Philip the First

I am experiencing the same problem with a Karoq and I have been told that the technicians will run a 'fault memory check' on arrival for its service next month and take it from there. I have little confidence in this. An earlier intermittent and very irritating fault with my wing mirror adjustment never showed any fault checked in this way. When the wing mirrors went completely haywire after about two years, it prove to be a faulty switch on the drivers door which would never show up on 'fault memory checks'. This makes me think that pad567 may well be correct in pointing to the starter button as the cause of the intermittent starting and stopping problem and I will be investigating this.

I run an Octavia and my wife a Fabia that replaced a Felicia that was written off by a lorry. They have / had been run from new and delivered an excellent mix of performance, economy and value until last late year. Problems with my 2.0L 140 TDi engine surfaced then and snowballed this year, causing me to find this site to share my experience and find out whether I am simply unlucky or not alone. Will post them on the Octavia Forum later. Incidentally, my title reflects frustration at being unable to find any name or nickname that had not been taken rather than any royal pretensions. Please call me Phil!