Reply With Quote1 - Have the wheel alignment checked, as well as the tyre pressures. I recommend 36psi.
2 - The gearbox on these is very servicable. Although, this one sounds like it's on it's last legs. It's probably rebuild time.
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Vague on road steering
I purchased a 2005 Golf 2L FSI automatic at an auction recently. Good clean one owner car with 88,000km,s. The problem with auctions is that you cannot drive the vehicles. I have since discovered the following faults that if I had driven the car I would have picked up.
1. The electro mechanical steering is vague when on the freeway. It does not appear to center and requires continual movement of the steering wheel to keep the car running straight. Very tiring on a long drive. There are no fault lights on in the dash. Anybody had similar problems
2. Once the automatic gearbox warms up it clunks into gear on changing down. Very annoying as you are waiting for the car to judder every time it changes down. I currently use the car in tiptronic mode to overcome this problem but, it is my wifes car and she is not happy that I sold her perfectly good Mk4 Golf and replaced it with what she says is a "Dud". I know these gearboxes are sealed for life but, I worked for Shell and know that oils degrade with heat. Would a change of gearbox filter and oil improve the situation?
Ultimate Dubber
1 - Have the wheel alignment checked, as well as the tyre pressures. I recommend 36psi.
2 - The gearbox on these is very servicable. Although, this one sounds like it's on it's last legs. It's probably rebuild time.
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Gearbox oil is due at 60000km not sealed for life.
You sure it is an auto and not dsg?
Get a wheel alignment as a start for the steering issue.
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Ultimate Dubber
2L FSI is just the conventional slushbox.
But yeah, every 60K they need an oil and filter change.
New Dubber
I will take the car for a wheel alignment and increase tyre pressure.
Also change the gearbox oil and filter and see how things are then.
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I remember the first time I picked mine up from dealer then onto freeway and thought something was wrong with steering , but was only
a matter of getting use to the feel of it , definitely check tyre pressures , check to see if any tyre wear but maybe give it a few days
to get the feel of it.
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