DSG woes in The Age

[gavs]

Well the verdict is in re safety issues. read here: VW deceleration not safety issue for regulator | smh.com.au

No matter what anyone thinks personally about what happened, this is a lesson for the so called enthusiast (including moderators) not to prejudge outcomes of certain events before the relevant government authority makes a conclusion. I disagree that this outcome is because of an election coming! Please don't suggest that OzVWCrap had a point. He did not and whatever happened to your VW please do not extrapolate that to all VWs and VW owners. However, we all hope that all the problems are fixed by VWA ASAP!

I recommend the wait and see approach at this stage my friend. All I will say is this: pink batts, nation building schools scheme, smart meters, $23 per tonne carbon tax, 'let the boats come! Oh wait, Don't let the boats come!', surplus in 12 months...oh wait I mean 3 years, 457 visas that apparently protect local jobs...

He had a point, it's just posts like "Here here! Finally some sense and I hope grandpa is well asleep by now, otherwise it would have been a long night for the poor fellow!" That drove him to the point that it got too.

Oh, how about we read the above post too, because there is supposedly nothing wrong with the dsgs...

[spikeyboy22]

This just in: Volkswagen to recall 25,000 cars in Australia

TROUBLED German carmaker Volkswagen has issued a recall on more than 25,000 cars sold in Australia.
The vehicles affected were built between June 2008 and September 2011 and include the Golf hatchback, the Jetta sedan, the Polo hatchback, the Passat sedan and wagon and the Caddy van.
The automatic DSG gearbox will be inspected and if needed repaired on that batch of vehicles.
The recall follows two weeks of unprecedented pressure from customers demanding their cars be fixed for wide-ranging mechanical faults.
Complaints included engines that conked out, high oil use, and gearbox issues.
In addition to the official recall, Volkswagen Australia will also call 4000 diesel cars back to dealerships for inspection.
News Limited understands that Volkswagen is still yet to issue an official recall following customer claims of sudden vehicle decceleration.
The company says any one experiencing that fault or any others to contact their local Volkswagen dealer.
Volkswagen Australia has set up a dedicated customer service line to answer customer queries - 1800 504 076.
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That leaves some of us out of luck
Nothing on official Government Website

Well what the hell, I have a 2012 polo gti and it is a piece of ****. What changed with them since 2011, I am glad I am one of the lucky ones who could sell and start again but not everybody is so lucky ....

Recall them volkswagen ...

[Rawcpoppa]

Any of you guys applicable for a recall please take note of part numbers for mechatronic units. I find it strange VW goes from "no issues" to the same recall just like that. Would be interesting to see what the differences between a mechatronic circa 2012 are vs one from the recall...


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[wai]

This just in: Volkswagen to recall 25,000 cars in Australia

TROUBLED German carmaker Volkswagen has issued a recall on more than 25,000 cars sold in Australia.
The vehicles affected were built between June 2008 and September 2011 and include the Golf hatchback, the Jetta sedan, the Polo hatchback, the Passat sedan and wagon and the Caddy van.
The automatic DSG gearbox will be inspected and if needed repaired on that batch of vehicles.

Well looks like I will be getting a letter from VW now. Mine is a Feb 11 1.6 L Caddy Maxi Life with 7 speed DSG.

[cmrtig]

I recommend the wait and see approach at this stage my friend. All I will say is this: pink batts, nation building schools scheme, smart meters, $23 per tonne carbon tax, 'let the boats come! Oh wait, Don't let the boats come!', surplus in 12 months...oh wait I mean 3 years, 457 visas that apparently protect local jobs...

He had a point, it's just posts like "Here here! Finally some sense and I hope grandpa is well asleep by now, otherwise it would have been a long night for the poor fellow!" That drove him to the point that it got too.

Oh, how about we read the above post too, because there is supposedly nothing wrong with the dsgs...

Gavs you now sound like the first Fairfax article which tried to link the accident with just about every problem with a VW even those which were not relevant like the DSG. That is what OzVWCrap was trying to continue. The two issues are separate and lets keep it that way. I can see you agree, but just can't admit it yet. I am glad there is a recall for DGS problems, but again it is a separate issue and one that has nothing whatsoever to do with Ms Ryan's tragic death and according to the Department of Transport and Infrastructure there is no safety issue for those VW owners who complained about similar issues (sudden deceleration for whatever reason)! I agree that we need to wait and see and thus we also need to stop prejudging outcomes and confusing the issues in a way that does even more damage to existing owners as is. Would you not agree?

