New gear shift assembly

[neogolfer]

Hi Dav44e
My mk7 golf had the same issue few years ago, got it replaced under warranty. And a few weeks ago the warning message came on again but the car is now out of warranty.

I'm just wondering how smooth was your experience getting it replaced under good will?
And would you mind letting me know which VW dealership this was?
Thanks

[KFiddy]

finally fixed this issue myself, using part 5Q0713128A there is another part depending on your model - mine is 16 Mk7, watched video Mk7 Golf R - Error: workshop! Only leave vehicle in Position P - Repair kit walk through - YouTube - mine was the other type so used info here https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/201...9V615-0044.pdf - had to use a combination of both methods to get to the shifter but an easy repair, took about an hour and a half. Part was $137.50 from the stealer, cheaper if you get it from overseas

[Righteousness]

I just had this issue also. Any DIY’s?

[KFiddy]

read my post above, pretty easy fix

[LongValley]

read my post above, pretty easy fix

Hi Folks, As for being easy. It's taken quite a while to remove all the plastic trim parts (without breaking anything). My 2018 Mk 7.5 has the black shifter unit which requires VW part 5Q0713128A. What the YouTube videos and the US/Canada warranty repair job doesn't tell is that the microswitch kit has two (2) connectors for the single terminal coming from the vehicle. I have tried both and got a multitude of error codes. ATM the car is back to previous and the codes are cleared.
Time for more research.

BTW the problem was fuxed under warranty. Oh really? Then where is the replaced microswitch Mr Stealership?

[KFiddy]

download the PDF page 19/20 shows the 2 connectors, unless its a 7.5 update? if it was fixed under warranty they used to replace the whole shifter mechanism untill some bright spark realized you could just put another switch on top