Hi guys,
Big time newbie here, but looking for a little bit of assitance. I have kid #2 on the way and so looking to replace one of our sedans with a used wagon. I test drove a 2011 VW Passat wagon (11(with the 1.8 TSi petrol) the other day was quite impressed by it for 12 year old car. I know...

Hi guys,
Big time newbie here, but looking for a little bit of assitance. I have kid #2 on the way and so looking to replace one of our sedans with a used wagon. I test drove a 2011 VW Passat wagon (11(with the 1.8 TSi petrol) the other day was quite impressed by it for 12 year old car. I know...

I started driving the car as normal and noticed something wasnt right. I looked into dashboard and D2 or D4 sign in the dashboard is blinking. I changed it to S and same S2 or S4 depending on the speed/gear was also blinking.
Other thing which is happening is that i can only see car starts from...

Hi Folks

I have a MY13 1.2L Polo with 7 spd DSG. The gearbox is currently not running well. I am getting a shudder when changing down from 4th to 3rd and also noticed it’s skipping into higher gears too early causing a slight shudder especially when accelerating in what feels like the...

Hi Folks

I have a MY13 1.2L Polo with 7 spd DSG. The gearbox is currently not running well. I am getting a shudder when changing down from 4th to 3rd and also noticed it’s skipping into higher gears too early causing a slight shudder especially when accelerating in what feels like the...

When I take off quickly on a steep hill in Manual shifting mode, the shift from 1st to 2nd hits with a loud bang and jolts the car sharply. I shat myself thinking I'd hit something!
In a normal (old school) manual, I might expect a bit of clutch drag/slip but this is quite unexpected.
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Hi from over the ditch in NZland. I've recently snapped up a 2009 Golf Mk6 Highline TSI 118 and am enjoying playing with it. It was purchased (cheap) with a known engine issue and of course it was the worst case, broken ring, engine rebuild. Hurrah! But I've got a top drawer mechanic who is very reasonable...

I have found a big problem since software upgrade to "37G7 campaign" for the first year service happened last week (9/08/2012). The car was running smoothly and in a perfect condition on the first year just before the first year service in the local dealer.
After the upgrade, I notice...

My car today developed a problem with the DSG. Normally when it's in 2nd gear in slow traffic the clutch take up from a slow crawl to acceleration is smooth.

Today the clutch take up from 2nd gear in "D" started getting rough - like there's a violent shudder for 2 seconds....