DSG woes in The Age

[Hail22]

A small moment of light heartedness...VW interrogating disgruntled VW DSG 7 owner:

[wai]

I guess at the moment the economics don't stack up.. Sooneror later market share will have to be affected..

And they will react in those markets where they do not want to lose market share.

[XXX-1.8T]

I like this:

The Internet seems to be firing up over this issue. To add my 2c, the missus had this exact problem in the toerag. Stopped, inexplicably, punt road, peak hour, 38 degrees, baby and kid in the back. She was massively pissed. Fortunately our mechanic was able to fix the problem by draining the petrol from the recently filled tank and replacing it with diesel fuel which is what the engine requires to run

[Diesel_vert]

The cars made today are more reliable and safer than the cars made 20 or more years ago. If you are old enough and remember? How many automatic transmissions didn't need rebuild before they reached 150,000km? The cars were stopping on the road not just because of the transmissions but also with the failed fuel pumps, ECUs, crank angle sensors, ignition modules etc.

Just ask any mechanical shop that's around for long enough.

There's plenty to suggest that VW's still do all that today, and more. I'm sure the transmission shops will vouch for that.

But at least it doesn't stop the car dead in its tracks. Oh wait...



On a more serious note, a car stopping due to a mechanical fault isn't that unusual per se, but to what extent this contributed to the death of Ms Ryan is the big question - but we won't know that until the coroner hands down the finding in July.

If in this instance the car is found to be at fault and the relevant components identified, then I don't doubt that VW will announce a safety recall (voluntary or otherwise) for the affected models.

But on the issue of the DSG recall, I wouldn't hold my breath.

So, ummm, I've done 85,000kms in just over 2 years and the worst issue I've had is a slight squeak from the door seal.

Just sayin'.

The level of complaints (in general) on this forum alone would suggest that not everyone is/was as fortunate as you.

[Golf7]

Hooray! (Sarcasm...) Fairfax is onto them again! You have to love their enthusiasm. They are so persistent, so driven. I wonder. why. VW must have not paid the advertising bill on time, or given them not enough cash after a review... Front page again. Its funny how his car experienced the problems on a railway crossing out of all the possible places on earth...

Unhappy driver says Volkswagen threatened his job

[POS GTI]

So ive had the same problem with my car, but never into the false Neutral

Should i contact the email address in the link above?
vinvestigations@infrastructure.gov.au.

[Diesel_vert]

Hooray! (Sarcasm...) Fairfax is onto them again! You have to love their enthusiasm. They are so persistent, so driven. I wonder. why. VW must have not paid the advertising bill on time, or given them not enough cash after a review... Front page again. Its funny how his car experienced the problems on a railway crossing out of all the possible places on earth...

Unhappy driver says Volkswagen threatened his job

There are always three sides to a story, but I wouldn't be so immediately flippant or dismissive of Mr Kara's claims.

[cmrtig]

What reliable hatchback should I buy?

Now the golf is the most reliable hatch. Personally I would not trust anything these guys say, and perhaps it does not matter anyway, but I bet, from their perspective, it has had the intended effect. This thread is part of that effect.

[Transporter]

So ive had the same problem with my car, but never into the false Neutral

Should i contact the email address in the link above?
vinvestigations@infrastructure.gov.au.

No, go straith to the Faifax or The AGE newspaper, they will fix your car.

[benwest]

I haven't had any major issues with my Golf yet. I have a 2007 Golf 2.0 TDi with DSG. I purchased the car as a demo from Orange with about 3000 Kms on it and it now has 301000 kms. I recently replaced all shocks, it had a fuel pump replaced last year, brake rotors the year before. When the car had about 15000 km on it there was a stalling issue, only when being started but never while driving. The dealer flashed the computer and it was fixed. Other then that, the vehicle has performed perfectly. I always get it serviced at a VW dealership in Penrith and always get everything that needs doing, done. I also opt for the 'on engine' injector cleaning service. It has chewed through 3 batteries but that may have been caused by myself changing out the stereo and the battery drain issue this can cause.
I am concerned about any possible issues of engine shutdown while driving but after 300,000 kms I have seen any problems.
Can anyone that has had these issues say at what KM it happened at?

[SilvrFoxX]

Re: DSG woes in The Age

This seems to be getting worse

[Hail22]

This seems to be getting worse

Not quite yet, however its turning into a very fine balancing act for VW...it can only go two ways from here:

1. A voluntary recall to which all DQ200 mechatronics units are replaced with the same fix that has been given to the Japanese cars (some of which have had the new tweaked DQ200 unit installed). VW then should provide a new full 10 year warranty on the engine, box and clutch packs.

or

2. More and more public pressure which would tip the scales at the office of the ACCC / Department of infrastructure forces VW to hand over all documentation relating to complaints of drive, power loss and DSG complaints to which they will review and decide whether to force VGA to commence a recall on affected parts and have them replaced rather than "looked at".

[sVWatt]

dont (just) complain on line and with fellow dubbers here, make the time and effort and email the suggest contacts;
People concerned about their Volks-wagens can email the Department of Infrastructure and Transport on vinvestigations@infrastructure.gov.au.

I'm doing it now - it's only with a mass of people can we hope to move the people's car maker into action. Volks power.

[Transporter]

Cool, thanks for the advice. I'll be keeping a close eye on the DSG for the next month and will get it into Audi at the slightest sign of trouble.

Funny isn't it, how the internet posts get in to people's head and can make this guy to rush to the dealer every time he thinks that his car could have a problem, just because he read it on the internet.

I didn't see any Audi owner posting in this thread (the above was taken from Audi section), so it would be interesting to see the ratio Audi/Golf (Polo) when it comes to the DSG reported faults I mean at the dealer or to the VAG head office, not in the cyberspace or to the fairfax. (and I would really like the explanation for that made public).

Again, please don't get me wrong, I wish anyone with the real DSG fault speed fix, so he/she can start enjoying their car. At the same time I wouldn't want our cars with the DSG that we don't have any problems with to be tempered with.

[Umai Naa!!]

I've had customers already ring me asking if I'd been following the news about all of this.