DSG Failure

**dibdib dubdub** · 09-11-2011, 11:45 PM

I've had it back for a few weeks now and I'm not sure it's quite the same.

In D, before the mechatronics unit replacement it was always very keen to go up gears in the search for efficient driving. This was OK as it was always very responsive and would kick down without any hesitation. Now, it seems to not go up through the gears to the same extent (it used to trundle around in 5th or even 6th between 50-60 k's but now it seems to be in 4th or 5th at these speeds). It doesn't seem to kick down so eagerly either. It really needs the accelerator pressed a lot more than it used to force a down change.

Am I imagining things? I'm afraid to go back to the dealer with this because it's all pretty subjective stuff. Does anyone know of a more quantitative way to prove to myself (and more importantly a dealer) that there's a problem?

**Umai Naa!!** · 10-11-2011, 05:01 PM

Bare in mind the DSG can be quite adaptive to driving style.

Maybe Nanna it for a week, and see how you go.

**Tigger** · 10-11-2011, 07:02 PM

I too have had many issues with barloworld...long story....

Call Sharon Cataldo, who is the customer liason person...
She can move mountains and gets things resolved....

Hope this works out.

**ChrisJ** · 11-11-2011, 12:04 PM

I am convinced mine hasn't been the same since I had a problem with mine last year - not the DSG though, the tiptronic.
Hasn't felt like the car has had as much power and go...
Problem was the car started holding onto the gears and some rough changes. Service ticket says this:
"Check vehicle hunting gears, holding gears, rough gear change 4th to 5th, ordered parts for TPI 2020444/5" and then when the part came in "Check vehicle holding gears slip#7771...carried out repair as per tpi. reset yaw, lateral sensors and basic settings as per diss ticket...."
only part was a seal set...

Umai Naa!! got any comment what they might have done? May they have changed engine mapping or something? Or is all in my head? Fuel economy not that great either - TDi, trip to melb sticking at 110, real economy (calculated) just over 7l/100km...