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I have a 2007/56 Skoda Octavia with 79,000 miles on clock and the diff has just seized and smashed the gearbox. Is this a common problem?

Asked on 8 May 2010 by D.S., via e-mail

Answered by Honest John
Some 2007 build A3s, Golf Vs and Skoda Octavias with 6-speed boxes suffered from a planetary gear fault due to incorrect assembly. Cars were fixed quickly by TSB when in dealers for servicing or other problems. Of those not fixed by TSB there has been a fairly high incidence of exploding transmissions and punctured transmission casings. If not VAG serviced then the fault may not have been fixed by TSB.

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