Another DSG failure

[Antiplastix]

I see in this months "Wheels" magazine their long term test mule Octavia TSI has had a DSG failure. This is scary, it s the 4th one I ve heard of now. A friend of mine had his reconditioned (in a VW) as it was months out of warranty and according to the "auto transmission service centre" VAG DSGs were keeping him booked out with work and he advises a transmission service every 15,000km. I d be looking at some sort of extended warranty if I had one of these boxes.

[Tim]

DSG service is expensive. I dont know if its a viable option to include it at every service!

I wouldnt panic just yet. Other than a bit of harsh shifting I havent heard of too many people having problems. What you need to consider is that there are thousands and thousands of them out there. There are bound to be failures. But that applies to any transmission. Even the manuals

[K1W1]

Just out of interest do VW make their own transmissions or are they made under contract by somebody else?

[dazag]

Another DSG failure - do we know exactly what kind of failures are occuring - is it a clutch failure or is it a sensor failure, or is it a software failure, or is it an actual transmission failure?? And at how many km's are we talking here?? Is it the 6 speed or the 7 speed DSG or is it both?

Getting a transmission serviced every 15,000km - what the hell would they be servicing, surely not an oil change??

From what I've heard it's a simple sensor/software fault, and a quick trip into the dealership to have an update/replaced sensor fitted is all that is required.

[Antiplastix]

Yep , wet clutch like a motor bike. So oil changes vital. Apparently DSG goes into limp home mode and expect $4-5k overhaul. Ouch.

[K1W1]

Yep , wet clutch like a motor bike. So oil changes vital. Apparently DSG goes into limp home mode and expect $4-5k overhaul. Ouch.

A similar thing was happening on Land Rover 5 speed auto boxes (which are made by Jatco and were also used in Mazdas Nissans, Renaults and BMW's) several years ago. Limp home, lots of clutch slip huge bill for replacement gearbox.
It turned out that the actual fault as a small electronic valve that could be replaced fairly cheaply but it involved mechanics actually getting their hands dirty and doing a partial disassembly of the box to get at the valve.

[gerhard]

Scaremongering based on hearsay.

VAG has millions of these boxes in the field.

[Antiplastix]

Sorry its not scaremongering, its fact . VAG need to change their service intervals for DSGs in Australia.

[Graybags]

Isn't it covered by warranty?

[dazag]

Confirmed with Skoda Aust that my DSG does not need the "service campaign" carried out (according to VIN No.)
My car will be doing a bit of towing so will see how it holds up.