SkodaNige

As an update, The garage has informed me the gearbox had metal pieces inside, these were from the DMF. This asks more questions than answers. Can the car drive with no dmf? I drove it for a couple of days after the first issue. Also - skoda dealer said gearbox had failed, no mention of the dmf - were they expecting me to say change gearbox and then sting me for more afterwards? £250 diagnostic report was waste of money Anyway - have ordered a new Toyota, anyone want a Skoda Octavia with a refurb dsg gearbox?? Feel a little better after filling in the customer satisfaction email, not as if skoda will read it. Cheers Nigel

Well my skoda was dealer supplied and serviced and Skoda have told me tough now the gearbox has failed in under 5 years. In my case dealer servicing has been a waste of money. Nigel

Been away busy but, I have had the car recovered from dealer and taken to a specialist auto garage as have lost all confidence with skoda. I have stupidly believed the dealer would be trained by skoda to do a proper job wherever they are, Difficult to emphasize how disgusted and upset I am with Skoda. Nige

At present the diagnosis is Mechatronic unit has failed. After a phone round found I could get one supplied and fitted for £1200 which I thought was a bit low compared to £5000. I then called my usual Skoda Garage and after some discussion found I have been quoted for Gearbox and Mechatronic unit. Usual repair for my fault description is in deed Gearbox and Mechatronic unit. He did say I could just have the Mechatronic unit replaced by Skoda at £1700 BUT if the fault is in Gearbox not Mechatronic unit I would then have to pay another £5000 to have Gearbox AND Mechatronic changed as the first unit not returnable.

I will start with the good news... Now the bad news - £5200. Skoda UK not interested, their attitude was appalling, so a four and half year car is write off. I just cannot believe it. Thank god we didn't buy the Fabia VRS that the Mrs wanted a couple of months ago. This is my last Skoda. I am not angry at the Skoda dealer I used to service the car, they were great but don't see the point of using main dealer again. I feel like a mug for thinking buying a new car, servicing at main dealer would give me peace of mind and something that would last. My Citroen Xsara went ten years without an issue and we only changed it cos my Mrs was ill and lost the use of her left arm/hand so we needed an automatic. I would be a bit more pragmatic if it was a VRS racing round the streets etc but its a 1.4 that I drove carefully to maximise fuel. Nige

Well we will see as it's booked in. Nigel

I limped to my local garage (not skoda/vw). He checked on a non branded tester which found a fault but after clearing came straight back up, something like 'implausable gearbox sensor' (I was looking over his shoulder). After breakfast will be on to local Skoda dealer Thanks Nigel

Gearbox was a couple of years ago, under a standard recall - will have a think of what to do tomorrow. Thanks Nigel

Oil was changed at Variable service 21/10/15 at 79927miles Everything been fantastic with the car for nearly five years (Brought from new Aug 2011) Not had it scanned. At the moment looking for some pointers to what decision to make. My local Skoda dealer is about 15miles away, have VW dealer 2miles and a VW/Skoda independent about ten miles away ( a little nervous with them as last year after checking my number plate told me cam belt required changing when in fact it is a chain) Thanks Nigel

Hi All, Am looking for a little help. Driving home on Friday evening had to stop at a T Junction facing uphill onto flat road. When clear to go (am turning right) I pushed accelerator a little hard, took the turn and lifted. Revs went nearly full scale - even in Sports mode I rarely drive fast. - then settled down with Spanner flashing alternately with the D and gear (i.e. D1, D2 D3 as I went through the gears. Stopped, turned off Ignition and then approx five seconds started again and drove fine for the next 15miles home. Sat I pottered about and everything ok. Sun (today) driving to a Triathlon race engine/gears jumped, display again same as above. This time Exhaust Component Error amber light on dash. Found I only had odd gears 1 to 7. Finished drive to race. Left for a couple of hours and drove home. Ok for about two miles and then same again no even gears. Auto erratic as it tried to change by missing even gears so changed to Manual and drove home but lost D7 and then D5. On long life service, done 91000 miles (serviced at approx 80,000), always Skoda serviced, was MOT'ed Tues no advisory's, gearbox oil changed some time back under recall. Any ideas? Is this a common failure? Do I have to remortgage house to repair?? Cheers Nigel

Hi All, I am on Variable servicing which has been done by main dealer Skoda garage, comes in at approx 18months (19000) on average. I am now out of warranty and asked local garage if they could do the service AND keep the schedule at Variable. They replied yes as its done on the dash - is that correct? I was under impression the fixed servicing is reset on the dash but Variable requires VW/Audi equipment? It is a 1.4Tsi estate - as so impressed, still!! Cheers Nigel

No, lol - besides this issue I am happy with the dealer. Nigel

So did I, I seem to remember the dealer mentioned variable servicing with the DSG had issues but neither of us pushed it and I thought I was getting variable servicing. Its just a pain that I have to take time off work to sort it. Never mind. Nigel

I have the 1.4TSi Estate Elegance DSG, I average 45ish mpg, got better but got bored driving like a granny! I agree the DSG is fantastic, 7th gear at just over tick over is amazing, any incline kicks down to 6th to maintain speed when on cruise control. Nigel

Hi All I have the opposite problem to the topic Started by keppy2012 regarding servicing on Octavia DSG 1.4 TSI Estate. I requested Variable servicing but found before 10,000miles the service light came on. On going back to my dealer he stated all vehicles supplied from them are set to fixed schedule. On phoning around I mentioned my desire for variable servicing and another dealer said as long as I had not serviced it they could change to variable. So I did. Just before 19,000miles it was serviced. However I seem to be back to fixed servicing, the spanner has appeared just before 28,000miles. I was reluctant to go to this dealer in the first place as when looking for this vehicle they tried to sell me something I didn't want and then said the lead time for my car was much longer than the 12weeks I had been told. Needless to say I went elsewhere and got the car I wanted in 12weeks. I purchased the car near to home, had it serviced near to work. After two phone calls, leaving contact details and the fact I never got a call back the first time, I have come to the conclusion business is booming and they don't want my custom and plan to go elsewhere. However - down to the question - Is it possible to change from fixed to variable servicing or I have been conned and all that happened is the service was reset at 10,000miles? I have used the oil for variable servicing but now wonder if it was originally filled with the correct oil. Or am I worrying about nothing! I purchased this car after being impressed with a company car (1.9tdi) but this is petrol and I am happy with the 1.4 engine, I can cruise and get over 46mpg but if needed I can floor it and get some serious speed! Cheers Nigel