DSG: Problems, Questions, Likes and Dislikes

I often find the DSG Gearbox jerky and i know it is a common problem on the mk5 and mk6 golf which vw should rectify which will make the drive a much more pleasured experience.

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Originally Posted by Corey_R

Hey mate. Merged your thread here. There are several people, almost all of them R owners, like yourself, who have experienced this problem.
So far several of them have mentioned that it's serious and they're going to take it to the dealer, but I can't recall anyone actually having done so yet.

When it was first reported, someone said they had spoken to a dealer and they said that VW are aware of it and are looking at a software update for the DSG, but that was several months ago and I've heard nothing since...


Has anyone been to the dealer?
Anyone heard anything about a possible DSG software update?

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No idea what the dealers say about this, but I get this on a semi-frequent basis... exactly as Brick described.

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Originally Posted by Corey_R

It won't go into gear from stationary when it thinks that it's overheating. It's different to not engaging a gear whilst accelerating. Combined with shudder, it probably indicates some hardware issue. Anything from a failing sensor to something more serious.

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Overheating I could understand, but not when it's only been driven for an hour!

Either way, it shouldn't be doing this. I'm sure that VW put it through more rigorous testing than what mr/mrs General Public can dish out. Mine's booked in for May due to the shudder and the stalling/non selecting gear. We'll see what happens.

i've had a few issues with the dsg in my r.....th eworst being entering a freeway from the onramp.....pulled into the lane and the car lost all drive....and just revved. I drive it with the paddles all the time so i just flicked it back into D and it found a gear. It wasn't the best experience when you have a pile of freeway traffic bearing down on you. It went into the dealer for a check but nothing to report. Anyone else had this?

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Originally Posted by Racer88

i've had a few issues with the dsg in my r.....th eworst being entering a freeway from the onramp.....pulled into the lane and the car lost all drive....and just revved. I drive it with the paddles all the time so i just flicked it back into D and it found a gear. It wasn't the best experience when you have a pile of freeway traffic bearing down on you. It went into the dealer for a check but nothing to report. Anyone else had this?

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Not the same, but the dealers haven't found anything code wise, though I took a techie for a spin and he went:"Hmm, that's not good!" Shuddering on take off now and clutch pack rattle

Just wondering - is there an oil/fluid in the DSG gearbox? Could it be that there's not enough/too much - that's causing the issues?

There is.... but which issue are you talking about?

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Originally Posted by Corey_R

There is.... but which issue are you talking about?

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The revving out in neutral issue that a lot of people are experiencing.

The revving out in neutral problem seems to restricted to the Golf R (please correct me if I'm wrong), so I'd take a punt it has something to do with the way the DSG interacts with the EA113 engine or the Haldex AWD.

Any better theories out there?

My theory was coming from how people have said it happens when turning a corner, or changing lanes. Which I start thinking there's some sort of lateral force in action when it happens. I remembered back to this old VK bomb of a Commodore I used to own as a train station car. It would do the same thing. All the auto transmission fluid would slush to one side and the thing would basically spin in neutral until it slammed back into gear.

If the fluid in the box could be measured - perhaps the people who are experiencing the problem could find something common. (ie. Fluid level too low, or too high).