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That's the thing. I've had my car for a year and a half so my warranty's run out and I decided not to renew it. I think it's just a simple case of my local Skoda dealer being useless and charging me for the most expensive thing they could that sounds like the problem would be fixed.

Cheers guys for the advice. I'll book my car in for an intermittent angle sensor and take it from there. Hopefully, BoilingPoint, I won't have to go through your list.

No just the alternator and the battery as far as I'm aware. The receipt I got from Skoda just mentioned the alternator. I've reverted back to the original battery as Skoda said the Halford's battery was "too powerful" (!?!).

I'm not sure where this question should go, so I'll understand if it's moved to another forum. I've had my Fabia vRS for 18 months now and I've come across a problem which no-one has an answer to. I've taken the car back to Skoda and to my (trusted) local garage, but neither of them can help me. My problem is with my power assisted steering. The light comes on, the steering goes hard but also the combination of lights, which according to the manual is "low brake fluid (even though it's full). First I took it to my local Skoda dealer who thought there was a fault in the alternator. £300 later the problem was still there. Then I took it to my local garage who found two faults via their diagnostics system. I can't remember exactly what they said but 1 was (roughly along the lines of) a power steering fault and the other the battery terminal being too low. They cleared the faults and off I went. And to this day no-one can find a true way of fixing my problem. With all that said I've being toying with the idea of selling my vRS, basically to get rid of it and buy something less technical (I'm useless with cars). Would you think it's a good idea to sell it or would I be best off gritting my teeth, taking it back to Skoda and have them have another look at it? Thanks in advance.

I've checked the battery terminals and they seem fine. I took them off anyway, re-did them and set off for a drive but the problem is still there. After reading loads and loads about what seems to be a general problem I've come to the conclusion that it may be the sensor that needs to be angled right or replaced. Without having to go back to Skoda, is there anywhere else reliable to get a sensor? I have a mate who's a trained mechanic who can fit it, so the labour part won't be a problem.

Sorry for bumping this old thread up but I thought it'd be easier than starting a new one. Plus it saves me explaining myself again. LOL Anyway, I took my vRS to Skoda and they fitted a new alternator at the cost of £282 (inc. labour & VAT) which was lovely, then to my amazement the problem has come back. Anyone have any ideas? Or questions?

Yes, I've checked the old battery and it was giving out 12 volts so it wasn't the battery. I've booked it in for a Health Check at my local Skoda garage now so hopefully they can diagnose this extremely annoying problem!

Thanks for the welcome. I doubt I'd be able to take it anywhere to be honest. The light/lights don't come on straight away once the ignition's started but after short while.

Hi people, I've searched the forum but it didn't come up with any definitive answers I was looking for. Anyway, I've had my Fabia vRS for about a year and a half, and until recently I've been having major problems with it. Problem 1: Just over a week ago (a Thursday) my car wouldn't start so my dad came along and jump started it and it was fine. That was until the following Tuesday. I set off to work as normal and got round the first corner and my power steering light flashed up and my power steering had stopped working. :eek: I managed to get it home safely but as I'm not an expert in cars I couldn't diagnose the problem. As I work full time the next opportunity to fix the problem would be Saturday. So, this Saturday I had a look through the manual thinking it was the battery that needed replacing. My dad and I replaced the battery and the car seemed fine over the weekend. Problem 2: That was until I was coming home from work today. Driving home happily, I thought my problems were fixed until the handbrake light, ABS and Traction Control lights came on with a beep (possibly three, couldn't really tell), then unaware of the problems it may've caused I managed to get the car home. As I was driving round corners my power steering wasn't working either! I've checked the manual once again and it says it'll be low brake fluid but would that effect the power steering beforehand? Also I park my car on my drive which is on a slope, so would the rain we got (in Bradford, where i live) run into the engine and effect the electrics? Cheers in advance.