swindonmale64

Latest news.Picked the car up on Friday,car drove ok.Didn't use the car until Sunday,then - couldn't get it into first gear again!!! Brand new gearbox fitted,in a car that has covered just 2500 miles and still the same problem! Now the garage want it back in two weeks time,to check the cables.Getting really fed up with this now,I will never buy another another Skoda again.Googled this,and it seems it is quite a common problem across three models,not just Skoda.Guess I will just have to wait and see what they decide to do next,dont think I will be keeping this car long term though,I've been driving since 1968,and this is the worst gearbox I have ever come across!

Hi Update to this problem.Fish bros,my local dealer,took the car in for a few days,and agreed that there was a problem,as they too,couldn't engage either first or reverse gears easily.I booked it in for repair,yesterday they called me to say that they had ordered a new gearbox! Not very happy to be honest,I have only done about 2500 miles,never heard of a car needing a new box after so few miles.I thought Skoda cars were supposed to be very reliable.I currently have a loan car,which is the same model Citigo as mine,and the gearbox is fine,so I hope my car will drive as well as this one does when i get it back.If not,I will have to look into wether I have the right to refuse the car,something Fish Bros tell me that I dont have.Hope to get it back on Saturday,so heres hoping everything will be ok!

Hello I just found these forums,and wondering if anyone else has experienced the same problems that I have had.I bought my Citigo in April,and ever since I have owned it,have had trouble selecting first gear,and also reverse gear.It seems to be worse if I havent used the car for a few days.At first I thought it was because it was a new car,and would bed in,but it isn't getting any better at all.I took it into my local Skoda dealer in Swindon,who told me that they hadn't come across this problem before,but they kept the car for a few days,and today when I called them,they admitted there was a problem,and that they need to take the gearbox out,to see what the problem might be,they said that I may need a new gearbox fitted.I have only done around 2500 miles!! I queried whether they could just replace the car,considering how old the car is,and how low the mileage is,but was told that Skoda would only repair the car,not replace it,and that was all I was entiltled to.I was told that was why Skoda give a warranty on their cars!! i have now booked it in to be looked at, in two weeks time.Has anyone else had problems,or am I just unlucky? This is the first Skoda that I have owned,normally I buy Renaults,and have never had any sort of problems with them,it is a shame as I really like the car,but,not happy to need to have a new gearbox already.