Morning all.

Have a new issue I thought I would run by you to see if anybody has had similar....

2021 Enyaq 60 with 110k miles.

Have recently had starting a 'clicking' noise when moving away from a standing start and then when breaking. Almost sounds like a relay opening/closing. Strangely enough, if you pull away VERY slowly, it does not do it.

Car is at the dealer for a number of issues but, on this one (no diag done by 5 on Monday but completed by 11 yesterday), it has been declared as a major job requiring 10 hours of labour to power down, remove gearbox and carry out repair. All very vague at the moment and have asked for a breakdown of parts required.

Quote for the repair is £3,300 !!!

My initial enquiry is whether anybody has had similar please??

If this needs to be done, then so be it, but a bit miffed that a 4 year old car with (relatively) not high mileage, requires an expensive repair like this !!

Will add to my post if/when I get an update of requirements....

Thanks in advance,

Paul

Sounds very much like the drive shaft splines need to be re-glued. (Yes! Glued!)

I've had MEB cars for over 5 years and this issue has been raised a number of times on various forums. There is a clicking sound from the rear when moving off (forward or reverse) and when going over to full re-gen. The splines on the drive shafts have movement caused by the adhesive used on them failing. All cases I've heard about have been covered by warranty or extended warranty. Worth a Google.

AI says,

As vedicle is outside it's original 3-year manufacturer warranty, consider these avenues to manage the cost:

Ask for Škoda "Goodwill": If you have a full Škoda main dealer service history, ask the service manager to submit a goodwill contribution request to Škoda UK. Because TPI 2065531/1 acknowledges a known manufacturing design tolerance issue, they sometimes cover a percentage of the labor or parts.

Edited yesterday at 12:301 day by AndyMorris

23 hours ago, Luckypants said:

Sounds very much like the drive shaft splines need to be re-glued. (Yes! Glued!)

I've had MEB cars for over 5 years and this issue has been raised a number of times on various forums. There is a clicking sound from the rear when moving off (forward or reverse) and when going over to full re-gen. The splines on the drive shafts have movement caused by the adhesive used on them failing. All cases I've heard about have been covered by warranty or extended warranty. Worth a Google.

Many thanks for this info.

I have asked for a breakdown of the parts required and costs

23 hours ago, Luckypants said:

Sounds very much like the drive shaft splines need to be re-glued. (Yes! Glued!)

I've had MEB cars for over 5 years and this issue has been raised a number of times on various forums. There is a clicking sound from the rear when moving off (forward or reverse) and when going over to full re-gen. The splines on the drive shafts have movement caused by the adhesive used on them failing. All cases I've heard about have been covered by warranty or extended warranty. Worth a Google.

23 hours ago, Luckypants said:

Sounds very much like the drive shaft splines need to be re-glued. (Yes! Glued!)

I've had MEB cars for over 5 years and this issue has been raised a number of times on various forums. There is a clicking sound from the rear when moving off (forward or reverse) and when going over to full re-gen. The splines on the drive shafts have movement caused by the adhesive used on them failing. All cases I've heard about have been covered by warranty or extended warranty. Worth a Google.

Many thanks for the info. Have asked for a breakdown of the parts and costs. Will have a better idea if the same issue you mention then...

21 hours ago, AndyMorris said:

AI says,

As vedicle is outside it's original 3-year manufacturer warranty, consider these avenues to manage the cost:

Ask for Škoda "Goodwill": If you have a full Škoda main dealer service history, ask the service manager to submit a goodwill contribution request to Škoda UK. Because TPI 2065531/1 acknowledges a known manufacturing design tolerance issue, they sometimes cover a percentage of the labor or parts.

Many thanks for this. Once I have a definitive answer to the issue, I can use this if it is the known problem.

Many issues / faults are KNOWN ISSUES to VW Group, Dealers / Technicians. Maybe even with a TSP / TPI, yet time after time, 'Never heard of that before', never seen that before, and sometimes 'they all do that'. The VW way. 3 monkeys or Tommy. Deaf, dumb and blind. The internet really has stuffed it up for the VW group.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Evolution13

So....Dealer agrees it is the rear driveshaft issue.

They also agree that, generally, Skoda DO offer 'goodwill' financial assistance as they know it us a design/manufacturing fault.

My car has done 110k miles so basically tough **** 🤬🤬🤬🤬

That's rather poor given VAG know its a design tolerance issue.

This is the list of parts and costs for the repair (approx £1700). Plus ten hours labour (approx £1500).

Socket head bolts with inner polygon head x17 £28.90

Silicon Sealant x1 £41.37

Circlip x1 £7.30

Circlip x1 £7.30

Circlip x1 £7.30

Circlip x1 £7.30

Cap x1 £10.10

Deep groove ball bearing x1 £80.60

Oil Seal x2 £35.90

Cleaning solution x1 £33.34

Plug x1 £6.95

Driveshaft rear left x1 £545

Driveshaft Rear right £561

Gear oil x2 £113.16

Coolant x20 £109.20

1 minute ago, Luckypants said:

That's rather poor given VAG know its a design tolerance issue.

Exactly my thoughts. I am going to contact Skoda directly...

2 minutes ago, Luckypants said:

That's rather poor given VAG know its a design tolerance issue.

Exactly my thoughts. I am going to contact Skoda directly...