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Over the last few weeks the clutch on the car seems to have become very sharp, has very little feel and is now almost like an on/off switch. Car has only done 4500 miles.
any one else have something similar?
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So I was driving home on Friday, and was confronted with the air bag error light coming on. Pulled over and turned it off and on again lights comes back on. Went and picked the little one up from nursery, came back to the car and still the light persisted all the way home with the occasional ‘STOP’ coming up on the dash.
Called out Skoda assist / AA and now I have a car that works for a few days. Let’s see what happens.
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After dropping into my local Skoda dealer and speaking to the technician he said it probably just needs a hard reset via OBD. I would try the fuse suggestion but I Will let them have a go at sorting.
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Car is booked In with the dealer in a few weeks to have all the issues sorted. After speaking to the service technician he acknowledged most of the issues are know and that there are updates / TPIs to fix. Let’s see what happens.
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I have today contacted my local dealer and awaiting a response from technical.
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52 minutes ago, TheUltraRunner said:
In last few days I got the same message (only the second one) twice. But it seemed everything was working as usual.
My isn’t syncing with the phone app, nor is it allowing me to use the online Satnav functions.
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Any one else suffering from the car not having an internet connection? I have tried everything and looked at every ‘privacy setting’.
I even resorted to messaging Skoda UK who even after a few suggestions couldn’t help.
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1 hour ago, FlyingGecko said:
vedubber, why haven't you rejected the car? There seems to be enough there - engine surge, AC faults, park assist, tail light flicker, transmission whine, (but at high revs that's a characteristic of the 1.5 engine, most of the torque is lower down the rev range anyway) etc.
But a lot you could have checked before getting it, like the lane assist (common on most new cars now), and getting in to screen menus (most car reviews complain about this across every make)
Turning circle - what have you been driving? Figures from comparable size cars - Octavia 3, 10.6m, Octavia 4, 10m, Ford Focus, 10.7m
VW Golf, 10m, Mercedes A Class, 11m, Mercedes C Class 11m, BMW 3 Series, 11m. And the last two have north-south engines so have more room for wheel angle.
But seriously, the engine, seat and the numerous intermittent electrical faults are serious enough to warrant a fight with the dealer.
I haven’t had the opportunity to book it in with any local dealer to have a look at the issues. Secondly it’s not my car, it’s lease,
the turning circle listed on a MK 4 estate 1.5 is 11.1 meters.
my previous car was an Arona with 10m listed as the turning circle. -
Yes I appreciate there are lots of posts already about the ‘fun’ features of the MK IV Octavia but I wanted to add my own,
Car was built 2nd week of January 2021, it’s an 1.5 TSI 150 Se Tech estate manual, and here is a list of things that grind my gears about it.
Engine surges on first start / cold start and kangaroos up the road.
noisy transmission whine
noisy bearing on a belt tensioner
drivers seat reclines on its own
speakers crackle loudly with parking sensors make sound.
ACC stops working randomly
Park assist stops working randomly
reverse can be hard to engage
rear tail lights flicker badly when engine is running, turn engine off and they are fine.
LANE ASSIST - need I say any more.
the way you have to press and enter menus to change the MFD / trip display information.
Engine feels like it’s being limited on power at times, some days it goes like a train, other times it feels like it has no power, for example when you floor it in 3rd gear.
being logged out of the drivers profile and having to input my email address and password once / twice a week.
brake pedal clunks the first time you press it after the handbrake disengages.
It has the worst turning circle of any car I have ever owned.
These are just a few things that I have come across in the 6 weeks of ownership so far. I am sure there are more things to come.
Burning Oil
in Skoda Octavia Mk IV (2020 > )
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Just had the ‘add oil’ light flash up on my dash, checked the level and it’s about on the ‘minimum’ mark on the dipstick.
current mileage is 4780!!
can’t say I have added any oil to my past 3 cars in 6 years.
any one else topping up around then with the 1.5 TSI?