DSG woes in The Age

[Greg Roles]

Best of luck people, took VW 5 years to address the failing injectors in the MKV 125kw diesels, where they all shut down if one fails, causing immediate engine cutout. Bit more dangerous than loss of drive, as you lose power assistance to steering and brakes. All we have now is a silent campaign anyway, such is VW's care factor for safety vs recall costs.

[Gambit]

Man up VAG and take responsibility and issue a recall. Tis all.

[stickshift3000]

I'm sorry that these issues had to come to light under these tragic circumstances, but I'm glad to see this article as it may save another life or two.

These issues which put the driver and occupants at risk, and are being fixed via VW issued 'service campaigns' (such as the 125 kw diesel injector issue), should be addressed by recalls issued by the ACCC.

In high compression diesels with a lot of engine braking, when/if engine drive is lost on a highway I wouldn't want a big truck even a safe distance behind me...

I'll be interested to see where the media goes with this, and whether VWA can man up and work proactively with authorities (for once).

[nomadx38]

Haha I would just like to point out that the car in the picture which she is standing next to (which I assume is hers) is a MKV Golf (from what I can tell anyway by the front grille and the headlights)

These cars had the 6 speed wet clutch DSG NOT the 7 speed dry clutch which most of the new cars have and have the majority problems with.

The 6 speed DSG had the temperature sensor that would play up and force the gearbox into neutral and you would slow down to a stop but far from a "dangerous" or "terrifying" experience. Haha I'm sorry but that aritcle is a joke.

I'm not saying VW should be let off the hook but I think The Age or any other media conglomerate should get the facts straight before saying somthing like this.

[stickshift3000]

The death was also related to a 2008 Golf.

I don't mind the lack of VW experts at the Age, I'm just glad these issues are receiving some media attention.

[PassatB6]

This accident is completely unrelated to any issue with DSG as she had a manual box. Therefore the other owners' testimony is irrelevant. Remember it suits both sides ie the truck driver and the victims family to see VW as the cause of the problem. A common cause of sudden slowing in a manual is failure to correctly change gears however the truckie must have been going quite fast and/ or been too close to the car to stop as her car slowed.

[OilBurna]

was it diesel or petrol?

I've had two shutdowns in my tdi Passat lucky both were not on the freeway with a b double up my ass

[Greg Roles]

Young girl in the ACT had an injector shutdown at 110 with a truck up her arse and it was a very very near miss. She than had some guy try and kidnap her whilst stuck on the side of the road in middle of nowhere. Her Dad and I had a lot of "chats" about what to do about it, and he took it up the ladder only to find our Gov watchdogs are a joke, thus VW's ability to do as they please.

I have no doubt this is why the 125kw MKV diesel was never released in the USA, VW knew it had potential problems.

Will be interesting to see how the woeful 7 speed DSG problem pans out though, FAR greater numbers of failures.

[Transporter]

Yeah, it would be good to know the official number from VW rather than guessing it. Maybe one day they will release that info, it could be also working at the VW favour and I have to agree that it's not the DSG or the injector problem but the company behind that and how they address it read it as deal with it.

Still though, the media have more blunders than the car manufacturers.

[Greg Roles]

Less chance of dying due to a dodgey story in the paper Miro!!