With a different engine I presume

Yes, it is a 1.4L with supercharger and turbo. If it is better remains to be seen

 

Would think from the wheels it is a R line.

Tony

Yes, it is a R line. I really like that design.

 

Irrespective of the warranty if you can prove it was maintained as per manufacturer's spec then you may well have a claim under the sales of goods act. I think the small claims court limit is now £10K since April. If uncontested as many large co's do then you win your case by default.

But only progress if you know you are in the right and have evidence to support your claim.

It is supposed to be relatively simple.

I live in Sweden so british laws are not valid. I would have fought harder if the Yeti was privately owned by me but it was owned by my company. Private consumers have much better protection... Finally, I just wantet to get rid of the car...

Twincharger... let's hope it will be a good one otherwise head to MK II section for the wealth of info . I think you had a strong original case whereby the issue was noticed just out of warranty and can be presumed to have originated well within warranty period. As others remarked you were given incorrect advice from the dealers who were incompetent and unable to diagnose and fix the car. I am pretty sure they have no clue what caused the problem. Anyway, enjoy your new (used?) motor and let's hope you will have problem free motoring!

Those lights could seriously mess up a pedestrian or cyclist if you were to hit them. They negate all the advances that have been made in car front-end design to reduce injuries in accidents with non-vehicle occupants. Sorry to be so killjoy about it, but those type of accidents do happen - a friend of mine was t-boned quite recently while cycling in London by a driver not looking when coming out of a side turning.

I find it somewhat odd to replace the Yeti, due to engine problems, with a car with possibly the least reliable engine VAG have ever made.

Talking of engines, the Yeti should be getting a whole new set at some point, as none of the current units meet euro6 which comes into force for new registrations in a years time.

 

 

TP

Those lights could seriously mess up a pedestrian or cyclist if you were to hit them. They negate all the advances that have been made in car front-end design to reduce injuries in accidents with non-vehicle occupants. Sorry to be so killjoy about it, but those type of accidents do happen - a friend of mine was t-boned quite recently while cycling in London by a driver not looking when coming out of a side turning.

These are from LightFORCE and are all plastic so no glass or metall at least...

I find it somewhat odd to replace the Yeti, due to engine problems, with a car with possibly the least reliable engine VAG have ever made.

I'll hope for the best then, hoping that the odds for two cars in a row with engine failure are high

Late to this discussion but my Yeti is only just out of warranty and I am having similar problems Hopefully the engine hasn't been damaged but my water pump is pouring coolant. It has been seen by an independant garage as I didn't dare drive to my nearest dealership. 

Am about to have it recovered to the dealership then try to put pressure on Skoda to cover the cost. The car has only done 59,000.

 

Any advice would be great. Has anyone successfully got Skoda to contribute? Other VW engines seem to have the same problem so surely a recall should be issued.

Welcome.

 

If your vehicle just needs a Water Pump because that is the mileage it has done, 59,000 miles,

or usage it has had, then not a Recall / TPI or Warranty issue.

 

So what engine do you have a 1.8TSI?

when was the Yeti Built, just before first registration in 2014?

Edited 20 December, 20178 yr by AwaoffSki

It is a Yeti 1.6 diesel greenline 63numberplate. I had the emissions recall sorted at the Skoda dealership in Aug. The garage I took it to said the only other car they'd seen with such a bad leak from the water pump was a VW Polo of similar age but higher mileage. Neither car were due water pump or cam belt until at least 75,000. It was the mechanic who suggested I find out if other Skodas had similar problems because he said it was 'very poor' in such a newish car. 

 

Funnily enough the AA guy who has just collected my car said ' One of these, emissions or water pump?' 

The garage or the mechanics you took it to must not see many VW Group engine diesels then.

 

If you have 'The Fix' related issues you have a 24 month VW Guarantee on that, one with T&C's.

Thank you, I will look into it.

2 hours ago, JoTaylor said:

It is a Yeti 1.6 diesel greenline 63numberplate.

 

This thread is all about the 1.8 TSI petrol, not the 1.6 diesel.

 

Your suggestion that there ought to be a recall is therefore totalling nonvalid.

On 11/05/2014 at 17:38, notamused said:

It was just out of warranty when the problems started. And I'm afraid, I am far from technical, and pretty ignorant about engines, so have never felt very confident at disagreeing with anything I've been told by a garage.

 

So, the update! Having been a bit brushed off by Skoda UK customer services while they asked for more diagnostics to be done by the dealer (apparently, including a wet test where it failed, losing oil from all cylinders) I have been offered a 50% cover of the total costs of replacing engine.

I understand this will be a reconditionned engine. Any thoughts on that?! Total price (inc VAT) was quoted at 5200.00, so this leaves me with a 2600.00 bill. I have been in touch with trading standards, and have 'escalated' the problem to a customer service manager. She was very firm that would be all the help on the table, and that they were not legally obliged to help at all.

