Fabia vRS Niggles... Advice?

[Gizmo69]

Hi all really new to this so bear with me! Had my vRS since march now new out of showroom and lots of little things have bothered me.

The first was the the bonnet was raised slightly at the top drivers side corner by about 1-1.5cm. The garage fixed this to the best of their abilities but informed me that it would need to go to a body shop to be properly fixed so that the bonnet sits flush. Shouldnt this have been noticed at car inspection prior to leaving the manufacturer?

I had the linkage fixed after 3000 miles, is this odd or a normal problem with the vRS? After another 500 miles the same knocking in the gear stick became more pronounced again and I assumed the same problem, after returning to the garage they informed me that this is normal and caused by the fuel supply being reduced when in neutral to improve economy. Has anyone else encountered a rattly gear stick?

The next little thing was my fuel cap wouldnt lock after a trip to the petrol station, it took seconds to fix but surely the lock shouldnt sieze on a five month old car?

Also the garage is a bit of a trek so it is most inconvenient and fuel heavy to keep having to drive there!!! I just want to ask these things because I had a fair few probs with my old Fabia 1.4 before I got the vRS and I really dont want to loose faith in the Skoda badge! I love my vRS and any advice is welcome!!!

[ScoobyChris]

Have a search in the Fabia forum - all the bits (aside from the bonnet) are common issues

Wrt the bonnet, are there any signs of accident damage that it could be part of?

Chris

[devonutopia]

The car is new Chris, so shouldn't be any damage. I suspect it's not been located right on the hinge or something.

The gearstick rattle appears to be common. Not had it myself so not sure of the fix for it

The filler cap thing is the same. Pull back carpet on right hand side of the boot, and re-clip in the wire. If it keeps popping out there'd be no harm using a blob of glue to keep it in the clip. Mine did this a couple of times, but has not done it in the last 18 months or so.

The best advice for niggles is keep reading on Briskoda. There's so much that can be done DIY, to save the long trip to the dealer.

[Tom_vRS]

just because its new doesn't mean it can't have been in an accident.

[pixi]

I have had mine since new (06) and don't suffer those niggles. I have read about the gear stick on here and thought that a fix was done ages ago to address this :confused:

[ScoobyChris]

just because its new doesn't mean it can't have been in an accident.

Yep - in fact it's shocking the number of accidents that "new" cars are involved in pre-delivery, and also how they're driven! :eek:

Chris

[Gizmo69]

Have a search in the Fabia forum - all the bits (aside from the bonnet) are common issues

Wrt the bonnet, are there any signs of accident damage that it could be part of?

Chris

Hey Chris, there are no signs of any damage at all, I checked the paintwork round the entire area and nothing seems to be amiss. That was my first thought also! My dad reckoned it was a hinge fault and the garage mentioned to fix it it 100% it would need to go into a bodyshop (not sure if warranty covers that?!?), the husband spoke to them unfortunately so I never got the full story or to ask the questions Id like to have!

As for the rest of the niggles cheers for all the replies, makes me feel better (slightly) that its not just me and my terrible luck to get a dodgy car!!!

Im sure working away by myself and asking questons on here Ill get to know my way around it better to do things DIY, whilst I still have warranty however I want to use their time as mich as possible!

[BigW]

Hey Chris, there are no signs of any damage at all, I checked the paintwork round the entire area and nothing seems to be amiss. That was my first thought also! My dad reckoned it was a hinge fault and the garage mentioned to fix it it 100% it would need to go into a bodyshop (not sure if warranty covers that?!?), the husband spoke to them unfortunately so I never got the full story or to ask the questions Id like to have!

As for the rest of the niggles cheers for all the replies, makes me feel better (slightly) that its not just me and my terrible luck to get a dodgy car!!!

Im sure working away by myself and asking questons on here Ill get to know my way around it better to do things DIY, whilst I still have warranty however I want to use their time as mich as possible!

If the dealer agrees it was like that when you got it then it will be carried out under warranty. And you may not have seen anything else amiss as it has already been to a bodyshop, but If the dealer is going to fix it then I wouldnt let it concern you.

Not playing down your concerns or owt, but its hardly the end of the world, just because you have a rattly gearkn0b and a sticky flap hardly makes it a dodgy car.

If every car never had any faults then there would be no need for a warranty system, use it to your(and the dealers) advantage to get what you are entitled to.