Roomster 1.9 Tdi is a nightmare...i hate it!

[stratosg]

+1

It reminds me the light bulb conspiracy documentary.

OFF TOPIC START

My 18 months old netbook's battery went dead EXACTLY six months after warranty expired. EXACTLY SIX MONTHS not a day longer. Don't tell me about how I used my netbook. I think I know how to manipulate a portable device. Not my first portable computer, not my last either. I am a software engineer.

OFF TOPIC STOP

[cranwellpoacher]

I took car out again today just on the off chance it had magicaly repaired itself :-). Same symptoms of engine rpm going up to 4000 + rpm without touching accel pedal.Also noted that speedo stops working and fuel guage reads zero at the same time as emmissions/ power steering/ brake system failure/abs fail indicators show and buzzer sounds. the more i notice about the problem the more i am thinking ECU!.

[Brimma]

It's sounding more and more like a brain malfunction, and the time has come for the car to be sectioned

It's a shame they closed Rauceby, it wouldn't have been too far for you to visit

[cranwellpoacher]

I work at Rampton on occasion...perhaps they will take it in? I will get a diagnosis from Hawtons later in the week :-0. Any idea how much a new ECU costs if it is that?

[Brimma]

Not off hand

Whereabouts are you? I have a VCDS lead and do a fault scan (send me a PM if you’d rather)

[cranwellpoacher]

Hi Brimma. I am located in sunny (!) Sleaford :-), just down the A15 from you i believe. I haven't booked into Horton's yet due to bank holiday but the offer of a VCDS check is most welcome :-). Thanks. Andy

[cranwellpoacher]

Found out another quirk about the over revving fault. It only manifests itself when the road speed indicated is approx 8-10 mph, then the engine begins to increase the throttle of its own accord without input from the pedal. if you allow the car to slow down either with braking or by loss of momentum the engine settles down again under 10 mph!....as i drove back onto the drive the power steering and brake system fail

alarm kicked in.....had a look under the bonnet again for any obvious problems such as loose connections and the like...did notice that the

feed pipe into turbo (i think!).....cast elbow on top left of engine with plastic hose connected to it, appeared to be a very loose fit even

though the clip was fully engaged......to be honest i have resigned myself to having to invest a few quid into getting the car sorted at

the dealership....not looking forward to the bill but what choice do i have? Still awaiting the details of Skoda UK's offer to look into it....

but not holding my breath :-)

[grafitti]

isn't there a skoda or VAG specialist mechanic you could bring it to instead of the dealer? I took my car to an independent specialist with all the diagnostic tools who did an excellent job, all original parts, and at a cost of substantially less than the main dealer

[cranwellpoacher]

Spoke to an independant VW specialist on Tuesday. He told me that in view of the numerous issues with so many systems a trip to the dealership would probably gain more insight into the problem than he could offer. Took car in yesterday....waiting for a call today :-0.

[cranwellpoacher]

As you can see from my other post I have now been told that due to water ingress (?) I will need to shell out £1100 for a new engine loom as it appears that Skoda dealerships would rather throw the baby out with the bathwater (at owners cost) and replace loom rather than find short/break in a single lead and fix it!

Takes 12 weeks and still no guarantee it will sort out my problems.....it just gets better!.

Oh yes. As i had already been warned, Skoda UK will have nothing to do with it as the car is over 5 years old and has not got full service history.....although dealers did admit that the fault could have been there since "day one" i.e it was a manufacturing fault or build error.

Now i have 2 options. Spend more money on chasing this or stick it up for sale as is and accept a huge loss on my part :-(

Mmmmm.......what to do?

[dieselV6]

Find someone who knows VW/Skoda cars, you have a relatively low chance of finding that person at a dealership, though.

[VWD]

@cbj. I have replaced the battery and whilst doing so also did resistance check on earth strap and cleaned up connections..

http://articles.lati...ths16-2010feb16

We will have to see what they say.....

From my experience in auto electrics ,checking the resistance of leads on a car is pointless. The connection could be minimal resistance, but when you draw a massive current through ( as I'been led to believe that steering does) ,then by ohms law volt drop = current times resistance and could well be substantial . At a low current, there's little volts drop. At higher currents ,the volts drop could be substantial .Why do you think that electrixal earth testers use a large current. I'd be looking to check the voltage drop on both leads from the battery to a commoning point.

[rwbaldwin]

If you have a set of jump leads, a quick and dirty test is to connect one in parallel with the earth strap.

[grafitti]

saw your ebay listing... best of luck with the sale

[cranwellpoacher]

After receiving my replacement ABS sensor last night i decided to pop it in and see what happened!. I did not expect to find the old sensor had " welded" itself into the hub!

After half an hour of trying to remove it ( damage to plug fixture point caused during extraction!) it came out...minus the tip!.

Looks like a hub stripdown Friday then :-)

[andy d]

What a nightmare your roomie has been, I am on my second one now and my first car was the 1.9TDI engine which performed perfectly except that evry now and then the engine speeded up without touching the accelerater pedal, whic initially was scary but soon got used to it, main deal could not find anything wrong. Now on second car a 1.2TSI105BHP Scout. done 3500 miles when descending a steep hill I suddenly had two warning lights come on the traction control and tyre pressure lights, then I found I had no brakes unless I stood on the pedal, again scary, Skoda Assist found that the servo pipe had come disconnected from manifold, seem to run OK now but going in for a check on Monday.