Gearbox rattle - VRS Recall

[P2M]

Once again thanks to all of you guys, especially to Stu! Just received the email regarding the grease from my dealer. He found out this is intended originally for VW and it is a small tuba or bag. Price app 9.05 (372CZK) GBP incl VAT. Have ordered it and gonna to grease that f*cking mount next week.

[VRStu]

Glad you are sorted out.

Have to let us know if it works ok.

[P2M]

Glad you are sorted out.

Have to let us know if it works ok.

Of course I

[glynndood]

i have had a rattle on the gear stick itself on my fabia vrs, only really fourth gear and goes when above certain rev range , very annoying though and loud, hopefully will be fixed tomorrow, anyone else had same? mine is 06 plate

[Spudgun]

my one rattles sometimes when it is idling but if i push the gear stick down it stops but then if i touch it the rattle starts again mine is also an 06 plate any ideas mine has only done 4k ???

[VRStu]

There was an issue with gear lever rattle on the Fabia vRS which was fixed by fitting a revised cable set. Yours both seem to be later cars and shouldn't be affected but it may be worth asking.

[Keith vRS]

There was an issue with gear lever rattle on the Fabia vRS which was fixed by fitting a revised cable set. Yours both seem to be later cars and shouldn't be affected but it may be worth asking.

mine had the lever rattle aswell - was fixed by the dealer...was checking oil etc the other day noticed that I now have a zip tie holding one of the cables up! - revised cable set ....rofl

[P-A]

I'm popping down to the dealer today at midday to have the grease applied! Will let you know if it solves the problem...

[P-A]

Well I'm now back from the dealer and can report that the problem appears to have been fixed. I've not been for a long enough drive to be sure but so far so good.

However I was less than impressed with the dealer. After being told that the job would take 30 minutes, they had me waiting an hour and a half. I was not happy.

[P2M]

Great, I´m really looking forward to the next week when I fix it too. Just can´t undestand how a small qty of the grease can cure the knocking noise....

[P-A]

The metal surfaces will still touch but the grease damps the noise. I'm just wondering how long the fix will last...

[P2M]

The metal surfaces will still touch but the grease damps the noise. I'm just wondering how long the fix will last...

Is that grease so rigid???:eek: Yep, the duration is the question, but let

[ric04vrs]

i think it works by lubing the area the mount touches , so allowing it to slip slightly when the mount moves back and forth , therefore stops the knock which occurs when no grease there , just done mine this afternoon , is a bit of a pain and ideally to do a proper job the battery box and airfilter box needs to come out , i just about managed to do it with just the airfilter box out , bit of a struggle though , will report back if cured

[Spudgun]

well after going to pilling skoda today the gearbox rattle on my 06 plate is meant to be getting a recall on all 06 plate models or is the dealer lying ????

[VRStu]

Perhaps there is another Technical Service Bulletin (TSB).

People tend to use the word recall rather loosely and it's not always the case. A recall is where the manufacturer has to notify VOSA and inform all owners of the problem, not something they take lightly nor do if they can help it.

[Spudgun]

thinking about it the dealer did say something about a tsb if this is the case does this mean that skoda are investigating the problem or have decided there isnt a fix anytime soon

[VRStu]

No a TSB is released to dealers with advice on how to deal with the problem.

Some examples -

http://www.fabia-vrs.com/additives.htm

http://www.fabia-vrs.com/washer_pipe.htm

http://www.fabia-vrs.com/brakeswitch.htm

[Spudgun]

ok cheers for that so i will hold on then and see what happens i will notify you guys when i find out something

[barney_b]

I had this problem a few months back and the dealer did a lot of liasing with Skoda Technical (thingy-ma-jig), they came back with this TSB and said it had only just been put together.

I've covered about 4,000 miles since having the fix applied and all is still OK!

Ps. I would have described the noise as an intermittant knocking sound from somewhere on the passenger side when going over bumpy roads/potholes/etc.

[P2M]

Hiya boys, just spoke to one my friend that has 03 VRs too. This wk-end he applied the grease (a bit different than recommended from Skoda - some kind of lithium heat resistant vaseline) into the mount and after 400km everything is ok - no knocking noise anymore. He also inserted a piece of rubber with textile into the mount - cause found out the mount was touching the console (steel against steel) in one location.

I will attach the picture later today

[P-A]

Bad news :( After around 500 miles the noise has returned and is exactly the same as before. I'm off on holiday in a couple of days so will be getting this looked at on my return. I'll also be trying a different dealer...

[P2M]

Bad news :( After around 500 miles the noise has returned and is exactly the same as before. I'm off on holiday in a couple of days so will be getting this looked at on my return. I'll also be trying a different dealer...

Oh mate :( Did you personally supervise the mechanic when he did the job? Do you know what qty of the grease he used? Maybe not enough...

[P-A]

I'm sure he used the right stuff - it was ordered from Skoda and he apparently followed the instructions. However he did take 1 hour 30 mins to do what is apparently a 30 minute job! The car needs a service in 2,000 miles so I'll get it looked at again then.

[P2M]

cannot attach the picture I´ve promised, so please watch this link and see the photo there: http://forum.skodahome.cz/uploads/post-8-1157374348.jpg

[black rat]

Gear lever rattling... They changed the gear lever linkages... hmm its back though with a vengance....