hamleyn

I had this same problem with my Skoda Fabia RS (2013). It won't select any gears properly, I have to pull over. Pump the brakes a couple of times and then it goes. I accidentally sprayed water all over the engine when I was refilling the washer bottle and it seems to have been happening since then. Could there be an electrical fault?

So I called the Service Centre. Asked about the recall, they said it wasn't related to the Fabia, which is weird. I assume the DSGs they put in the Fabia are the same/similar to those put in the Octavia and Superb, which were recalled. She suggested that I bring it in next time it does it and hopefully catch it in the act. She asked whether I wanted to book it in again. Seeing as though its just had a service, I declined (not going to throw my money away) so I'll just see if I can catch it in the act and take it straight to a service centre, get them to check the errors log and see whether they can work out what's wrong. Surprised they didn't pick it up as part of a service - wouldn't they check the gearbox/mechatronic/clutch as part of that? Car is only two years old and has 21,000km on the dials.

I'm going to call the service centre and try to work out whether my vehicle is covered. Presumably it should be if its a MY13?

I searched a lot to try and find out if my model was part of the DSG recall but couldn't find anything (included Audi and VW but not Skoda). I asked when it went in for a service and they said they'd check the faults log but couldn't find anything. I asked whether they checked the gearbox/clutches/oil level but they said they couldn't get into it/didn't have access. I'm going to ring them up this morning and ask more directly than I did because its starting to really annoy me. I've had differing reasons for the symbol online: mechatronic failure, oil level low, gearbox needs changing, overheating clutches, etc.

Seems to be happening consistently though. If I set off really slow, let the engine warm up, it seems to not do it. Although this morning I did that and it did. Starting to get very annoying.

Thanks guys. vrskeith - I have searched everywhere in the manual and haven't found anything. I also looked into the DSG recall but the Fabia wasn't included in Australia as far as I could tell. goneoffSKi - I'll make sure they are aware of the issue when I drop it in and get them to replace anything. It's still under warranty so I'm not paying anything for it. Carlo diesel - I'll also ask whether this might be the case. Think its probably a gearbox issue though, doesn't seem to be fuel related.

My Fabia RS has been a great car and has done around 21,000km in 2 years. Recently, I noticed that every now and again, there is a flashing spanner symbol in the top right corner of the MFD over the top of the gear indicator (for instance, D3, S4, etc.). It's a DSG model. Usually, I hadn't noticed anything in the performance of the car but today when pulling out onto a main road with a little momentum, I put my put on the accelerator and nothing happened/car was very slow to respond before jerking. I was turning right straight away and hit the brakes and rolled to a stop. When I took off again, the car was fine. I haven't checked the engine oil or anything but its going in for a service on Thursday. Anyone experienced this before and have any idea what it is?