2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32 Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

HESITATING AND JERKING FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN IN REVERSE OR DRIVE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *LN

MY CAR BEGIN MAKING A LOW WHISTLE NOISE A WEEK AGO WHENEVER I ACCELERATED FROM STAND STILL AND A WEEK LATER IT BEGIN SKIPPING GEARS AND THEN THE CAR BECAME INOPERABLE. *TR

LOSS OF POWER WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES. FORTUNATELY, IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED IN A SITUATION WHERE A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. MY VW SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME A RECALL FOR THE DSG TRANSMISSION IS IMMINENT. THAT WAS IN AUGUST. SO FAR, I'VE HEARD NOTHING. *TR

WHEN MY VW 2008 R32 IS IN 2ND GEAR IN THE PARKING LOT IT IS NOT SMOOTH. IT JERKS AND LURCHES LIKE I'M PUMPING THE GAS. ALSO DURING VARYING TIMES, MY CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHY. IT LAGS AND FEELS LIKE ITS SLIPPING. *TR

DSG TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO GEAR VERY HARD. GOING FROM R TO D SEEMS TRANSMISSION SLIPS GOING INTO GEAR. IN DRIVE, ACCELERATION IS DELAYED. WHEN ACCELERATING, CAR JERKS 3 TIMES AND THEN BACK TO NORMAL. THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

2008 VOLKSWAGEN R 32 IS HAVING ISSUES WITH DSG TRANSMISSION OPERATION VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY ROUGH SHIFTING INTO FIRST FROM NEUTRAL AND ENGAGING INTO REVERSE FROM A STOP. VEHICLE ALSO SHIFT EXTREMELY ROUGH IN SPORT MODE. THE CAR JERKS INTO AND OUT OF EACH GEAR AT ANY SPEED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE METHAPROMIC UNIT WAS REPLACED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35000.

MY 2008 VW R32 IS STARTING TO HAVE DSG TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 22,000 MILES. IT CLUNKS WHEN GOING IN AND OUT OF REVERSE AND DRIVE; IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT WILL NOT DISENGAGE THE FORWARD GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THEN SUDDENLY DISENGAGES, JOLTING THE WHOLE CAR. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY WILL GET A PART TO TRY TO SOLVE IT, BUT NOT UNTIL SEPTEMBER (AND IT IS JUNE NOW). THEY SAID TO KEEP DRIVING IT THIS WAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT IF HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO INCREASE HIS SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

AFTER THE CAR GETS TO IT'S WARM TEMPS (ROUGHLY 30 MINS OF DRIVING), IT STARTS TO JERK THROUGH LOW GEARS, HARSH DOWNSHIFTING WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP. TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE FROM A STOP THE CAR WILL LURCH/SPUTTER FORWARD RATHER THAN SLOWLY ROLL FORWARD, AT TIMES (VERY INCONSISTENT, ROUGHLY 2-3 IN AN HOURS DRIVE) THE CAR WILL SURGE THEN SLAM INTO GEAR BEFORE I'M ABLE TO PRESS ON THE GAS TO DRIVE, IT FEELS ALMOST AS THOUGH IT'S ABOUT TO STALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND THEN SHIFTS INTO GEAR. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO SHIFT FROM FIFTH TO SIXTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

DSG TRANSMISSION DROPS INTO THEN OUT OF THEN BACK INTO 1ST GEAR. ALSO ENGINE REVS AND THE CAR JERKS IN REVERSE. *TR

WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW IT WAS SMOOTH AND RIDE WAS GREAT SHIFTING WAS PERFECT, AS TIME AND MILES PASS THE CAR GOT REALLY JERKY WITH THE TRANSMISSION, CAR NOW RIDES SMOOTH BUT THE SIFTING IS TERRIBLE, AND TRANNY IS MAKING ALOT OF NOISES WHEN BACKING UP AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL I ALWAYS HEAR A CLUNK, LOUD AND YOU CAN FEEL IT, EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO MY DEALER IT MAGICALLY GOES AWAY FOR A WEEK OR TWO WEEKS OR SO THEN ITS BACK ITS REALLY FRUSTRATING THAT NO ONE AT THE DEALER SHIP REALLY CARES THEY MAKE IT SEEM LIKE I'M DOING SOMETHING WRONG PLEASE HELP!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL (ABOUT 30MPH) AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME MADE A LAST MINUTE DECISION TO BRAKE HARD AND MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN WITHOUT SIGNALING. I SLOWED TO A STOP BEHIND THE VEHICLE WHILE THEY TURNED. ONCE THE VEHICLE COMPLETED IT'S TURN, I PROCEEDED TO PASS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I MASHED THE THROTTLE (THE LIGHT HAD JUST TURNED YELLOW) TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. FINALLY, AFTER ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THE DSG WENT INTO GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE REMAINED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION FOR ABOUT A SECOND BEFORE THE DSG BEGAN TO WORK. ADDITIONALLY, THE DSG IN THE VEHICLE ROUTINELY TAKES A MOMENT TO ENGAGE. THE ABOVE INCIDENT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE DSG'S FAILURE TO WORK LEFT ME VULNERABLE. *TR

