What is MY16 TDI Fault Code - "Cooling fan for housing" ?

[Lucas_R]

Have you found a solution for this fault? I am getting the same one

I doubt it unfortunately. This was a classic case of someone joining the forum simply to get advice on an issue and then they disappeared once the issue was fixed. So they provided no solution/context to the issue once it was sorted and they were never to be seen again. The last post on this thread was in 2015 so I doubt you will get a reply from the original member, and quite unlikely they even own the car anymore.

[DV52]

Have you found a solution for this fault? I am getting the same one

I'm always puzzled when folk allege that they have the same fault as someone else -because a fault has so many different aspects that it's difficult to have two unconnected error-messages with exactly the same characteristics!

hmm......this ain't a particularly difficult error-message to diagnose - clearly as I said in my response to OP, the problem is almost certainty with the internal fan inside the 5F module (which is the MIB - the black box inside the glove-box).

This is where the fan is located in the MIB:


So, to pursue discussion further - you need to provide more words:

1. what part of OP's fault is the same - is your fault status intermittent, or static?
2. What diagnostic device are you using- post up a copy of the error-message?
3. Have you tried testing the operation of the internal fan with your diagnostic device?
4. If the internal fan needs replacing - will you do this yourself, or do you intend to throw money at a professional?

Don