Hi Guys,

Have a new 3 door GTI DSG. When in sports mode about 1 in every 10 or 15 downshifts, usually second to first, it jolts like crazy, as though you've hit a pothole, tyres screech and everybody in the street looks at you, and all I'm doing is trying to turn into my driveway.

Do others have this problem? Dealer says it will go away as it learns how I drive, but this is such a violent jolt, your body is thrown forward and every passenger I've had instinctively says "WTF was that!!!"

Should I be more persistent with the dealer. I emailed them, then phoned them, then physically went in there yesterday as my personal plates had arrived, but at each communication with them they assure this is perfectly normal behaviour in sports mode when new. They even did the free service yesterday as I'd done the 1000k's, but they didn't road test it.

I know you probably shouldn't have it in sports mode with suburban driving, but I've taken it up 2 winding mountains over xmas, and on some of those twisty corners going up hill, off it goes with its crazy jolting scaring the bejeezus out of everyone.


Thanks for any replies.