After many ongoing problems with my new 06 (stuttering and idle issues) I have recently rejected and been refunded all my money for the car as I did not wish to own another.

It must be said that the dealer was very co-operative during this period, in fact they had provided some of the best service I've ever encountered at any other dealer to date.

I really thought after reading and hearing many reviews that this was the car for me but purely down to personal experience this was not the case and as a result I will not be returning to Skoda ownership.:thumbdwn:

If you're reading this Skoda, you are now one less customer!

Thanks for all who have replied to my threads and provided useful information.

Happy driving.

You can still be a member here!!

I can't say I'm surprised that people want to reject these problematic cars , but at least the dealer did the right thing.

A car with issues like this is something beyond their control but a lot of them would become very defensive and refuse to help.

Anyway , sorry to hear your time with Skoda wasn't as good as you'd hoped.

Well, I'm amazed. I'm pleased that you ended up with a satisfactory solution to your problems, and happy that you got your hard earned cash back. I think Skoda deserve huge credit for recognising the severity of the issue. As a VAG owner for the last 25 years my '54 vRS has never missed a beat, its long-leggedness and performance still amaze both me and many distant BMW drivers. The new modified Euro compliant engines appear to be a complete pile of pooh; Skoda should be ashamed as in the general public's eye they still remain far from being the quality choice.

A great shame, my 04 vrs was the best car I have owned and I have been regretting it ever since I sold it. I cannot believe how long it has taken to resolve the stuttering issue, a lot of the hard work to improve public perception of the brand will have been undone. As you have experienced good service from the dealer maybe a one owner well kept 2004/5 model would change your mind?

I presume that ibizas and polos using the same engines have had similar problems?

my 06 VRS is the best car i've had and alot better than other cars i've driven and it's the 06 BLT engine code version!

No stutter for me. Maybe its the driver that can increase or decrease the problem due to the way they drive. I say this cos I don't seem to have problems while others do.

Shame you had that much issues with the car cos its great!

:thumbup:

I presume that ibizas and polos using the same engines have had similar problems?

Apparently so , but VW have referred to this as a "characteristic" of the engine and don't plan on fixing it

I had to admit I've picked up some valuable experience about my rights in purchasing expensive goods from dealers.....

I guess I was fortunate that my dealer acknowledged the fault from 1st contact and tried to fix it. I had to draw the line once I was being told all sorts of parts were being exchanged on order to fix a fault which was existent from day one...

The important thing to remember is that the dealer will always try to fix the vehicle under 'warranty' and with this are paid a nice price by the manufacturer to do so. This does not affect your statuary rights during this period in terms or rejection/replacement providing you highlighted the problem at the earliest opportunity.

lets say i was thinking about rejecting my '06 fabia VRS, would i be able to with 7000 miles on ?

my dealer knows about the stuttering problem and is in touch with skoda about it.

I very much doubt it. they may feel you just dont like the car after 7000 miles and so are just complaining about a petty thing thinking you can shut of the car.

I honestly don't get why the tiny stutter every blue moon is making you want to reject the car?

Or is it happening all the time? affecting your driving? unsafe?

no, i only get it now and again and it does not really bother me but i dont want it to affect resale value because quite a few people know about it and would not buy one themselves, new or secondhand.

lets say i was thinking about rejecting my '06 fabia VRS' date=' would i be able to with 7000 miles on ?

my dealer knows about the stuttering problem and is in touch with skoda about it.[/quote']

I think by driving it with 7000 miles you may have accepted the car, however, it will depend if and when you logged the fault with the dealer and how many attempts they've had to fix it. CAB would be a good place to seek legal advice

Chris

From what I was told the law would scrutinise the mileage and period you've owned the car if entering a rejection situation.

Depending on your circumstance you could be out of luck if as someone has suggested you appear to have accepted the car.

At the earliest moment when I was told by Skoda Customer Services that the fix for my car could take weeks or months I took legal advice and issued formal correspondance to the dealer softly demanding remediation for the problems. The worst thing I could have done was to 'go along' with them and wait till the so called fix arrived - that would have incurred more miles on my car and appeared as if I was 'accepting' the car (maybe it's a technique they use for this reason...).

I would suggest speaking with CAB or Trading Standards who would be able to advise you precisely. They did me good:thumbup:.

Make sure if you are going down this route to be reasonable with your dealer and don't loose your rag with them at any time. Keep a documented list of all events in case it ends up, god forbid, going to court.