Well my Octavia has now gone back to Skoda with a full refund. So have now paid a little extra to switch to a mk7 Golf Estate. Much happier that we an drive around without any headaches, ear pressure problems or feeling sick now!

It was a shame as apart from this problem, it was a very good car for the money! So if anyone doesn't have this problem then count yourself blessed!

i dont have this problem but i feel Your pain. nothing better than getting rid of the problem car and getting a car that makes you happy!

so far i am one of the blessed ones and happy With my car.....

Edited 13 December, 201510 yr by bytterga

Once the service engineer said there was "nothing more they could do" and that was "just how the MK3 is" that was it, it had to go.

After so many happy years of MK2 octys it is a shame, I will never touch a MK3 again IMO they are fundamentally flawed.

My Octy has gone back now too, what an awful car.

Have got a yeti outdoor 4x4 instead (wife's choice) but what great fun! and no cabin pressure or booming noises. 

BTW New Octy in showroom had spring loaded buffers on the boot I assume as standard now, not that they fixed mine!

Roll on Octy MK4 and hope Skoda learn from this?

It's strange as my Estate (2015) and my friend's Liftback (2014) have no problem with this boom. Maybe they should replace your car to not abandon all Mk3's.

Edited 18 December, 201510 yr by algiii

Your very lucky indeed, or work for Skoda? 

 

My mates 2014 hatch is bl**dy awful too, he hates it but is trapped in a lease contract.

 

Happy Christmas everyone!

I work in aftermarket so I am copetition for Skoda or any other car manufacturer :-). We have also 3 O3 as company cars and no problem ( 2 liftbacks and 1 estate).

I was also afraid about cabin boom before picking up my O3 but as you said... I was lucky...

Anyone confirm this is still occurring on my16 builds, didn't notice it on test drive of vrs estate but worried now.

Nearly 2 months in my My16 vrs hatch and no problems with any kind of booming

Would be interested to know if Skoda have made any modifications to resolve this issue for MY16. 

Absolutely no booming problems in our MY16 L&K estate. Difference between estate and hatchback maybe? Better construction and sealing these days? Or improved overall soundproofing - our 1.8 TSi engine is almost inaudible, all of the sound coming from the tyres. If only we had French road surfaces!

My owned for 5 months MY16 is free from the booming.

 

My previous 14 plate one had it a little, noticeable but not unbearable, but only on specific surfaces/speeds.

I don't appear to have sprung hatch stops or anything like that on this one.

Hi folks, I recently picked up a 2013 SE hatchback and find the cabin pressure issue incredibly uncomfortable. Never really got it on the test drive but get it frequently on my daily commute now. This is my first experience with Skoda after driving Ford for the last 12 years and never experienced anything like this. Love the interior etc.. but just not sure I can live with the pressure on my ears and making for a very unpleasant drive. Hopefully I'll come across a solution but if not I'll just have to sell the car on look for an alternative. My wife noticed it as well but she seemed to find it disappeared after swallowing but returning later in the drive. Very frustrating as I really like everything about the car otherwise. I didn't get the car through a Skoda dealer but tempted to call in and see what they have to say about it.

Your very lucky indeed, or work for Skoda? 

 

My mates 2014 hatch is bl**dy awful too, he hates it but is trapped in a lease contract.

 

Happy Christmas everyone!

 

Same here with my estate, it's horrible.  I wear ear plugs on long journeys now.  It went in to the dealer yesterday and they blamed the uneven wear on the tyres.  They've clearly got no interest.   Have got a rattle on the glovebox and they said, "that's just how it is".

Being stuck in a company lease contract is not great when you really don't like the car.  I had a new Fabia and I'm sorry to say that it was quieter and smoother at motorway speeds, but it really shouldn't be.  A larger car should by nature be better!

Edited 9 February, 201610 yr by sjrainsford

Hi Watsy,

My first suggestion would be to trawl back through this thread and find the post about adjusting the stops. I have a 63 plate SE which doesn't have pressure issues but you do need to give the boot lid a good slam to close it. HTH.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/387002-anyone-who-suffers-the-booming-droning-heres-the-revised-part/#entry4516823

Anyone still wondering how to solve the booming check out my post...

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/387002-anyone-who-suffers-the-booming-droning-heres-the-revised-part/#entry4516823

Hm, for hatch owners only. I am afraid there is no solution for estates at the time

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Had a skoda rapid for a day as my octavia was getting further warranty repairs and found that in the rapid with the heating fan on 2 or above I could clearly hear a whistle as if the 'pressured' air inside the car was escaping through a small orifice accompanied by slight ear pressure. Brand new car to, maybe not just an octavia issue?

I spent some time last weekend adjusting the boot stops on my estate, and I must say it has improved the situation.  It's still not great though, neither is the road noise in these cars.  They seriously lack the right sound deadening.  I've got one year left on the lease and I can't wait to get rid.

Have you tried adjusting the striker plate as well?

In my case the buffer adjustments did not solve the booming issue, I had to adjust the striker plate as well.

My boot lid closed too easily ie. with a drop from 5 cm. After adjusting the buffers the situ was the same.

I adjusted the plate inwards (check the pictures). I played with the position until the lid needed a drop from 40 cm to close properly.

After all the adjustments the boot lid opens with an audible 'pop'.

In my theory the vibration of the boot lid caused the booming.

With my adjustments the lid has some tension when closed.

My car transformed to a different vehicle after all the adjustments.

80% of the booming disappeared, the rest is normal and less annoying (higher freq). Like my previous Golf V Variant.

My solution helped to 2 other O3 owners so far.

To adjust the striker plate position the plastic cover needs to be removed.

Once the 4 fixing elements removed it needs a pull (upwards) to release the metal clips.

Hope this helps.

(FYI: there's no sound damping at all inside the boot lid...I noticed it when installed my reversing camera.)

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 22 February, 201610 yr by aki78

Good diy skills shown. Worrying though these new cars need fettling so much almost immediately after being shipped from factory.

Why not cut out the assembly line ship the car in pieces to the buyer and we can crack on and assemble with much better quality control. Caterham style and save a lot of money. :-)

Thanks Aki!  I've been thinking of trying the same.  I did the same adjustment on all of the doors around 12 months ago.

Hi

Thank god for this  thread , as I thought  i lost it ..  I'm  in the fortunate position to have  selection of  company cars to pick from , the Skoda Octavia Ambition was one of them .  I got to the dealer  and asked for the test drive ( brand new  2016 Octavia Ambition )  as soon as I took off i heard the "deep rumble", I really was taken a back by it as the car is  lovely otherwise ,   test driven other cars since ( I40, Tuscon and  focus)  and even went back for the second time and the boom was back . I drove it on a local road and a Irish motorway.  I really could not  pick this car for fear that I would get stuck with the boom  and considering i'm driving on some days for  5 hours .. it would drive me insane ( wearing earplugs  i did that with my old  volvo  S40 .. not a great solution) .. . such a pity that this is not picked up by Skoda .. it will come out sooner rather than later. .

Edited 24 February, 201610 yr by SkodaNooby

I was getting worried reading this thread while waiting for my Octy. But now i have the car I am glad that I don't experience this.

My ears are sensitive to bass noise and mains hum, but I can't detect anything out of the ordinary.

This is on a 1.4 estate with 16" wheels and Continental tyres no spare, but I will be fitting a spare soon.

I picked up my Octavia on Friday and have noticed the booming.

I've adjusted the buffers which seems to have helped, but will check the striker plate tomorrow.

Playing with buffers may help for a while. But as temperature rises in spring, buffers get softer and the boom returns

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