anyone had any issues with from discs being scored / ridged and not from stones?

 

son in laws spaceback had done only 300 miles from new and I noticed the drivers side front disc looked horribly ridge and blue (as though over heated) , looked like it had done 30k

 

taken back to dealers, they have taken photos and sent to skoda, did a brake test and said ridges will wear out in about 1000 miles,

 

not happy, as it was daughter who took it in am wondering if they treated her as dumb female as not a member of service dept I have heard of before and unusual as normally the dealer is very good and fair

 

any thoughts, I have an idea of my plans which I will leave for a while to give skoda a chance to evaluate the photos

 

just wondering if this is a one off or more common

 

300 miles in how long. Under use can cause problems like this, especially if the cars sits for periods of time.

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1 week, they picked it up last Saturday with 20 miles on the clock

 

brand new 14 reg

Edited 3 June, 201412 yr by bluecar1

So this happened in one week? The discs looked like new when collected?

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Yup, will add photos shortly

yes, I had a good look round it as was with them when they picked it up

 

the outer surface of the disk is horrible, the onside surface is perfect

 

I suspect sticky calliper on the slides, but service dept don't seem to agree

Edited 3 June, 201412 yr by bluecar1

http://imgur.com/J0pfISL

Edited 3 June, 201412 yr by Sheppeygirl

that is the drivers side front in the post above

 

what do you think for a new car that has now done just over 500 miles?

Got one of the other side for comparison?

 

Does the car drive and stop straight?

http://imgur.com/SKAtWSJ

If the upload has worked this is the other drivers side which is fine, the two back ones have some grooves but not as bad as front drivers side.

just uploading now, and yes does stop straight as far as I know, the dealer did a brake test (I assume on the MOT brake tester)

The car drives and stops straight as far as I'm aware.

That certainly does not look right.

 

Pending a response from the dealer I would be tempted to go and give the brakes a good workout.  It does look quite similar to one of my rear discs after I had a duff handbrake cable, which was causing the brake to stick.

All my brake discs look scored and lightly blued. When I picked up my Rapid there was some surface rust on the discs which I assumed would fade quickly with some use. The rust did disappear but on reflection I should have taken the car straight back and insisted that they replace the discs. I have waited too long to take it back now but I would not accept the situation again. If I were you I would go back to the dealer and insist that they replace the affected disc.

nope not for a brand new car

 

not worried about the efficiency of the brakes, as have driven cars with far worse disks and they still stop ok

 

but more worried about it due to the fact they should not be grooved like that in so few miles and the way my daughter appeared to have been dismissed off hand

 

which as I say is not the normal for the dealership

 

that level of grooving and the fact that wheel was noticeably warming on Saturday evening when I noticed it certainly suggested a sticking caliper, which if left and the heat does build can lead to failure of the grease seals on the wheel bearing and ultimately the actual bearing which is a much bigger job

 

I intend to take the wheel off at the weekend (weather permitting due to carp forecast) and have a really good look and take some close up photo's of the disc and calliper

 

for reference and history if required in the future, part of the reason for getting it into dealer is also so the issue is noted as being from an early date, if at a later date they try wear and tear within tolerance etc the daughter and son in law can point to the history of this issue more easilly

All my brake discs look scored and lightly blued. When I picked up my Rapid there was some surface rust on the discs which I assumed would fade quickly with some use. The rust did disappear but on reflection I should have taken the car straight back and insisted that they replace the discs. I have waited too long to take it back now but I would not accept the situation again. If I were you I would go back to the dealer and insist that they replace the affected disc.

surface rust is normal if a car has been left outside

 

if I pressure wash my wheels on my fabia within and hour I have a light orange coat of rust, and overnight a slightly thicker layer, the brakes then grate for the first application in the morning

 

as I say totally normal and nothing to go to the dealer for,

 

the blueing could be due to some spirited driving or just a long hill needing you to apply light pressure for several minutes, but so long as all surfaces of the discs are the same then nothing to worry about, time to visit the dealer is when there is an obvious difference between the surfaces on the same axle

Edited 3 June, 201412 yr by bluecar1

If that wheel was noticeably warmer then it is pointy towards a sticky brake.

yep

 

been around cars for many years, was taught how to look after a car by stepdad as a teenager, and can remember helping change front brake shoes (yes shoes as in drum brakes) on his mk1 ford escort

 

stripped the gearbox of my first car (triumph herald) in the bedroom to replace layshaft bearings, rebuilt engine etc

 

so I think the dealer may have an issue with trying to fob me off

 

even down to replacing the clutch and DMF on swmbo's old mk1 fabia VRS on the drive, so still up for it

Edited 3 June, 201412 yr by bluecar1

surface rust is normal if a car has been left outside

 

if I pressure wash my wheels on my fabia within and hour I have a light orange coat of rust, and overnight a slightly thicker layer, the brakes then grate for the first application in the morning

 

as I say totally normal and nothing to go to the dealer for,

 

the blueing could be due to some spirited driving or just a long hill needing you to apply light pressure for several minutes, but so long as all surfaces of the discs are the same then nothing to worry about, time to visit the dealer is when there is an obvious difference between the surfaces on the same axle

The rust was not just the kind you get after washing and at my age I am afraid spirited driving is a thing of the past. The discs have scoring which you can feel and the slight blueing has never happened on any other car so why with the Skoda. I think it will be simply down to the fact that the discs are not as good quality or exceptionally hard pads are fitted. Anyway time will tell and I feel sure this topic will be revisited by other owners.

That doesn't look right, certainly worth a visit to the dealer. I would be inclined to take it on a drive and apply the brakes a few times pull up and see if one side it hotter than the other.

 

On a similar subject, I had a look at a second hand Rapid yesterday 14k on the clock and sitting on a dealers forecourt, the rear brake discs were absolutely caked in rust. They were so bad there would have been no way they would have cleaned up by just applying the brakes a few times. Made me wonder how long it had stood there. They were just washing them whilst I was viewing, made me wonder how many washes they get in a week looking at the rust build up on the discs.

I would get that straight back in and demand they change the front disks. Get onto skoda uk and if it on finance speak to them as they can put more weight behind the complaint.

I had a warped disk on mine from new. Took it back and they changed it straight away. Well, 2 weeks to order new disks, then a day to fit but no arguments they just did it. 

wire,

 

they took photo's and sent them to skoda, not for a warranty claim we were told

 

so will give them a few days to allow skoda time to digest the photos then possibly shake the tree again

wire,

 

they took photo's and sent them to skoda, not for a warranty claim we were told

 

so will give them a few days to allow skoda time to digest the photos then possibly shake the tree again

 

 

 

"Shake the tree again"

 

LMAO !

Bluecar 1,

 

A blue coloured brake disc is a sign that it has been seriously overheated at some stage and nothing else and it isn't normal at all ! This is normally caused by a sticky caliper. When tempertaures as high as this are reached it is likley to cause other damage. Such as damaged seals in the caliper, boiled brake fluid, fried wheel bearing, burnt or hardened drive shaft boot. This will depend on the severity of the problem, miles driven and how the car is being driven.  As I previously quoted, don't F about with this or let the dealer F u off either. Demand that they replace both front discs and pads. Get them to check for other damage that may have been done and get a check sheet to see what they have done and checked.

Just Remember !!!!!

Your brakes are like your best friends "You will miss them most, when they're not around"

I'm phoning dealer Monday morning and they will be doing something if not I'll be phoning skoda or just going out to the dealer and pestering them that way