ncgallagher

Thanks for the comments evrryone. It isn't a dsg and this only happens with stop/start switched on. I'm not hitting the key with my knee and am pretty certain I'm not stalling it. I have stalled the engine but only when distracted (by my passenger!!) and try to pull away in too high a gear. On each occasion I have been changing down from 3rd to 2nd to turn at a junction or on entering a roundabout. I'm just disabling stop/start now each journey.

My 64 plate Octavia 2.0 diesel occasionally cuts out when braking and changing down to negotiate a turn. Brakes and steering are non-existent almost immediately of course so it's dangerous. "Re-start manually" appears on dashboard so simply dipping the clutch doesn't get you out of trouble. I've had my Skoda dealer look at this twice but they found nothing. Anyone have an answer? I'm currently switching the Stop/Start off each journey.

My Sep 2014 2.0 diesel started to overheat last week. Confirmed as a failing water pump. Four months out of warranty but I was offered a 50% contribution from Skoda, however I am not impressed as there is clearly a problem with this component and 50,000 miles is not a huge distance to have travelled before failure. I was minded to take this up on an "unfit at the time of manufacture" basis but have decided I have better things to do at the moment. I may think twice about buying another VW group car though.