cutting a fabia with an angle grinder! 😂
Thank you mate! Yesterday I have that problem and because of you I solved!
No problem 👍
Ďakujem kamarát super návod ušetril si mi 100 € v servise.Igor z Bratislavy.👍
Hey matey...thanks for the great video...I have a question, I have a Skoda Fabia Combi 1.4 the right hand door won't open...it's a left hand drive, so the right hand door is not often used, hardly ever actually..how on earth do I open this door when I can't access anything...I've taken the panel off, everything seems to click when I press the central locking button, but the indicator won't come up. When I pull the handle from the inside the indicator pops up and immediately goes down again...it started a while ago and I had to open and close the door using either key or internal door lock button, a few times for the door to unlock, but now it wont open at all. I can feel vibrations on the silver riveted door panel so the motor is not dead....any tips would be appreciated....thank you sir.
If you weren't using the door much then it is probably either a connection issue or water/corrosion on some contacts/motor/lock etc as these doors are susceptible to water ingress. Problem is, opening the door so you can strip everything to access all these. I don't know an definitive way to do this yet, many have tried stripping as much as they can, like the inner panel that you have managed to do, accessing some connections, which should help and at least dry things out a bit, but removing the lock isn't possible without wrecking everything and would be so easy to damage the door body. You need it all intact to work. make sure your car battery and fob battery are fully charged, keep trying with the manual key, banging the handle technique seen in the video and maybe use a hairdryer directed into the door cavity onto the lock etc. Sorry this isn't what you wanted to hear, but when you do eventually get the door open change the door lock, examine the wiring inside the rubber bellows by the A pillar and check/clean/re-seat all connections.
Have you found the solution, you perfectly described what has been happening to me... currently in my fabia and trying to open the door but i can't
Ďakujem za pomoc video poučné....Betka z Bratislavy
Thank you. I will see how is mine. And if taking out the door panel is necessary, then there already you created a video for that 😃
It is worth a look next time you pull on the handle :-)
Have you covered the replacing of a 2006 fabia door mirror cap.
Sorry I haven't, but from what I have read online - turn the mirror glass down and in then remove 2-3 torx screws behind the glass to remove that first. Sorry never done it, hope that helps :-)
best chanel for skoda ... thank a lot
Glad you think so :-)
I need to do the microswitch in drivers door. This winter it only worked sometimes. Now it only works one way. I am not looking forward to do it, but it is annoying to use keys all the time. Ugh.
If you take your time and care fitting a new lock is the easy part and well worth it :-)
Друг, не перестану повторять золотые руки у тебя
Hi, my front passenger door won't open for a while now and I tried this with no luck. Electric windows and boot button are faulty intermittently, I'm just wondering are all these interrelated to a loom issue or do I need a new door lock and fix boot and windows separately? Thanks
There is a common issue of the drivers side door lock micro-switch becoming faulty which causes such issues inc the rear boot lock so fitting a new door lock should fix it. It is worth pointing out that the wires going into the door behind the rubber bellows on the A pillar also could be damaged and need looking at first. Electric windows is usually moisture related or door panel switch worn out - easy replacement. Have a look @: A pillar wires: th-cam.com/video/ohW65TyZp_o/w-d-xo.html and front door lock: th-cam.com/video/x1DJz4_2n-s/w-d-xo.html :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey thanks so much for the reply, so even though it's the passenger door is not opening it's the driver's side door lock that might need replacing you mean?
@@slabber7514 as I said, first look at the wires at the A pillar going into the door as these wear with constant opening/closing. The drivers side effect the other locks when it's micro-switch gives the wrong un/locked signals to the other locks. To be honest this is a common issue with these, back door can fail or become intermittent goats also. Start with the drivers door and work from there. Micro-switch can be replace for £3.00 easy if you have bolts not rivets. Hope this steers you in the right direction :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey Thank you so much sir I'll take the advice. Great channel great work 👍
I have a similar problem with the passenger side front door. Quite often it won’t open then after a few days it can be pulled open.
Thanks for sharing, interesting to note :-)
Excellent video , thank you so much.
You are very welcome :-)
The ultimate solution worked
Amazing but true :-)
I have a 2005 1.2 Fabia classic. Funny thing has started to happen. Cant open the hatch back unless drivers door & passenger door are open, headlight reminder has stopped beeping and if I leave the indicator on when the key is off, the side light on the side the switch is pointed at & the rear tail light glow? Any ideas? I have watched may of your other videos for assistance with this wonderful little car
Does it only occur in damp weather? Check that the battery is giving out good V and the earth to the body is good. Check all the fuses in general and have a look at the wires going into the front driver/doors behind the rubber gatter. if problem still persists then look into replacing the footbrake pedalswitch and the drivers door lock mechanism. Thanks for watching and hope this helps :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey thanks for the reply. I'll give all the connections and earth's a good going over and the fuses. If I find anything on obvious I'll let you know. Cheers
Hi could you help, I have the same problem in my Skoda Fabia combi 6y5. My left back door won’t open, and my driver door can’t look the front passenger’s door, I can only lock all the doors from the front passenger’s door. By the way thanks a lot for your videos that have been a great help !!
