China recall 380000 cars with DSG7

[kinhung]

Hong Kong, not yet included.
China VW will replace DSG mechatronic + software update, for 380000 cars

reason is suddenly no power during drive.
anyone get this problem in Australia?

[Alok]

Had it about a month ago. They replaced the Mechatronic unit.

[nat225]

Are we talking about the 7speed dry clutch or the DQ500 wet clutch?

[Capercat]

Are we talking about the 7speed dry clutch or the DQ500 wet clutch?

It would appear to be dry.

[Diesel_vert]

China recall 380000 cars with DSG7

Lucky people the Chinese are, but VW cannot afford to upset a market where annual vehicle sales (overall) is expected to reach 20 million (!) in just a few years time.

In contrast, overall vehicle sales totalled just over 1.1 million in Australia for 2012. Small fry indeed.

anyone get this problem in Australia?

Yes, plenty - there is a huge thread about it somewhere in this forum.

[mythik]

I'm all for ragging on the piece of **** dsg gearbox... wait.. I mean...

anyway. 380,000 out of 20,000,000 isn't _too_ bad, right?

[Diesel_vert]

I'm all for ragging on the piece of **** dsg gearbox... wait.. I mean...

anyway. 380,000 out of 20,000,000 isn't _too_ bad, right?

20 million is the overall figure. VW sold about 2.8 million vehicles in China in 2012.

[itsMe]

vw china dsg recall

Hi guys, i wonder why Tiguan wasn't included in the recalled models in this article.

Volkswagen Announces DSG Recall in China: 21 Models, 380,000 Cars - autoevolution

[kinhung]

news in English.
BBC News - Volkswagen recalls 384,181 vehicles in China

[THE_EGG]

Hi guys, i wonder why Tiguan wasn't included in the recalled models in this article.

Volkswagen Announces DSG Recall in China: 21 Models, 380,000 Cars - autoevolution

I could be wrong, but I believe your DSG is a DQ500 (that is if your Tiggy actually has a DSG box). This gearbox can handle higher loads of torque etc and they don't seem to have the multitude of issues that the other DSG gearboxes have.

Also take note, just because the same model of car is recalled in another country doesn't mean it is recalled here. This is exactly what VW Australia told me when I contacted them about my Polo problems.

[tigger73]

I could be wrong, but I believe your DSG is a DQ500 (that is if your Tiggy actually has a DSG box). This gearbox can handle higher loads of torque etc and they don't seem to have the multitude of issues that the other DSG gearboxes have.

Also take note, just because the same model of car is recalled in another country doesn't mean it is recalled here. This is exactly what VW Australia told me when I contacted them about my Polo problems.

Exactly Tiguan has DQ500 wet 7 speed DSG is a higher rated gearbox and can handle up to 500Nm torque. The units being recalled I believe are the DQ200 dry clutch units in the Golf/Polo etc which have maximum torque capacity of 250Nm. Figures according to Wiki but definitely 2 different gearboxes.

[wai]

BBC News - Volkswagen recalls 384,181 vehicles in China

Now that's a more believable number. 380,000 looks a little contrived

[Tobes_WIR35]

Is it all Tiguans? I thought it was only the more recent models that had the 500?

[tigger73]

Is it all Tiguans? I thought it was only the more recent models that had the 500?

I think the early Tigs came as either manual or traditional auto. The extra weight in the Tig with AWD system means they put the higher rated DSG box in.

[stickshift3000]

Also take note, just because the same model of car is recalled in another country doesn't mean it is recalled here. This is exactly what VW Australia told me when I contacted them about my Polo problems.

This is understandable, each country has separate, and sometimes different, regulations.

Many (not all) of the dsg issues relate to defective product quality.

I work closely with ACCC - only product safety issues are subject to recall in Australia. Unfortunately, ACCC is reactive rather than proactive and (rightly or wrongly) until there's a well documented issue of an injury to consumers (driver, passengers) there will be no recall.

For what it's worth I'm very happy with my dsg...