Hey Scotty, what do you think about new Škoda's? I have seen many new “Škoda Kushak’s”in India with 50 or some kilometres, having problems with their EPC. Some customers reported that they are on their 3rd EPC but, still having problems with it. Guys at Škoda said they will replace them for free but they are still not fixed.
Skoda India claims its due to bad (adulterated) fuel from Indian fuel stations.
Their ‘fix’ was to replace the fuel pumps of vehicles affected by the EPC failure, using more ‘robust’ fuel pumps. Obviously this came to bite them in the rear end when the vehicles with new supposedly ‘robust’ pumps, also continued having EPC failures.
They clearly have no idea what’s causing the EPC error, because other Skoda models aren’t affected by the EPC failure, and they all run on the same ‘adulterated’ fuel.
What about all the other OEM’s vehicles which run fine on Indian fuel? They seem to deal with it, just fine.
Yeah, the fact other models have the same powertrain (I assume they use the same TSI 115 and TSI 150 as the SEAT Ibiza that’s been around for about 4-5 years) and run on the same fuel leads me to believe it has nothing to do with the fuel system…
TBH the EPC light can be caused by almost anything. I’ve seen it get caused by a transmission fluid chance, and I herd it can be caused by a failed bulb sensor, just by any minor deviation from what the electronics of the car expect to see…
I think it’s meant to be as ambiguous as possible to get their costumers visit the dealer and spend more on repairs they probably wouldn’t do otherwise… I am glad they got a taste of their own medicine having to fix the light going on for no good reason under warranty…
(The kinds of codes that cause this light to go off - on any other car would probably get stored in a module and only be discovered when using a dealer level scan tool)
Well the Kushaqs which are being affected are literally brand new (few days/weeks old). The Skoda dealers claim they have no idea what’s causing it and are waiting for guidance from the manufacturer. Skoda’s latest fix is a ‘software update for the fuel system’.
Just shows the quality of these ŠKodas.
(For those in the US or those that may not be familiar with Škoda’s line up: Škoda Kushaq and Škoda Kamiq are tiny SUVs based on the VW T-Corss which is basically a VW Polo)
Yep, this is unsurprising as Škoda quality has been going down a lot over the years.
It’s interesting to see how the situation develops and what parts the Skoda dealers are actually replacing as the Electronic Power Control system often consists of many different modules and it’s not really clear what those modules actually do on some models… Personally I have a feeling it’s bad wiring…
Their fix is supposed to be a new fuel pump.