I believe my Seat Ibiza 2000 1.4 has a common fault with its radio/aircon unit. The radio keeps turning itself on, even though the ignition is off. I have taken the fuse out in order to stop the battery going flat, and in turn, this turns the air con on. However, the air con is blowing out warm air and the controls cannot be adjusted unless the radio fuse is put back in.
From researching various reports on this - it appears that this a common fault and that a reconditioned unit can be fitted in order to rectify the problem. Can you confirm your thoughts on this along with costs and places I could take my car to.

Kim Tulley, August 2009

Just fixed mine take off front and disconnect ribbon cable take out radio box pry off top and bottom covers remove tape unit inside The problem is the black carbon build up on the circuit board use cotton buds and alcohol and clean all the black build up off the circuit board Thats it!!!! AC working again Radio working again Hope this helps

ady, May 2016

Ik heb een probleem met me airco hij wil niet meer aan hij blijft op off staan

cedric, November 2015

Nothing i no change. Only for ac fuse in engine bay on the battery. Radio to fix need to open big unit where is cassete need take out cassete and clean black corosion from the contacts on the sheme. Today i was fix my radio unit for free. I used wd40 and pure cotton buds :D now i live radio fuse in fuse box i will check battery tommorow if it will be flat or no. If no i will be happy for my job.

PonasX, July 2015

How I fixed this issue. I pulled off the front face of the radio, pulled off the ribbon cable and took out the 4 black screws. I then pulled out the big metal unit and took the 3 different connectors out the back. I pulled out the red 10A 32V fuse and noticed it had blown. I then took the red 10A 32V fuse for the smoking lighter port and put in the back of the radio. Reinstalled the whole metal unit, replaced the ribbon cable and put the radio face back on. It worked, and was definitely worth the investigation.

I hope this fixes your issues.

Jeremy Bailey, April 2015

did anyone manage to fix the problem with the radio / aircon switching on when not in the car. I have the same problem on my Seat Ibiza 2000. It is doing my head in it drains the battery totally

George, January 2014

my radio works fine but my heater is stuck on full blast and there is no way of me changing the settings as it does not work. it works evey now and then about once a month i can change the settings but i only get about 5 minutes to do it when it lets me. i thought that it would be a lose conector or something along them lines but it wasnt and need some help working out what the problem is as it seems a common problem?

thanks :)

Joe Hall, January 2012

Hi All,

I have just tried ringing GTS intermedia on the number above as I have the same issue with my stereo turning itself on when i'm not even in the car but it keeps saying the number isn't recognised? Is the compny still going? Does anybody else do this repair?

abughandi, December 2010

thanks a lot. Mik's solution worked fine!!!
I did it and i didnt believed it would work but it WORKS.
THANKS AGAIN!!!

kostas, August 2010

hi im wanting to find some info i have a seat ibiza 1995 1.0 l i dont have much nolage about the car but my heaters ant working but at the same time my stereo ant working some how it keep blow fuss can any one help

dale, February 2010

Try ringing Greg Doman at Marlow VW.co.uk, he is still reconditioning through the factory, located at Unit 3, Lancaster Road, Cressex Business Park,High Wycombe, Bucks, HP12 3PY, 01494 459616.
He told me today he knows all about this issue.

nick gibbs, January 2010

GTS don't seem to be running?? I have tried several times to contact them and it is the 'wrong number'. I have big problems with my seat ibiza heater and radio unit - It does not work at all!

Does anyone have any other repair ideas other than being charged £400 by seat?

Clarkey, December 2009

Hi
My daughter had the same problem with her Ibiza Sport 2001(Y) - the centre display went blank and there was no control of any of the heater/aircon controls or radio.
Managed to fix it by removing the aircon and radio fuses - turn the ignition on for a few seconds - turn off the ignition - replace the aircon fuse - turn on the ignition again - display still blank - turn off the ignition - replace the radio fuse - turn the ignition on again - all working again!!!
I might have just been lucky - hope it works for you too!

Mik, November 2009

Hi there. I had similar problem with the radio in my 2000 Ibiza 1.4 cool s. switching on & off + the aircon fan comes on full every time I restart the car. I replaced the combined on/off volume control which sorted the radio out but not the aircon.Seat aught to have replaced these units long out of guarantee as they have known about this problem for a long time. my neighbour has an 03 ibiza & he has the same problem.Ithink i will give seat a miss next time round.

steve, September 2009

oops

here is the link to the above....

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=107055

ross, August 2009

Hi there,

a friend of mine is having similar problems. i found this thread with the address of a repair place. hope it helps

ross, August 2009