NHTSA Complaint #10278079 — 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32

DSG MALFUNCTION DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON VW R32 2008: MY AUTOMOBILE HAS ERRATIC MOVEMENT FROM A STANDING STOP AND AT LOW REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (LESS THAN 1500 / MINUTE) AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MOTION IS A JERKING ACTION. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITS LOSS OF POWER WHEN GEARS ARE LOWERED AND FOLLOWED BY A THROTTLE INPUT. THIS IS SEEN FOR EXAMPLE WHEN DRIVING IN 6TH GEAR AT 55 MPH, SHIFTING INTO 5TH AND THEN ACCELERATING TO PASS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE AT THAT TIME DOES NOT RESPOND WITH POWER AND THE CAR SPENDS MAYBE 1 OR 2 SECONDS SORTING OUT HOW TO APPLY THE POWER. THE DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE THEN NORMAL AND OPERATION CONTINUES WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THE GENERAL SHIFTING OF THE CAR IS NOT SMOOTH UNDER OTHER OPERATIONS ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT STALL OR LOSE POWER. YET THE SHIFTING FEELS UNNATURAL AND DETERIORATED FROM HOW IT WAS WHEN THE AUTO WAS NEW. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW 22000 MILES. *TR