Skoda Octavia boot catch opening when i open any car door.

Car: Skoda Octavia
Variant: 1.9 tdi
Model Year: 2009
Categories: Steering, Suspension, Brakes, Wheels & Tyres
I had had the car for about a month when I noticed that when I opened or shut the driver's door the boot catch would automatically open. Then it spread to other doors that when they are opened or shut, the boot catch is triggered off and sometimes when I close the boot it just re-opens. Sometimes, the boot simply re-opens and because I'm a taxi driver, needing to get somewhere, I have to drive with the boot catch open as I haven't got time to keep trying to shut the boot, and of course the boot is rattling.It is clearly an electrical fault of some sort. I thought Skoda had fixed it by re-setting a code, and it has been OK for several months. However, the problem has started again and it is extremely annoying. I'm not sure whether it has anything to do with the wet weather and water getting into the system. If anyone can shed any light on the problem, I'd be grateful.
Posted: Jun 12, 2011 (13 years ago)
Get it back under warranty and get them to scan it for fault .
Posted Jun 13, 2011 (13 years ago)
Hi there,
I also have this problem, it just started in the last few minutes!
I see this is an old posting now, so I was wondering how you solved this..??
I too am a taxi driver, so you know how annoying this is!
Hope you can help...
Cheers
Rob
Posted Dec 12, 2013 (11 years ago)

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