Gearbox issues; and problems at VW Service Centre

[CarMe]

recommend don't buy or buy the gti instead if you really want a golf

 

 

Why GTI instead? 

[Wen]

The golf that i am looking has 97,713km milage. Do u think it a bad choice?

Normally MU cost about how much?

 

97k is normal usage. Mine is even lower, which is why the buyer was keen. 

 

Choice good or bad is really subjective as for some ppl , like me, i just love driving a DSG as compared to a CVT. I just take the risk... I enjoyed driving the VW for the last many yrs despite i am aware of the possible risk. 

 

I think you better ask the seller did he go back VW to rectify any of the recalls btw 2011-2014 where the DSG oil is changed to mineral oil and do all the clutch adaptation. I did mine, and after that it was a very smooth gear. 

[Wen]

Why GTI instead? 

 

GTI uses either the 6 sp wet , or if the latest one is 7 sp wet. 

[Ixus75]

Hi all, i am planning to buy used 2014 volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi which still have 6years to drive. Any recommendations about DSG gearbox issue?

 

Why buy a time bomb?  Unless you like to go Leng Kee drink coffee

 

Edited August 28, 2018 by Ixus75

[Golf7roy]

anyone got email address to vw upper management? some screw up that nearly  caused me to make a police report as victim of car loan fraud. now i feel the lower levels trying to cover up. 

[Sktan10]

anyone got email address to vw upper management? some screw up that nearly  caused me to make a police report as victim of car loan fraud. now i feel the lower levels trying to cover up. 

What happen?

Can share?

[Mkl22]

anyone got email address to vw upper management? some screw up that nearly  caused me to make a police report as victim of car loan fraud. now i feel the lower levels trying to cover up. 

 

report police first, then use it to slap them...

[Branteo]

The golf that i am looking has 97,713km milage. Do u think it a bad choice?

Normally MU cost about how much?

 

Changed the MU for my 1.8L Passat B6 at $3.4K some months ago. 

[CarMe]

Changed the MU for my 1.8L Passat B6 at $3.4K some months ago.

That's painful... Is this MU change inevitable for volkswagen? This is more expensive than a Japanese car Engine overhaul.

[No_worries]

Sometimes I wonder whether people are out to discredit the vw brand here. Some of the questions are really questionable

Some of the recent questions asked is really questionable . Doesn’t seem like the inquirer knows or drives Vw cars at all. Anyway bashing VW 7DSG is really common, nothing new since 2011. Yawnzzz, I am going down to my carpark to see if my SEAT Leon has the flashing D symbol .

[Nastrix]

Any feedback on Touran EQP 2016 model on their gearbox?

[yrh0413]

my experience with DSG:

- got the car preown 3yr old, personally knew the previous owner and he never skips any servicing

- 1st year ownership: jerk in low gears. VCS replaced clutch pack under 5-year gearbox warranty

- 2nd year ownership: jerk again, forced VCS to replace clutch pack as warranty is expiring very soon

- 3rd year ownership: ignition coils failed, limp back from JB to SG

- 4th year ownership (car was 7 year old), due for major servicing with repair bill estimated around $2k. Still on 1st set of MU the more i drive the more i scared spend $3k for a new set of MU and drive for another 1-3 years.

 

Got myself another car. I do miss my DSG but the longer I own it the more I feel like I'm driving a time bomb. Imagine $3k repair bill on the 9th year?

[Meanmachine]

my experience with DSG:

- got the car preown 3yr old, personally knew the previous owner and he never skips any servicing

- 1st year ownership: jerk in low gears. VCS replaced clutch pack under 5-year gearbox warranty

- 2nd year ownership: jerk again, forced VCS to replace clutch pack as warranty is expiring very soon

- 3rd year ownership: ignition coils failed, limp back from JB to SG

- 4th year ownership (car was 7 year old), due for major servicing with repair bill estimated around $2k. Still on 1st set of MU the more i drive the more i scared spend $3k for a new set of MU and drive for another 1-3 years.

 

Got myself another car. I do miss my DSG but the longer I own it the more I feel like I'm driving a time bomb. Imagine $3k repair bill on the 9th year?

