Hello from Wales

Hi. I've owned my Skoda Fabia 1.4 16 valve Elegance since 2002 and have enjoyed many years of happy motoring until now. I've registered on this forum so I can pass on my sad story. First indication of trouble was the handbrake light coming on while I was driving!! Found the handbrake lever was fully down and tried the foot brake and noticed it was HARD to push down and not much braking effect. Worrying. Pulled into a layby and stopped and started the engine and all seemed okay so continued my journey. This happened a couple more times so into the garage it went.

WOW! I won't tell you the total cost but I ended up needing a new brake servo, reservoir and vacuum pipe! When I saw the servo I nearly freaked! It was rusted through in several places. I took a photo of it and would like to show it on this forum but wonder if this is the right place. I feel that any other owners of the older Fabias need to know about this. I dread to think what would might have happened if I lost my brakes on the motorway.