JamesGornell
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Cars, Bikes, Surf
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New Zealand
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Model
Octavia mk3
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Year
2014
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Noisy and Rough Handbrake
JamesGornell replied to saurabhdutt's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
Sorry to tell you but I actually sold my mk3 Octavia after a month. My anxiety couldn’t handle what lay ahead with the complicated DSG7. Picked up a 2015 Mazda 6 estate. Slush box 6 speed auto with non turbo 2.0 petrol. Hopefully the simplicity treats me well. -
@toot Update: Had it towed to the mechanic Monday morning. Apparently one of the coils wasn’t connected properly. Mech said he swapped coils 1&2 over to see if it was damaged but everything worked so no faulty parts. reconnected everything properly and car is back to normal, no more engine light and no misfire. 🤦♂️
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So here we are. After purchasing a second hand Octavia mk3 with a DSG7 and finding out about all the trouble these gearbox went through after I purchased it. I think I’m in for a big invoice. Wife was using the car today on the way home from our friends place as I’d had a few beers. To get out she had to reverse up a pretty long steep driveway, knowing how fragile the box and clutch is I was twitching. seemed okay, until 2km’s down the road she went to pull out of a junction and CLUNK. Something went, not sure what but the engine light and EPC light came on. Violent shudder like the car was stalling and it felt like car had forgotten how to change gears. What is worth noting is that I had it in 2 days ago to get 4 new spark plugs. (The mechanic stated they had trouble removing the plugs as the coils were stuck) Before the spark plug change the car Was driving flawlessly with no signs of gearbox/clutch issues! Is this my Mechatronics, clutch or something else? Another note is that the car was taken to Skoda NZ regarding the recall for the accumulator part. During the recall the gearbox had its oil changes this was 2 years ago.
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“Check Rear Fog Light” warning
JamesGornell replied to JamesGornell's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
The dreaded lamp warning came back within a week, both bulbs are definitely fine and working. next step get in and give it a proper clean with contact cleaner. -
“Check Rear Fog Light” warning
JamesGornell replied to JamesGornell's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
Swapped the bulbs over and everything works no more warning lights. I am baffled though because both bulbs are in working order. -
DSG7 Recall advice (accumulator component)
JamesGornell replied to JamesGornell's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
@toot No problem with you sharing. To your point, I think here in NZ European cars have a bit of stigma around reliability and cost of servicing/repairs as we are so far away it’s always been that Euro cars cost a lot more than Asian. Japanese cars dominate over here, maybe now that NZ police fleet has moved to Skoda they are playing nice to keep up a good rep? -
DSG7 Recall advice (accumulator component)
JamesGornell replied to JamesGornell's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
This is exactly how mine feels. Also curious about what’s in the “kit” -
DSG7 Recall advice (accumulator component)
JamesGornell replied to JamesGornell's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
*EDIT* The invoice doesn't mention any type of software updates (i.e 34H5) , @toot do you think they would have carried out any updated necessary as best practice when they did this work? (even if it's not been listed) -
DSG7 Recall advice (accumulator component)
JamesGornell replied to JamesGornell's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
Called the Skoda dealer that the car was purchased from. They were more than happy to help confirming the work was done and even providing me with the invoice (they did hide the costs though) See what was done, I hope this helps someone else at some point 👍 -
Hey brains trust, I recently picked up a used 2014 Octavia 1.4tsi / DSG 7 speed 98,000km’s (60,000 miles) Previous owner purchased it new and it seems to have been looked after (from what my untrained eye can tell) Amongst the paperwork in the glove box I noticed that it was never serviced by Skoda and I also found a recall letter address to the owner. (attached) They didn’t mention this during the sale which slightly annoyed me as it didn’t cross my mind to check the VIN for recalls before I bought it. After a big of digging around on here I’m a little sceptical of the car now. I immediately called them back asking if the work was carried out and they said yes it was. I just want to know, can I call the dealer to double check this? (Will they know or disclose this to me given I’m not the original owner) The car seems to change gears from 1st to 2nd very quickly and takes of from stationary stop quite slowly. Is this normal? Also, has anyone else had this issue fixed on their car, and if so how reliable was the gearbox afterwards? Cheers