As you can see the pad on the left, is stepped where it has come into contact with the corroded area. If l don't get anywhere with the dealer l will be in contact with Skoda UK. Thanks guys for letting me blow some steam off.

i managed to get new pads and discs changed under warranty on my 06 MK1 so cannot see why you should be able to do the same.

Good luck.

Thank you for the reply, what happened in your scenario please?

Thanks

Andy

Inner pads wore out with plenty of meat left on outers so gauged into the discs.Never got to the bottom of it but got a MK2 now.

That's easy, the caliper couldn't slide in it's holder (I'm not capable of explaining it in English, but if you look at the disk and caliper you will understand), so it only managed to press one pad into the disk, instead of squeezing both.

I phoned the dealer today and unfortunatly, the discs and pads aren't covered under warranty as it is a wear and tear. I've asked them to take the alloy's off and have a visual inspection, when the car is in on Friday. I am going to phone Skoda UK and have a chat with them regarding the corrosion on the inner disc's on both sides.

Any help would be greatly welcomed.

Thanks

Andy

Mention the local newspaper. Works every time.

Car? Mileage? Give us some details and I'll give you an opinion.

At the end of the day brake discs are steel and they will corrode.

I know this off topic but when we took delivery of the car, the salesman showed us how to work everything. I asked him to turn the fan blower and he did but, it was only operating on full speed none of the other speeds worked. It was promptly taken back into the workshop and sorted. My point being the car was never Pre Delivery Inspected by the actual skoda garage themselves(the car was traded in at another franchise and taken to the skoda garage), the car was washed and valeted and put into the show-room. If the car was checked on arrival that particular fault would have been found. Back to the point my Dad reckons the discs were badly corroded before we even purchased the silver flying machine.

Another rant over.

Thanks again

Andy

Hi Lummox,

The car in question is a 2006 55 plate Skoda Octavia Mk2 Vrs Petrol, the mileage when we bought it was 14,810, it now has 26,000 under it's wheels. I have posted a picture of the driver's side brake both views front and back. So any idea's on how to talk to Skoda UK will be most welcome.

Thanks again

Andy

That kinda age you will be lucky to get anyhthing out of them (not saying you wont) and the mileage is to high for a wear and tear item anyhow. Like I said the brake disc is a bare steel item out in the elements so its going to corrode. I'm not saying its right, just thats the answer I'd expect to hear.

So basically l don't have a leg to stand on with either the dealer or Skoda UK? Well it looks like l'll be buying 2 new disc's and a set of pads then.

Back again,

The pads surfaces are fine, but the disc on the inside is totally corroded. My Dad's point being at 26,000 miles the disc's and pads should be in reasonably good condition and shouldn't require a new complete set of disc's and pads.

If it was proved to be caused by a mechanical defect then you have a chance.

However i've been warned aboutgiving an opinion on this kinda thing before, I dont work for a Skoda dealer anymore but it still gets mentioned from time to time.

My sincere apologies sir if l sounded and acted in a manner unbecoming.

That's easy, the caliper couldn't slide in it's holder (I'm not capable of explaining it in English, but if you look at the disk and caliper you will understand), so it only managed to press one pad into the disk, instead of squeezing both.

think you mean that the caliper is a floating type and had basically stopped floating

thanks for the reply sir, but at 26,000 miles would you expect to renew both front disc's and pads? Any advice on how to talk to Skoda UK would be most welcome indeed.

Its a low mileage, so any corrosion wont get buffed off the discs during repeated use. So the corrosion continues to build and would cause damage to the pads anyway.

Someone with a similar aged & mileaged Fabia was here recently with a very similar situation.

If you were driving a Vauxhall, you'd expect to change front pads and discs before 30k.

my old renault laguna went through a set of discs at 8000 miles due to corrosion :thumbdwn:

I phoned Skoda UK today, and the man l spoke to informed me what happens next after the visual inspection (wheels off) is upto the dealer. The car is being dropped off Friday morning (to get another problem fixed), But now 26,000 miles later (we bought the car at 14,810 miles) l don't see why me and dad should be forking out £185 for 2 x disc's and pads.

D-Day this Friday:(

Thanks

Andy

If the outcome isn't satisfactory l will just trade the car in and get another ( quite fancy Honda Accord 2.4) Or just keep the beast and fork out the £185 for 2 x disc's and pads. Decisions ? Decisions ?

Even worse than laguna above... my first, last and only french car, also a renault (Y reg megane), needed new pads and discs at the 18'500 mile service. Warped or some such nonsense was the reason they gave.

Before the renault I had my dad's hand-me-down nissan sunny which was my 1st car (H reg) which was still on orignal discs and 2nd set of pads at 70k miles when I got rid of it. Not a thing went wrong with the Nissan in all those years (low mileage admittedly).

My Civic Type-R needed new front pads only at it's 1st service (12.5k miles). :eek:

I've not kept any of my other cars long enough to need a service never mind new pads etc , but my Octy II vRS which is just over two years old and belonged to me for just over one year has done almost 27k miles (had 9k when I got it), just had 2nd service and is still on original pads and discs as far as I know... and it looks like they'll last til at least the 3rd at current rate of wear. It's been remapped for most of the time I've owned it and it's not driven slowly

I tried to fight with the renault garage as I thought new pads and discs at 18.5k was shocking.... but I got nowhere with them . And that was just the tip of the iceberg of things going wrong/falling off that french P.O.S. But I wish you luck with your skoda dealership...

Thank you, but as l said l phoned Skoda UK and the guy l spoke to says the outcome depends on what the inspection shows up, and it's up to the skoda garage on what to do next.

If the outcome isn't satisfactory l will just trade the car in and get another ( quite fancy Honda Accord 2.4) Or just keep the beast and fork out the £185 for 2 x disc's and pads. Decisions ? Decisions ?

WTF?

You'd trade it in simply because it needs new discs?

And if you think £185 is expensive, then try owning a Ford! Works mondy was more than that for 2x discs. 4 pads & discs was nearly £500!!!!