Have you had gearbox problems with your Polo GTI?

[mitch_gti]

Im yet to have any problems. I mean fair enough ive crunched a gear here and there, but at the time it was due simply to a driving error.

I had the gearbox oil changed at my first service and they added a tube of nulon diff/gearbox treatment. Silky smooth gear changes.

Before i start snappin cogs i give the car a good chance to warm up before i drive off,then when i do i give it 10 minutes of nice easy slow/low rpm shifts.

Bit of mechanical sympathy goes along way. I disagree with people who say you should drive the car like you stole it from day one.

[leck]

Well one gear and three syncros are on order. Camberwell VW had a looksy and got everything organised for replacement start of Feb.

With the number of people going back for this i would say its an actual fault and nothing to do with how the cars driven although perhaps it comes on sooner for those that drive hard.

I cant wait for it to be fixed though. Have been driving around having to shift under 3500rpm for 1st/2nd/3rd for three months now and anohter month wait is still on the cards :\. Some days are better than others, but its not pleasant and simply not what you buy a new car for

Camberwell VW are doing what they can though so hats of to them for trying to make it happen as quickly as possible.

[archangel_7]

Hey Guys, was getting a a loud grinding noise in first gear took it to the dealer and they have just oredered me a new gear box from Germany. Should be out of action for 3 weeks. covered under warranty, but i am still spewing! 35000kms

[insanekiwi]

Hi!
What sort of grinding noise do you get?

When driving my car normally it's fine, but like on traffic, if I hold on to first year or the second gear, it whines (on deceleration only) like the diff noise.

Especially if I am rolling down hill with first gear (and clutch fully pressed in), it whines also, if I take the lever out of 1st to neutral, the noise disappears.

Overall, the gearbox makes quite a bit of diff noise. 4th coasting between 50-70km apparently is really common. This I saw on a brand new 07 demo as well. It didn't make any noise in 1st or 2nd gear though.

I have no problem selecting gears at any rev, and noise isn't getting louder. The new gearbox oil has been put in a month ago. (new type / mineral instead of synthetic).

Hmmm.... it drives perfect, but noises annoy me. And just makes me worry if it's going to go kaputt!

[Flaps]

I recently had an LSD installed and had to have the box rebuilt as the synchros from 1st to 4th were worn. I'd never had one crunch or problem. I guess it was coming though

Seems like VW went cheap in certain areas when building the Polo...

[Cygnus]

Just curious here. My gearbox is still in tact at the moment, after 20,000km. So what modifications would void the warranty on the box in case something happens down the track? At the moment I don't really don't want to do any mods that might void the warranty on what seems to be a very fragile item. I hope the mods I have so far won't affected it ? I guess Flaps you got things sorted under warranty? Any thoughts people?

[Flaps]

Lol I wish! The only warranty I have is probably on electrics. I paid to have the LSD installed and box rebuilt. I wouldn't let VW touch my car after what happened to Koz when his box was replaced for the 2nd time under warranty.

VW know that the gearbox is weak. I reckon they'd replace at the minimum one a week worldwide. There's a recall on them in the UK and Germany. Which involves a change of oil...

[archangel_7]

Hey guys, Just got my car back from the dealer with a new gear box! Essendon Volkswagon did a really good job offering five star service. l am really happy with them!