Mike&Suzy

It seems that Skoda UK also agree the engine failing at such a low milage is unacceptable. My case was escallated an I've now been offered 80% of the cost of a new engine. The people in the Skoda Care team have I'm pleased to say been very pleasant to deal with. Although I would prefer not to be picking up any of the bill I will be accepting the 80% and moving on. Longer term I think this may well be the end of my ownership of the Yeti, that said I need to find a car that fits the role of workhorse for a family with two activity obsesed teenage boys as well as the Yeti does.

I must admit I was surprised it was drivable, I took it easy, when I asked the dealer their view was the engine management copes with the timing issue and I guess driving gently it wasn't too bad. Only real issue was starting which took a bit of cranking over rather than on the button.

In answer to the question did I have any warning yes,did it occur at start up the answer is I'm not sure. I had a slight miss fire which cleared very quickly, having had a Leon Cupra during the timing coil issues I wondered if that was the problem. At this point I got no warning lights and the car did the journey to and from work (44miles) without an issue. I called the dealers to ask if there were any known issues and was told not, and they would check at the next service if nothing further happened. That evening the warning light came on and after that the car was more difficult to start, a couple of cranks rather than instant on the button. I drove the car into the dealers the following day taking it easy though it seemed to drive OK. Exact milage is 50397. Just to update Skoda have offered 35% and Skoda Uk have offered a further 25%, I'm still looking at a bill of over £2000. The dealer is certain there are no published issues with The 1.8 TSI.

The car is just over 3 and a half years old so out of warrantee. I'm hoping to get more support from Skoda, at this point the dealers are chasing on my behalf but I want to build as much information as I can to push my case. Interesting on the oil use point, I was using around 2ltrs between services, which I felt was high but two different dealers claimed was well in spec.

Hi All I'm looking to see if anyone has had a similar experience or has any information on timing chain issues with the 1.8 TSI engine. My Yeti which has just done 50k miles is currently with the dealers awaiting a new engine. Apparently the timing chain has slipped causing the valves to hit the pistons. At the moment Skoda have offered to cover 35% of the cost which I don't feel is sufficient. The car has been main dealer serviced from new. I've found some refernces to problems with the chain tensioner on the earlier engines which I believe covers mine and would like to find more details. Mike

I've read the above with interest, my Yeti is currently in the dealers and the head is being sent to a "specialist" following a timing chain slip which has left marks on the pistons... I've had so many issues with this car and the Seat Leon I had before that I shall not be going anywhere near a VAG vehicle again. It's a shame as the Yeti has been a nice car to own in a lot of ways but 50k and 3.5 years old I don't expect these sorts of issues.

When I was trying to decide whether to fit winter tyres to my 1.8 TSI Yeti (Suzy) I contacted Directline, the girl I spoke to said as I was changing the wheels I would need to pay an administration fee. However when I had purchased the new wheel and tyre combination and phoned up to inform them the girl I spoke to was unclear what to do, she went and spoke to a supervisor and came back to say that providing the tyre and wheel size was approved for the car they did not need to know. The snow over the last week or so has convinced me that winter tyres are a good buy.