The Official Mk7 Golf DSG / Clutch / Shudder / Squeal Issues Thread

[winchy]

Thanks mate,
I'll attempt to go go for a spin in it myself today and see what happens. It's her first car and she's mechanically challenged, so her explanation might be totally different to what I feel it is.

[kk_mqb_mk7]

Wow. So, I'm not alone. But squeal is more prominent when under full load (e.g. 4 passengers on board). I'll be booking a slot to check it. hopefully no trouble getting the new clutch assembly too.

[fopple]

Hey Guys,

I've had something similar to this but it wasn't DSG squeal it was a waste gate rattle (MK7 with about 10,000kms). VW Aust have a clip they can install to fix it up pretty quickly (Have mine booked in for the 30th).

Any noise is worth checking out, but it might not be the dreaded gearbox.

[mummbles]

i had previously had the waste gate rattle fixed with the clip you mention.
There is a vast difference between a rattle that sounds much like pinging and a squeal pretty much like a slipping clutch.

[kennyc]

OK, mine has done just over 2500k's now and I have started to notice a slight sound when taking off and accelerating at low Revs. like up to about 2000 revs.
Not sure if it is a DSG squeal or wastegate. It is kind of a rattling/pinging kind of nose which appears to be coming from the front of the car. If it is the wastegate is it the same sound as the MK6? I had the MK6 and it is not the same sound as that.
When I am going over 80 and/or the revs are higher I don't really hear it.
You can hear it just under the engine noise.
Might get it checked but doesn't happen all the time and you really need to "look for the sound".

[mummbles]

take it into the dealer and get them to check it. they know what they are listening for.

[TheGee]

Warranty on drive train extended to five years, do take up issue with VW as is under warranty. See web see for confirmation.

[Baz 55]

MY14 Golf DSG problems

Had my Mk 7 Golf for nearly a year.
A few months ago started to hear a squeal type noise just on the take up point on the gear change.
It would be exactly the same as a thrust bearing fault in a manual gearbox.
Only occurs after heavy city driving. Does not occur every time.
ALSO just in the last week the gearbox has failed to select a gear and just revved.
This was at slow speed both times and changing from 2 to 3 or 3 to 4.
Took it to Vw today for its first service and nothing showed up on the fault log.
To their credit they have organised to keep the car for a week, give me a loaner to check it out thoroughly.
Anyone else with a problem?

[BFPO40]

Just out of curiosity, were you using the car in Eco mode of the driver profile select?

[Baz 55]

Yes it was in Eco mode

[mummbles]

sure have

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/f197/dsg-squeal-96872.html?highlight=

[b c]

Trying to report a "squeal" at the moment after ~20,000km - it has been happening for a while, but usually only after commuting into the CBD, and not always. Difficulty has been in repeating it. Basically happens in first on take off, and worse if I start off slow going up hill - as in bumper to bumper traffic. Occassionally hear a squeak in 3rd if it squealed in 1st.

I now have a poor quality sound recording (from my phone) that I'm taking to the dealer shortly (emailing it failed as they couldn't listen to an iPhone recording).

[buzuki]

so we've gone from clutch shudder to clutch squeal now . . .

[BFPO40]

Yes it was in Eco mode

When you mentioned the gear box failed to select a gear and just revved it sounded familiar.

My first mk7 Golf suffered power loss on two occasions, engine running fine but no transmission to the wheels and both occasions whilst in Eco mode, never occurred on normal, sport or custom settings.

When coasting in Eco mode - pressing the accelerator the engine revved freely with no load and there was no transmission of power to the wheels, I rolled for about 20-30m before the transmission engaged the wheels again, pressing the accelerator on/off the whole time.

I think it is a system / controller issue rather than a gearbox fault, more a bug which is why diagnostics wont pick it up but who knows

[kk_mqb_mk7]

Latest update: Took the service crew 2 days to replicate the squealing sound. Will get my replacement clutches installed tomorrow. This time, the service advisor seems to be familiar with the problem. Maybe I wasn't the first one to complain about it at the service centre. Thankfully all my warranty claims are successful so far.