Skoda Octavia twitches (snakes) at speed

Car: Skoda Octavia
Variant: 1.9tdi
Model Year: 2008
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
when driving at speed the car feels as though the rear end is twitching and starting to snake
Posted: Jul 26, 2013 (11 years ago)
Are the rear tyres okay,treads ,pressures,next would be suspension check.
Posted Jul 26, 2013 (11 years ago)
Hi, tyre pressures have been checked, new tyres had the four point tracking system checked at bathwick the suspension is fine just passed its mot??
Posted Jul 26, 2013 (11 years ago)
Try switching rear wheels to front and see what happens , eliminates wheels / tyres doing that .
Posted Jul 26, 2013 (11 years ago)
I have exactly the same problem on my Octavia Scout - did you find a solution to yours? I have eliminated tyres as the cause, am now assuming it is an alignment problem front or back!?
Posted Mar 22, 2014 (10 years ago)

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