Other Engine Info: 50-St. BIN 5/LEV II emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: 8VWXV03.2535
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat
Belt Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Wolfsburg
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY 2008 VW R32 HAS BEEN JERKY ITS WHOLE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT BUT IT SEEMS TO BE PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP TO GET UP TO DRIVING SPEEDS THE DSG WILL REACT EXTREMELY JERKY AND HESITATE FROM TIME TO TIME, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV SUPER HIGH, THEN IT WILL KICK IN TO GEAR CAUSING ME AND MY PASSENGERS TO GO THROUGH A WHIPLASH TYPE STATE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE CYCLES STARTS OVER AGAIN WHEN GOING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. ALSO WHEN AT HIGHWAY CRUISING SPEEDS WHEN I TRY TO OCCASIONALLY PASS ANOTHER CAR AND DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE WILL JUST REV REALLY HIGH FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE ACCELERATING. DURING ALL OF THESE INSTANCES THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO AVOID ALL OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME AND NOT GET INTO ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. IF THIS CONTINUES IN THE FUTURE I AM UNSURE IF I WILL BE SO LUCKY AND I AM CAUTIOUSLY AWAITING THE TIME WHEN MY TRANSMISSION GOES OUT COMPLETELY AND I AM IN A SERIOUS WRECK. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE CONDUCTED IT WOULD SEEM THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RASH OF FAULTY MECHATRONICS UNITS AND DSG'S THROUGHOUT THE VW PRODUCT LINE. THE CONVERSATIONS I HAVE HAD WITH OTHER VW OWNERS ALWAYS LEADS TO THE SAME CONCLUSION THAT EITHER REPLACING THE MECHATRONICS UNIT, SOMETIMES REPEATEDLY, OR AN ENTIRE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS THE ONLY CURE. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIX PERMANANTLY BY VW BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS AND SOMEONE WINDS UP EITHER IN THE HOSPITAL OR DEAD. *TR
2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2008 VW R32 WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION SURGES FORWARD AS SOON AS I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES IN TRAFFIC OR STOP LIGHTS. IT WILL SURGE FORWARD AND THEN ROCK LIKE SOMEONE DUMPED THE CLUTCH EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO MANUAL CLUTCH. THE CAR ALSO IS VERY CLUNKY IN REVERSE, AND ROCKS ALOT. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND ALL THEY DO IS SAY THAT THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THEY "RESET" THE DSG SETTINGS. THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A DAY BEFORE IT STARTS AGAIN. I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT I THINK IT IS THE MECHATRONICS UNIT AND THEY JUST SAY THAT THEY DON'T THINK IT IS AND NEVER REALLY EXPLORE THE PROBLEM. *TR