MK3 Octavia - List of Defects, Faults and Issues

[GTR27]

If it's no cost, then i'd take theirs. Otherwise, thats a bit rich!

[daMama]

I know! I just can't believe that such a large dealership would be so hard all on a loan car.... But then again, I'm not surprised!
I also have to correct the record, the car doesn't rev up to 3k, but goes almost up to the 2k. Either way, it was never this high.

[GeeMatt]

Manual Gearbox 5th gear difficult to select at times. Still doing the adjust/Is it OK, merry go round. Will update as we go. Suspect selector but adjustment has only improved it marginally.

OK. Long time no update on this issue.
After several visits to the now defunct Brighton Skoda, the best they could offer was a "letter" from "VW technician" which stated there was nothing wrong and I should test drive another 6 sp vag vehicle to compare !
So I took it to Peninsula Volks/Skoda for 15k service and asked them to check the 5th gear. As per previous they reported no issue, so i asked to take their service tech for a drive and demonstrate. After 500metres he said, Yes, I see your issue, looks like baulk ring (synchro)
Reported to Volkswagen Aus/Skoda and after followup inspection the gearbox was removed and stripped down. Guess what ? Synchro issue ! So I have a resolution. 3 weeks in the "service" department (Mainly waiting for parts from Volkswagen) and it is back. Fixed. 12 months after pickup and when I immediately reported the issue.

Happy days

[woofy]

Nothing wrong with the car itself, but noticed a little bit of something flapping on the passenger rear quarter window. Turns out the tinters have done a bang up job on both rear quarter windows putting the tint film in. Pretty much every bit of rubber has shreds hanging off it, and to top it off the film isn't attached around the edges at all. The dealer has said the tinter will fix it, not doubt they will redo the film which is fine, but they have cut bits of every single bit of rubber including the rubber down in the sill that holds that glass in.

[brad]

You paid your money to the dealer, so it's their problem to fix the lot.

[woofy]

That is pretty much why I sprang the extra despite originally going to take it to someone with a good rep. Hopefully they fix it all without creating more problems with creaks etc. The car is dead silent and I love it like that.

[woofy]

OK, got called into the dealer last thing. I discovered that there is an etch/scratch partway down the rear window from where they must have cut out the film on the back of the car. So really happy now. We looked at another Octavia wagon with just the straight privacy glass and it has rubber that curves and moulds into a flat lip onto the rear door Qtr windows. They have completely cut that away and then gouged out about 0.5cm of the rubber moulding in behind it exposing the glass to tuck the film in so there isn't a gap. Ie that flat bit matches the rubber on the outside so they cut it back so they can hide the edge. Problem is, although the flat bit is stuck to the glass, I can get my fingernail underneath it and imagine a plastic tool could have pried it back a bit rather than just gouge it all away and then some. Has anyone who had film put on the back had a look at the rear door quarter windows? Our 2008 Octy has just left earlier this week and gone to Bundy so I can't even check and see what they did on it. No doubt the mouldings were completely different. Its only clear UV film from the drivers pillar back as they are already privacy glass. If I was given a choice I would have just gone film on the fronts and not worried about the back if it meant cutting. But I'm not convinced at all that they need to cut and think they were being very lazy.

[Tuan]

Sounds like they've royally fkd it

[woofy]

The tinter knew straight away what my complaint would be when the sales guy rang him, seems they have been doing it a while. In my case I noticed as strips of rubber were hanging down and blowing around. Then to my horror I noticed the rest....The nice scratch from the knife in the rear glass was this afternoons discovery in the sun.

[Tuan]

Well done on taking it back to them to ensure they fix it... You don't complain, they keep doing it because they keep getting away with it.


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