My engine warning light came on on my 14 plate Yeti 4x4 140 bhp. Popped car to garage where the throttle valve sensor fault was found and sensor reset. Told safe to drive but it's come back on again in less than 200 miles. Any idea of what it does and repair costs? Just so I can be prepared. 

Many thanks 

Edited 25 November, 20187 yr by Carmadgirl

2 hours ago, Carmadgirl said:

My engine warning light came on on my 14 plate Yeti 4x4 140 bhp. Popped car to garage where the throttle valve sensor fault was found and sensor reset. Told safe to drive but it's come back on again in less than 200 miles. Any idea of what it does and repair costs? Just so I can be prepared. 

Many thanks 

Hi Carmadgirl and welcome to Briskoda

 

Judging by this earlier post (https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/458112-throttle-body-gone/) it looks like ~£350 (at an independent).

 

As per this post - this may be covered under VAG's trust building measure / goodwill, assuming your car has had the EA189  "fix" and remains unmodified. Could well be worth checking with a Skoda main-dealer, given the potential saving.

 

Out of interest how many miles has your car covered? I only ask as I have a 2014 140 BHP 4x4 Yeti and am curious what mechanical maladies may be lurking just around the corner!

Thanks for the response. My cars had no mods. What's an EA189 fix? The car had been serviced at Skoda until the warranty ran out now serviced at a reputable SEAT garage as the reputable Skoda garage was 120 mile round trip so not sure if it will be covered.Irony is I now do about 40 miles a week in it as bought a cheap runabout due to it getting knocked by bad parking and just use it for distance and towing. Queried garage if fault could be due to lack of use or condensation build up etc but apparently not. 

£350 ain't good

16 hours ago, Carmadgirl said:

What's an EA189 fix?

It was a software update for VAG Euro V diesel cars. It was intended to remove the 'cheat' software, but had negative consequences, for some cars. 

 

More here: Skoda EA189 and trust building here: Trust building measure

 

Given your car is serviced within the VAG dealer network (SEAT / Skoda) it may well have had the fix (and may therefore be covered by goodwill) - best of luck getting it resolved

 

 

 

Edited 26 November, 20187 yr by pinkpanther

As a follow up just heard from the garage. Throttle body gunked up. They cleaned it up and turned the pipe around so it shouldn't happen again. Did say short trips wouldn't help. Car only gets used once or twice a week so that doesn't help. £90 fix. I'm happy 

9 hours ago, Carmadgirl said:

As a follow up just heard from the garage. Throttle body gunked up. They cleaned it up and turned the pipe around so it shouldn't happen again. Did say short trips wouldn't help. Car only gets used once or twice a week so that doesn't help. £90 fix. I'm happy 

Good outcome

On ‎25‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 22:53, Carmadgirl said:

Thanks for the response. My cars had no mods. What's an EA189 fix? The car had been serviced at Skoda until the warranty ran out now serviced at a reputable SEAT garage as the reputable Skoda garage was 120 mile round trip so not sure if it will be covered.Irony is I now do about 40 miles a week in it as bought a cheap runabout due to it getting knocked by bad parking and just use it for distance and towing. Queried garage if fault could be due to lack of use or condensation build up etc but apparently not. 

£350 ain't good

 

EA189 fix - You might be able to tell quite easily. Mine has a sticker in the boot attached to the polystyrene packing around the spare wheel. 

 

Colin

I'll take a look. It did go in for an update after the emissions scandal. Assume that's what it was but I'll see if I can find anything