 

   Driving a VW car, may it be Passat, PCC, Srirocco, Golf,Tiguan or Touran, there all have the same cancerous tumour, 

 

why ? Singapore weather too hot,Wolfburg factory cant tuned or set the car to local climate, the megatronic will failed and failed countless times no matter how often you had diagnosed it, it worse than cancer after chemo, trust me, I had driven twice Passat, PCC, Tiguan, it s almost the same issues and problem, 

 

Btw VW stands for " Visit Workshop ", I feel for you yrh -1/2/3/4yrs and beyond, dont ever drive a VW car

[Hamburger]

Driving a VW car, may it be Passat, PCC, Srirocco, Golf,Tiguan or Touran, there all have the same cancerous tumour,

 

why ? Singapore weather too hot,Wolfburg factory cant tuned or set the car to local climate, the megatronic will failed and failed countless times no matter how often you had diagnosed it, it worse than cancer after chemo, trust me, I had driven twice Passat, PCC, Tiguan, it s almost the same issues and problem,

 

Btw VW stands for " Visit Workshop ", I feel for you yrh -1/2/3/4yrs and beyond, dont ever drive a VW car

Question, were they all dry?

[Thaiyotakamli]

Driving a VW car, may it be Passat, PCC, Srirocco, Golf,Tiguan or Touran, there all have the same cancerous tumour,

 

why ? Singapore weather too hot,Wolfburg factory cant tuned or set the car to local climate, the megatronic will failed and failed countless times no matter how often you had diagnosed it, it worse than cancer after chemo, trust me, I had driven twice Passat, PCC, Tiguan, it s almost the same issues and problem,

 

Btw VW stands for " Visit Workshop ", I feel for you yrh -1/2/3/4yrs and beyond, dont ever drive a VW car

But bro why own vw so many times?

[Felipe]

my experience with DSG:

- got the car preown 3yr old, personally knew the previous owner and he never skips any servicing

- 1st year ownership: jerk in low gears. VCS replaced clutch pack under 5-year gearbox warranty

- 2nd year ownership: jerk again, forced VCS to replace clutch pack as warranty is expiring very soon

- 3rd year ownership: ignition coils failed, limp back from JB to SG

- 4th year ownership (car was 7 year old), due for major servicing with repair bill estimated around $2k. Still on 1st set of MU the more i drive the more i scared spend $3k for a new set of MU and drive for another 1-3 years.

 

Got myself another car. I do miss my DSG but the longer I own it the more I feel like I'm driving a time bomb. Imagine $3k repair bill on the 9th year?

 

ignition coils fail cos engine is direct injection (DI). briefly, DI engines will lead to high carbon build up, worse if yr doing lots of city driving. DI only does well on highway or u rev hard often. it will eventually bust the injectors too, another hefty bill. but do note not all DI is badly affected but they will be affected in some way. Current jap cars like M3 and Shuttle are examples. Mechanics are seeing more rough idling and coil problems.

 

if u intend to renew coe, then it's worth replacing these parts. MU in theory should last about 150k. What goes faster is the dry clutch, some even as early as 60k. 

 

some ways to get around this is buy yr parts from stockist or online and go outside fix. will save quite a bit. or just live with the problem. as long as can drive can already la. 

 

But bro why own vw so many times?

 

cos it's shiok to drive despite the problems

 

[Mkl22]

ignition coils fail cos engine is direct injection (DI). briefly, DI engines will lead to high carbon build up, worse if yr doing lots of city driving. DI only does well on highway or u rev hard often. it will eventually bust the injectors too, another hefty bill. but do note not all DI is badly affected but they will be affected in some way. Current jap cars like M3 and Shuttle are examples. Mechanics are seeing more rough idling and coil problems.

 

if u intend to renew coe, then it's worth replacing these parts. MU in theory should last about 150k. What goes faster is the dry clutch, some even as early as 60k.

 

some ways to get around this is buy yr parts from stockist or online and go outside fix. will save quite a bit. or just live with the problem. as long as can drive can already la.

 

 

 

cos it's shiok to drive despite the problems

 

1st time I hear the theory that ignition coils fail due to direct injection. What the link?

Did an automotive engineer conclusively tell you this?

[Felipe]

1st time I hear the theory that ignition coils fail due to direct injection. What the link?

Did an automotive engineer conclusively tell you this?

Common knowledge

 

Direct injection problems lead to misfire, to coils, injector failures etc. Don't need an engineer for such info