The Official Mk7 Golf DSG / Clutch / Shudder / Squeal Issues Thread

[BCK]

Does anyone with the 7 speeder noticing any difference in the revs as you modulate the brake pressure?

I had a Skoda 132 for a couple of days. If you didn't press the brake hard enough, when stationary, the clutches would stay engaged. As the pedal was pressed harder the revs would drop from 1000 to 800 when the clutch fully disengaged. It doesn't seem to do it on our 6 speeder, but it made me wonder how many people slip these clutches, unwittingly, at the lights.

My impression was that auto hold was partly invented to fix this issue - auto hold (or stop/ start for that matter) won't kick in unless you push the brake hard enough to disengage the clutch. If you switch off both you can slip all day...

Yep. My 7 speed does this, but now its started to disengage the clutches if held at that rubbing point for more than a few seconds without forward movement.

At which point the car will roll backwards.

But just as you come completely off the brake, the clutches engage to get you going again.

[Rawcpoppa]

Yep. My 7 speed does this, but now its started to disengage the clutches if held at that rubbing point for more than a few seconds without forward movement.

At which point the car will roll backwards.

But just as you come completely off the brake, the clutches engage to get you going again.

They all do the roll back thing if it can't move forward after a few seconds I believe. Think it's to prevent overheating.

[anduril]

I've experienced something similar when driving the Mk7 R at low speeds, especially so when rolling to a stop. The shudder doesn't actually happens when going from 3rd to 2nd, but when the car rolls down to about 1,500rpm on the 2nd, before it goes down to 1st. It feels almost like the car is being jerked/kicked forward.

I've taken it back to the dealer before and they mentioned that it was a DSG config that they have reloaded, whatever that means. Since then it has improved slightly but still not completely gone, and the mechanic that went for a ride with me said it was a common DSG trait. It's my first DSG so I really don't know what to expect.

[Ashoz85]

The feeling I compare the above to is if ur driving a manual vehicle and being in to high of a gear for the revs the engine is at, almost like the car is telling u ok mate it's time to either stop or shift down 1 gear. I always tell my partner to drive it like a manual when she is coming to a halt, I.e don't creep forward unless you would do that same creep in a manual car

[veew]

Unfortunately the squealing noise came back.

Sorry to hear mate, how many kays have you done on the replacement clutch?

[savitar]

So as an update the clutch patch was replaced on Tuesday and it was all covered under good will from VW. The different to car is amazing, sooo much smoother and better to drive. Very pleased with the service from Rex Gorell in Geelong, highly recommend them...

Hopefully that is the end of the big costs for now....

[kk_mqb_mk7]

1st replacement done at 8000 km. 2nd replacement done at 14900 km. Apparently, the feedback from service centre is that the clutches are "out of tolerance" that warrant different software parameters to compensate the tolerances, hence a software update that is specific to my car was provided by VW. I have so far done some 600 km after the second replacement. So, still too early to tell if it is really fixed. Was also told that I am the first Golf mk7 customer at the service centre to get the clutch packs replaced twice. Might it be due to the fact that I have a trained ear to identify these noises (I have a machine building background)?? My passengers (non-enthusiasts) told me that they could not even identify if there is a squealing noise or not to start with!

[peanutz]

My car makes some noise when i put my foot down when moving from a standstill. It doesn't happen all the time but frequent enough to be annoyed. I spoked to my dealer after drove the car for 6 months and took in for a quick check-up. They reckon it's from the nature of Turbo engine. I'm not convinced. How do I convince them that something isn't right? 1st service is coming up soon and I am now thinking whether I should go to Audvolks or other places. Would it cost a lot more?

[Rhtside]

We had our highline clutches replaced at 8000km because of the squeal. In reverse it sounds terrible and just yesterday it stared squealing again from take off. Will be going back to dealer again Monday. Looks like these DSGs are going to be a big problem.

[kk_mqb_mk7]

We had our highline clutches replaced at 8000km because of the squeal. In reverse it sounds terrible and just yesterday it stared squealing again from take off. Will be going back to dealer again Monday. Looks like these DSGs are going to be a big problem.

Keep hounding them until they fix it for you. VW knows about this. Their technical info record and archiving process is quite comprehensive (with proper communication serial numbers etc..) but it is ultimately up to your dealership/service centre to chase up and follow through the issue.