Hi all, our 2019 Fabia colour edition has terrible brake squealing from 17mph to 2 mph on light braking. In traffic or carparks its worse. Dealer replaced the frint discs and pads at no charge to us but it is worse.

The car did it from the date of first registration and at 18 months and 9k miles, it still there.

We have supplied dash can footage with sound.

The dealer now says that it is not known to Skoda and is a caricature of the car.

Nothing can be done as a dealer.

Do you know more to help please.

 

 

@LambdelorianWelcome.

The issue with brake squeal and the need to try different pads is certainly known to Skoda.

 

If it is a characteristic of the car then the Engineers messed up.

There will be new and used Fabia mk3 at the dealership without this characteristic, so are they faulty and those buying these cars missing out?

 

What actual job or position / Job Title of the person at the Dealership saying this to you?   Was it a Service Desk person / Service Manager or a Technician?

Get them to put it in writing with their name and job title that they tell you Skoda do not know,

and also have them put why they are not telling them of customers issues.

 

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Why did Skoda approve the discs and pads being replaced if they are unaware of the issue?   The Dealership never footed the bill.

19 minutes ago, e-Roottoot said:

 

Why did Skoda approve the discs and pads being replaced if they are unaware of the issue?   The Dealership never footed the bill.

That is a really good point. They don't just change parts because a customer wants them to, someone has to approve the work.

 

You shouldn't have to, but if it's really winding you up and the dealer is not fixing, you could replace them yourself. CarParts4less or similar will sell known quality parts cheaply enough. I would be tempted for the sake of £60 to fit Pagid parts.

Just a small smearing of copper grease on the rear of the pads.

I will keep you all posted.

Thank you for your support. 🤓👍

e-Roottoot suggestion with copperslip is good

Rare but possible, is grit trapped in between the caliper and pad,

I had this on a Ford Focus.

 

17 hours ago, gumdrop said:

e-Roottoot suggestion with copperslip is good

Rare but possible, is grit trapped in between the caliper and pad,

I had this on a Ford Focus.

 

 

I've had that too but found that if you reverse slowly and gently press the brake pedal a few times, it tends to dislodge itself quite easily. (Please don't try it on the motorway though! )

 

Our Skoda Fabia has been into the dealer for 3 days. We suppli d dash can footage and said that if the noise could not be sorted, we n ed d a replacement at no cost to us.

Three days later and surprise suprise, after 16 months of the dealer trying to sort it, Skoda are aware of the noise and have sent a technical bulletin ti replace the pads with a different one supplied by them.

We get the car back today to see and report back to the dealer. Pass it on.

We will keep you all posted 👍