GeoffH

Hi, I might be interested if you aren’t near Jmagee and are in the North East

Hi Guys, I’d like to thank you all for the information re fuel consumption figures. I have had 4x4s before and realise you do take a bit of a hit on consumption but living where I do it’s worth it. I found the Sportline incredibly comfortable. However I couldn’t get away with the 19” rims with low profile tyres as we regularly visit friends who live in a farmhouse next to a disused quarry and the road is unbelievably bad. I toyed with the idea of changing the rims to a smaller size with a higher profile tyre but the leasing company refused my request! The result is I have ordered a new Honda HRV e-HEV which should arrive next July or August.

Does anyone have actual fuel consumption figures for a Karoq Sportline 2.0 DSG 4x4? I have seen Skodas figures but would appreciate consumption figures in the real world!

Check the roof very carefully for scratches..... these often happen when a tall transporter drives along a road with overhanging trees. When I was sales manager at a Volvo dealership, the transporter drivers used to hate it if I checked a car off. I’m 6’7” and perfect height for checking car roofs for scratches and I found several cars with scratched roofs. It’s worth checking bodywork very carefully because once you drive off the forecourt, it’s up to you!

It looks stunning! The colour doesn't suit all cars but I have to say your Race Blue Karoq looks fantastic.

Hi.... I had a Karoq which had two unfixable faults... the "kangaroo problem" (which I believe now has a resolution) and the dangerous one..... intermittent zero throttle response when outside temp below about 5 degrees and engine temp below about 70 degrees... terrifying. I had a fantastic Yeti and then the problematic Karoq so I lost confidence in the brand. My wife had her second Peugeot 2008 (first one a diesel manual and now a 1.2 petrol auto) which have been faultless, I bought a Peugeot 3008 1.6 petrol auto (8 speed) and it's superb. I am very "picky" about my cars. I'm ex motor trade and worked at Toyota, Fiat, Honda and finally ending up, for my sins, as sales manager at a Volvo dealership. I bought the 3008 having driven the 2008 and so impressed after the test drive and went for it. I can heartily recommend the Pug.. it beats my last three cars (Yeti, BMW X1, Karoq) hands down. Good luck!

I still have the car until next week when it goes. Its such a shame but I’ve had enough.

SOLD!

When I read this post, I thought I’d written it! It mirrors my history with the 1.5 DSG Karoq. The car had three weeks off the road in the first three months. Totally unacceptable, even though I had a hire car. Now the stutter is as bad as ever and like the OP I haven’t had the dangerous zero throttle response issue.... BUT.... it’s much warmer now and my zero throttle response only happened when the outside temperature was about 5 degrees or below, so it could be next winter before it raised its head again. It’s very sad as apart from the above it’s an excellent vehicle.

Set of 4 genuine Skoda Karoq rubber mats. Only been in car for approx 2000 miles. Selling as car is being returned! Asking price £35... collection only due to weight and probable carriage costs. You could have them F.O.C. if you buy my Vredestein Wintrac Extreme winter tyres which are offered for sale on the Wheels and Tyres section!

You made the right choice. Unfortunately I have to change my Karoq and there’s no option on my new Pug 3008 for a heated steering wheel or heated windscreen. I’ll miss them both but especially the heated steering wheel!

For Sale 4 Verdestein Wintrac Extreme S M&S Winter Tyres which have only done about 1000 miles - My Karoq 1.5 SEL being returned to the garage as I'm fed up with it - The garage have had it the best part of one of the three months I have had it! Size 215/50 R 18 92 V Cost me £600 and will accept OIRO £250. Local collection only - Three Miles from Beamish open Air Museum - Three miles from Stanley Co Durham

If you haven’t sorted tyres.... I have a set of Vredestein Wintrac Extremes for sale. Less than 1000 miles. At a silly cheap price! Pm me if interested.

I have had the fix to alleviate the throttle response problem when cold and it seems to be fine.... as well as having the intermittent lack of throttle response sorted (I hope!) I seem to have smoother starts when pulling away at junctions... even with my size 12s I am not getting as much wheelspin! The bunnyhop fix is supposed to come later in Q2 but the “dangerous?” problem seems to have been sorted. I the fix doesn’t work I may well go for the 1.0 DSG which hopefully doesn’t have the same problems.

In motor trade lingo I think it’s “characteristic of the model”! It certainly does wake you up the first time it happens but it’s the only niggle I have found with the fantastic ACC system. I have had standard cruise control on many cars but the adaptive cruise is a system once you have used it you’ll find it hard to do without it.

Update.... yet again I had no throttle response having driven 1 mile and stopped to buy a paper. Outside temperature 2.2 degrees. I restarted, engaged Diive, released the footbrake and nothing happened. (No warning lights, auto handbrake on, stop start on.) Rather than releasing the throttle and trying again I kept my foot to the floor (There was nothing in front of me!) ...... very slowly, after approximately 5 seconds, the power increased and I moved off. Skoda promise a software upgrade in Q2 but that could be June? I don’t want to go to a diesel but the Tiguan is looking more tempting as the problem persists! It’s a Motability vehicle and I don’t really want another “early termination of the lease” especially as it’s not my fault.

I have fitted these and had no problems re scratching. A friend of mine lost the clips when he was moving his deflectors from one Yeti to another, so he used 3m double sided tape and found it worked very well.

I think it was wk 48.. Delivered 21st December. I have now done 1800 miles.

Hi my 1.5 DSG has exactly the same problems. The jerkiness, I can just about live with for now, but the loss of throttle response can be very dangerous in certain circumstances. I have to say your dealer is being exceptionally helpful.... my supplying dealer plugged it in and said “no fault found” and handed me my keys back. The second dealer said they done the same but had received an email saying updates were due in Quarter 2 which should resolve the problems. I hope I don’t get “T-Boned” at a junction before the updates. I love the car but have been looking at possible replacements but can’t find anything without reverting to diesel which I’m allergic to! I might be allergic to “Pig P” (sorry Ad-Blue!) which you have to add on modern diesels nowadays.

Mine didn’t flash.

YES! This is what has happened to me on several occasions. It has happened to me at these temperatures as well as the last time when it was 8 degrees. My car was registered at about the same time give or take a day.... I wonder if it was a bad batch?!

I lift off and try again.

Ok I appreciate many seem to have the bunny hop problem but on my 1.5 DSG I don’t have this..... the main problem with mine is as follows.... Sometimes when I start up first thing in then morning, I put my foot firmly on the brake, press the start button and it fires up straight away. Keep my foot on the brake and shift to Drive. Then when I release the foot brake and press the accelerator pedal, nothing happens at all - it goes to the floor. This can happen twice then I set off fine. It has on three occasions reoccurred if I stop at a junction within about half a mile. As I said before it may be related to the bunny hop problem but seems to be a different issue entirely.

He drove it and put it on the computer... no faults found. BUT he said there’s a software update in Quarter 2 which should fix it!! ?? !!

I’m on my third VAG group DSG vehicle with the DSG Box (Tiguan, Yeti & Karoq) and never had any problems at all with it. I agree it must be engine related... possibly the micro switch, if there is one, not telling the ecu the brake pedal has been released and allowing the throttle to activate. You can tell I’m not technical by my comment.