DSG woes in The Age

[Rawcpoppa]

If you or others have a problem with your transmission, just go and see your dealer about it. Why there should be a recall anytime someone has a problem with the car? In some cases, it even doesn't have to be the cars fault? Go and see your dealer, it's simple like that.

I don't see many Audi owners complaining about the same DSG and other faults, the price of the car must have something to do with it.

For sure if it was that bad with the DSG in the cars, the german VW owners would complain too, giving the fact that it is the one of the smarter countries where the system would be more efficient and the problem picked up sooner than somewhere else.

I don't think you can look at a lack of a recall as a sign of anything right now as vw wasn't planning to do any in Australia before this week. Unless you monitor German forums how would you know they aren't complaining as well? Do Germans buy more manuals or dq200 dsg?

The volume of Audi owners who might be able to complain is quite limited as most of their lineup does not use the dq200. The A1 uses te same one as found in this thread. Some A3 vehicles as well. That's about it. Price has nothing to do with it. Singapore forums for the A1 show owners being affected and complaining about the dq200.


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[Hail22]

okie dokie so I finally finished an hour long talk with VWA and here it goes:

All mechatronics units on listed calls "will be replaced" due to thermal corosion of the control circuit unit which has contributed to "a loss of power" to the vehicle.

Clutches and gearbox will be "physically" inspected as well as stress tested to ensure they are in top condition, if not dealer is instructed to replace immediately with new software to be added to entire unit.

A letter will be issued to everyone who is affected Early July as Wolfsburg is currently producing and organising shipment of 26,000 Mechatronics units, as well as redudancy gearbox / clutch packs should failure be detected.

Dealers have been informed to increase the amount of service / loan vehicles they have whilst customers vehicles are being repaired.

[gavs]

okie dokie so I finally finished an hour long talk with VWA and here it goes:

yep, all well and good but I am certain that even 'fixed' cars that fall outside that manufacturing period have had entire gearboxes require replacing due to problems still with the DQ200.

This is just a stunt and just wait for cars that put kms on the clock to start having exactly the same issues in another 30,000kms. If they were serious, why ahve Audi and Skoda not also been included?

As I have said before, the only true fix is to replace every DQ200 with a DQ250 and all associated electronic and mechanical components that go with it. Yes it will cost an absolute fortune and be a logistical nightmare, but that's the point. 26,000 mech units at cost (dealers are apparently paying ~$4200) is still only at dealer cost $10,920,000 but based on the fact one can buy a brand new, Genuine VW mechatronics unit in europe for $2100 from a retailer (so not even true cost price for VAG) i'd say that it's probably going to be costing them in the region of $1,500,000 to $3,000,000 in AUD. For a company that posted a E22,000,000,000 (AU$31,002,224,000) profit last financial year, you really think they care.....? In 3 months, everyone will have forgotten all of this.

[davo]

This is just a stunt

You think a recall of nearly 26000 vehicles is just a stunt? There's no pleasing some people.

As I have said before, the only true fix is to replace every DQ200 with a DQ250 and all associated electronic and mechanical components that go with it.

I'm not expert, but I'd be surprised if this is even technically possible. Does anyone know for sure?