Hesitation when cornering

[Allegiance]

I've had this problem several times now. If I take off quickly at the lights whilst cornering, it revs right out (approaching 7k and a little past redline), then hesitates whilst changing from 1st to 2nd and the gear change is really rough. Anyone else had this issue? I was entering the Monash today from Warrigal Rd near Chadstone when it happened. Only happens when I'm cornering though....

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[tigger73]

What "mode" were you in with your DSG? I'm guessing you weren't running in manual mode.

[Allegiance]

I was in D, I try to use manual mode as much as possible. But regardless the gear change is violent.

[gavs]

Hesitation when cornering

Mechatronics issue mate.

[Allegiance]

Mechatronics issue mate.

Only happens when cornering though... Did your GTI exhibit this?

[Ryan_R]

My car did this once or twice on 'as quick as possible' starts when shifting first to second, which later (probably) caused the infamous jerky gear changes... all resolved by new clutch + mechatronics replaced free later on, plus a DSG tune to be safe.

[gavs]

Hesitation when cornering

Nah mate, mine just jammed the k1 clutch on. Anything relating to the actual mechanical operation etc of the gearbo though is mechatronics controlled so if you are getting a hard shift as you describe then this falls in line with the other failures around the globe with the same issue.

[Allegiance]

My car did this once or twice on 'as quick as possible' starts when shifting first to second, which later (probably) caused the infamous jerky gear changes... all resolved by new clutch + mechatronics replaced free later on, plus a DSG tune to be safe.

Great....just what I was afraid of with the DSG...

[Ryan_R]

Those rough shifts occurred ages ago though, maybe 30-40 thousand kms ago. May or may not be related.

[WhiteJames]

The hesitation between 1st and 2nd is normal on MK5 and MK6 Golf GTI for protection of gearbox & drivetrain. Effect is more apparent in Sport mode. The catching of 2nd gear is therefore more pronounced after the slight delay.
WJ.

[sVWatt]

I've had this problem several times now. If I take off quickly at the lights whilst cornering, it revs right out (approaching 7k and a little past redline), then hesitates whilst changing from 1st to 2nd and the gear change is really rough. Anyone else had this issue? I was entering the Monash today from Warrigal Rd near Chadstone when it happened. Only happens when I'm cornering though....

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I'm getting this on my Polo. Only on corners. Like there is a serious delay. Not good when rolling around 20kmh to merge into high speed traffic. Dealer and I went out and of course it was fine. But it's a cause for concern...

[Allegiance]

Hey guys,

Just thought I would update this thread, I disabled traction control and its all good. The DSG is actually going along quite nicely now.

[grtuned]

Hesitation when cornering

I would like to point out and get some clarification regarding this so called world wide issue relating to DSG systems. Are all the cars affected built in the same place? or is the gearbox built in the same factory? People are quick to judge DSG issues with what's happening in china. What about the North American market and European markets that must be very large in volumes why is there no recall there.
Not defending the DSG but some clarification should be made before arguments are brought up for the Aussie market.

[Bel]

I would like to point out and get some clarification regarding this so called world wide issue relating to DSG systems. Are all the cars affected built in the same place? or is the gearbox built in the same factory? People are quick to judge DSG issues with what's happening in china. What about the North American market and European markets that must be very large in volumes why is there no recall there.
Not defending the DSG but some clarification should be made before arguments are brought up for the Aussie market.

When I was in for something or other at the dealership (not my usual one) and mentioned the 'replacements' that had been done, the service ppl asked "what" and when I said "water pump twice and clutch pack", their reply was "oh that's normal, do those every day" ..... Kinda says a lot I think.

[Pullstarter]

Funny this is only mentioned with DSGs as I have a manual and I get this throttle hesitation when cornering hard. I assumed it was the traction control? I'll have to go hard with ESP off and see.