2012 Tiguan 155tsi transmission issues

[tigger73]

Maybe see if custom code has something that is suitable for your gearbox?

Or just run in sports mode as that is what it is there for.

Yeah I'm sure there are other products out there. APR is at the premium end of the market, but you get what you pay for in terms of back-up/support and upfront testing/development.

Running in "S" mode has it's separate issues - like over revving and stick in gear too long especially when cruising around. So unfortunately you've either got super economy "D" or extra sporty "S" but nothing in the middle that's good for everyday driving.

I'll often run in "S" so I don't have the first gear issues and then use cruise control which forces the gearbox to upshift to sports economy mode - usually one gear lower than "D" for the same speed.

This is OK as long as you're not in heavy traffic. As I'm in Adelaide this is rarely an issue!

[aussietig]

The APR product apparently fixes the first gear problem too - forces back into first under 17km/hr and doesn't shift up until you've really got going (i.e. no short shifting). Have considered getting this, however it's almost the same price as a tune - $1200.

It's not on the APR site but you can check it out on the Harding Performance site here - Harding Performance

Sounds like it solves a lot of the usual DSG complaints... I reckon they should give me a discount for the promo work

Like I suspected, it's not cheap coming out of APR.

So I think I'll pass!


Not sure that you have done them any favours!

But probably have opened it up to the competition to respond with their prices.

May save those interested here, ringing around.

[Dani]

Thanks all for your advice. At this stage I'm not prepared to mod a 50k car when i firmly believe the issue is a bug and should be fixed by VW.
I get the impression from dealer and conversation that the issue appears in most DSG', but maybe to a much lesser extent than the specific 2012 155 tig.

The gear changes when accelarating from stationary are fine, its only when trying to maintain constant speed or increase speed by less than say 5kms. I spend lots of time in med traffic so thats most of the time.

Experience from others with this model welcome

[DoggieHowser]

Picked up my 155TSI 7sp DSG in late July.

I always treat the DSG as an economical slush box but it's ultimately a convenience feature.

If I need to get things done in a hurry, a flick of the stick to the left allows me to swap that to manual override which is IMHO very responsive.

Perhaps it's because I came from a manual box before this, but I found this far more intuitive and far more effortless than trying to find the paddles (I am using this word loosely) when I drove my in-law's MkV GTI or a cousin's MkVI R

[99Reza]

I've driven my Tig exclusively with manual mode for solid one month. The DSG seems to learn from it (D Mode) and shifts better, only last for a week or so, now it's back to short shifting. I do notice the box shifts better if the accelerator is pressed harder. Maybe a SprintBooster type of equipment can alleviate this problem, they are not cheap either.

[h100vw]

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/forums/f180/custom-code-dsg-tuning-73762.html

Will be in Adelaide next week.

Gavin

[Dani]

No-one else with the 2012 Tiguan 155 is having the issue (or has the same car and is not having the issue)? Please speak up if you are, would love to hear from you

[tigger73]

So after a bit of further investigation, custom code tune for 7 speed DSG isn't available just yet. Like a lot of things for the Tigs the tuners focus on the Golf market and the Tig comes as a bit of an afterthought when they have some spare time.

So at the moment it looks like it may be APR or nothing... unless there's anyone else out there that does these tunes locally.

[gecko2k]

Hi Dani. We have still less then 2000kms on our 155TSI, but I experienced the short shifting and holding onto gears for too long for a while now. My dealership is useless, if I call them up there will be 3 different monkeys on the line who have no clue what they are talking about. As mentioned above WOT always seems to work well to change gears ))


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[h100vw]

I have just chased up Custom-Code up about you guys, I hope you can be patient!!

Gavin

[tigger73]

Seems us Tig owners are being asked to be patient quite a lot these days

Looking forward to a DSG upgrade for my DQ700 when it's available.

[aussietig]

Yes unfortunately, anecdotel evidence must suggest that Tig owners do not mod their vehicles (as they're mainly used for school runs).

[DoggieHowser]

Maybe if there's a tweak for the steering response. I read that there's one for the Polo.

The Tigger doesn't feel as rewarding to drive because the steering feels uncommunicative. The Golf based chassis is great and with Adaptive Chassis Control, a very car like response to boot.

But as is, it doesn't inspire me to modify it.

[gecko2k]

I have just chased up Custom-Code up about you guys, I hope you can be patient!!

Gavin

Awesome! And of course we can wait, that's what you do when you own a Tiguan

[Tiggy1]

I've driven my Tig exclusively with manual mode for solid one month. The DSG seems to learn from it (D Mode) and shifts better, only last for a week or so, now it's back to short shifting. I do notice the box shifts better if the accelerator is pressed harder. Maybe a SprintBooster type of equipment can alleviate this problem, they are not cheap either.

Hi,
found the same problem (as with almost all Tiguan owners with DSG I believe), but after having a Viezu Performance tune (which includes a light DSG remap on the ECU) and fitting a Sprint Booster (about $300) the problem is almost totally gone.
Just very occasionally do I get the "bogging down" when it hasn't dropped down to 1st (eg. rolling up to roundabout), but the only cure for this is to manually shift down, or get a proper DSG remap as mentioned earlier in post. On the whole though, the DSG is remarkably intuitive and lightening quick on the changes (especially with the flappy paddle steering wheel). Like all machines though, there is no replacement for the human supercomputer behind the wheel (we can see a corner coming, whereas it can't - yet)