Guernboy

Bad luck or same old same old. Time for Watchdog perhaps? Let us us know how you get on.

Great news, thanks to the information provided by you guys, I have been able to get Skoda to agree to pick up 100% of the engine replacement cost. I did query the TPI document with them to be told I should not have it and that they were unable to provide me with the information of whether this applied to my particular engine, but my dealer called me 2 hrs later with the good news and said I must have said something to change their mind. Thank you so much

I have downloaded the TPI document from this forum, and forgive my lack of knowledge but does this document relate to all engines fitted with this chain or just the 1.2? I notice at the back of the PDFs that it does mention a few models but not the yeti.

All the help is gratefully received. I shall give customer services 48 hrs to reply and then try them with the TPI document.

I have downloaded the TPI document from this forum, and forgive my lack of knowledge but does this document relate to all engines fitted with this chain or just the 1.2? I notice at the back of the PDFs that it does mention a few models but not the yeti.

Do you still have a copy of the TPI?

I believe the servicing is every year or 10,000 miles, which ever comes sooner. The point is though that this part has nothing to do with the servicing but with its build quality and should be admitted by vag.

I have now had the bad news back from the garage. The tensioner has collapsed and has left severe engine damage. The dealer has spoken with Skoda and at first they agreed to replace the engine with a 70% contribution leaving me with a bill for £750. However... 24 hours after the dealer being told by Skoda that the service history was fine, they have now come back and said that due to the car missing a service by 2000 miles or a few months, that the factory will now not contribute anything. Sick to the teeth I have to say with this as you can imagine. The Yeti is a June 2011 model and having spoken to Skoda uk, they deny that any problem exists with the chain or tensioner. I pointed out that this problem has been discussed on many forums and indeed by the Guardian newspaper but alas the response was not favorable and dismissive.

Guess what... 38,000 miles and timing chain problem. Car in the garage now waiting to be looked at but garage think it is the timing chain and has possibly caused valve damage. Car was running fine and always had a loud rattle at start up but sounded like exhaust more than engine. Dealer claims he has not seen this before. I live on Guernsey which has loads of yeti 1.2 running around and I mean loads. Max speed limit over here is 35 mph so car not pushed hard. Had the coil leads replaced after 18 months due to failure which dealer said he had never seen before. Yeti 1.2tsi se plus from June 2011. I woul appreciate any help on the fight I may have with Skoda over this fault. I would love to have history from anybody with similar issue. Thanks for any help

Have just bought a Yeti 1.2 tsi SE Plus, and so far so good. Had some great info from this site which helped me choose the yeti. I will need some help with the Amundsen sat nav which is making me scratch my head a little (can I scroll the map to find destinations?). I live in Guernsey in the Channel Islands and so don't use the sat nav unless on holiday. Cheers