Re: Skoda Woes And The Ghost Of The Mechatronics!! I cant believe this! I got a call from Autobhan saying that the part has arrived but I will have to pay for it?? Why i asked when you took it away citing that it will be done under warranty FOC, they answer well the company has asked us not to replace it. It seems when one buys a car, not directly from Skoda (one cant coz they are tied up with Mahindra First Choice to buy their cars directly) the warranty is not valid...HUH?? Thats the most absurd reason i heard. I have been so upset that i sold the Laura. Yes tha Laura i so loved is sold. I got the Mechatronics repaired. The Solenoids were replaced and the car ram perfectly but for how long is the question. Also ive had problems with the power memory drivers side seat controls. I just bought it locally and replaced it coz i didnt want the hassle.
A friend from Skoda told me "Make some noise and threaten to go real high up to the top they will replace it"
Another guy said puruse the matter wit higher ups and they will replace it...I mean what the heck man. I spend my hard earned money on a sub standard product which the company knows is an issue? They should garland me for buying three of theor cars and considering (now NEVER-EVER) a fourth and they give me this sad treatment and they met out some half baked reason for this.
Im not paying 1.5 lakhs for this for sure. Skoda your loss youve just lost a huge fan..sorry Ex fan and im not advising anyone for a Skoda ever again. Whats more, whe this cars repaired its going up for immediate sale. Quote:
Originally Posted by pgsagar About time Skoda learnt its lessons. When DSG was launched, automotive press went gaga. In their usual exaggeratory narration, they were raving how DSG is future and how CVTs and normal AT boxes are stone-age. Of course I took that with a pinch of salt, because everything new excites them and is always recommended over the exsiting. It is their job to push new products. They don't pay for it so how does it matter to them? They preach others to buy all kinds of cars but I am sure when they have to put down their own money on cars, they would go buy a proven car.
Also, these press guys always took potshots at Tata/Mahindra cars calling them infradig. Somebody should ask these guys what they think of DSG now. I am sure they will say it is a rare occurrence. |
If the press gets involved Skoda will come to its knees. Ill help in anyway i can. Quote:
Originally Posted by VW2010 I still wonder why VW discontinued the DSG box in Jetta while skoda sold them in Laura and superb. Did they know the Box had a problem and let Skoda brand take the beating? or people didnt prefer the DSG in Jetta? |
Let me tell you, as long as the DSG works, its fantastic but the fact is it doesnt work!! Its a very expensive box as compared to the old style auto box but IT DOES NOT WORK!! Quote:
Originally Posted by tazmaan I had decided upon buying the Superb TSI as well but Thanks to Team-Bhp and owners first hand experience posted here I decided not to buy a Skoda with Auto tranny.
Accord AT was bought instead of Superb and I wonder how many more people would have done that. But I even faced a problem with the Accord in terms of buying experience and A.S.S primarily due to the attitude of the dealership. So as GTO said car companies in India are not determined enough to give good service to their customers and sometimes wonder with no governing body to control them is it always better to buy economy cars in India instead of premium ones? |
Im glad you didnt go for a DSG. Else we would have had another thread like mine. Now wait till the clutch wears off!! Quote:
Originally Posted by holysmoke The mechatronics on my superb has also been replaced under warranty. I was not as lucky as you.. I was with family at amby valley, suddenly mom and dad both get sick with malaria, and at the worst moment, mechatronics fail. It was a nightmare.
I had noticed some bad shifting and vibrations earlier, and had taken it to the worksop. They said it was some crap in the fuel filter etc etc. I didnt buy it, but the vibrations stopped, so I didnt argue.
Then the mechatronics failed. I had to get the car towed on a flatbed from amby valley.
Even after the mechatronics was replaced, I was getting the same vibrations from the car. Took it to the dealer every time , but he did not seem to be able to fix it. Then finally I lost it, went to the manager of the workshop, told him if you cant do it, give it to me in writing and I will take the case forward with Skoda. He is like..just give me the car once, I want to check the clutches, etc. He took a few days, but fixed the car, and now I don't have those problems anymore.
He said that the problem was with the clutches. In a 1 year old car. Oh well. |
Buddy you are lucky. At least the damn thing got replaced free. In my case they took the car away onthe pretext of replacing it and have gone back on their word. Quote:
Originally Posted by kevintomin In Singapore too VW (Skoda not popular here) had serious issues with the DSG, typically with the late 2009 and early 2010 models.
These issues existed only with seven speed DSGs while the six speeds DSGs found in models like Golf GTi had no issues.
But a concerted effort from VW owners here resulted in warranty extension to 5 years on the gearbox.
Present day DSG comes with dry clutch mechanism compared to the wet clutch seen is European models. Which according to VW has solved the problem. |
Well my ex-Laura was a six speed. The mechatronics gave way at 72k kms. The Superb is a 7 speed and the Mechatronics gave way at 21k kms!! you do the math about reliability here!!
Does anyone have a solution really to this, id love for someone with a little arm twisting power to sort this issue out for me. Any Skoda dealers, technicians etc on the forum here?? |