Elegant70

Clutch pedal goes to floor and stays there? Don't panic, pull it back. I fitted some rope to pedal. Dealer can't define what is wrong. Can be pedal, master cylinder or slave cylinder (gearbox removal job.) Cost may be £1000. Mine was master cylinder, under extended warranty, priced at £500. 'Badly machined' component!

If 4 wheel drive, control unit is under rear offside wheel arch, would you believe?!. Gets damp, shorts out, flattens battery costs £300 to replace. £45 on eBay but not warranty compatible.

I have done some research into the clutch problems. My dealer says he has seen one or two, the next week he says 10 or 12 in his career! A Clutch expert tells me they do 'loads' and another non franchised mechanic tells me they do dozens. Mine is to be booked in next week, using an ALL IN warranty, but they exclude so many things I fear their charge of £932. Come on VAG group. Another reader with a Citroen got his replaced. I have two friends who have suffered the same. They are brilliant clutches but not when they have to take the gear box off to even find what is wrong, and on my Diesel 4WD they have to drop the subframe. Tip. Attach a piece of rope to the clutch pedal and have it handy to pull the pedal back up. The pedal also controls the auto brake.

If you are thinking of a 4WD Diesel Karoq, beware. Because of the rear differential taking up space where the adblue tank, and controller fits, they have had to move the control unit, would you believe, to be under the rear offside wheelarch! Guess what? It gets water in it, shorts out, flattens your battery at 3-10 in the morning and costs £300 for a replacement unit. Fortunately I have a warranty. (the units are £45 on ebay!) I didnt know but adblue freezes at -11°C.

Thank you JR for your valued input. Would this defect be the cause of worn synchro on 1st. 2nd and 3rd., which the dealer claims is normal. To quote, "others in the car park are the same".

I have an extended warranty so don't want to cause problems with it. My adblu controller failed ( fitted under rear wheel arch). AA/ VW service replaced under warranty. £300 to buy, retail, £150 trade, £45 eBay. How many drivers know adblue freezes at 11°C!

Thanks. I suggested that, making the point that they had fully trained and experienced technicians, but the excuses came forth. The same dealership told my wife that her 4000 mile, new from them, Fabia, needed new discs and pads. 9 years later, the same advisory has not been mentioned again. I can go on!

Research shows that the pedal to the floor is not uncommon, but the dealership are not forthcoming. It appears that the problem is in the master cylinder, but the dealer wants me to underwrite them taking the gearbox off, as the slave cylinder is directly linked to the release bearing, (CSC) but, the car is not losing fluid. They have quoted £932, saying it will not be under warranty unless it is faulty. Friendly mechanics tell me the rubber valve in the master cylinder flips over. Pulling the pedal back relocates it. I have a piece of rope connected to the pedal for me to pull it. The dealers couldn't find the fault, but I drove home, through heavy traffic. Parked, went back to it and the pedal has dropped to the floor. It affects all VW derivatives.

Had 15 cars since 1961. Mostly local stop start driving for 18 miles a day, occasional long distance. Only clutch problem was oil on plate from leaking primary gear oil seal on BMC 1100. Had car for 9000 miles so don't know previous history. But pedal rubbers still look untouched.

Interesting query. Friend with Passat had it a few years ago, and another with T5 van last year. Neither told what it was. Is it a warranty eligible fault? Not listed on Skoda recalls.

Less than 40,000 miles!

Less than 40,000 miles!

I could only engage third and slip the clutch until a fellow motorist told me to pull the pedal up. Then drove for over 100 stop start miles when it failed this morning. Solved by pulling pedal up. A friend has had the same on a Passat.

Why does pedal go to floor, but can be pulled back up?