DSG woes in The Age

[muli]

When people say no brakes they literally mean no brakes or the fact that the engines turn off you gota stomp on it a few times requiring arnie like leg pressing?

[brad]

When people say no brakes they literally mean no brakes or the fact that the engines turn off you gota stomp on it a few times requiring arnie like leg pressing?

The latter. Hard firm pressure. Just like driving a HD Holden. Plus you get a few goes of assisted braking due to the vacuum reservoir.

I agree the engine shouldn't stall but if it does then the tacho would go to zero & the dash would light up like a christmas tree. If the sound of the radio makes you oblivious to the lack of engine noises, engine braking etc then maybe the radio is too loud?

[sphere]

Just reading through this thread, I'm a little confused at which cars models/years are having the issue (if any). Is it mostly cars in more recent years or really any model/year VW/Audi etc.? I've got an 06' Gti DSG and I've never experienced any real shudder or limp mode.

[Ideo]

Just reading through this thread, I'm a little confused at which cars models/years are having the issue (if any). Is it mostly cars in more recent years or really any model/year VW/Audi etc.? I've got an 06' Gti DSG and I've never experienced any real shudder or limp mode.

It's every car ever made by VW if you read the comments page of the Age.

Hell - apparently the 97 Golf also has DSG and caused the engine to stop when entering traffic according to one idiot.

Seriously though, the 6spd DSG in yours has some issues for some people. The 7spd DSG has a lot of issues for a lot of people.

If yours is working fine, then it's working fine. Just remember it is an automated manual, and it has a clutch in it. And just like a manual some driving techniques wear the clutch out quicker than others.

[Umai Naa!!]

Hell - apparently the 97 Golf also has DSG and caused the engine to stop when entering traffic according to one idiot.

I wonder if that was my sister, remarking of the time her coil died?

[fastlane]

VW's ignorance/denial of the following main issues:

7DSG, 1.4 twinchargers i.e. 118tsi, Polo GTI
Certain diesel engine - injector issue causing engine shutdown

Smaller issues:
DSG's in general

Think that sums it up?

[muli]

Started looking on that AustLII website, found this
EUB Pty Ltd v Audi Australia Pty Ltd (Civil Claims) [2012] VCAT 892 (27 June 2012)

so if I understand correctly Audi was ordered to extend the warranty by two years?

[cmrtig]

VW's ignorance/denial of the following main issues:

you mean ignorance/denial for a recall re. these issues. i think most would agree they have been trying to fix them for better or worse.

this is the problem with this debate; statements have been made by the media and posters here and elsewhere which generalise from specific cases to all VWs ever sold without any shred of evidence. everyone has sympathy for those with issues, especially if they have been stuffed around by dealers and VWA. but i would say the vast majority have no issues, unlikely to have any issues and are happy with their VWs.

a bit more sense, objectivity, logic and hard facts would be helpful to all in my opinion. otherwise you will eventually have all VW owners wondering which issue can kill them and when and as such the supply of second hand VWs goes through the roof and we all suffer. again just keep it objective! how hard is that no matter how angry you are? posting absurd generalisations here will not solve your problems and i doubt VWA will react to anything written by fairfax journos. if you have issues some previous posts have made it clear what your options are. use them!

at the end of the day does anyone here believe fairfax has our (VGA car owners) interests as a first priority. i doubt that very much. if they did the first article should have been an apology to all of us for giving VWs numerous awards on a consistent basis over many years and recommending them as best in class. now that would have been something!

[muli]

you mean ignorance/denial for a recall re. these issues. i think most would agree they have been trying to fix them for better or worse.

this is the problem with this debate; statements have been made by the media and posters here and elsewhere which generalise from specific cases to all VWs ever sold without any shred of evidence. everyone has sympathy for those with issues, especially if they have been stuffed around by dealers and VWA. but i would say the vast majority have no issues, unlikely to have any issues and are happy with their VWs.

a bit more sense, objectivity, logic and hard facts would be helpful to all in my opinion. otherwise you will eventually have all VW owners wondering which issue can kill them and when and as such the supply of second hand VWs goes through the roof and we all suffer. again just keep it objective! how hard is that no matter how angry you are? posting absurd generalisations here will not solve your problems and i doubt VWA will react to anything written by fairfax journos. if you have issues some previous posts have made it clear what your options are. use them!

at the end of the day does anyone here believe fairfax has our (VGA car owners) interests as a first priority. i doubt that very much. if they did the first article should have been an apology to all of us for giving VWs numerous awards on a consistent basis over many years and recommending them as best in class. now that would have been something!

Havent they already reacted and pulled all their advertising of Fairfax content?
any publicity is good publicity I reckon and reading even some comments on these forums on several threads abouts reoccurring problems I don't think VGA exactly has our interests as first priority?

I don't see whats wrong with secondhand supply going thru the roof? are you worried about resale value, surely not...

[cmrtig]

Havent they already reacted and pulled all their advertising of Fairfax content?

not the type of reaction i was implying and i think you know that!

any publicity is good publicity I reckon and reading even some comments on these forums on several threads abouts reoccurring problems I don't think VGA exactly has our interests as first priority?

how about you read closer. i did not say all posts were unhelpful. but even you would have to agree many are not, which simply confuses the issues.

I don't see whats wrong with secondhand supply going thru the roof? are you worried about resale value, surely not...

i think it is obvious what i and most likely the vast majority are concerned about. i will let others judge your ignorance to how making unsubstantiated generalisations will affect resale.