I would suspect the drivers door micro switch first as when that fails it it registers either locked or unlocked in the control module Irrespective of the key. This effect the locking/unlocking of the other doors. Also you need to check the A pillar door wireing for chafing and connections on each door. Also the rear door cavity is suspect to water ingress that can affect the electrics by corroding contacts. Sort the drivers door lock first and work from there. Hope this helps :-)
My passenger side front door intermittently won't unlock. Have to open it from the inside but even the interior door handle feels slack. Ant clue before I have to drill the bloody riveted panel off please?
Sorry to hear you're having issues with the door. I think the cable maybe has stiffened up or the spring mech in the lock has weakened. If the method in this video with the cable didn't solve it then you will have take the panel off, which is a pain with the rivets, I know. You can replace the rivets with rivnuts which are a threaded version that doesn't need a tool to fit, just a nut, bolt and spanner ;-)
@@HatBoyHarvey thanks mate 👍
@@HatBoyHarvey how do u take off the panel and what are rivets
@@MrIftiahmed123 on some later models the inner metal door panel was riveted onto the door casing. To removed the panel trace around the perimeter to find small circular nodules with a hole in the middle,; these are the rivets. Drill the top off the top of these to access the door casing.
Hey, I've been strugling with this problem for a while now. Problem started with struggle to open the doors with a key (I don't have pilot). I had to forcefully turn the key to open/close. At some point "insert key knob" was to loose to use the key. Car didn't react to that issue. I bought new insert key knob, but when I replaced it, there was no change. Now I can easily remove insert key knob and unfortunately I have to open door with my... screwdriver. I have only one screw (the bottom one from your video) to do anything. Screw is still on it's place. Anyway, I did order today new insert knob to try it once more. My question is... What could possibly couse the problem? If that will help you - when I open the car with screwdriver all doors are opening/closing when I turn it left to open, right to close. I have steering wheel on the left side. I also from time to time has to do the "punch" method (I'll investigate the cable as you showed in the video). Cheers and that you know - Lot of your videos, I mean LOT help me get through many issues with my baby Fabia.
Sorry, I am not understanding exactly what problem you have. Can you upload a short video of the issue on your channel and I will look at it and offer you help if I can, thanks :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey My apologies. My english nowadays is a little bit rusty 🥲. Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/6fVgfM-e7zg/w-d-xo.html
In case if it's not working (I made it only for those, who has the link) I sended you just in case mail to your address from your YT info subpage.
Few thoughts.
Now I know, that "door lock barrel" is the correct term, not "insert key knob", jesus. I had to watch your video few times more, to catch the correct terminology.
I didn't show it in the video, but I can normally open all doors. The only issue is that cursed door lock barrel (maybe whole door lock?), or I did something wrong before, with the torx screw. Altought even if I couldn't screw the barrel back and tighten it, it should either way works with the key? I did mention in the video, that the screw is very tight, or probably I used the wrong torx size (is it still 20?)
Cheers and so sorry for bothering you with my silliness.
Have a look at the video: th-cam.com/users/shortseyCDbe9az64 I hope this explains the problems, if not let me know :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey "this video is private" 🥺, Thanks anyway!
@@morosn try now
Any ideas on mk2 fabia estate 2013 model. Passenger door not opening
Check the drivers side door. Make sure the wires behind the rubber bellows on the A pillar are not frayed and check the connections are good by disconnecting/reconnecting and the door lock microswitch has been changed. After which the passenger door is still a problem then that door needs to be opened and then the same on that door. It is a problem if you can't ever get the door to actually open as you then have to somehow take the panel off with it closed, very hard, but not impossible, then to get the lock to released. I haven't done a video on this as it iS not easy and hasn't yet happened to me. There is a video online on how to get these locks to release, but haven't the link; you maybe able to search for it. When open renew lock and check wires etc.
You reckon this'll work for Skoda Octavia mk1 99? I've had a similair problem with the door, and its only openable from the inside.
did you ever fix it?
I had this problem on my front passenger door. Tired banging it, WD40, different combinations of pushing and pushing all to no avail.
In the end I realised that with the engine running the solenoid in the lock has a bit of extra voltage to play with, and it works every time.
If you can get in to start the engine, try having the engine running when you hit the unlock button. It might just be enough to at least get the door open.
Yes, you need a good battery voltage for the solenoid to work, it won't work very well below 9.6V
Save my day thanks mate
You're very welcome, glad to help :-)
Чувак ты космос) Привет с русского Ютуба.
