Ah, I get it. Skoda don't want to take out Daily Mail ad saying their cars have a fault giving poor fuel economy...or some other short coming. They are no doubt feeling the market is saturated with bad news about VAG cars, especially VAG diesels. Just quietly fix the cars as they see them. I was initially fobbed off with a description of 'engine management issue' and only had it explained when I was very direct. No doubt VAG marketing types are nervous wrecks. I'd not want to be in their shoes with their bad karma.

Edited 10 April, 20188 yr by Hermit

Nail on the head.

They dropped Das AUto and went with Honesty and Trust Building measures and then forgot to send that Email to everyone.

20 hours ago, Hermit said:

The service record just showed that during the prep of the car for handover '23w9 completed'. When I later asked what this action was the service manager told me it was a recall for a bad batch of probes because they were giving poor mpg. I can't check now as nothing is outstanding. Both Gomezz and myself have 64plate DSG 184 Scouts so it may only apply to that time period, that engine, that model or a combination.

 

Gomezz had the action applied when the car was at the dealership for other work. My car hadn't been at the dealership since a year previous.

 

If any of us is servicing outside of the Skoda network I guess its our responsibility to keep checking the link you've given - assuming 23w9 is on there. I doubt it's a safety issue so they're not obliged to inform all reg keepers I suppose.

 

@andyasjl Have you had this fix on you 15plate DSG Scout? If not does it come up on the recall link in previous msg?

 

Mines a 65 plate manual Scout and I checked and no recalls.  I was curious as I don't think the MPG is good in comprison to my 2010 Scout.  I used to get 60mpg most days in to work in the 10 plate but in the 65 plate it's anywhere from 50 to 55mpg.  

 

I do wonder if the regen had anything to do with it.  I notice it ticking over at 1000rpm and auto stop disables at least a couple of times a week ( I do 80 miles a day at least).  Prime example was driving on motorway, no traffic for nearly 2 hrs at around 75mph, pulled off motorway on to drive and car was ticking over at 1000rpm.  Get out and it smells of burnt rubber and engine fans are on.

Back to the thread title....

 

My TPMS has worked well so far (2014 petrol vRS). 

 

No false warnings since I bought the car last May. Had a tyre-specific warning two days ago (NSR). 

 

Checked the tyre - nail in the middle of the tread - had dropped from 35 to 30 PSI. Put some air in and had the tyre repaired today. 

 

Wouldn’t have known so soon without the TPMS and would have had to wait until the car started to drive differently or until I noticed a deflated tyre. 

 

So, a big thumbs up from me. 

On ‎11‎.‎04‎.‎2018 at 00:01, AwaoffSki said:

Nail on the head.

They dropped Das AUto and went with Honesty and Trust Building measures and then forgot to send that Email to everyone.

 

I'm not sure you'll find any other manufacturer is any different.

You'll only inform the DVLA is you really really have to & probably many manufacturers will also take the decision: what will cost more, an official recall or the fine if something happens & the authorities take action.

VW have Websites Globally and have News Stories and used to have Service Campaign & Recall articles and a VIN Checker.

 

Skoda UK has a Website and gives out Good News Stories, Increased Sales, Awards won, anything and everything other than any Service Campaign or RECALL issues.  Not even a VIN Checker link.

http://skoda.co.uk/news 

http://skoda.co.uk/about-us/news 

 

eg 

Skoda New Zealand. 

http://skoda.co.nz/news/dsg-service-campaign 

  Good Practices.  Honesty being the best policy.

 

PS 

EDIT, sorry, here we are.  Look and one might find. 

http://volkswagen.co.uk/owners/recallsSubmit 

 

Edited 12 April, 20188 yr by AwaoffSki