This is a straight copy paste from a seat Ibiza forum I posted on, but I know how knowledgable you lot can be, so thought I would cross post it.
I've got a 2001 Seat Ibiza Diesel (I think its the SDI model, but will double check tonight) that over the last year has developed a number of problems which I want to tackle. The problem is, I don't know if they are related, or how to fix them. I apologies if I've given to much info, but I'd rather do that than give not enough and miss something.
It started with the central locking - wife was on a long journey, stopped at the petrol station and locked the car. It then would not unlock with the key. The remote had been flakey up until then and after this would not work at all. Ended up getting the AA out. They got her in, but since then, we haven't been able to lock the car because it might not unlock.
At the same time, the stereo started turning itself on at random. Normally it won't come on without the key in, but it would come on by itself straight back on after being turned off even with the key out. This issue seems to have fixed itself recently however. As a side note, the volume on the stereo has gone funny - you have to turn it up one click at a time, with a pause between each click. If you turn the volume up or down several clicks at once, it goes down to 0. Guessing that's a problem with the knob (Hur hur) but thought I'd mention.
The fog light indicator appears faintly on the dashboard. When this happens, pressing the rear wiper button will set the front wipers going. About 1 in 20 times we use the car, the icon does not appear. If it doesn't appear, the rear wiper works normally. I read that someone with a similar problem disconnected their rear wiper and it resolved the problem - assuming this is true for me, is it a new wiper motor, or a relay, or something else?
A coil light is flashing on the dash periodically. I've read that this is often related to the brake lights having a blown bulb and its the first thing I'll check tonight, but whats odd is that its intermittent. Sometimes it won't show up at all, sometimes it'll flash for half an hour solid, sometimes its on for a few minutes, then off for a few, then on etc etc.
Assuming they are all related and that fixing one will help fix the others, which issue would you tackle first, and how? Or would you assume they are completely separate from the start?
I've got a 2001 Seat Ibiza Diesel (I think its the SDI model, but will double check tonight) that over the last year has developed a number of problems which I want to tackle. The problem is, I don't know if they are related, or how to fix them. I apologies if I've given to much info, but I'd rather do that than give not enough and miss something.
It started with the central locking - wife was on a long journey, stopped at the petrol station and locked the car. It then would not unlock with the key. The remote had been flakey up until then and after this would not work at all. Ended up getting the AA out. They got her in, but since then, we haven't been able to lock the car because it might not unlock.
At the same time, the stereo started turning itself on at random. Normally it won't come on without the key in, but it would come on by itself straight back on after being turned off even with the key out. This issue seems to have fixed itself recently however. As a side note, the volume on the stereo has gone funny - you have to turn it up one click at a time, with a pause between each click. If you turn the volume up or down several clicks at once, it goes down to 0. Guessing that's a problem with the knob (Hur hur) but thought I'd mention.
The fog light indicator appears faintly on the dashboard. When this happens, pressing the rear wiper button will set the front wipers going. About 1 in 20 times we use the car, the icon does not appear. If it doesn't appear, the rear wiper works normally. I read that someone with a similar problem disconnected their rear wiper and it resolved the problem - assuming this is true for me, is it a new wiper motor, or a relay, or something else?
A coil light is flashing on the dash periodically. I've read that this is often related to the brake lights having a blown bulb and its the first thing I'll check tonight, but whats odd is that its intermittent. Sometimes it won't show up at all, sometimes it'll flash for half an hour solid, sometimes its on for a few minutes, then off for a few, then on etc etc.
Assuming they are all related and that fixing one will help fix the others, which issue would you tackle first, and how? Or would you assume they are completely separate from the start?
