Hi there

 

I have a new Octavia VRS IV hybrid - estate - with about 1000kms and I've stared to nice a shudder when the car is stopping in traffic and when you go to start off again ..

I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this - is it something to do with the hybrid stytem or perhaps more a DSG issue ...

All opinions welcome

Thanks

On 21/08/2021 at 17:24, Ken33 said:

Hi there

 

I have a new Octavia VRS IV hybrid - estate - with about 1000kms and I've stared to nice a shudder when the car is stopping in traffic and when you go to start off again ..

I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this - is it something to do with the hybrid stytem or perhaps more a DSG issue ...

All opinions welcome

Thanks

 

Engine turns off when you stop for traffic right? You could perhaps turn it to Neutral manually and see if that still happens?

 

Does it make this noise whether driving with EV mode only or engine only?

I have the same vehicle and have noticed an occasional slight judder on light breaking just before stopping . I have put this down to the extra battery weight?

Update on this - brought it back to dealer and car needs a new gearbox !

New gearbox after barely getting past breaking in period, doesn't seem particularly reliable.

@zetzet  what break in period is this?  

Where do you find information as a new owners on 'Driving in' a new vehicle other than in the Owners Manual? 

 

There is the bit about may use more oil in the first 5,000 km that has been in manuals and is about all engines.

 

EDIT.

Found it in relation to the engine.

Edited 12 November, 20214 yr by roottoot

Hopefully it's just an unlucky manufacturing fault and when replaced it will be ok

They tried updating software etc but it didn't work 

only 3000 kms on it now but the shudder was there from early on 

All the best with it. 

Luckily for others  your thread will be here for when Dealership Staff say 'They all do that' or That is how they are and others including Skoda Customer Service Communication managers say 'We have never heard of that before'. 

I have this along with numerous other issues including the car virtually stalling when accelerating along with increasingly clunky gear changes, delayed up changes and today a gearbox warning message. Every day's an adventure which I pack an emergency kit for when (not if) it fails.

41 minutes ago, roottoot said:

All the best with it. 

Luckily for others  your thread will be here for when Dealership Staff say 'They all do that' or That is how they are and others including Skoda Customer Service Communication managers say 'We have never heard of that before'. 

Can't blame the dealers for Skoda's inability to provide them with software solutions.

@bytemeIs the failure of the OP's box down to yet another VW Group software coc-k up again like the various ones with DSG's since 2009.

 

Vorsprung Durch Tecknik. Nein!   Advances in Technology. Nein!.    Fix snagging issues early or do proper R&D and not have paying customers do it. Nein!

Edited 12 November, 20214 yr by roottoot

5 minutes ago, roottoot said:

@bytemeIs the failure of the OP's box down to yet another VW Group software coc-k up again like the various ones with DSG's since 2009.

 

Vorsprung Durch Tecknik. Nein!   Advances in Technology. Nein!.    Fix snagging issues early or do proper R&D and not have paying customers do it. Nein!

Lots of DSGs out there, most have no issues and work well. Better than most similar systems.

Lots out there. Skoda / VW built over 5 million DQ200's since 2012 for over 50 applications.. Then there are the millions of Wet Clutch DSG's.

  They work better maybe on than the failure rate than what Ford finally admitted to. 

 

Skoda build over 2,200 a day in normal times and there is only a small percentage failure.

Mostly DQ200;s.

4.6 Million in the Global Recall in 2012 that excluded Europe. Then a few hundred thousand got the Sevice Campaign started in 2014.  Then again in 2017 on the ones 2013-2015.

3 Recalls in Australia with the latest started in 2019 going back over the 2009-2012, then up to 2016.

TPIs covering 2014-2018 and 2018-2020.  

 

https://skoda-storyboard.com/en/press-releases/skoda-auto-produces-its-13-millionth-current-generation-gearbox

One might expect by now the failure rate should be very small. 

Edited 12 November, 20214 yr by roottoot