Jesspl123

Update: Car is almost finished at the mechanic now. Diagnostics show that the start/stop system is inactive. Mechanic tried changing the battery and taking it for a drive, start/stop system still refuses to work. My battery came back as still okay. No idea what’s going on. Suggested take it back to Skoda and push them to fix it. We know how that’ll go down…

Okay I think I posted that last message in the wrong place lol. Still getting the hang of this. But you get the gist!

Hello. Hoping for some help with my 2020 Fabia 70tsi. Currently, the stop/start system has not been working for months. I KNOW some people hate this feature, I personally don’t mind it. The message that shows up constantly is saying that power consumption is too high. Now, some backstory. In 2021, this same thing happened, stopped working for months, had it checked and came back with faulty battery control module, replaced under warranty, stop/start system works again. May 2022, stop/start system worked once in a blue moon, had it checked at dealership, diagnosis: “it’s just the cars characteristics”. Stop/start system continued extremely rarely working and eventually not at all. July 2022, went out to the car to find the battery went flat. Called roadside assistance, they diagnosed with faulty alternator. Car was towed to Skoda and their diagnosis was that nothing is wrong. Dealership charged the battery up, stop/start system worked briefly after picking up car, and briefly next day, and never again since then. I later discovered via dashcam that for some reason, the alarm went off in the garage and the hazard lights began flashing which I’m assuming drained the battery. I have also tried driving with dashcam off to see if stop/start system will work, but it will not. The system is definitely ON. The dealership obviously don’t care about this, so hopefully someone here has some ideas or advice! Thank you in advance. Sorry for the essay.