Hi I already posted on this subject.

I'm being treated as though I don't know anything by the dealer, not a Skoda dealer because my car was a trade in....

So mine has the intermittent fault causing loss of power then temporary limp mode. I got the car in June and it has happened 3 times since and I lost confidence in the car, it is not just a nuisance it's dangerous!

The power just disappears when you are at a junction where you have to cross oncoming cars....then you have to deal with limp mode! Seems that some think that

when you turn off the ignition and the fault disappears that's fine. I do not! It's the fact that you are vulnerable due to the fact is that it can occur anytime....not a good thought when you are doing 50/70mph!

The car is with the dealer now, the service manager inferred that my driving could be at fault and causing it!

I still have a little hope that this will be resolved....if they can't fix it , by law I am entitled to a replacement....which I guess is the best outcome. However I wanted the car I bought...

Best stop waffling.

I've already heard from a few others with their experiences but I would appreciate some more.

Thanks 👍🏻

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Up to 6 months is an important time period after buying!!!

@Sklinda

This link is to the earlier forum topic that discussed your Fabia's problem.

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/541431-any-luck-with-intermittent-limp-mode-fault/#comment-6031427

and this link is to the Motor Ombudsman website's guidance on the 2015 Consumer Rights Act.

https://www.themotorombudsman.org/knowledge/what-is-the-consumer-rights-act/

You seem to be under the impression that the type of fault your car is experiencing - sudden loss of power and (as I understand it) the fault clearing if the car's ignition is switched off and the vehicle restarted - is commonplace with Skoda Fabia Mk4 cars and that Skoda is well aware of this.

Many thousand's of Fabia Mk4 cars will have been sold and - while there's little doubt that some of these may have gone into 'limp-mode' - there's nothing to suggest that this is a known and widespread problem with Fabia Mk4 models. Most (all?) modern cars have a built-in limp-mode capability - it's a protective anti-damage feature. But there is no single reason for them doing this, nor any single well-publicised fix.

In the earlier topic @bazz2004 referred to the issue he had with his 2023 Fabia. But his car is older than yours, has a different engine and, when the problem occurred, fault codes were found (which you were told was not the case with your Fabia).

Your car is still within the Skoda UK 3-year warranty period and any free-of-charge repair work within the terms and conditions of that warranty will need to be carried out by a Skoda dealership.

@bazz2004 said that his car's problem was finally addressed successfully by installing a necessary software update, but, as you bought your car from a non-Skoda dealership and the fault is being investigated by them, if a Skoda software update were required, it's unlikely that 'your' dealership could install this.

If there are indeed no recorded fault codes and your car is currently running perfectly, it's going to be extremely difficult for your dealership to accurately diagnose why it has suddenly lost power temporarily on three occasions.

If your dealership cannot assure you that they found the cause of the power-losses and are confident that they have cured the fault, you may want to try insisting that they take the car to a Skoda dealership and ask that dealership to investigate further. Otherwise, you may have to fall back on the Consumer Rights Act.

(If you think you may have to go legally head-to-head with your dealership, you should keep a record of discussions with the dealership and email them about what's been said and done.)

Edited 6 hours ago6 hr by DerekU

Thank you DerekU,

I have seen lots online with the same problem but not always the same year, but Fabia mk 1, 2,3's.

I have had advice from the CAB and used it to send a letter outlining the problem and detail about the 'incidents'.

I paid £13k for the car and I'm not going to keep it with the fault. I've had the car for 4 months! Under the consumer rights 2015, which are there to protect their rights, and do state that if a repair can not be done then you are entitled to a replacement. If the dealer will not then I will take it back to CAB to level 3.

I am loathe to use the ombudsman just yet as you have accept the result, that's it the end. But if all else fails I will use it.

Yes I understand that they are saying that it can't be fixed, but I think they could do it just don't want to, a common behaviour it appears.

The car has been to the Skoda dealership service centre the 1st time and I assume EMG are using this time.