Morbius1959

I bought a 2019 Skoda Karoq scout DSG 4x4 last year and all has been well up until about a week ago. I noticed my passenger side footwell was wet and upon closer inspection i found my carpet completely soaked .I cleaned both front drain tubes with a long wire and both are clear. I then researched the problem online and it seems to be a well known problem within the VAG group of cars. I think that its shocking that this hasnt been put out as a recall on what is basically crap engineering. The drain tubes for the panoramic roof as simply placed onto the sunroof cassette with no means of securing them in place. The tube goes down the door pillar to connect into a small rubber grommet ( push fit also ) in the firewall behind the dash. The grommet drains out into the area where the wiper motor sits. Seems the actual drain pipe shrinks over time and pops out of the fitting either at the top or the the bottom of the hose. I have phoned various skoda dealers and ive been told i need to book it in for investigation even though i know where the fault is?? they asking for a 4 hours investigation fee as £100 an hour. The id need to pay what they ask for in repair costs. Plus most skoda dealerships seem to be booked up into oct/nov This will be my last car with a sunroof. Id fix it myself but the job looks a bit tricky ..

Thanks for your reply. Its a dsg...i dont use supermarket fuels.its got 41,000 miles on it. Its definately thirsty.

Hi Guys I recently bought a skoda karoq scout 1.5 tsi 4x4 , i was looking to see what i can expect in mpg ? running around town im currently getting 28 mpg and on long runs maybe 35 mpg ...is this normal?

Sorry i cant remember my old details as its been ages.

Hi , I was here as a member a few years back but like we all do i changed cars hence i why i left here. Over the years ive had various cars inc VW's , seats , skoda's , infiniti , etc I have recently purchased a Skoda Karoq 1.5 tsi Scout 4x4 and im very happy with it. II do have a few things id like to mention. 1 My seat dealer said the haldex needed to be serviced but that its only an oil change perform, but i see many other owners taking out the haldex pump and cleaning the plastic filter inside as well as replacing the rubber O rings and the filling / draining bolts. I asked if they could take out the pump and clean it but they wanted to charge me more. ? looks like ill be going to an independant transmission specialist. 2 I wanted to refit my dashcam using using a nextbase hard wiring kit but the fuse box is behind the glove box . It doesnt look that easy trying to push back the retainers on each side of the glove box lid to gain access to the fuses....dumb design. 3 On my previous yeti the fuel flap release actuator failed , looking at the karoq im amazed to see there is no emergency release if the actuator fails.. 4 I was was told my timing belt needs to be replaced soon at a cost of over £1000 !!!!!. This madness ..my local garage cant do it for me as it requires a special tool to lock the cams ....the tool costs £1400 ? so it seems the Skoda dealers have us over a barrel. 5 Finally one last issue , a friend told me that all older Skodas and VWs had to have the coolant reservoir changed due to a silca gel bag being put in that over time bursts ?? I looked at my coolant bottle and theres nothing to identify whether i need to change it or not...no coolant type or silikat written on the outside.....ive included a pic .. Would love to hear what other members think ?