DSG TRANSMISSION SLAMS WHEN PLACED INTO "D" OR "S" MODE EVEN THOUGHT BRAKE IS PUSHED. *TR

MY 2008 GOLF R32 EQUIPPED WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION IS HAVING ROUGH SHIFTING, ROUGH CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT, CHOPPY REVERSE AND POWER LOSS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. PLEASE PUSH VW OF AMERICA TO HAVE A RECALL CAMPAIGN DONE. HOW LONG DO OWNERS HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS? I GUESS VW AND NHTSA WANT SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH SOME CORRECTED BUT THE HESITATION OF POWER AND SHIFTING ISSUES WITH DSG CONTINUE TO PERSIST. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS ALSO SOME JERKING IN THE CAR AS IT TRIES TO GO THROUGH GEARS. IT ALSO FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL BEFORE IT ACTUALLY GETS GOING. FINALLY, THE CAR HAS RUMBLE FEEL THROUGH THE PEDAL AND FEELS LIKE IT IS FIGHTING ITSELF AND WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT IT STARTS AN ON AND OFF RUMBLE. OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WERE A LOUD KNOCKING WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY FIXED BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THEY FIRST REPLACED THE FLYWHEEL THINKING THAT WAS THE ISSUE. *TR

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND LETTING OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHILE THE CAR IS STILL IN DRIVE, IT WILL LURCH OR JUMP FORWARD - ALMOST AS THOUGH I'VE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS SEEMS TO GET WORSE AS THE OUTSIDE AMBIENT TEMPS INCREASE. IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE CAR IS A NIGHTMARE TO DRIVE, AS IT WILL LURCH AND JERK HEAVILY. I'VE ACTUALLY HAD MY STARBUCKS COFFEE SHOOT OUT OF THE CUP AND SPILL ON ME BECAUSE OF THIS - YES, IT LURCHES THAT MUCH. I'VE ALMOST REAR-ENDED A FEW CARS AND HIT MY GARAGE WALL. ALL OF THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR SECOND GO AROUND AS WE'VE HAD THE MECHATRONICS UNIT REPLACED BY VW WITH 17646 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CAR NOW HAS 21500 MILES ON IT AND THE SYMPTOMS ARE BACK AGAIN. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO? THE FIRST TIME OUR VW DEALER HAD...

LURCHING MOTION OF CAR AS TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES. THIS HAPPENS MAINLY WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP. LOSS OF POWER/FORWARD MOMENTUM. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING MANUALLY AND PRESSING GAS TO GAIN SPEED QUICKLY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC (HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE TRAFFIC). THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN ALLOWING THE DSG TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY WHEN PRESSING THE GAS (HARDER THAT NORMAL ACCELERATION TO MERGE WITH HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE TRAFFIC). *TR

AFTER PURCHASING MY 2008 VW R32 IT WAS A VERY SMOOTH VEHICLE. THE DSG TRANSMISSION WAS ADVERTISED AS DRIVING EXACTLY LIKE A CONVENTIONAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION-EQUIPPED VEHICLE. AFTER A YEAR AND 12,000 MILES I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT DISENGAGES. THE ENGINE REVS UP, BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO MOTIVE POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH ON THE EXPRESSWAY AS WELL AS ON THE STREET. IN ALL OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE REGAINS MOTIVE POWER WITHIN 5-10 SECONDS. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, LOSING MOTIVE POWER IN A VEHICLE CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS, AND HAS PUT MY LIFE AT RISK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS ISSUE IS INVESTIGATED, AS I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER 2008 VW R32 OWNERS THAT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AS WELL. *TR

MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32 HAS CONSTANT TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHERE THE CAR BUCKS AT LOW SPEEDS AND HAS A VERY CHOPPY REVERSE. I'VE TAKEN IT FOR ITS ALLEGED RECALL AND THE CAR STILL ACTS THE SAME WITH BUCKING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV EXCESSIVELY HIGH. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO GEAR AND RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A HARD SHIFTING FROM "REVERSE" TO "DRIVE" AND "PARK" TO "REVERSE" POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FLY WHEEL. THE FAILURES CONTINUED AND THERE WAS NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. BL

