Given this has been an issue since 2014, have Skoda not issued a fix?? 

 

Have they even acknowledged the issue? 

Fyi mine is 1.4 TSi Elegance, two budget tyres at the front, no spare wheel, shelf in place. There were 5 people in the car and it was noticeable at lower speeds over bumps and "non-perfect" road.

 

Have to say this is a bit scandalous that the issue has gone on so long.

Note to self: on page 18!

 

So far I've read possible solutions: 

- change of tyres (doubtful)

- change of suspension / shock absorbers - no way!!

- Put some Dynamat or similar (or even spare wheel) in the boot-space. 

- Check the rubber stops and velcro (?) on the rear door. 

- Check the venting at the back. 

 

I have to say that as well as the rumbling, I also get the pressure build-up. I'm sure I'm still feeling the effects from yesterday's drive. 

 

I thought something was off because on a separate note, when I opened one rear window the thrumming was insanely bad. I never experienced that in another car before. 

 

As you may know from another thread, my wife-to-be has terminal cancer so I'm too busy to deal with this. But in future I may well sell this at quite a loss to get a Honda instead. The problem at low speeds over uneven ground was that bad. I wouldn't touch another VW-type car again. Ford was a better ride, none of these issues, though not as nice interior and rubbish MPG. Honda/Toyota looks to be the next ones. What a damning statement just two weeks after getting this!

Edited 1 April, 20179 yr by guitarman001

Just to note, the screws at the back.. the tool for them is under the boot padding. The adjusters aren't adjustable on mine, I can't slide them up or down like it's being hinted at earlier in the thread. 

I really want to replicate the condition first of all, be able to repeat it multiple times and then I have my test condition against which I can stay tinkering. 

Strangely enough since I got the car, whist being impressed with every other aspect, I've been complaining I'm not feeling 100%. Maybe it's this issue. Even when sitting parked with the engine on I'm paranoid now I can hear the low rumblings. My musicians ear tuning in (main job is electronics).

 

 

Can anybody confirm if dynamat (or preferably cheaper alternative) actually works?

 

This sounds like salt and shake crisps... You have to put your own salt in. Though in this case, you have to buy the salt, too (so we're doing SKODA's job for them).

 

The more I think on this the more frustrated I am. So much for an 'elegance' model - I'll give it a year then see about a Honda, probably. 

Edited 1 April, 20179 yr by guitarman001

It made a very significant difference to me as did changing tyres from the noisy pirellis and adding a spare tyre in the footwell. However, it isn't 100% and is still noticeable over bad surfaces. Mind you the whole car is so noisy it adds to the general cacaphony. I find noise suppression is very poor. I test drove a new style seat leon fr a few weeks ago and its like a church in comparison!

All those people singing hymns in the back of your car.... Radio2 on a Sunday morning. I feel for you Bro. ...  I mean Aled Jones an all.....

I wish I knew about this before I bought.

I will look into dynamat.. do you remove the foam well or just stuff it with this dynamat stuff? Actually you wrote that you got a spare wheel put in so.. where did you put the dynamat? It's not cheap, is it..! 

 

Man, this whole thing is a joke. Totally ruined it for me.

I bought the sound deadening from the 'sound deadening shop' website. I covered the whole of the wheel well and boot floor in 4mm silentcoat then put dynamat on the top of it as well. The spacesaver then went on top of the mat. This does make the wheel slightly high though. I should have done the wheel arches but too much hassle to get trim off easily. I also put on a thick bootfloor protector mat. Excluding the sparewheel, it cost about £150 all in so not cheap but it was worth it. I made sure I levelled the boot hatch stoppers and rubbers as well which helped. I found if I over tightened the boot stops it made the cabin pressurise though. I've never had to do this before and it is a joke considering the cost of the car. I bought mine nearly new. Previous owner traded in for a BMW after 6 months and I imagine the noise was the reason. Its really spoils what is otherwise a great car. I had a pre and post face lift vrs mk 2 and this mk 3 is my last skoda.

Edited 1 April, 20179 yr by ima

Thanks for the info.

I'll get back to you.

Just going out for my stag do!

How long do you think you'll keep it for?

I have to say this will also be my last Skoda (how sad after a few weeks ownership). I should probably hand it back to the garage as it's less than 30 days since I bought but it's too much hassle. I might give it a year. If it weren't for the wife-to-be's cancer I'd get it swapped now. I imagine that guy is happier with his BMW...

 

A car that actually makes me ill. Damn good mpg though. Bummer. 

 

Every time I turn the ignition on now I'm listening for it - I don't know what's real and what's not. It's not good PR for Skoda.

Edited 2 April, 20179 yr by guitarman001

Yes, I can really appreciate your priorities lie elsewhere but an additional stress that won't help. I wondered if the new facelift has been changed to solve the issues as its had more sound deadening. 

Firstly on a separate note, I'm not really hearing from the garage regarding the dent in the door. Might be getting fobbed off but hope not. 

 

Tonight I went out with 4x 2.5kg weights and a 12kg Bulgarian bag. Yes, this is what it's come down to. 

I put the weights on the shelf then in the foam space under the boot flap. 

I put the bag on the boot floor, and on the shelf (at the back and then the front of the shelf). 

