cliff_moher

Hi all We have a 2023 Skoda Kodiaq (ambition Ireland spec). I bought a set of roof bars from a reputable and normally reliable retailer online using their part search function. Anyway, tried to put the bars on this afternoon and for the life of me, I couldn't get them to fit properly. The rails are classed as Raised Roof Rails but the profile is is weird insofar as there is lip/recess edge which means the roof bars don't snuggly fit the rails. I suspect that the rails require flush/solid feet to properly grab the roof rails. Has anyone any similar experiences? Thanks

I have a similar issue with our kodiaq. Purchased roof rails from Mick's Garage using their search function to identify the correct ones. Tried to put them on earlier but the room rail has an unusual profile whereby there there is a corner edge trimmed off (not sure how else to describe it). Anyway, the car has raised roof rails but it would appear to me that the roof bars ought to those for flush/solid rails. Incredibly frustrating.

Been reading through this. Based in Ireland so I have a 1.0 TSI Ambition Octavia. It's the 5th Octavia we've had from new (2 car household) and our 6th Skoda overall. The car is a 221 reg meaning it was first registered in H1 2022. The car has been plagued by SoS warning lights and issues with the reversing camera blacking and freezing. The car has been back to the dealer numerous times. In fairness to them they're decent enough and have provided me with a replacement car but Christ it's frustrating. I was told that the fault log in the car, didn't register any of the SoD faults but I had photos to back up my claim. Anyway, after the 1st visit they advised they did a software update. On the reversing camera, the standard response was its working and they couldn't see any issues. Anyway the issues continued and eventually they brought in a few weeks ago. I managed to catch a photo on my phone of the reversing camera showing a clear space behind the car but the sensors were red. So the sensors were picking up the wall, contrary to what the camera was showing (image attached). The car was with them for a week and upon its return I was told that there was a number of tweaks made to the software. Should there be any further issues the media unit would need replacing. My sales guy mentioned the same as others "Skoda force dealers and customers through a ridiculous troubleshooting process before replacing the unit under warranty". So this evening my camera froze again. It's already caused one minor tip. I accept that ultimately the responsibility is mine but if my car has a safety feature such as a reversing camera, I should be able to rely on it. The car is already due to go back because the central locking is banjoed after the last software update. The internal central locking button won't unlock the doors or boot either. Only way to unlock the car now is to open the driver's door. On top of that, turns out the rear passenger door won't lock at all - I don't know if that has always been the way though. My patience has run out at this point. It's a shame, such a lovely car but let down by very shoddy IT issues.