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With thanks to all who have replied. Personally I think the battery itself was in a reasonable state of charge prior to me recharging. Not sure why or how but after this relatively short timed cycle to fully recharge the car battery, the EPC light went out and a few days later has still not returned ('Touch Wood' !!!!!)

Similar experience on our 2015 Fabia. Without warning the EPC light illuminated but with no obvious lack of power etc. Once home I fully charged the battery which had shown no earlier signs of running low or being difficult to start. After only around 2 hours of charge, the battery meter showed Full and the EPC light had gone. Must admit I do a lot of short journeys so that may have caused a drain on the battery which is the factory fit and now over 9 years old !!

Hi Breezy_Pete, Having now had a chance to check my son's car, I can confirm that the top of the plastic column on the backing mechanism had sheared off, so the sole replacement of the handle itself would never have cured the issue. In essence the new handle would have had nothing to grip onto. The 'E Clip' within the handle itself was also missing. There are a number of sellers on E Bay purporting to sell this part, mostly sourced out of China but when you read the small print most if not all are for Left Hand Vehicles (Presumably the bonnet release is different on non UK cars). I also contacted local scrap dealers but this is a common failing so these parts are gone within a few days of the car arriving. In the end I made contact with my local Skoda dealership and sourced the correct parts through them, although not cheap at least if offers some peace of mind that we have the right parts to fix the problem. The assistance of the part number that you kindly provided was most useful in this process. Many thanks once again.

Thanks Breezy-Pete. I can confirm that my son's car is a 2012 Skoda Octavia MK2 (Facelift model). To go back to my original question, will a replacement handle alone fix the issue or do you need to replace both the handle and the backing plate. Most similar threads seem to mention a thin clip contained within the top part of the handle that can fail. Thanks.

Advice please. My son has a 2012 Octavia 1.6TDI (Right Hand Drive). This bonnet release handle keeps coming away in his hand, when he attempts to open the bonnet and any effort to reattach and open the bonnet thereafter is a tedious task. Can you simply replace the handle itself in these circumstances ?? ( I suspect some of the plastic moulding may have cracked or broken inside the original fitting) There are several sellers on EBay offering replacement handles but most seem to be for Left Hand Drive vehicles, where presumably the bonnet release mechanism is on the opposite side to UK vehicles. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you.

inspectorman - Thank you for your kind and considered advice. Will take the car back in next week and see how it goes following the above suggested cleaning and greasing.

Carlston - Thank you for the reply. Sadly I am unaware what make of brake parts were used here on both occasions (Front and rear) but to be fair the garage I visit does not use inferior products. Given the suggestion that this problem only started after prolonged periods of wet weather and was NOT evident for several months after the rear discs and pads were changed, might this be a potential lubrication/greasing issue with something like the caliper pins ?? Thanks in advance

We have owned a Skoda Fabia 1.2 TSI (Mark 3) from brand new (2015) The car currently has a below average 44,000 miles on the clock. Back in March this year the car had it's annual service and MOT. We were advised to have the rear discs and pads changed due to wear and which was duly carried out. Up to that point there was no apparent issue with the brakes. Around October (6 months on) the car started to make a squealing noise when the foot brake was applied. This only happened when the car had been running for 10 - 20 minutes (Never at the start of a journey) and then would be consistently annoying for the remainder of any given run in the car. The car went back in and the front pads were checked which still had some life left in them but given they were the original parts as well as the current mileage, we decided to change the front pads and discs as well. This was done last week and just before Christmas. We took the car for a decent run today and the same problem is back again. Research suggests that new pads do take some time to bed in but surely not 6 months as in the case of the rear pads. The only other possible contributing factor is the squealing noise only seemed to start after the onset of wetter weather and road surfaces in the late Autumn. Any helpful advice or similar past experience would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Chris Price, Is the engine in your Roomster the 1.6 TDI CR by any chance? If so the injectors fitted therein around that time were Siemens Piezo which have turned out to be NOT the most reliable or long lived part of that particular engine. My son has a 1.6 Octavia with the same engine and which developed a fault issue on the third injector. The diesel specialist who did the repair claimed that his weekly work was significantly made up of injector issues relating to this specific engine. These injectors tend to fail on age rather than mileage and around 10 years tends to be the norm. The same individual also indicated that once one injector started to play up, it was invariably only a matter of quick time before the others would also become troublesome. In the end we had all four injectors changed just to give us some peace of mind but be mindful the cost is eye watering. Not good news I know but hopefully it gives you some insight.

Sadly the problem same problem returned (Worse than ever) and I decided to replace the start/stop switch with a brand new mechanism. The car now starts each and every time with the slightest of pressure on the button and likewise for switching off the engine. So definitely a failing part should anyone else experience the same type of problem. I did consider the option of dismantling the switch button mechanism to clean etc and as suggested in an earlier post but in the end just went for a new part. Some peace of mind returns to Skoda ownership !!

Just as an update and no doubt only a temporary reprieve from having to bite the bullet and either dismantle to clean or replace the stop/start cartridge itself, I have noticed over the past two weeks that the car now starts first time but only if I place my finger right at the bottom of the button (Directly below the word 'Stop'.) Presumably the connectors at that point are less worn than in the centre of the button.

Pab567, O.K. Thanks for the reply and advice. Something to consider before spending on a new part itself.

Hi, I hope some kind soul can advise on this issue. We own a 2015 Fabia 1.2 TSI (110) which has recently clocked 40,000 miles. Generally the car has been trouble free. Within the past month or so, the car will not start by use of the Stop/Start button. Likewise it sometimes needs more than one press to switch the engine off. The car battery is good and healthy and I have also changed the battery (CR2025) in the key fob. On some days it will start with no problems and on others I am sat in the car waiting several minutes and numerous attempts to fire the engine. My guess is that the KESSY ignition cartridge may be on it's way out and will need replacement. If so is anyone able to offer the Skoda Part Number and an approximate cost for the part itself. Many thanks in advance.

My son has a 2012 plate Octavia 1.6 CR TDI and which had covered an almost identical mileage when he broke down on the M6 recently. (Glow Plug light flashing and car juddered to a halt onto the hard shoulder). Diagnostic checks revealed an electrical issue with Injector No.3. We took the car to a local diesel specialist who told us he sees injector failures on the VW Audi based 1.6 diesel on a worryingly regular basis and the reason being a sub-standard Siemens Piezo injector. His considered advice was that these injectors tend in the main to fail on an age rather than mileage basis, so the fact that my son's car is now coming up to 10 years old is sadly par for the course. His experience was also when one injector starts to fail the others will follow fairly quickly thereafter. So in the end we had all four injectors changed as well as a new fuel filter. Incredibly expensive for the work done but hopefully some precious peace of mind for a few years to come. Hope this helps with your deliberations.

Crasher - Agreed. By all accounts these engines were fitted with Siemens Piezo injectors and the chap who sorted out the Octavia for us said he's changing these injectors are a worryingly, regular basis. The most common 'patient' on the ward is the VW Caddy Van (1.6 CR TDI).