I have a Yeti which is now 11 months old. Last week I was in the Lake District & went over 2 of the steepest mountain passes in the country. There was something of a traffic jam on these passes which meant a lot of stopping & starting and a fair amount of clutch slipping . By the time I got to the top of the second pass there was a strong smell of burning and a squealing from the clutch. The squeal continued for about 15 minutes as we descended and eventually stopped presumably as the clutch had cooled. I called out Skoda Assist & a specialist mechanic arrived. We re ran the route again & the same thing happened . He said the clutch was burning and that was 'normal' on such a steep hill with a fair degree of stop start & clutch slipping . However he said he had never heard a similar squeal before & recommended I take it in to my dealer for a check.
This I did but they said that the only way to check it was to strip it down etc & this would cost about £800 and would only be covered on the warranty if they found it was a manufacturing fault. But they implied it was more likely to be because of my driving style & I may have worn the clutch out
I was not impressed ! & declined to have it done
I have been driving for 40 years & never had a clutch wear out. Moreover I previously owned a VW Sharan for 16 years & went many times over the same route in the Lake District - & never had a clutch burning smell
A friend in the caravan Club has told me of instances of similar clutch problems reported by their members on Yetis & other Skodas
My question are- 1.has anyone else experienced any similar problems with the clutch
And 2. has anyone had a dealer who has been prepared to look at it under warranty
This I did but they said that the only way to check it was to strip it down etc & this would cost about £800 and would only be covered on the warranty if they found it was a manufacturing fault. But they implied it was more likely to be because of my driving style & I may have worn the clutch out
I was not impressed ! & declined to have it done
I have been driving for 40 years & never had a clutch wear out. Moreover I previously owned a VW Sharan for 16 years & went many times over the same route in the Lake District - & never had a clutch burning smell
A friend in the caravan Club has told me of instances of similar clutch problems reported by their members on Yetis & other Skodas
My question are- 1.has anyone else experienced any similar problems with the clutch
And 2. has anyone had a dealer who has been prepared to look at it under warranty