2008 R32 ON OCCASION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY WHEN IN D MODE. IN ADDITION, WHEN STARTING FROM A STANDSTILL IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE CAR TO JERK WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED. *TR

HAVE A 2008 VW GOLF R32 DSG. SHIFTING IS EXTREMELY ROUGH AND APPEARS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN. IN FACT SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT RESPOND TO MY SHIFTS AND ALL AND "COASTS" UNTIL ENGAGING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE MECHATRONIC UNIT, BUT VW DENIES THE ISSUE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE SEARCHED ISSUES WITH IT ON THE INTERNET FORUMS AND I AM FOR SURE NOT ALONE. I THINK THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR BOTH SAFETY AND RELIABILITY REASONS. *TR

MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R32 HAS DSG ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SMOOTH WHEN GOING FROM A STOP (BRAKE APPLIED) TO GO (GAS PEDAL). SOMETIMES THE DSG GEARBOX GOES INTO NEUTRAL AS WELL WHILE HAVING THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED AND IN MOTION. I KNOW THERE IS A CURRENT VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR SOME MKV VW VEHICLES, BUT R32 GOLF'S SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS WELL. PLEASE HELP! *TR

YESTERDAY I CHANGED LANES IN ORDER TO PASS. I STOMPED IT, AND ALTHOUGH THE RPMS SHOT UP, NOTHING HAPPENED -- NO POWER. I THOUGHT I HAD SOMEHOW BUMPED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. IT WAS NOT IN NEUTRAL, IT WAS IN "S". I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, SHIFTED TO "D", AND THEN REAPPLIED THE ACCELERATOR. ALL WAS BACK TO NORMAL. BECAUSE ALL OF THIS HAPPENED SO QUICKLY, AND BECAUSE I MAY BE CONFUSED, I'M GIVING THE TRANSMISSION THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT -- BUT I'M PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION NOW. IT'S NO FUN TO NEED POWER, EXPECT TO GET IT, AND INSTEAD JUST GET NOISE FROM REVVED RPMS. *TR

INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH A VW R32 DSG TRANSMISSION. MOST SIGNIFICANT WAS A CASE WHERE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD VERY HARD AS THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AT ~3000 RPM. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE SLOWER-MOVING TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. MY INITIAL REACTION WAS THAT I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION DUE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE IMPACT. HOWEVER, IT WAS JUST THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING SPONTANEOUSLY. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED MY 2008 VW R32 IT DROVE AND SHIFTED SMOOTHLY AND WITHOUT ISSUE. AFTER WE PUT ABOUT 1500 MILES ON THE CAR IT STARTED JERKING FORWARD ROUGHLY AS IF THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THIS BEHAVIOR IS INTERMITTENT AND SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE RELATIVE AMOUNT OF TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN, THE LONGER IT'S BEEN THE MORE LIKELY IT IS TO DO IT. I'VE HAD CASES WHERE THE DSG WOULD ALSO SIMPLY JERK FORWARD AND BACK VERY HARSHLY DURING A QUICK STOP/START THAT DIDN'T INVOLVE WOT ACCELERATION. I'VE TAKEN THIS CAR INTO VW SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DEFAULT BEHAVIOR OF THE DSG AND REQUIRED SOME FINESSE TO AVOID THESE ISSUES, I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS WITHOUT SOMEONE DYING BECAUSE IT'S...

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...

MY VEHICLE IS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN MODEL R32. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES HAPPENS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN "D" (DRIVE) POSITION. AT LOW SPEEDS (BELOW 40 MPH) THE TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO GO IN AND OUT AND UP AND DOWN THE GEARS RESULTING IN A "CLUNKY" AND UN-SMOOTH MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO THIS IS OFTEN EVIDENT DURING SLOW GENTLE ACCELERATION AND SLOWING DOWN FROM LOW SPEED (APPROX 40 MPH OR LESS). ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO A GENTLE ACCELERATION, THERE IS A VERY NOTICEABLE DELAY UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ITSELF. SIMILAR FOR SLOWING DOWN, THE ENGINE REMAINS AT HIGH RPM AND SUDDENLY SLOWS, BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY I DID NOTICE THAT ALL OF THIS HAPPENS MORE WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP, RARELY WHILE THE ENGINE IS COLD.. AT HIGH SPEED THE CAR ACTS NORMALLY INCLUDING DURING QUICK ACCELERATION. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT,...