 

I couldn't say for sure if any of that made a difference, to be honest. I *think* putting the bag closest to the rear window helped more. You could see it bobbing up and down as I drove. Taking the shelf off completely didn't make much difference - in fact, I think it may have made it worse. 

 

To be honest, I couldn't completely recreate the noise to my satisfaction. 

 

And during this entire time, it started to rain. Came in late feeling like a t!t. I should be spending time with my fiance, not dealing with this rubbish. 

 

Do you think if I wrote to SKODA UK and referenced this thread and told them the problem, they could advise on what the issue is and how I could fix it at my own expense? 

 

FYI my friend recently got an Audi A6 and it is much quieter in comparison. They're pretty much the same car but the Audi does feel more solid. Next time I'd spend a bit more. I just want this fixed. 

I doubt Skoda will even acknowledge it.

I will say I had a small amount on certain surfaces in my first Mk3 vRS, in my 2015 (current car) model, I have not heard the issue once.

 

Edited 3 April, 20179 yr by Mr Grump

I wonder if Skoda have resolved the issue? I've certainly never experienced the issue in my 16 plate vrs... would be interesting to compare two cars side by side to see if there were any differences

 

oh and road noise etc is not an issue at all even with the 19's and P'Zero's... certainly much quieter than my last car (qashqai) and my wifes (mini cooper)

Edited 4 April, 20179 yr by NikEd

On 4/1/2017 at 12:43, guitarman001 said:

Can anybody confirm if dynamat (or preferably cheaper alternative) actually works?

 

As I suspect I mentioned earlier in this thread, I did a thorough dynamatting of my greenline estate; under the entirety of the carpeting, under the boot floor and behind the boot plastics. It improved things a bit, but the car didn't feel transformed.

I've been advised to take a look at this thread as I'm looking for a used Octavia vRS Mk3.

 

This is a bit off putting and a reason as to why I'm going my research before taking the plunge.

 

Is this an issue on earlier Mk3 models that seems to have been resolved on the later ones?

 

I recently test drove a vRS Diesel on a variety of roads and didn't notice anything untoward but then again I have been used to the hard suspension of a Fiesta ST on Norfolk roads combined with a non-res cat-back so anything in comparison will appear a lot more refined.

 

I will bare this in mind when it comes to any future test drives though.

Update!

 

I enquired into handing the car back so they're going to come out in the car with me to try and hear it. Problem is I need to find a section of road near the garage and replicate the condition. Last time was car fully loaded and in centre of town which is a way away. And even then others couldn't hear it. 

Maybe I need everybody in the car to fully load it? 

Frankly, I'm afraid the tech wont be able to hear the noise, even if I do. I did mention that the issue is well documented on the SKODA forums.

Edited 4 April, 20179 yr by guitarman001

9 hours ago, Gyp said:

 

As I suspect I mentioned earlier in this thread, I did a thorough dynamatting of my greenline estate; under the entirety of the carpeting, under the boot floor and behind the boot plastics. It improved things a bit, but the car didn't feel transformed.

 

How long ago was that and do you still own the car?

27 minutes ago, guitarman001 said:

 

How long ago was that and do you still own the car?

 

Scarily that was 2010 just after I got it (so must have been a mk I facelift rather than a mk II) but the car got traded for a Yeti in 2014.

 

Somewhere there's an Octavia Greenline running round with a hell of a lot of dynamat in it. I wonder if the owner noticed?

So it was a 2010 model and you traded almost immediately?

 

I can still hear it on mine but I think I'll be on a hiding to nothing with the dealer. It's a real showstopper. Others might not hear it but it is really uncomfortable just on some of the roads near work - bad enough that it hurts but maybe not enough for a sceptic to agree to.

4 hours ago, CookieMonster87 said:

I've been advised to take a look at this thread as I'm looking for a used Octavia vRS Mk3.

 

This is a bit off putting and a reason as to why I'm going my research before taking the plunge.

 

Is this an issue on earlier Mk3 models that seems to have been resolved on the later ones?

 

I recently test drove a vRS Diesel on a variety of roads and didn't notice anything untoward but then again I have been used to the hard suspension of a Fiesta ST on Norfolk roads combined with a non-res cat-back so anything in comparison will appear a lot more refined.

 

I will bare this in mind when it comes to any future test drives though.

 

If you are after a petrol one, mine doesn't do it and will soon be available

33 minutes ago, guitarman001 said:

So it was a 2010 model and you traded almost immediately?

 

I wouldn't say 4 years was almost immediately.

 

I did do the dynamatting almost immediately though

Ah, I misunderstood. Gotcha.

 

That must have been an annoying 4 years.

 

I can see how it is a single thing for others to hear but it really feels like my ears are getting bashed with gong sticks. 

29 minutes ago, guitarman001 said:

Ah, I misunderstood. Gotcha.

 

That must have been an annoying 4 years.

 

No, not really. The sound deadening was sufficient for it not to bother me anymore other than on certain stretches of motorway/dual carriageway with problematic road surfaces.

 

The annoying thing was that the greenline didn't have better fuel consumption than the Octy 1.9tdi that it replaced and that I couldn't run it on veg oil like I could the old one.

 

I traded it when the air con packed up. If that hadn't have happened I'd probably still have it now