Morning all,

Has anybody got experience with Skoda and their 3-year warranty? Mine came out of warranty on June 2nd this year and I'm thinking of taking my car to a dealer to have a look at the DMF. Because it only expired 2 months ago would they pay a goodwill payment? Or am I asking too much? :P

I get the shudder occassionally around 2-2.3k rpm and although it's not a big problem, I'd rather it didn't happen, if you get me.

Any help appreciated

This doesn't mean the DMF has had it but it does mean your booting it too low down the range. Is your car remapped?

My Octy judders but only down low rpm range but if i keep it above 2000rpm i don,t get it.

I only picked it up 10 days ago ;-) so it'll have been the previous owner. So are you saying that some vibration is normal? It's an 05 plate with 26,000 miles.

Car is standard, as far as I am aware. Most of the power seems to be 2-3000rpm so I'm guessing it's not been remapped.

My Octy is only on 20K now and has juddered since i got it.DMF,s are a problem on these cars and "some" judder is normal as long as its not excessive and noisy too as they can break up causing damage.Obviously if you are not happy with it see what your dealer has to say about it first before you do anything else.Good luck:thumbup:

It's caused when there is too much torque going through it for the RPM, it throws it off balance and it judders. Cars with remaps get it worse because they have more torque.

It can happen to standard cars and it doesn't always mean it's knackered, however if it does it a lot or you drive like it does it a lot then it will go.

Did you buy it from a dealer?

No, it was a private sale. It's good to hear that it's not necessarily a 'problem' as such. I discovered it on the first day and ever since if I'm going to boot it I wait until at least 2300rpm. First time it happened I thought I was going over a rumble strip. Would you say this is a warranty job or would it classed as wear and tear?

No, it was a private sale. It's good to hear that it's not necessarily a 'problem' as such. I discovered it on the first day and ever since if I'm going to boot it I wait until at least 2300rpm. First time it happened I thought I was going over a rumble strip. Would you say this is a warranty job or would it classed as wear and tear?

Given the mileage of the car then they might but letter of the law is it's out.

How much are they to have replaced? I've had a search here but cannot find an actual price quoted...

Will I be harming the engine if I don't get it replaced? Obviously I will be driving around the problem to prevent further damage, as stated above. I just feel that because the power band is so narrow as it is, I can't really make the most of the car without the fear of the DMF exploding on me!

I have read on here that £700 + is the norm IIRC.

Perhaps it is gone if it's always happening.

If you get it done at a dealer there will be little change out of £1500, specialist quotes have been seen around the £800 mark.

I'd give SUK a call, see what they say.

I will get mine done before the warranty expires also.

Given the mileage of the car then they might but letter of the law is it's out.

You still do have a legal foot to stand on, as long as the car hasnt been modified in anyway, the car has been looked after well, and nothing has violated skoda's warrenty conditions.

There is something in law called "fit for purpose", this basically means if a product isnt fit for its purpose, the manufactuer has a legal obligation to fix or replace it free of charge.

So in your situation this means... that issue shouldnt have come up, and you shouldnt have to get that fixed after 20,000ish miles. So regardless of it being a few months out of warrenty, they should fix it?!?!

But then they could also argue that over the 3ish years the car may not have been stored correctly, looked after well or could have deteriated.

If you go to a good Skoda dealer they should have a good look into it (for free), and may repair it, or atleast pay something towards it.

But some dealers will just tell you where to stick it.

Good luck with getting it sorted. Keep us posted.

You still do have a legal foot to stand on, as long as the car hasnt been modified in anyway, the car has been looked after well, and nothing has violated skoda's warrenty conditions.

There is something in law called "fit for purpose", this basically means if a product isnt fit for its purpose, the manufactuer has a legal obligation to fix or replace it free of charge.

So in your situation this means... that issue shouldnt have come up, and you shouldnt have to get that fixed after 20,000ish miles. So regardless of it being a few months out of warrenty, they should fix it?!?!

But then they could also argue that over the 3ish years the car may not have been stored correctly, looked after well or could have deteriated.

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In the real world, this means nothing and I think you will find the full Sales of Goods act has a few sections of small print which you may want to read as does the warranty. You can stamp your feet all you want, if they don't want to do then they won't and it will cost you a lot more in time etc trying to get them to.

As I said they may be nice and sort it if they have and you have little to loose by asking to but you can't take that as a given despite what the SOGA says.

Does anyone have experience of the Skoda dealer in Basildon? I'll pop in there after work today.

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Right , now if you had owned the car from new , then maybe you may have gotten a customer care claim , but to be fair , if you have only juist bought the car , private , I would say NO

Butn then Skoda have had a few items covered in to a longer period of warranty

Dont think the DMF`s are though :(

Plus , if they want to see if it is your DMF they would want you to pay for the check yourself

At a dealer price too , this could be approx £600 , so be carefull

Sarah

If they are kind they "might" replace DMF as goodwill gesture but you will have to pay for new clutch.

If they are kind they "might" replace DMF as goodwill gesture but you will have to pay for new clutch.

Thats a good point, the DMF usually takes the clutch with it.

Hmmm, okay I'll let you know how I get on. Am well aware of the fact that not being the original owner doesn't help matters! Not really wanting to shell out for a new clutch as it seems fine to me. Hopefully I'll get a techy to take it for a drive and see if he thinks it's right or not.

Techy had a ride in it and did a diagnostics and all was fine. He drives a 55-plater and said he sometimes get a vibration when he boots it in 4th as well. I couldn't replicate it, not even on the way to the dealer. I feel better now! Friendly dealership as well