The Official Mk6 Golf DSG Clutch / Shudder / Squeal Issues Thread

**McDub** · 16-09-2011, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by Ozram

Does yours take off from neutral in 2nd then?

ahh, didn't think of that. I actually noticed this did happen in 2nd gear earlier tonight, so maybe the other times it was happening in 2nd gear also.
can't believe VW claim they don't have a fix for this?
no doubt they're just concerned about having to do a recall for all golfs once they admit there's a design flaw.

**Ryan_R** · 16-09-2011, 10:12 PM

I was not happy with my DSG this afternoon driving home in busy freeway traffic. It kept jumping into 5th gear at only 40kph, making lane changes a pain. Then for some reason, when turning right, it held a low gear a lot longer than normal (didn't accelerate hard), which made me think I was manual, so I shifted up to Neutral making it really rev loud.

Someone please give me a good reason for why I'd be in such a hurry to switch from D to N without needing to press in the gear lock.

**Susan** · 18-09-2011, 02:10 AM

I had the clutch pack replaced just under 2 weeks ago. It got rid of shudder so I was very happy. .... But driving home tonight I lost the gear selection while I was crossing an intersection. The lights just flickered then neither the auto nor manual gear selector would select a gear; wouldn't select reverse either. Accelerator resulted in engine revving, but no movement.

I've ended up getting the car towed and now have to wait to Monday to start getting it sorted. I wonder if these are related issues. I really love the car so hopefully this is a fixable blip.

**CrimDub** · 18-09-2011, 08:25 AM

I spoke to soon! I now need a new "clutch pump" I think they called it!
Like I said in previous post. New clutch put in at about 30k now at about 45k with no sign of shudder. Now every once and a while ( becoming more frequent- about every 2/3 time I go for a drive) when coming off coasting and applying mild acceleration, I get a tic tic tic tic slight loos of power and a puff of black smoke out the back. Service guys contacted vw service line, apparently it's a first. They think the new pump will fix it. Spewin my car is the guinea pig. Love the golf 90% of the time. 10% I feel like I've got a lemon.

**Ryan_R** · 18-09-2011, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by CrimDub

Love the golf 90% of the time. 10% I feel like I've got a lemon.

I think that sums it up for most of us - hope yours turns out ok.

**hentaiboy** · 19-09-2011, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by VW tech

Seems like a lot of you are having this problem with the clutch pack. My suggestion is to refer to your dealer's service center

Booked in for Wednesday. Let's see what they come up with

**Jonny 5** · 19-09-2011, 07:13 PM

I am also experiencing the clutch shudder in my Golf 118 TSI 7 speed DSG. It appears to happen in second gear when in ‘D’ mode, seems ok in ’S’ mode. I took it back to VW who did lots of tests. The outcome is that they agreed to change the clutch. However since they had it ‘D’ mode is much more aggressive than before and the gear changes are quite rough. I guess the gearbox is configurable. I hope they set it back to its usual smoothness when they change the clutch

**Jonny 5** · 19-09-2011, 07:35 PM

Hi Nick
Ive had mine 18 months and only noticed the shudder last months. Its been silky smooth until then.

**dood** · 20-09-2011, 09:14 AM

This morning I experienced the dreaded violent shudder in D2 whilst accelerating gently uphill. The engine was cold and i was the only person in the car. This was on my new passat 118 with DSG7. it has done 5000kms.

Has anyone experienced this on a Passat? is the DSG the same as in the golf?

I'll keep a lookout for recurrences and may have to take it in!

**Jonny 5** · 22-09-2011, 09:09 PM

I believe that they are the same gearbox in the Passat. The behaviour described by dood is the exact same thing that happened in my Golf. I would say there is defiantly an issue with the clutch in the 7 speed gearbox.

I read that the 7 speed DSG is new. The 6 Speed DSG has been around for a while. The main difference is that the 6 speed has a wet clutch whilst the 7 speed has a dry clutch. The 7 speed is designed to be used on engines with lower torque. Hence the TDI, GTI & R models use the 6 speed box.

I get mine back from the VW garage tomorrow. The service technician was a bit vague about the issue when I took the car in. He mentioned that they would be fitting modified clutch.