Richard9352

Thank you every one for your comments. To say that I am totally disgusted with the Skoda attitude is puting it mildly. I have gone to my local garage and they will fit new discs and pads. They are considerably cheaper than Marshalls Skoda but I wouldn't have gone back to them even if it wasn't cheaper.

&Ootohere the car was purchased new on the 27th June 2023. I can't really say for certain as to when this started. It's always been a bit grabby at the end of slowing down but the steering wheel shaking and extra juddering was gradual over a number of months. Certainly before the 6 months. Skoda Uk say 6 months or 6,500 miles whichever comes first.

Karock: not sure what separation of the disks means. I would have thought that a technical report may not be necessary. I am not disputing that the disks and pads have a problem, as diagnosed by Skoda. What I think I am saying is that they should not be in that condition and need replacing according to Skoda after only 10 months and 6,000 miles.

Hi. Yes, I have driven it and the fierce braking has made a difference. The grabing and steering shaking is still there but less. I am not very mechanical minded but looking at the discs through the wheels, I can see no difference to what I would normally expect.

&Choclan thanks for your comment. If you are refering to the dealer local to you Rainworth's then I completely agree. They are one of the best. Unfortunately, the dealer local to me isn't very good at all. Skoda UK and Marshalls Northampton have refused to help in any way and fall back on their 6 months or 6,500 miles warranty for "wear and tear" items, whichever comes first. They consider discs as a wear and tear item.

&FREEDOMLite We are just going out so i will report back later today if the sudden braking has helped. Not sure if I am off track here but I was viewing rust and pitting as two separate issues, the rust presumably leading to pitting. Looking at the discs from outside, they look no different, as a lay man, to what I would expect. Shiney and no visable rust.

Thanks Karock. Although I don't want to go down the "Small Claims" route, I thought it was a relatively straight forward process.

Skoda UK have come back and are sticking to their 6 months consumable rule and will not contribute. Karock: I think they certainly have inferior materials, the words "not fit for purpose" come to mind. So what now? 1. I have contacted the supplying dealer to see whether they can do anything but even if they discounted the £500 in some way, i would be reluctant to put skoda replacement discs on. 2. Simply go to my local garage and get them to replace; it would certainly be cheaper. 3. Take legal action. I do feel strongly about this but I have never gone down the Small Claims Court route. Does anyone have any experience and would i win?

Yes, in the event that I don't get a satisfactory outcome with Skoda, I will go to a local garage for a quote. Any recomendation for the Disc Manufacturer? Certainly not Skoda replacements. Quite frankly, the whole issue has shaken my confidence in VW. PS: I have tried the fierce braking solution and the car is sitting on the drive with the handbrake off.

Many thanks for the replies and I will try to find a safe place to do the JR manouvers. I am quite a light braker so maybe that's contributed. I am currently waiting for Skoda and the dealer to get back to me. They may well offer a compromise but I am really unhappy to have to pay anything for a 10 month old car. If worst happens and they wont help, has anyone gone down the Small Claims Court route for something like this.

On the 1st May, my June 2023 Karoq was booked in to the Skoda dealer as the brakes were juddering and vibration coming up the steering. This had been going on for some time but had gradually got worse. They diagnosed rust and pitted discs and recommended replacing the front discs and pads for £502. So the car was 10 months old and, at the time of the booking had done 5,900 miles. The dealer said it wasn't a warranty item as the car was over 6 months old and had done, at the time of the diagnostic, 6,010 miles. So they refused to treat it as a warranty issue and I have raised a case with Skoda UK. Has anyone had a similar problem and what was the outcome? They are clearly using an inferior disc. Are they expecting me to pay out £500 every 10 months for new discs? By the way, we have a 10 year old yeti with the original discs.