My Furby went all funny on me

neilwilliams · 13-11-2004, 18:19

This sounds like it's April 1st but bear with me.

Got in the car this afternoon for a quick drive to Stevenage and noticed the drivers door mirror had been folded in. Did a quick check and there was no damage.

Started the engine which stuttered a little and gave a lot more smoke out the back than normal.

I adjusted the passenger mirror (always lower it to park by the kerb so had to raise it again).

It's then I noticed my mirror controls had reversed. L did the right and R did both. The windows had also swapped around overnight. Once I knew what did what I carried on to Stevenage and made a note to call the dealer on Monday morning.

Parked up in Stevenage and left the car for a couple of hours. When I got in a tested the windows and they'd reset to normal. Same for the mirrors and it had restarted without the excess smoke.

Anyone got any ideas what gremlin might be in the works?

MonkeyHanger · 13-11-2004, 18:22

Tis a known issue with Skodas large & small i believe.

It's certainly been mentioned on Briskoda before

neilwilliams · 13-11-2004, 18:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonkeyHanger

Tis a known issue with Skodas large & small i believe.

It's certainly been mentioned on Briskoda before

Oh good, I'm not going (too) mad then!!!

helpmedisappear · 13-11-2004, 18:27

Yeah ive had it a couple of times where the window controls swap themselves round...very strange and a known problem. Restarting always solved it for me.

HellFire · 13-11-2004, 19:08

Hope it doesnt make the car turn left when your turning the wheel right, with it having electronic variable power assist

doer1 · 13-11-2004, 19:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by helpmedisappear

Yeah ive had it a couple of times where the window controls swap themselves round...very strange and a known problem. Restarting always solved it for me.

is it because the car uses a BUS to send elec data which cuts down on wires in the car>

Lummox · 13-11-2004, 20:50

Your not far off doer1.

If you have a look at the plug on a window switch (they are a combined unit) there are only five pins, if you think that even on a car with front electric windows there are around 10 different control options from that switch pack its quite clever how everything works. It does its clever PFM (pure f'ing magic) but running a 5v supply through a set of resistors. If the window motor/control unit (built in together) recieves 3.5v for example it knows that is window 'up' and powers the motor up. The problem arises I think that every now and again it either looses a bit of voltage somewhere (water, damp, poor connection who knows) and gets a bit confused. Turning the ignition on and off again resets it all and its OK.

There is a fix for it, ask your dealer. It happens every now and again on mine, I live with it.

sixteenvalve · 14-11-2004, 09:44

Same problem with mine (16v Furby) been there since bought car. (2000)
Always ok next time i start the car.
D.B.

neilwilliams · 14-11-2004, 13:48

Thanks for all the comments and explanations. I'm not too worried about it now so I'll leave it until the car has a service.

flatfourburble · 16-11-2004, 09:47

ok mine did this this morning, Went to lock the doors via the switch and it didn't work. Electric window switches went mad too, drivers work the passenger side and passenger side worked the drivers!!! Also mirrors did the same!! All corrected it's self when I pushed down the locking pin.

Very weird indeed

ap0gee · 16-11-2004, 09:57

Now Skoda is getting a bit of performance credibility, perhaps they're deliberately building little idiosyncracies into the cars to give them, er, character, like Alfas and Lancias

*JUST KIDDING*

13-11-2004, 18:19	#1
neilwilliams Techie Teacher Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 956 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	My Furby went all funny on me This sounds like it's April 1st but bear with me. Got in the car this afternoon for a quick drive to Stevenage and noticed the drivers door mirror had been folded in. Did a quick check and there was no damage. Started the engine which stuttered a little and gave a lot more smoke out the back than normal. I adjusted the passenger mirror (always lower it to park by the kerb so had to raise it again). It's then I noticed my mirror controls had reversed. L did the right and R did both. The windows had also swapped around overnight. Once I knew what did what I carried on to Stevenage and made a note to call the dealer on Monday morning. Parked up in Stevenage and left the car for a couple of hours. When I got in a tested the windows and they'd reset to normal. Same for the mirrors and it had restarted without the excess smoke. Anyone got any ideas what gremlin might be in the works? __________________ Neil Williams History: Fabia 1.4 8v, Fabia 1.4 16v, Fabia vRS Now driving a Golf Mk5 tdi Teachers click HERE for free resources.

13-11-2004, 18:27	#4
helpmedisappear Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bolton Posts: 1,764 Thanks: 37 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Yeah ive had it a couple of times where the window controls swap themselves round...very strange and a known problem. Restarting always solved it for me. __________________ Martin Black Magic Fabia vRS

13-11-2004, 19:08	#5
HellFire Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 3,174 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Hope it doesnt make the car turn left when your turning the wheel right, with it having electronic variable power assist __________________ Metro Blue '06' 5 Door Astra 1.8 SRi

13-11-2004, 20:50	#7
Lummox Hairy Yeti Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 21,133 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 468 Posts	Your not far off doer1. If you have a look at the plug on a window switch (they are a combined unit) there are only five pins, if you think that even on a car with front electric windows there are around 10 different control options from that switch pack its quite clever how everything works. It does its clever PFM (pure f'ing magic) but running a 5v supply through a set of resistors. If the window motor/control unit (built in together) recieves 3.5v for example it knows that is window 'up' and powers the motor up. The problem arises I think that every now and again it either looses a bit of voltage somewhere (water, damp, poor connection who knows) and gets a bit confused. Turning the ignition on and off again resets it all and its OK. There is a fix for it, ask your dealer. It happens every now and again on mine, I live with it. __________________ MK2 Golf GTi - APX 225bhp 1.8T - Emerald K3 - Quaife ATB - VR6 Widetrack - VR6 brakes front and rear - Neuspeed ARBs - Speedline alloys - H+R coilovers - Powerflex bushes - Helix clutch G60 flywheel - Adjustable solid top mounts - Custom engine bay - Tornado Motorsport MSA cage - and lots lots more. Last edited by Lummox; 13-11-2004 at 20:53.

14-11-2004, 09:44	#8
sixteenvalve Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cardiff Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Electric window faults Same problem with mine (16v Furby) been there since bought car. (2000) Always ok next time i start the car. D.B.

13-11-2004, 18:22	#2
MonkeyHanger BANNED Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Anywhere but here Posts: 8,781 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Tis a known issue with Skodas large & small i believe. It's certainly been mentioned on Briskoda before

14-11-2004, 13:48	#9
neilwilliams Techie Teacher Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 956 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Thanks for all the comments and explanations. I'm not too worried about it now so I'll leave it until the car has a service. __________________ Neil Williams History: Fabia 1.4 8v, Fabia 1.4 16v, Fabia vRS Now driving a Golf Mk5 tdi Teachers click HERE for free resources.

16-11-2004, 09:47	#10
flatfourburble "Bones" Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Heathrow/Crewe Posts: 5,449 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ok mine did this this morning, Went to lock the doors via the switch and it didn't work. Electric window switches went mad too, drivers work the passenger side and passenger side worked the drivers!!! Also mirrors did the same!! All corrected it's self when I pushed down the locking pin. Very weird indeed __________________ Oh to have the internet back..................oh have I missed it

16-11-2004, 09:57	#11
ap0gee ASZ Eternal Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Leafy Chesh-shire Posts: 6,150 Thanks: 291 Thanked 297 Times in 256 Posts	Now Skoda is getting a bit of performance credibility, perhaps they're deliberately building little idiosyncracies into the cars to give them, er, character, like Alfas and Lancias JUST KIDDING __________________

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