MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: tonto83 on December 05, 2012, 08:01:54 am

Title: interior fan, windscreen washer pump and 12v cig lighter not working
Post by: tonto83 on December 05, 2012, 08:01:54 am

Hey guys, hope somebody can help me.

Turned on the car this morning and the windscreen washer pump isn't firing (can't even hear it), I can feel very slight heat coming from the vents but the fan/blower isn't working.  Also noticed that the 12v cigarette lighter has no power coming to it either.

Reading on-line all three seem to be operated by different fuses, is it normal that three fuses could blow at once or am I missing something?

any help/advice appreciated

Paul

Title: Re: interior fan, windscreen washer pump and 12v cig lighter not working
Post by: S2 Ant on December 05, 2012, 10:22:42 am

Will take you 2 secs to check the fuses and find out

Title: Re: interior fan, windscreen washer pump and 12v cig lighter not working
Post by: tonto83 on December 05, 2012, 01:45:02 pm

Just checked the fuses in day light and they all seem to be ok. 

Is there anything else I should be checking?

Title: Re: interior fan, windscreen washer pump and 12v cig lighter not working
Post by: marko on December 05, 2012, 01:55:59 pm

you checked both fuseboxes i guess...
can you do a scan???

Title: Re: interior fan, windscreen washer pump and 12v cig lighter not working
Post by: tonto83 on December 05, 2012, 02:16:53 pm

Ye I checked both boxes.  I don't have vcds so I was just checking to see if there was anything obvious before I organised a scan

Cheers,

Paul

Title: Re: interior fan, windscreen washer pump and 12v cig lighter not working
Post by: doylebros on December 05, 2012, 08:40:28 pm

In the engine compartment when you remove the fuse box cover look at the wiring tails (with the bolt fixings) and see if any are corroded!

 :driver:

Title: Re: interior fan, windscreen washer pump and 12v cig lighter not working
Post by: Statller-Stevo on December 06, 2012, 10:37:55 am

Iirc all these fuses have the same feed in the fusebox on the driver side of the dash, you may have a fault or blown fuse / relay on the fuse board under the bonnet. :smiley:

Title: Re: interior fan, windscreen washer pump and 12v cig lighter not working
Post by: tonto83 on December 07, 2012, 10:25:37 pm

Thanks for help lads.  Dodgey relay was the culprit.  Mechanic had it sorted in jig time and only €10 to replace