[omega31]

This just in: Volkswagen to recall 25,000 cars in Australia

TROUBLED German carmaker Volkswagen has issued a recall on more than 25,000 cars sold in Australia.
The vehicles affected were built between June 2008 and September 2011 and include the Golf hatchback, the Jetta sedan, the Polo hatchback, the Passat sedan and wagon and the Caddy van.
The automatic DSG gearbox will be inspected and if needed repaired on that batch of vehicles.
The recall follows two weeks of unprecedented pressure from customers demanding their cars be fixed for wide-ranging mechanical faults.
Complaints included engines that conked out, high oil use, and gearbox issues.
In addition to the official recall, Volkswagen Australia will also call 4000 diesel cars back to dealerships for inspection.
News Limited understands that Volkswagen is still yet to issue an official recall following customer claims of sudden vehicle decceleration.
The company says any one experiencing that fault or any others to contact their local Volkswagen dealer.
Volkswagen Australia has set up a dedicated customer service line to answer customer queries - 1800 504 076.
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That leaves some of us out of luck
Nothing on official Government Website

Again, VW Australia left us Skoda owners out of the list, my octavia build date is also between the recalled dates.

Don't get me wrong, I love my octavia but just thinking of future DSG issues or resale value when out of warranty is simply outrages. I know VW is a good car but after VW Australia taking so long to take responsibility no one in the right mind will buy a DSG out of warranty unless sold in a great loss.

Unless VW provides us the loyal customers including the Skoda owners with long term warranty on the 7DSG gearbox related issues this will be my last VW owned car in Australia.

Hope the official announcement will be better then this one.

Sorry, simply not good enough for me

[gavs]

Gavs you now sound like the first Fairfax article which tried to link the accident with just about every problem with a VW even those which were not relevant like the DSG. That is what OzVWCrap was trying to continue. The two issues are separate and lets keep it that way. I can see you agree, but just can't admit it yet. I am glad there is a recall for DGS problems, but again it is a separate issue and one that has nothing whatsoever to do with Ms Ryan's tragic death and according to the Department of Transport and Infrastructure there is no safety issue for those VW owners who complained about similar issues (sudden deceleration for whatever reason)! I agree that we need to wait and see and thus we also need to stop prejudging outcomes and confusing the issues in a way that does even more damage to existing owners as is. Would you not agree?

I don't follow. Where have I ever said anything along those lines? Please, educate me. I've never drawn the bow to say that the death was related to the lack of response from VGA or the government. What I have said is at there are plenty of people that are more than willing to jump up and down when one of us that have had a VW lose drive in an unnerving and unsafe fashion (contrary to what a government agency might say, which is the point I was making RE government statements, specifically this one) and try and disregard what we are saying as heresay and inaccurate.
The issues with the dsg are real and more common than what people like to discount as people being illogically paranoid. 25000 vehicles out of the 220,000 is more than 10% is in a manufacturing/quality control sense is ridiculous.

2 weeks ago the official line was "there are no issues", last week it was "yes there are issues but no recall/service campaign is required". Tonight a recall is issued.

Surely logic would prevail to say that yes, perhaps that maybe there is in fact an issue?

[cmrtig]

I don't follow. Where have I ever said anything along those lines? Please, educate me. I've never drawn the bow to say that the death was related to the lack of response from VGA or the government. What I have said is at there are plenty of people that are more than willing to jump up and down when one of us that have had a VW lose drive in an unnerving and unsafe fashion (contrary to what a government agency might say, which is the point I was making RE government statements, specifically this one) and try and disregard what we are saying as heresay and inaccurate.
The issues with the dsg are real and more common than what people like to discount as people being illogically paranoid. 25000 vehicles out of the 220,000 is more than 10% is in a manufacturing/quality control sense is ridiculous.

2 weeks ago the official line was "there are no issues", last week it was "yes there are issues but no recall/service campaign is required". Tonight a recall is issued.

Surely logic would prevail to say that yes, perhaps that maybe there is in fact an issue?

I don't think anyone here disregards any issues. Confusing issues and linking them to fatal accidents without any evidence and to simply hurt the brand more is the problem. Obviously when a car stops running in the middle of the road it is a problem, but there are many possible reasons for that and if one does not like it you may as well not drive a car. Ozvwcrap went beyond the facts and your support for him suggests the same! Anyway no point discussing this any further as you don't seem to get it or care that all these issues can be discussed in a logical manner without having to make unsubstantiated generalizations. I suggest you take your advice and let's just wait and see as the facts come out and then comment!

[Hail22]

So does this mean the mechatronic's unit will be replaced (supposedly with the faultless one) and they will further inspect the gearbox in case of failure?

[sVWatt]

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