DSG performance - Need a Physio?

[terra australis]

Sure does sound like it. Hopefully I will have the car sorted week 5th Jan otherwise It will have to wait till after Australia day as I am away in the US and Mexico for 2 weeks

Same problem with us would prefer it sorted out sooner than during our holidays. Although would prefer to go to US and Mexico...but we are going camping in the Snowy Mountains!!!!

[terra australis]

Car is booked in late Jan for the next fixit job (2 Days). Hopefully will rectify the problem and will be able to advise other forum members of the outcome...

[richdave]

Hi terra australis thanks for the update. I look forward to catching up on the outcome. I have no word yet from the dealer but I go on holidays on the 13th till the 26th so I guess it wont happen till Feb for me.

[passatpout]

Well, I dropped mine off at the garage for its 15,000km service this morning (only at 16,500-odd, blame Christmas travel, shutdowns and backlog).. told them about the jerking, and got them to drop me at a railway station.. lo and behold, it was as smooth as silk when the mechanic was driving it.. no word yet on if they've found anything, but I guess I'll find out tonight when I collect it.

I've also asked them to check the air-con, it seemed to struggle with Melbourne's heat yesterday quite a bit..

[vanDub]

lo and behold, it was as smooth as silk when the mechanic was driving it..

He has obviously learnt how to drive it, get him to give you some lessons.

I had trouble getting smooth takeoffs initially but am getting better as I learn how to drive it. It seems to be about slow application of power to start and then accelerate your rate of acceleration once you get under way.

I also accept that some DSGs have issues with mechtronics modules etc like Rich Dave and hope that they get fixed properly.

[terra australis]

Well, I dropped mine off at the garage for its 15,000km service this morning (only at 16,500-odd, blame Christmas travel, shutdowns and backlog).. told them about the jerking, and got them to drop me at a railway station.. lo and behold, it was as smooth as silk when the mechanic was driving it.. no word yet on if they've found anything, but I guess I'll find out tonight when I collect it.

I've also asked them to check the air-con, it seemed to struggle with Melbourne's heat yesterday quite a bit..

Be persistant if you feel you have a similar issue. We complained about the DSG issue at our 15k service but nothing was indicated on diagnostics and they couldnt replicate it in the test drive. Raised the same issue again at 30k service nothing showed up on diagnostics but on the test drive they agreed with us.

Just gotta say that the dealer has been brillant in with the issue couldnt be more happier with the service that we are getting.

[3Putt]

May be a thread drift, but my DSG clunks into 5th - clunk coming from the rear.

The clunk is just subtle, and only happens if i change up at around 60-7-km/hr.

Is anyone worried about the longevity / long term viability of this 'new' technology?

Can anyone with a high km DSG comment on their experience with their drivetrain? Might be interesting to see who has the highest km DSG in the land!

BTW, i think i will start a new thread...

[passatpout]

What's annoying me is the randomness of how it jerks, and the comments I get from the expecting one beside me. As much as the mechanic managed to drive it smoothly, he only had to do two standing starts, and one of those was downhill.

With me, it doesn't seem to matter if I go straight from brake to throttle, or brake-pause 2 seconds-throttle, light throttle or heavy throttle, auto-hold on or off.. sometimes it is smooth, sometimes it's a neck-snapper, with a good solid jolt coming through the car (I can only imagine what the shock load is doing to the drivetrain, suspension, etc).

Anyhow, I picked it up from the service, they said they've updated the software on it, but I didn't get much of a chance to test it last night, only that a couple of starts were smooth, and a couple were rough. The comment the dealer made was that the gearbox gets serviced at 60,000km - interesting they're making that comment now, when it's only done 16,500-odd km..

One thought that's occurred to me - has anyone else noticed if it's worse when shifting from reverse to drive (or vice versa)?

A/C was OK too in their opinion..

[Ralph]

I have a question on DSG more on when the reverse gear is engaged. Apologies that it may be a bit off current topic thread. When I reverse the car uphill I really need to apply revs for it to move. From my days driving a manual, it very much has the same feel as when a clutch is not fully let up or when the clutch is slipping. At speed, it's not noticeable. Unfortunately my driveway doesn't allow me to reverse at speed, and this is where it happens. I've tried it with Auto Hold on and off with mixed success. I'm concerned I may be doing some damage to the clutch plates plus with the revs so high, sometimes the gear engages better and you build up quite some speed quickly. Not good in our driveway.

Any thoughts or similar experiences?

Ralph.
R36 MY08 Silver Wagon

[3Putt]

Mine does the same thing on steep reverses - prob just behavior that we have to live with. It seems to rev a little to high and not let the clutch out enough.

Those hill starts are tricky though (just ask my wife), and it is just a machine afterall. All up, i think it does a great job.

Once again, its DSG for best technology to come in car since tubocharging!