Trading standards think I have a case, as under the sale of goods act, I could reasonably argue that the expected quality of a 22,000.00 car would be more than 4 years. The burden of proof is with me though, to prove that it is a manufacturing issue. Skoda UK state that it is not, or the problem would have manifest before it did.

I stated I had found online plenty of similar problems with similar aged cars, but they said each case was dealt with individually, and if there was a recurrant problem Skoda would have fed back to customer services.

So, I'm coming back to the forum to check out opinion from those with similar experience...

Do I?

- persist with Skoda UK and hope for a better offer? (have started down this route on the premise i have nothing to lose)

- persist by re-contacting Trading standards/getting legal advice?

- accept its going to be hassle and stress, and 50% is better than nothing

 

Like another contributor above, I feel in many ways they have been shortsighted. I was genuinely weeks away from putting in my order for a new Yeti this autumn, and now will not be buying from them again, and have also been slating them to anyone willing to listen. For the sake of what is peanuts to them, they would have had a very grateful and loyal customer.

I accept that occasionally there is a lemon off the production line, but feel that like another owner, the car has been driven sensibly, has had full service at the dealer etc, and this feels very unfair. Its our summer holiday money gone, and some.

 

maybe another option to consider

 

you say that you are thinking about buying a new Yeti

 

have you asked the dealer, (or even Skoda direct) for a "cost to change" price for your car versus a new Yeti - they may still have the odd new Yeti in stock

 

 

Edited 23 December, 20178 yr by BillN_33

30 minutes ago, BillN_33 said:

 

maybe another option to consider

 

you say that you are thinking about buying a new Yeti

 

have you asked the dealer, (or even Skoda direct) for a "cost to change" price for your car versus a new Yeti - they may still have the odd new Yeti in stock

 

 

Bill, you do realise you were replying to a thread 3 years old?

I traded in my 2010 1.8TSi 4x4 Elegance in 2016 at 56,000 miles because it was starting to use oil and I couldn't face the hassle of trying to make yet another claim against Skoda UK, particulary as the car was by then 6 years old. It had been a rather unreliable car all its life, with various electrical, cooling and trim faults, some of which were eventually fixed under warranty, some fixed with goodwill contributions from Skoda UK and some I fixed myself having lost confidence in Skoka's dealers.

Had I not seen the various comments on this forum about oil problems with the 1.8 engine, I may have kept it for longer, but I'm now glad I didn't and I escaped before the problem became worse.

I had intended to keep the car for up to 10 years and bodily it was immaculate & drove superebly. But........  !

 

The car did everything I wanted a car to do and although I looked at other cars in the market, rightly or wrongly, I bought another Yeti, a 1.4Tsi L&K, which so far has been almost 100% perfect.

What a shame that VW Group seems to have created a problem engine that spoils the reputation of an excellent car. I just hope that my current Yeti proves to be more reliable.

 

I wonder how many cars that suffer from this excessive oil consumption problem have been initially set on variable service intervals? My 2010 Yeti was on variable interval, and had it's first oil change at 14500 miles which my head tells me is far to late. Its replacement demanded its first service at 9600 miles, which to me is far more sensible, and I will be looking to have max 10000 mile/12 month oil changes in the future.

 

Edited 23 December, 20178 yr by speedsport
Correcting spelling errors!

44 minutes ago, Llanigraham said:

Bill, you do realise you were replying to a thread 3 years old?

 

Thanks - no I did not realise

 

but reading quite a few posts of the forum would put someone "off" a Yeti forever ..........

 

It is a pity that cleaning the various emission parts is not a DIY job, because of access ...... I did not realise this until reading through the posts

 

I was a SAAB fan - had 5 diesel Estates .......... and they are no longer

The older Yeti we have has served us well and the newer one has been good - both diesels ........ I was seriously thinking about another - a good low mileage 170

 

but ...... I'm now not sure ......... I need reliability, flexibility and a good build quality ....... which the Yeti has given us in an economical vehicle with good performance ......... not sure what there is that is better than the Yeti?

39 minutes ago, BillN_33 said:

 

.... not sure what there is that is better than the Yeti?

 

Do tell us if you find something.  The search has been going on for some years

My 65000 mile 1.8tsi Yeti requires new pistons and rings to (I hope) rectify the consumption issue - currently using up 500ml in 400-500 miles. I have a ball park price of £2000-£2500 from Midland VW nr Cannock to carry out the work, and I’m wondering whether to go ahead with it. The pistons are the updated design that VAG released following all the failures. If it does fix the problem and it lasts for 60000 miles then I will go for it. But what’s the forum consensus - worth replacing pistons to fix this or is it new engine? Cheers.

Edited 28 December, 20178 yr by mstrbkr

Maybe have a look in he Pinned Thread on 1.8 & 2.0 TSI's at the top of the Octavia Mk2 section.

Many more more members there with experiences of engine rebuilds, or replacements.

3 minutes ago, AwaoffSki said:

Maybe have a look in he Pinned Thread on 1.8 & 2.0 TSI's at the top of the Octavia Mk2 section.

Many more more members there with experiences of engine rebuilds, or replacements.

 

Thanks!