Problem gearbox

[uphillma]

When I recently test drove the citigo I noticed that the clutch bit point was quite close to the floor. I have a bit of a dodgy left leg after a motorcycle accident many years ago so the bite point is important to me. If the bite point is quite close to the floor and thick floor mats are used could they not take up some of the play of the clutch pedal and cause problems selecting first and reverse. This used to happen to my in an old 1275gt mini I used to have before my bike accident.

Good luck sorting this out.

[M12MKD]

I would say mine is not a noisey box, in general for a small car its quiet. However its not the smoothest box I've come across. Very notchy going through the gears and it doesn't always want to engage first. I generally find engaging the clutch fully then lifting up and re-engaging the clutch solves this. Still only 540 miles on it and just over a week old. Will see how it is once its bedded in abit more. Also its very cold for this time of the year which probably doesn't help.

If you are not happy take it back and test drive another citigo back to back with yours.

[Owens]

We must be lucky ours is just right. Quite a positive gate and easy in and out of all the gears and not noisy at all. Although we have only done < 400 miles in just under a month?

[river27]

Have to say that there is no problem with my gearbox. No noise really.

Smooth up and down changes. Perhaps the best manual gearbox I've ever had.

Maybe I got a good one?

[vegit8]

2500 miles on ours and very impressed with the gear box, It doesn't like being rushed through the changes however.

Perhaps quality control is not as good as it could be on these!

[Mike Wrightson]

Gearbox in mine can be a bit reluctant when stone cold, but once warmed up it's no problem at all. That's no different to any other car I've had though.

I discovered a Hyundai Coupe's gearbox is incredibly stiff when it's been sat outside overnight at -15C.

What I also do is I always leave it parked in gear. Either 3rd or 4th. So a cold start usually goes like this: Clutch down, into neutral, start engine, clutch up, idle a few seconds, select 1st, drive away.

[Carlodiesel]

Quote "The vehicle does not require 1000 miles of running to be found if operating and repaired correctly."

Correct.

I cannot believe VW are having problems with their gearboxes.

How long have they been making g/boxes? and yet are still having problems!.

Also agree that No dealer should let the car back to customer without thorough testing. Specially when you have a cold only problem.

We used to have this sort of problem years ago. Mini/Allegro clutches used to be problematic. We found in the end (after many clutches & related part) it was the Clutch lever on the outside of the g/box. It had lost its ball bit so the throw was not good enough.

Todays new cars, you should be able to start from cold in neutral, select gear pull away. Period. Even at a minus -C.

[andyvee]

Crankshaft endfloat out of spec is a possibility if it isn't the clutch or flywheel assembly at fault, which is more likely.

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[Samba]

Finally got my Citigo back after Two weeks at the dealership. The plan was to swop over gearbox, clutch, linkage etc with another demo Citigo with the same mileage. With the two cars side by side they apparently swopped bits over until the problem with my car was fixed and the problem replicated in the other car. The third gear box has been retained in my car but they are unable to tell me what specific part or parts were at fault.

If I have any more problems in the next month Skoda HQ want me to ring them, otherwise they will contact me at the end of the period.

[CFB]

Good news and bad news.

You're probably happy to have the car back and the fault rectified? But with second hand parts.

I would have thought that if they were swapping parts until they found the problem, they should be able to tell you which part was changed last, before the fault disappeared.

Another case of technicians and not old school mechanics I suppose?

Anyway, fingers crossed that its cured for good.

[CLIVEUK]

Have you driven one leckman ?

If not, why not borrow one from your dealer and see for yourself rather than read up on other peoples criticism. There are probably more happy owners than unhappy ones.

What you have to remember is that if you have come from any mainstream car before to the Citigo / Mii / Up! you will definitely notice a difference. Mainly due to the compact size and lack of sound proofing you do tend to hear the mechanics of the car more easily.

No problems with our gearbox

I think I would agree with Leckman,I don't think it necessary the case of just trying one, even if you like it it is still worrying with all the documented info out there with ref to this issue,one would have to say VAG needs to get this sorted and more importantly admit there is a problem,but of course that would only ever happen as a last resort,we have been considering of getting either of these be it mii,city go,vw up but am holding back for now just to see how things might change.

[seboni121]

Well I test drove the vw up today and 100% I'm not a fan of this gearbox

[CLIVEUK]

I think the car is a great car,I just get annoyed when manafactures just think the public will accept any thing,after all we pay good money so should expect good service etc in return,but then I'm an old boy and I know that don't stand to day,I am very happy with out Haulk and Mr Monte so that shows brand loyalty,but not at any cost.will watch the gearbox etc thread with interest.

[Crista]

I've had mine for 9 months now and for what it is intended for it is one of the best cars I have owned (out of about 80 over 40 years) That includes the gearbox which is one of a few that changes as easily hot or cold. I've done 6000 miles now and the gearbox is the same as it was when new. Sound insulation could be better but reliability, fit and finish are absolutely fine and not a single rattle. It's as much fun as a go kart, paint finish must be good as I don't have a single chip, barely any wear on the tires, 70mpg on a run and 55mpg around town. What's not to like.

[MickA]

I've just come back from a trip up to Yorkshire and the car performed excellent. Gearbox as above post as good as when new, perhaps a little less notchy even. I've done quite a few long trips on motorways and always feel fresh at the end, as comfortable as my last big Vauxhall. Only one minus is, it's a bit lacking on the steep inclines, but we are talking North Yorkshire Moors here. On the whole though for a 1 litre engine it keeps up with most on the motorway.

