Warranty repair has failed, so is the second repair at my expense?

My Skoda Octavia vRS heater was repaired under warranty in May 2011, and the manufacturer's warranty later expired on 3 November 2011. Exactly the same fault has now occurred again, where the heater blows...

Why are my Skoda's electric windows opening themselves?

I took delivery of a Skoda Superb Elegance earlier this year. Three mornings ago I found that all the windows had been lowered overnight, leaving the interior open to the elements. Have you had any reports...

Can water ingress cause an electric window malfunction?

I own a Skoda Superb Estate 1.8 which, in every respect, has been brilliant. This week, after a short trip I returned to park outside my garage and wash the car. On starting to wash the car I found all...

We need a car for use on icy roads - what would you recommend?

We have a 2010 Skoda Fabia and a 1999 Subaru Justy but we need to replace these with just one car. We live in a forest and every winter have to drive on icy roads, so we need a 4WD. My Justy is super on...

Was my accident caused by a transmission fault?

I have a 2011 Skoda Fabia Elegance 1.2TSI 105 7-speed DSG automatic, which is an excellent short journey runabout but it takes its time moving off from cold or within the warming-up period, and also an...

Do I need to idle my turbo Skoda after long drives?

I recently bought a Skoda Superb Classic automatic, but because of my fairly low annual mileage and many short journeys I opted for the 1.8-litre turbo petrol engine against the more expensive but more...

I have been offered some used winter tyres with good tread. Good idea?

I have been offered a set of Michelin Alpin winter tyres that were new last winter and had very little wear, about 6mm left, but they were fitted to a front wheel drive Octavia and I need them for a rear...

Winter tyres: Your advice versus my Insurer's advice?

I'm fitting winter tyres to my front-wheel drive Roomster. Both the tyre dealer and my insurer (the latter checked with their technical dept) said front wheel tyres only were needed. The tyre dealer tried...

Yeti 'Engine Fault' warning

We love our two year old Yeti 4x4 diesel (or at least we did). A couple of weeks ago after a couple of hours at a steady 70mph on the A1 the glow plug warning light started to flash and the warning: 'Engine...

Does my Fabia need a replacement cam belt?

My 2 1/2 year old Fabia is due for its 40,000 mile service and the local Skoda independent garage tells me that the cam belt also needs changing. Checking with the Skoda dealer from whom I bought the car,...