Hi All,

Got delivery of my new Yeti TDI 140 Elegance just last week. Before I could take and post any pictures here, a small mishap has happened ...

While driving I did not notice some paving tiles missing on the road, and the front wheels went into the pit. There was a loud thud as the car front lower end hit the edge of the pit, then climbed out again.

Soon after, I noticed a "whoosh" sound when accelerating, the sound of the engine sucking in air, which was'nt present earlier. The glow plug light (which looks like a little coiled wire) began flashing and I immediately lost power. I stopped and restarted, but soon the warning light was flashing again.

Now a different warning is continously on - the one that looks like a little engine. Instruction manual refers to it as the "control system for exhaust" warning light.

What could have gone wrong?

Sumain

Edited 26 January, 201115 yr by Sumain

All of those lights just point to you having to take your Yeti to the dealer ASAP. Good luck. Hope it is not a huge bill to fix.

As stated in the manual:

"If the warning light does not go out after starting the engine or it lights up when driving, a fault exists in an exhaust relevant component. The engine management system selects an emergency programme which enables you to drive to the nearest specialist garage by adopting a gentle style of driving."

All of those lights just point to you having to take your Yeti to the dealer ASAP. Good luck. Hope it is not a huge bill to fix.

+ 1 sadly; commiserations.

in fact; rather than go to your dealer call 'Skoda Assist' aka the RAC - they will come out to you and check the car over, probably even take it to your dealer for you.

PS> Welcome to Briskoda. Hopefully you will stick around as there are lots of good things that happen.

Edited 26 January, 201115 yr by bahnstormer vrs

Hi All,

Got delivery of my new Yeti TDI 140 Elegance just last week. Before I could take and post any pictures here, a small mishap has happened ...

While driving I did not notice some paving tiles missing on the road, and the front wheels went into the pit. There was a loud thud as the car front lower end hit the edge of the pit, then climbed out again.

Soon after, I noticed a "whoosh" sound when accelerating, the sound of the engine sucking in air, which was'nt present earlier. The glow plug light (which looks like a little coiled wire) began flashing and I immediately lost power. I stopped and restarted, but soon the warning light was flashing again.

Now a different warning is continously on - the one that looks like a little engine. Instruction manual refers to it as the "control system for exhaust" warning light.

What could have gone wrong?

Sumain

Hi

Had the same problems with the flashing warning lights although I did not hit a hole in the road. The Skoda service centre discovered that the reason was a faulty plug at the back of the engine and recent info from Skoda said that the wiring loom in the engine compartment needed to be changed. Took two days and no problems since.

Hi

Had the same problems with the flashing warning lights although I did not hit a hole in the road. The Skoda service centre discovered that the reason was a faulty plug at the back of the engine and recent info from Skoda said that the wiring loom in the engine compartment needed to be changed. Took two days and no problems since.

Have you flattened/damaged tour exhaust or manifold?

Hi All,

Got delivery of my new Yeti TDI 140 Elegance just last week. Before I could take and post any pictures here, a small mishap has happened ...

While driving I did not notice some paving tiles missing on the road, and the front wheels went into the pit. There was a loud thud as the car front lower end hit the edge of the pit, then climbed out again.

Soon after, I noticed a "whoosh" sound when accelerating, the sound of the engine sucking in air, which was'nt present earlier. The glow plug light (which looks like a little coiled wire) began flashing and I immediately lost power. I stopped and restarted, but soon the warning light was flashing again.

Now a different warning is continously on - the one that looks like a little engine. Instruction manual refers to it as the "control system for exhaust" warning light.

What could have gone wrong?

Sumain

I can't see what part of the world you're in but I guess you've already considered whether the hole in the road was ' a liability' especially given that you may be looking at parting with some cash. If it's a public road (or I suppose, private ground) and the hole is deep enough to do substantial damage you may feel a claim coming on. Pictures of the offending depression may help to alleviate your own, understandable, depression.

Have you flattened/damaged tour exhaust or manifold?

There is a full cover underneath the front end which shows some scrapes, but is otherwise not broken or bent. Cannot say about any damage above that. Guess the workshop will have to take a look after removing the cover.

Going to the workshop today.

I can't see what part of the world you're in but I guess you've already considered whether the hole in the road was ' a liability' especially given that you may be looking at parting with some cash. If it's a public road (or I suppose, private ground) and the hole is deep enough to do substantial damage you may feel a claim coming on. Pictures of the offending depression may help to alleviate your own, understandable, depression.

I live in a suburb of New Delhi, India. Damage claim may not really be possible here. Will be taking other, more suitable action to cure my own depression while hoping that the powers be smooth out the depressions on the roads...