[JamesCHAMPION]

Citigo Sport Clutch Depressed Noise

30th January 2015. Purchased New CITIGO Sport for my daughter July 2013 having now only done less than 2,900 miles . Took to main dealers to investigate a fault that developed in the last 200 miles the noise and strange harsh feel when the engine is revved and the clutch pedal is depressed and on occasions difficult to engage reverse gear. Main dealers contacted SKODA TECHNICAL who say it's standard and nothing further should be done and return the vehicle to the customer. Why should it be different from before when the vehicle has had so little use . Please comment

James Champion

[preaty]

Had my new Skoda Citigo Automatic engine since 4th March 2017 and would not recommend anyone who has only been driving an automactic car to buy this it is a brand new car from Henrys and my experience has been horrible 

for one the car does not have hill hold which I did not ask nor was I told I just took it for granted since mine was an only automatic licence and had explained this to the sales guy that the car would be good for an automatic driver but the car keeps rolling in the direction of a slope so when in a traffic jam on a bridge or slope the car keeps rolling back when you take the foot off the brake which is very scary so basically I have to hold the brakes down with one foot then slowly release it while pressing the gas to move forwar which is kind of like driving a manual car and when I called the showroom and also skoda I was advised to use the handbrake so do they want me to keep pulling the handbrake every second in a traffic situation and also for hill hold automatic car learners do not have hill hold and hill start in their driving lessons or test so please do not sell a car with no hill hold feature to an automatic licence holder one would think a company like skoda would do that much of research before selling their cars.

Secondly the fuel consumption is horrendous a full tank of fuel is approximately £35 ( I am going to put it down in simple language for all the women out there who are like me and just understand money and miles) and it gave me 220 miles whereas the sales guy had said a full tank of fuel would give me approximately 450 - 500 miles so if you are going to buy this car to save money on fuel please dont it will make a big hole in your pocket they do give you a free fuel car worth £500 but believe me it will not be of any use since the fuel consumption is way way more than that . I have been told by the showroom that cars need to run in at least 5000 miles to get the right fuel consumption so to all you out there who are thinking of buying a SKODA CITIGO ASG (AUTOMATIC ) CAR think twice and do your research.

[James@RRG_Skoda_Rochdale]

I thought it was the general consensus on here that the ASG gearbox was garbage anyway?

[malcster]

6 hours ago, preaty said:

 I have been told by the showroom that cars need to run in at least 5000 miles to get the right fuel consumption so to all you out there who are thinking of buying a SKODA CITIGO ASG (AUTOMATIC ) CAR think twice and do your research. And test drive one thourghly 

 

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[Rustynuts]

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As for using the handbrake (or not, as you seem to think is the correct way to drive) it's there for a purpose, so why wouldn't you use it for that purpose?

[SashaGrace]

I'm a woman and I understand money and miles and it is true that new engines take a while to bed in. The tank in the Citigo is tiny and my car when new only nudged 40 MPG which is 270 ish miles from a tank. It now gets about 330-350 but no more than that. Mine has a hill holder, but yeah, you should really use the handbrake. Once you're used to it, you'll see it is a brilliant car but tbf every review I've ever seen about the ASG box warns that it's rubbish. Hopefully you start to get on with the car better soon

[Ootohere]

I only have a 'Automatic Licence', only one foot so no chance of using 2 feet on pedals, (never noticed a problem moving in traffic in a ASG other than the crappieness much like SMARTS & some older Toyota Automated Manuals.

 The ASG is an Automated Manual which many just call an automatic seeing as there are just 2 pedals.

Basic and as crap a 'Auto' as many others over the years so anyone getting one needs to try them obviously and not trust sales people. 

even the 'Motability' Specialist Salesperson at a Dealership.

(Skoda sold plenty Citigo ASG to Motability Finance for drivers that only can drive an automatic.)

 

As to using handbrakes it is so last year but thats what you get if you get no Hill Hold, Auto Hold or Electric Handbrake but then taking the Road Test lets you know that.

 

As to £35 of fuel you get as much or little for £35 depending where you buy it, but if you are getting 30 litres and get 10 miles per litre then 300 miles will be covered from that 6.6 gallons, (45 mpg & a bit)

Length of journey and speed are going to make all the difference in if you get 220, 300 or 440 miles for £35, and the price you pay for petrol.

[barnie]

I wasn't too happy with the manual gearbox on mine at 22k, bit of a rattle when cold and sometimes difficult to get reverse or first gears from start up.

Car's gone now and to be fair it done everything we needed till I got other things in life sorted out. They're still popular plenty 17 plates around I notice.

[GeneralPurpose]

Always have found the Citigo manual box to be fine when I've had one. Nice and smooth, very positive to use, and quiet. I realise the OP was talking about a 2013 car, and the ones I've driven are 2015, and 2016 cars. Probably some refinement has gone on since 2013. But I'm actually very impressed with the Citigo and very nearly bought one. The only reason I didn't was because I wanted/needed a bigger boot so stuck with the Fabia. The 2016 car that I had for a week last year was the 60ps model and it gave 'huge' miles per gallon too and was very perky even with four of us in it. Great fun to drive even on the motorway! I wouldn't hesitate to buy one if I could get away with the boot size. 

[RickW]

My wife loves her Citigo ASG (I'm not quite as keen) but if she's happy,I'm happy,nuff said.