Спасибо :-)
what do you do when you don't hear a sound click when you try to open
Make sure the batteries in the key fob are new and the car battery is good. Then it can only be a connection, short, lock or fob failure issue and you will need to systematically investigate, test and fix until working. Key areas are door lock micro-switch, wires on A pillar and connectors.
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Had this problem with front passenger door, tried slackening the handle cable, to no avail. As there was a problem with the electric windows both sides, I replaced the motor and module in drivers side door (admittedly the only one I could find was from passenger side of a SEAT Ibiza of same year).
The electric windows now work and front passenger side door unlocks everytime...
Now all I gotta do is try and find the source of the current battery drain (I suspect it to be the module I replaced, as if car is unlocked with fob the windows only open with ignition on, if you open it with the key the windows open without key in ignition), and the Fabia will be back on form.
Sorry for rambling...
Sorry to hear about the windows. The drivers door motor is the control for the others I believe so that explains why yours isn't quite right yet, but at least it kinda works ;-) Battery drain on mine turned out to be the glovebox light that was on, worn out mechanism to turn it off so I modified it with a bit of extra plastic padding and now it's fine and dandy :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey thanks for the suggestion I'll look into that tonight.
thank you
You're welcome :-)
Thanks it worked
You're welcome :-)
Hello, my right rear door remains locked and cannot be opened with the remote. Can you make a video for this?
Trouble with this problem is; even when you get the inner panel off your not much better off with the lock as it is bolted from the outside door edge. All you can do is test the connection to the lock which if working would mean the lock is faulty and would need to come out - difficult problem! If may release by manually pulling the release, but the motor needs to work. you can cut into the lock housing and get to the cog wheel and turn it to release the lock - Ive not done this myself, but I have seen it done and is said to work - maybe i will do this for a video sometime as a lot of guys have this issue. Try this method in this video first it may work and don't underestimate the banging as it can shock the mechanism or even motor/connection into life. Once off do replace the lock with a brand new one. Hope this helps, wait for me to do the video (maybe a while) or fiddle with it and good luck ;-)
Hello,
I have the same issue with my co-driver door. It won't open. Tryed your method and hit the door lock softly from the outside, but no success.
hi my computer says my passenger door open all the time making hazards going all time making battery flat...any ideas
have a look at the wires behind the rubber bellows next to the A pillar. Replace the lock or micro-switch within the lock :-)
Благодарю....пригодилось.
пожалуйста :-)
What if we had locked and it won't unlock. By key or remote won't unock, how is your video helpfull?
The video shows methods that may work for you. Bang the lock and at the end of video another method.
What else can be the problem when i have the same issue (front doors not opening from the outside sometimes) but i peeked in the door handle, and mine is slack, so this isnt the fix.
Check the wires behind the rubber bellows on the A pillar for chaffing as well as the connections, both are common areas of wear. If issue persists then replace driver side door catch unit or micro-switch, again common faults :-)
Hi id like to say thank you for putting out these great videos which have helped me sort some issues out with my car. Im wondering if you can help me with an issue im unable to resolve on my skoda fabia 1.9 tdi.
It started some weeks ago when i went to start the car and it wouldn't start. Had no breakdown cover got rac cover. He diagnosed my issue as a worn out fuel pump which he hit into life. Got home replaced the fuel pump following your video and my car still wouldn't start.
Then realised no power was going to the fuel pump. Changed the relay following your video to no success. Then i bypassed relay delivering power to the pump but the car still wont start. I have checked the filter fuel is getting through.
Im all out of ideas as all the fueses seem to be in good order.
Any suggestions would be very very helpful.
Not easy, If you still have no power at the wire going to the pump I would trace that wire back and do a continuity test on the wire to see if it has a break somewhere and at the same time check any connections. Test the relay contacts are working as they should as it may not do. This isn't easy as you have to know the correct contacts to test for what reading. If this is not working correctly the ECU will not be getting the correct signal for running the fuel pump and won't let the car start. My guess is the ecu probably needs to know the pump is activated as you have found bypassing it doesn't start the car. You could hook up vagcom which may help identify a fault more clearly and at least eliminate others which can help focus the diagnosis. Hope this helps steer you in the right direction and sorry I can't be more help without tinkering with it myself :-)
I trade my fabia combi 2003 for a rapid 2013 black edition.
Which engine? you like?
1.2 TSI 85pk
I had to sell the fabia combi after just 5000km because the repairs were way to much then the car worth.
shock absorbers had to be replaced. 2 parts of the exhaust were not good anymore, huge amount of moisture leaks and I had an oil leak under the gearbox. for a little more money I could therefore better buy a rapid tsi 1.2 85pk greentech businesline black edition. with a detour I found the car I was looking for before the Fabia.