ON MY 2008 VW R32 WITH DSG TRANSMISSION, IT CREATES CLUNK NOISE EVERYTIME SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. *TR

I DRIVE 2008 VW R32. WHEN I DRIVE PARKING LOT OR AT SLOW SPEED TRANSMISSION CALLED DSG JERKS AND CLUTCH SEEMS LIKE NOT ENGAGING SMOOTH. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE BUT IT'S LIKE A POOR SHIFTING MANUAL SHIFT. *TR

VW 2008 R32 WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. MANUAL DOWNSHIFTS FROM 5>4, 4>3, AND 3>2 CAUSE A DANGEROUS POWER OR THROTTLE LAG FROM THE MOTOR. SINCE DOWNSHIFTS ARE OFTEN DONE IN PREPARATION FOR A SAFETY MANEUVER WHILE DRIVING, THIS LAG CAUSES THE MANEUVER TO FAIL LEAVING THE CAR AND DRIVER VULNERABLE AND WITHOUT POWER WHILE MID-MANEUVER. I CAN REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VW SERVICE CENTERS HAVE NOT SEEN TCU FAULT CODES, NOR HAVE THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I HAVE INSTRUCTED THEM HOW TO DO SO. APPARENTLY THEY ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE PROPER INSTRUCTIONS TO REPLICATE IT. NO SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ASIDE FROM RESETTING THE TCU WITH FACTORY SETTINGS A NUMBER OF TIMES. *TR

SEVERAL SYMPTOMS RELATED TO DSG TRANSMISSION SWITCHING GEARS: FROM A STOP, CAR LUNGES AND JERKS INTO FIRST GEAR. RPM'S SOMETIMES DIP AND SURGE, AND CAR SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. WHEN UPSHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD, GEAR SOMETIMES ENGAGES WITH A THUNK. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING 3 TO 2 OR 2 TO 1, CAR OFTEN SURGES AND JERKS. IN REVERSE, CAR SOMETIMES LOSES POWER FOR A SECOND OR TWO. *TR

2 ISSUES WITH MY DSG TRANSMISSION FIRST; WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM SPEED THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND SHIFTS VERY ROUGH FROM SECOND GEAR TO FIRST ESPECIALLY. IT IS VERY STRANGE FEELING AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS DUE TO ABRUPT SPEED CHANGES. SECOND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT UP AFTER ACCELERATING: WHEN YOU ACCELERATE TO SPEED AND LET OFF THE GAS TO MAINTAIN THE TARGET SPEED; THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO REV HIGHER FOR 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE PROPER GEAR. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES ALREADY AFTER ONLY 4 DAYS OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS CAR: 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS EITHER WHEN UP SHIFTING OR DOWNSHIFTING, THE DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32 HAVE BEEN VERY JERKY, OR COME WITH A "CLUNKY" FEEL AND NOISE. ALSO HAVE TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 6TH GEAR, DOWN 2, AS VW RECOMMENDS WHEN PASSING ON A HIGHWAY, AND THE CAR WILL EITHER HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT FINALLY DECIDES TO SHIFT, AND THEN I STILL HAVE NO POWER FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION DECIDES IT WANTS TO SEND POWER TO THE WHEELS AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THE PROBLEMS, AND ALL THE DEALER SAYS, IS EITHER THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE EFFECTS, OR THE CAR HAS NO FAULT CODES, SO THEREFORE IT MUST JUST BE ME. *TR

TYPE VEHICLE: VOLKSWAGEN/R32 2008 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE09035 CURRENT MILEAGE: 25,000. THE FAILURE: SEVERAL SYMPTOMS: 1) LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER: BASICALLY, AT TIMES, FROM A STOP, THE CAR JUST DOESN'T GO. THE ENGINE REVS, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ENGAGE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS NORMAL FUNCTION RETURNS. 2) EXTREMELY HARSH SHIFTING WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. 3) AT TIMES, AT LOW SPEEDS, NOTICEABLY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN I TRY TO SHIFT MANUALLY, USING THE CONTROLS. 4) WHEN BACKING ESPECIALLY, BUT ALSO WHEN MOVING VERY SLOWLY AS WHEN PARKING, THE CAR HAS BEGUN TO MOVE IN A VERY JERKY MANNER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN A BUSY GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. THE SYMPTOMS BEGAN AT ABOUT 17 OR 18000 MILES AND ARE GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE. *TR

TOOK OFF FROM A STOP PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND DSG TRANSMISSION IN 2008 VW R32, REVVED, WENT NOWHERE, THEN FINALLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST VERY ABRUPTLY, CAUSING LOUD BANG, THUD AND ALMOST CAUSING CRASH. *TR

DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE FROM STANDING START WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION HESITATING THEN GRABBING SUDDENLY WITH MECHANICAL SOUND. I CONSIDER THE HESITATION A SERIOUS PROBLEM SINCE THE DELAYED ACCELERATION IS DIFFICULT TO ANTICIPATE. TURNING FROM A STOP HAS HESITATION AND THEN THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD SOMETIME CHANGING TO A LOWER GEAR. THIS OCCURS IN "D" AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL MODES. THIS IS RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE BEGAN LEASING THE R32 IN APRIL 2008.*TR

DURING NEAR FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION, CAR EXPERIENCES NO INCREASED SPEED. CAR WILL INCREASE RPMS, BUT SEEMS LIKE IT IS SEARCHING FOR A GEAR. IT IS MOST SCARY IF YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE IN ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE, AND THE CAR DOESN'T GO. VERY CHOPPY STARTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, FEEL LIKE SOMEONE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO SHIFT A MANUAL GEARBOX, YET THIS IS A DSG GEARBOX. *TR

ONCE THE TRANSMISSION IS WARM IT WILL LITERALLY SLAM INTO FIRST OR REVERSE AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER IS REPLACING THE MECHATRONICS UNIT THAT FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT IS ON A 8-10 WEEK BACK ORDER, THE DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT BUT THE CAR IS AWFUL WHEN STARTING OUT OR BACKING UP. *TR

WHEN REVERSING IT IS CHOPPY/JERKY, AS IF I AM PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR. THE SAME HAPPENS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO SOMETIMES THE CAR IS SLOW TO ACCELERATE AS IN THE RPMS'S INCREASE BUT THE CAR IS NOT GOING ANY FASTER. I AM STATIONED IN GERMANY AND THE DEALER HAS A DSG MECHETRONICS UNIT ON BACK ORDER FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THE DEALER IS THE IS THE ONE WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS SINCE DAY 1 SO I ASSUMED IT WAS NORMAL. *TR

MY 2008 VW R32 HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHEN STARTING OR STOPPING, IT HAS A CLUNK AND JOLT WHEN STARTING TO GO (MAINLY AT STOPLIGHTS). IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOESN'T FIND THE GEAR FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND WHEN IT DOES, IT JOLTS YOU FORWARD. *TR

2008 R32 MECHATRONIC DSG PROBLEMS.. BEEN TO DEALER AND CONFIRMED PROBLEM... DEALER SAID IT IS BACK ORDERED IN GERMANY AND IT IS OK TO KEEP DRIVING IT BECOMES UNDRIVABLE LET THEM KNOW "WHAT EVER THAT MEAN". *TR

THE DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY 2008 VW R32 SOMETIMES PERFORMS VERY UNPREDICTABLY. SPECIFICALLY, WHEN DOWNSHIFTING IT SOMETIMES DISENGAGES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS DURING WHICH I HAVE NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, IN REVERSE GEAR THE GEAR TAKES A LONG TIME TO ENGAGE, THEN IF BACKING UP-HILL, SEEMS TO "SLIP". I WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN IN A SITUATION IN WHICH I AM TRYING TO BACK OUT OF THE WAY OF DANGER. I AM ALSO CONCERNED BECAUSE THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE IF PROBLEMS WORSEN AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. *TR

THERE IS A DELAY WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR FROM A STOP. SEVERAL TIME THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE OF THE DELAY. *TR

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...

DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX IS VERY CHOPPY. DSG IS ESPECIALLY CHOPPY AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN REVERSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TECH SAID IT WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE SO ROUGH. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED OR ORDERED. *TR

ONGOING / RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE DSG AND SLOPPY GEAR CHANGES, INABILITY FOR THE CAR TO FIND THE RIGHT GEAR (SLOW TO CHANGE GEARS), AND NOTICEABLE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE. ON OCCASION WHEN MOVING AWAY FROM A STANDSTILL AT A LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION WILL DIS-ENGAGE AND RE-ENGAGE QUICKLY ACCOMPANIED WITH A NOTICEABLE CLUNKING NOISE, THEN LURCH FORWARD BRIEFLY. MOST RECENT DATE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WAS ENTERED FOR THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE. *TR

2008 VOLKSWAGEN DSG TRANSMISSION ISSUES: HARSH SHIFTING IN LOW SPEED MANEUVERS, ROUGH SHIFTING SOMETIMES, SLOW ENGAGEMENT TO REVERSE, SLOW SHIFTING WHEN COMING TO A STOP CAUSING "LURCHING". *TR