I have a 2018 manual petrol Karoq, 1 litre engine, which has 44,000 miles and I purchased three weeks from a Skoda approved garage.

 

i’m becoming a nervous driver in it - at slow speeds / stop start traffic the engine is stalling and taking what seems an age to be able to restart, sometimes with a message appearing about depressing a clutch but nothing happen when you do, the reverse gear is getting stuck in reverse so you can’t change gears, same in 1st and 2nd, happening intermittently but become a hazard to a degree.  Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I’m doing wrong? Thanks 

Welcome.

Can i ask which Skoda Dealership it was bought at or which area? 

 

Sorry no help but get onto the Dealership, talk to the manager and tell them the issue with the Skoda Approved Used car. 

It was meant to have had rigorous checks.

DO NOT DELAY REPORTING ISSUES. 

 

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Is the Service History complete, showing things like the Spark plugs replaced, Air Filter, Pollen filter etc?

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When was it last serviced according to the Service History they supplied?

 

Edited 5 December, 20241 yr by Ootohere

If you've bought an approved used Skoda from a dealer within the last 3 weeks and it has developed a fault, go straight back to the dealer and explain what the problem is. I've only had automatic Skoda's so can't comment on the "depress clutch" message other than to say, my previous manual Volvo would not start unless you depressed the clutch. This was a safety feature to prevent you trying to start the car while in gear. I can imagine if the car stalls in traffic you panic and your first action would be to try to restart it without depressing the clutch.

 

Regarding the car sticking in low gears and reverse, this sounds like a clutch problem and could also be contributing to the stalling issue. Take the car back to the dealer you bought it from and ask them to fix it under warranty. They may claim that the clutch is a wear and tear item so not covered but as you've only had the car 3 weeks it's reasonable to claim the faulty clutch was present at the point of sale.

Edited 6 December, 20241 yr by G32turbo

@Clare1980 there have been some reports on here of recent 1.5 Karoqs stalling when the revs drop below around 700rpm, such as might be reached if slowing down to stop in a high gear. However, reports are only related to the latest 1.5 Evo2 engine and not to earlier 1.5 or 1.0.

As others have said, with the gearbox issues and the stalling, take it straight back to the dealer!