Typical - as soon as it gets cold I lose the heater (temp and fans) as well as the clock and the stereo. Do all these items share the same fuse?

Have checked all fuses under bonnet - and none appear to have blown? Diagram on fuse box only seems to show 'clock'

Please can anyone help? Otherwise I'm gonna freeze my b*llocks off tomorrow morning

Edit -> its 01 WRX wagon by the way
Sean

 

is there a fuse box in the car aswell m8 i have a classic there is a fuse box under the dash on the right hand side under the side air vent sort of area so get on your hands and knees lol

ceri

 

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thats the one in the classic m8


ceri

 

Hi i have exactly the same problem with my 02 sti only happens on cold days,after a while it all comes on but this is no good when i,m trying to defrost nobody seems to know what it is. all fuses are ok Jim

 

Yes - check the fuse box inside the car (behind the drivers side pocket thingy) - but all fuses look okay...

Is there a 50A fuse under the bonnet that I need to change?

Sean

 

Not same problem I think - as I have lost clock and stereo as well as heater?

 

DOES YOU FAN WORK
DOES YOUR STEREO WORK
DOES YOUR CLOCK WORK

 

Hi the fan,stereo,and clock are all dead and when they come on they all come on together sometimes when you open and close the keypad compartment next to the steering column it all comes on but dosent always happen Jim.

 

Hi All

Update - found that the 15A fuse for Stereo (in fuse box inside car) had blown.
Put another one in, started car - and it blew straight away

Still no heater or clock (all fuses for heater are okay)

Any ideas? Is the stereo shorting out? Shoudl I take it out?

Ended up driving t'other halfs car to work - Ibize 1.4 doesnt like hills!

 

WOULD DEFO TAKE THE STEREO TO SEE IF THERE ANY WIRES SHORTING OUT opps caps lock lol

and check to see if there's a cable shorting out

 

hi jim would suspect there is either a connector behind the key pad which maybe need cleaning or possibly dodgy fuse box

good luck
ceri

 

Hi ceri,will try that out thanks for your help Jim.

 

Many thanks for the advice! I didnt have time on the weekend to have a look.
Notice that a new thread has sprung up about this - could it be a common problem on the newer models?

 

Just took head unit out - still same problem

Do any of the 50A fuses or relays in the "under-the-bonnet" fusebox control all of this stuff? Otherwise I'm stumped

 

It is now fixed

It was a cable from a previous owners install of a sub (in the boot) - they had left the end of the wires bare (not insulated) when they took it all out, and over time (1.5 years - maybe too many fast corners?) the wire touched the bodywork and created a short. If I find the previous owner I'm gonna give them a slap.

Many thanks to Prosport