Thank you for your advice and concern.

Hi Sumain,

Living in New Dehli means that calling Skoda Assistance for help from the RAC (as suggested in my post last night) isn't going to happen; is it! Sorry.

Perhaps it also means that holes and debris in the road is a daily risk of driving; much like some parts of UK!

From your comments, I presume an Insurance Claim or putting a claim to the 'Local Government Authority' is not an option for you.

Do you have the 'Rough Road Pack'? - If so, it may have been your saviour from physical damage and perhaps the warning lights are on because the jolt has made a connection come loose.

Good luck with your repairs.

Hi Sumain,

Living in New Dehli means that calling Skoda Assistance for help from the RAC (as suggested in my post last night) isn't going to happen; is it! Sorry.

Perhaps it also means that holes and debris in the road is a daily risk of driving; much like some parts of UK!

From your comments, I presume an Insurance Claim or putting a claim to the 'Local Government Authority' is not an option for you.

Do you have the 'Rough Road Pack'? - If so, it may have been your saviour from physical damage and perhaps the warning lights are on because the jolt has made a connection come loose.

Good luck with your repairs.

Got the report from the workshop. It seems that there is something cracked in the intercooler and the air is leaking from there, making the "whoosh" sound on acceleration and causing drop of power.

All Yetis in India are currently being supplied with the rough road pack pre-fitted. It seems that the protective plate was hit. It flexed, transmitting the impact upwards to the airpipe leading to the intercooler, which cracked. The protective plate is intact !

Wonder if this is the way the rough road pack protection is supposed to work...

Workshop is waiting for parts from Skoda Aurangabad (the India plant). Hopefully the Yeti will be back on its feet soon.

Edited 31 January, 201115 yr by Sumain

Sincere commiserations - what a horrible thing to happen so soon. I am somewhat more than somewhat surprised that the RRP under engine protection plate was able to flex sufficiently to allow that sort of damage, and remain undamaged itself. It does rather call into question whether the 'new' plastic version is able to do its job. Mind you, perhaps the old steel one (they changed from this to the pastic) might have bent permanently and been even more troublesome.

I do hope it gets fixed quickly and you can start to enjoy the car properly. Beware of those holes - it must have been a monster!

Got the report from the workshop. It seems that there is something cracked in the intercooler and the air is leaking from there, making the "whoosh" sound on acceleration and causing drop of power.

All Yetis in India are currently being supplied with the rough road pack pre-fitted. It seems that the protective plate was hit. It flexed, transmitting the impact upwards to the airpipe leading to the intercooler, which cracked. The protective plate is intact !

Wonder if this is the way the rough road pack protection is supposed to work...

Workshop is waiting for parts from Skoda Aurangabad (the India plant). Hopefully the Yeti will be back on its feet soon.

From what you say is this the plastic rough road package undertray or the older metal one?

tom

From what you say is this the plastic rough road package undertray or the older metal one?

tom

It's a good question - as delivery was only last week I had assumed it was the plastic one - but assumptions are unwise! I am not 'car techy', at all, but i assume then that the air pipe concerned must be very close to the topside of the plate. For any of us using our beloveds off-road, or even just 'rough road', Sumain's unfortunate experience must be of greatest interest...

There are few things to think about here in relation to the sump guard and the OP's occurence.

The sump guard is there to protect the sump during controlled off-road driving, which should and is generally at low speed, so that any "knocks" are actually quite light, even though the car could be resting on the guard. It appears that in the case of the OP the knock was not at low speed and therefore the "shock" was much more severe, potentially damaging the bottom of the intercooler. Now looking at the positioning of bits and pieces I would actually guess that the knock occured at the very front of the guard, possibly even at the front valance. That is not an area that the guard is designed to totally protected. It is after all a SUMP guard, and only has a sloping front to allow it to "ride" over obstructions. What I would like to see is photographs of the area of damage as that might give more clue to how and why.

Hi All,

Here is a picture of the intercooler. Note the hole in the bottom right corner.

This is a close up:

I am still not clear how this could have happened.

However, the intercooler has now been replaced. Total cost INR 12,500 (about GBP 171) (Parts GBP 144, labour GBP 27)

Hi Sumain,

glad to see you got your Yeti repaired successfully and nice photo's in the picture thread

Just been looking at the parts diagram for the charge air cooler and there appears from the line diagram anyway, to be a mounting lug at the point where the hole is :wonder: If that's the case, then I suspect the force of the impact with the broken road surface for what ever reason put an excessive load on that said lug causing it to fail :wonder:

Edit

just had a look at the repair guide and yes this would appear to be the upper mounting point position for the cooler, hence the hole as the lug has sheared off. Possibly caused by a twisting movement in the chassis due to the sudden drop on one corner.

