[quote=amitk26;1442837]Gagan I have my full sympathy with you, I can only say people should use various threads on T-BHP to do research before buying so that they do not end up posting their woes later on.
I am not saying that one should not a buy a product with negative reviews but at least the buying decision should be informed choice and a calculated risk.
We are happy that you did your bit by e-mailing the link to Skoda but still I see an attempt to defend the undefensible.
Can you please explain what is the reason of writing the portion highlighted in the bold in your post above ?
Secondly the picture shows car in crane and 2000 Rs bill for the flat bed two truck and cairn , Do you think customers pay this just for stereo , AC and reverse sensor fix ?
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Though the problem is proven to be that of the gearbox now, one must still say that the service bill attached did not / does not seem relavent. (Inspite of the towing bill due to lack of a service card with the current problem stated.)
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I think he was posting the pictures as I was posting at my end about the same time. No offence indeed.
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Originally Posted by Sahil Gagan- Thanks for posting the pics & job card. My worsest nightmare is true
I learned my lesson a few years back when I bought the C-class in 2001, it was the third C180 in Mumbai. The car was a terror, I have learned never to buy the initial first or second batch of a german car as most lemons come out from the first batches. Since you got your car in March it probably was the first batch out of the factory?
Your anger is justified but the car being new and under warranty is a boon. Skoda will have to go out of it's way to do whatever is needed to rectify each problem. You could fight for a replacement but that will be a hard battle. The other best alternative would be to try and get an extended warranty or maintenance package free. And if all fails just get the car working and sell it off before warranty period is over. |
So even the mercs did have similar issues, He have already heard of issues with the Audi as on and off.
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Originally Posted by sidindica VW has announced a recall of its group cars in US and Europe over alleged DSG transmission failures due to software malfunction.
Hope this follows in India also. |
Guess this is then a VW group thing.
[quote=navin;1446098]Gagan, You should demand a new warranty that starts from the date you get your car back. Skoda needs to be penalised for all the trouble they put their customers through.
WONT HAPPEN, LETS NOT BOTHER, JUST HOPE THE CAR OWNER GET A PROPERLY WORKING CAR BACK ASAP.
Viddy, I have driven my 1.8TPi Octy though 26/7 (the car was atlest bumper deep in water for 8 hours) and other than some electronics (air bag sensor) it survived. This problem has nothing to do with water logging.
AGREE THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WATER LOGGING.
Some months back while I was on a highway my vRS (Octy 1.8TPi) has a ECM sensor light come on and the car sort of lost all power. We (my driver was driving) managed to bring the car to a gentle stop on the shoulder. I called Autobahn. They told me to switch off the engine and start again. I did that and the engine sprang to light only that the ECM light was still on.
But start it did and the ECM light did not come on either. Anyway I sent the car to Autobahn and they found some wires that had come loose.
I will never take the Skoda on the highway (long distance). I have lost faith in the Skoda's reliabilty.
TRUE THIS IS THE KIND OF IMPACT THE LAURA HAS HAD ON ME AS WELL, ONCE i DROVE FROM lONAVALA - AMBY VALLEY TO MUMBAI WITH A BURST TURBO PIPE. (lEAKING PIPE) TUBBO DID SURVIVE THAT, BUT IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A 60 BHP LAURA GEARED FOR 105 BHP.
YET HAVE TILL DATE COMPLETED AT LEAST 15,000 KMS ON THE HIGHWAYS ALONE AND THE CAR HAS OVER ALL WORKED FINE. LET ME FIND SOME WOOD TO TOUCH.
The Fortuner is an SUV right? Will it's ride quality be equal to that of a sedan like the Accord, Superb, Camry or even the Altis?
NOPE AN SUV IS AN SUV - IT IS BUILT ON THE INOVA PLATFORM WHICH THOUGH CAR LIKE IS KNOW QUITE AN ALTIS.
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Originally Posted by ImmortalZ VW DSG gearboxes have long known to be troublesome. In fact, just yesterday, VW recalled some 13,500 cars equipped with their DSG 'box (Jetta included) because of a sensor issue causing the 'box to turn on the CEL and in extreme cases, refuse to shift from N.
The 7 speed box, which is in the TSIs is supposed to be more reliable as it is a dry clutch setup. God knows how the TDIs with the 6 speed, fantastically unreliable DSG box will fare. Skoda engines and transmission components are not manufactured in India. They are all imported. So one has to wonder if all the VAG group cars in India are as failure prone as they all use the same components. There have been reports of brand new A4s losing their AC and the AC is a terminal problem with all Skoda models.
Maybe we aren't seeing any of these problems with other VAG cars simply because they don't sell as much as Skodas.
EXACTLY MY THOUGHTS, IT SEEMS TO BE MORE TO DO WITH VAG THAN SKODA, FINALLY IT MAY NOT BE THAT MUCH TO DO WITH THE INTEGRATION THAT SKODA DOES, BUT THE VAG PARTS ITSELF.
Who knows, maybe this is all the tip of the iceberg? Maybe VAG is offloading all it's second rate components in India?
UNLIKELY TO BIG A SCAM FOR VAG TO TRY |
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Originally Posted by amitk26 To everyone on this thread who is suspecting fuel quality how actually 95 RON or 91 RON can make difference to gearbox ?
I think user ajmat has posted various week links in Skodas which point to mechanical issues rather then fuel related issues.
So I think it is safe to assume it is poor build quality of Skoda India engines and transmission components and not fuel which needs to be blamed.
YEP FUEL QUALITY CANNOT BE BLAMED BUT NEITHER IS THE BUILD QUALITY POOR, IT SEEMS TO BE SPECIFIC TO DSG, TURBO AND AC COMPONENTS THAT VAG SUPPLIES TO SKODA.
Build quality also means quality of fastners used ( nuts , bolts , rivets) . quality of mechanical components such as clutch , flywheel , tie rods , knuckle joints etc so that any of these do not fail after repeated operations on bad potholed roads.
Build quality also means the quality of seals , washers and damping and mounting rubber ingots so that they do not give up after few months. And of course build quality should include filters and sensors as well.
From the description on the various skoda complaints it seems Skodas have poor build quality when it comes to under the hood.
YEP BUT AS I MENTIONED IT JUST BE THAT THE DSG TECHNOLOGY IS QUESTIONABLE FOR OUR MARKETS |