RondotheTurk

I received a phone call from BBC Watchdog today who seem to be quite interested in this. They too thought that the Reuters statement indicated a total recall until I explained the stance being taken by my local dealer. He felt there was no way that the VAG group could possibly wriggle out of a total recall said that he felt the case for a recall was cast iron. He was going to put a call into Skoda Customer Services to test the situation Will report back if I hear further

This is as per my local dealer this morning. He said Skoda are not doing a recall on the coilpacks.However, he did offer to do a full diagnostic check the car and replace any coils that are faulty when they are available.

I accept that this a VAG problem and maybe it might feel worse if I'd spent 20k+, but I've still spent

Sorry but you seem to be missing the point here. I know I can source coilpacks from somewhere else in the world but the fact is that I shouldn't have to as this a problem that should be cured under warranty. Clearly there is a problem with these coilpacks given the number of posts on various web sites by people who have had them fail. I have paid

Received this contradictory e-mail from Skoda Customer Service in response to my statement to them that I had lost all confidence in my car given the rate at which coilpack failures are being reported "Thank you for your email regarding coilpacks. Skoda UK are dispatching coilpacks to those customers who are off road and whose orders were placed first. I would like to advise that the factory have not identified an inherent fault with the ignition coils. Let me apologise for any inconvenience caused to yourself and assure you that this situation is not commonplace. We are working to recitfy this shortage as quickly as possible. Should you require further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me. I shall be happy to assist you." Paragraph 1 clearly acknowledges that there is a problem, with customers being off road. Paragraph 2 tries to deny there is a problem. Doesn't sound like a recall is imminent