Regards,

TP

Edited 27 February, 201115 yr by The Plumber

now in the good old days, that radiator would have been crafted out of brass and the lugs brazed in position. i doubt it would have sheared off like that.

plastic radiators?? whatever next, chocolate teapots??

Strange looking hole almost looks as though it's melted when you zoom into the bottom image?

Hi Sumain,

glad to see you got your Yeti repaired successfully and nice photo's in the picture thread

Just been looking at the parts diagram for the charge air cooler and there appears from the line diagram anyway, to be a mounting lug at the point where the hole is :wonder: If that's the case, then I suspect the force of the impact with the broken road surface for what ever reason put an excessive load on that said lug causing it to fail :wonder:

just had a look at the repair guide and yes this would appear to be the upper mounting point position for the cooler, hence the hole as the lug has sheared off. Possibly caused by a twisting movement in the chassis due to the sudden drop on one corner.

Regards,

TP

Thanks a lot for all your inputs, and the diagrams.

The inside of the bonnet does look a little "packed" in the Yeti. Too many things in too little space?

I am enjoying the car now though. The initial "running in" is now over (1000 km as per the manual, most of it consumed in trips to the workshop!).

It handles pretty well (for a high car).

This is my first European car. My other one is a Honda Civic Auto. As different as chalk and cheese. (diesel v petrol, manual v auto, low car v high suv).

I am planning a vacation soon. Maybe the Corbett National Park for some tiger spotting...

Cheers

Hi Sumain,

Good to know that your Yeti is back on its feet! I also have a Black Yeti Ambiente and am based at Gurgaon. Had mine for almost 3 months now (delivered on Dec 12th) and enjoying it.

Just wanted to know from you how the front managed to go into a pothole so deep that it damaged the intercooler to this extent.. what was the speed at which you were going and how deep was the pothole? So far in Gurgaon, the yeti manages to clear all the potholes without any fuss and it has never bottomed out / hit the front.

All the best and happy motoring!

Hi Sumain,

Good to know that your Yeti is back on its feet! I also have a Black Yeti Ambiente and am based at Gurgaon. Had mine for almost 3 months now (delivered on Dec 12th) and enjoying it.

Just wanted to know from you how the front managed to go into a pothole so deep that it damaged the intercooler to this extent.. what was the speed at which you were going and how deep was the pothole? So far in Gurgaon, the yeti manages to clear all the potholes without any fuss and it has never bottomed out / hit the front.

All the best and happy motoring!

Hi Sameerdas,

I was driving across a service road to reach the expressway because of a temporary diversion. The area between the service road and expressway was paved with paving tiles. Two rows of paving tiles were missing and there was a deep pit there (presumably for some repair work). I did not see this beyond my bonnet (The pit was, obviously, unmarked). Speed must have been around 20km or so. Yeti dropped into the pit. Rest is history...

Yes, the depth of the pit was perhaps just a little more than the Yeti's ground clearance. So the vehicle landed on its "chin" (front valance) on the next row of stone tiles.

So, it was'nt really a "pothole" in the traditional sense...

Sumain

Thanks a lot for all your inputs, and the diagrams.

The inside of the bonnet does look a little "packed" in the Yeti. Too many things in too little space?

I am enjoying the car now though. The initial "running in" is now over (1000 km as per the manual, most of it consumed in trips to the workshop!).

It handles pretty well (for a high car).

This is my first European car. My other one is a Honda Civic Auto. As different as chalk and cheese. (diesel v petrol, manual v auto, low car v high suv).

I am planning a vacation soon. Maybe the Corbett National Park for some tiger spotting...

Cheers

Glad you have got it all repaired, it wasn't too expensive, and are now able to enjoy your Yeti.

Thanks for the feedback Sumain. Guess we still need to be careful about such unpredictable holes in the roads in India! A similar thing had happened to my Ford Fiesta a few months back, but luckily there was no damage.

Just one question for the other Members of the forum. In India, in case such a damage occurs to a Skoda car, the Skoda service people normally take anywhere from 3-8 weeks to rectify the damage and say that they have back ordered the parts from the factory (which is in India in Aurangabad, where the assembly is done from imported CKD kits) and when they get the parts, they will repair it.

How is the experience which other members have in other countries..? Does it take as long or is there any committed timeframe in which they have to rectify the vehicle. Also , In India, they don't give a standby courtesy car, like they do in many other countries.