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Air Flow Flap Positioning Motor (V71) - Mechanical Failure

In the morning the car was free from errors and the below appeared while I was using VCDS. I had the ignition on and engine off then I turned HVAC on to auto, afterwards the fault code was stored and reappeared if cleared.

Anyone else had this?

Tomorrow I'll go through the output tests and see if that can move the flaps. Failing that I'll have to remove the flap control motor and see what's what.

Code:

Address 08: Auto HVAC       Labels: None

Control Module Part Number: 4E0 910 043     HW: 4E0 820 043 A

  Component and/or Version: KLIMAAUTOMAT    015 0240

           Software Coding: 1069057

            Work Shop Code: WSC 02311 785 00200

                      VCID: 5ABB8B6F950D75EE5F-800E

1 Fault Found:



01274 - Air Flow Flap Positioning Motor (V71) 

            003 - Mechanical Failure

             Freeze Frame:

                    Fault Status: 01100011

                    Fault Priority: 3

                    Fault Frequency: 1

                    Reset counter: 193

                    Mileage: 136099 km

                    Time Indication: 0

                    Date: 2016.01.23

                    Time: 12:33:32



             Freeze Frame:

                    Voltage: 11.80 V

                    Temperature: 14.0°C

                    (no units): 121.0

                    (no units): 132.0

                    Temperature: -82.0°C

Well the car cleared this error by itself. Maybe driving the car this morning unstuck the flaps - that's if they actually were stuck. Who knows as I never got around to doing the output test or taking a look.

If anybody else finds this thread by searching here's some info I read last night.

The part number is 4E0820511 for the Position Motor. This is a generic part and is used throughout the HVAC system to open vents, flaps etc... This can be found for about £10 used online.

V71 is accessible from the engine bay. Remove the air cabin filter and it's attached to the intake housing.

Anyhow, hope the above is useful to somebody with an actual problem with V71