Im afraid its going to be a bit of a long one.

I bought an 06 reg Octavia 2.0TDI with 50,000 miles on the clock in May from a main dealer. It came with 12 months warranty.

The car is brilliant and is getting real world 55MPG and goes like stink!

The only issue is a slight clunking noise fron the driver side suspension when pulling away and a "judder" at idle. The judder is intermitent and only ever happens at idle. It can happen several times in one journey then not for a few days.

I took the car into the main dealer to have it checked. A mechanic mate who specialises in VAG cars said it was probably the wiring loom in the head corroding or a faulty injector. If I raise the revs slightly when it is juddering it runs smooth. Anyway the garage said they could not get a fault code from the car but though it was being caused by my turbo failing. An independent engineer then looked at the car and recomended a new turbo and 2 new strut tops.

The only reason they are saying the turbo is causing the judder is becasue it sounds like a siren. Anyway now the warranty company say these are not covered as it is fair wear and tear.

Suerly a turbo cannot be classed as a consumable item at 54,000 miles? Would a failing turbo cause an engine to run rough at idle or are my garage trying to fleece me?

Thanks

Paul

Depends if the turbo is faulty or just noisy, some noise can be considered fair wear and may not be a fault, Skoda have some bulletins out on what is deemed ok.

For the judder id be looking at a flywheel, especially if injector values are out of sync.

I thought the DMF only showed up under load ie acceleration?

Could the turbo cause a judder at idle, in neutral with the clutch out?

All flywheels are balanced as they are a rotating mass, if the flywheel has failed and has shifted it could be out of balance and cause an unstable idle. This can sometimes be seen on the injector values as the engine ECU will adjust quanities to try and keep the engine steady, I have seen this miss diagnosed as faulty injectors before now.

Your covered under SOGA so your better to pursue this with the dealer rather than let them blame the warranty company, its between you and the dealer. You could ask for a contribution towards the replacement, maybe you pay for the parts and they fit them. Is the car of satisfactory quality for what you paid and its age and mileage? Is it fair wear, that sort of thing. Maybe seek a compremise but don't involve a third party.

There is only going to be 2 outcomes in this case.

Either Skoda or the warranty company pay for the turbo or I return the car and recieve a refund of what I paid plus interest.

As far as I am concerned I have been sold a car that is unfit for purpose. The car has had this problem since I bought it although it has "matured" recently.

If the warranty company regard a turbo failing at 53K as acceptable wear and tear a turbo is therefore a consumable item.

14 cars at work need replacing next year. I know which brand we wont be looking at!