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Been quoted nearly £1200 from my local Indy garage to change the belt and water pump on my 2019 1.6 tdi SE tech. 89000 mls. last time I had this work carried out was in. 1.6tdi seat Toledo, which only cost £400. wtf edit: my local Stealer quotes £1027.36

Just a quick update. Firstly, thanks everyone for your input and advice. It is very much appreciated. I got the car back tonight, just within the 7 days of having dropped it at the garage. Service manager explained the clutch system on the alternator was not engaging. Unfortunately that meant a new alternator, as the failed part was not available on its own 🤷🏻‍♂️ Anyway, drove home lovely, so am hoping for many miles before something goes wrong again 🙏🙏

Yes, Thanks. I did read your post yesterday. It’s at least reassuring that the problem was fixed for you. It’s also good to have this info for when I get the car back. My last car, a 520d, had similar issues with the breather, which became brittle after four or five years. Was a common issue, fixed with a £10 part and a little bit of fiddling. A fine misting appeared around the lower end of the breather pipe through the cracks. Inevitably I will now have to wait until I get the car back to check, unless they spot anything when changing the alternator. thanks for the info, and thank you to all who have replied.

I understand the battery is not covered under the Used Warranty.

It’s not a biggie, I’m using the wife’s very tinny Juke for a few days. I’m more concerned that this might be a lemon and cause more problems in the near future. I’ve not personally known an alternator to fail since the late 80’s. Certainly not one that’s 3 years and 26000 miles old. Is it likely to be just the alternator, and if not what chance the selling dealer honouring the 30 day exchange?

Subject to availability, I’m afraid. will call customer care and see what happens.

Hi, thanks for responding. Yea. Just the alternator. just had a response to my query to the stealers and the part is expected in beginning of next week, which I also find astounding, as my local back street garage can get hold of one from Euro Car Parts in an hour! My mistake taking it directly to the stealers as if I’d called assist I’d have been sorted a courtesy car, albeit for two days. Remarkable that the stealers had no courtesy cars available.

Hi everyone, I have had my Karoq, a 2019 1.6tdi SE Technology with 26000m for a week, bought from a main dealer in Preston, and on Wednesday morning the warning light came on with the message 12v battery not charging. Managed to get it to my local dealer, who were very good and looked at it straight away. Diagnosed faulty alternator. Two days later and no updates from the dealer, so I’ve sent them a message. It concerns me a little, as I commute over 30k miles a year and haven’t had to replace an alternator since my 1980 mk 2 Ford Escort. My previous three cars each covered over 130000 miles and had no such problem. I have driven less than 1000 miles and already have an issue. Not the start I had hoped for, obviously! With all the tech on board these days how likely is it that this is just the alternator and not something to do with the wizardry we find underneath the bonnet nowadays? Have I caught a lemon? Should I invoke the selling dealer’s 30 day/1000 mile exchange policy? thanks for any advice

Hi, I’ve just bought a 2019 preloved Karoq from Simpsons Skoda in Preston. Not without issues however, which I shall add to the Karoq forum.