MercutioV 1st Gear December 19, 2016 Share December 19, 2016 so it is the traffic jams, hot weather or humid weather? that you dont expeience in germany. btw, VW was also very popular in China.Hot and humid weather with stop and go traffic conditions is what initially triggered the overheating. But a new gearbox oil has solved that problem. It is however still advisable to use manual mode and first gear under the aforementioned exceptional conditions. That's the case for all dual clutch transmission in general, ie also apply to dual clutch Kia, Ford, Audi etc ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
george78 1st Gear December 19, 2016 Share December 19, 2016 I was stuck in a very jialat traffic jam at Tuas check point5 years ago. I passed Singapore check point and stuck in middle of bridge from 3pm till 10.30pm then reached Malaysia side check point in start and stop traffic. I was driving a 8 year old Kia Carens and using normal transmission gear and it survived through this ordeal! Only the aircon is blowing hot and cold air. Saw 2 audi and 1 bmw broke down along the way due to overheating. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennnny 3rd Gear December 19, 2016 Share December 19, 2016 Ya correct, nobody is at fault, all blame climate , it is climate fault. Hehehe global warming fault. Hehe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokechye 4th Gear December 19, 2016 Share December 19, 2016 I was stuck in a very jialat traffic jam at Tuas check point5 years ago. I passed Singapore check point and stuck in middle of bridge from 3pm till 10.30pm then reached Malaysia side check point in start and stop traffic. I was driving a 8 year old Kia Carens and using normal transmission gear and it survived through this ordeal! Only the aircon is blowing hot and cold air. Saw 2 audi and 1 bmw broke down along the way due to overheating. I saw 1 Toyota broke down at Tuas checkpoint on Saturday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merc280v6 6th Gear December 19, 2016 Share December 19, 2016 Ya correct, nobody is at fault, all blame climate , it is climate fault. Hehehe global warming fault. HeheHow come other car makes never blame the weather or traffic jams ah?All non-VW engines and non-DSG transmissions usually work fine in the hot tropics with traffic jams leh ... Mercedes Benz, Honda, Toyota/Lexus, Nissan, Hyundai ... the list goes on ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercutioV 1st Gear December 19, 2016 Share December 19, 2016 How come other car makes never blame the weather or traffic jams ah? All non-VW engines and non-DSG transmissions usually work fine in the hot tropics with traffic jams leh ... Mercedes Benz, Honda, Toyota/Lexus, Nissan, Hyundai ... the list goes on ... 1) VW engines brake down in hot climate? The most recent examples of cars going up in flames in Sg were Hyundai, Mercedes, BMW, if I remember the pictures correctly. 2) VW dual clutch gearboxes were problematic early on because VW failed to do sufficient testing. They introduced a product prematurely. The current generation DSG don't have the overheating problem. (Even on this forum, I haven't seen any problems relating to OVERHEATED DSG post 2012, ie after VW introduced their fix. Please prove me wrong. Of course, VW customer service failed miserably dealing with the initial issue, damaging the brand in this part if the world for a while to come.) 3) Meanwhile other dual clutch gearboxes seem to have the overheating issue. Someone posted on the forum here that their 2016 Carens got the gearbox overheating warning during causeway jam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merc280v6 6th Gear December 19, 2016 Share December 19, 2016 Brand name damaged down the drain oredi ... due to DSG unreliability over many years and the diesel cheating case. Nothing can do about it, to turn things around. A day late and a dollar short ... Condemn case lah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerobim08 4th Gear December 19, 2016 Share December 19, 2016 Brand name damaged down the drain oredi ... due to DSG unreliability over many years and the diesel cheating case. Nothing can do about it, to turn things around. A day late and a dollar short ... Condemn case lah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyke Supercharged December 19, 2016 Share December 19, 2016 2) VW dual clutch gearboxes were problematic early on because VW failed to do sufficient testing. They introduced a product prematurely. The current generation DSG don't have the overheating problem. (Even on this forum, I haven't seen any problems relating to OVERHEATED DSG post 2012, ie after VW introduced their fix. Please prove me wrong. Of course, VW customer service failed miserably dealing with the initial issue, damaging the brand in this part if the world for a while to come.) srsly? read this then: http://www.vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100198 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merc280v6 6th Gear December 19, 2016 Share December 19, 2016 (edited) Not only DSG problematic, VW engines too! More ... http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103343 MU failures still not resolved ... http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102986 DSG gearbox issues still rampant in current models: http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102630 Clutch problems still there in 2016 ... http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101176 More owners' experiences of Mechatronics failure ... http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102222 Edited December 19, 2016 by merc280v6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerobim08 4th Gear December 19, 2016 Share December 19, 2016 Not only DSG problematic, VW engines too! More ... http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103343 MU failures still not resolved ... http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102986 DSG gearbox issues still rampant in current models: http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102630 Clutch problems still there in 2016 ... http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101176 More owners' experiences of Mechatronics failure ... http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102222 Hi bro, you may like to read the content of the post first instead of just doing bulk search and posting the links trying to push your point. Give you a hint why you are barking up the wrong tree: "in 2016 killer airbags issue is not solved and affecting millions of honda" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merc280v6 6th Gear December 19, 2016 Share December 19, 2016 I also heard that used car dealers are very scared to take in VW cars for trade-in. Usually low-ball offers at zero body value for >3 year old cars (i.e. just the residual COE and prorata PARF). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbg 2nd Gear December 20, 2016 Share December 20, 2016 Not only DSG problematic, VW engines too! More ... http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103343 MU failures still not resolved ... http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102986 DSG gearbox issues still rampant in current models: http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102630 Clutch problems still there in 2016 ... http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101176 More owners' experiences of Mechatronics failure ... http://vagsg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102222 Hi Merc280, Can you share with us which VW are you driving and bad experience you have with VW cars? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithchue 5th Gear December 20, 2016 Share December 20, 2016 Hi Merc280, Can you share with us which VW are you driving and bad experience you have with VW cars? Thanks driving a VW jetta, 2012 mfg change 3 clutch and 1 mu, car in close to 4 years old now go figure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedryvr 2nd Gear December 20, 2016 Share December 20, 2016 Hmm. Figure it's time to change car. Go Jap (or Thai-made Jap)! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merc280v6 6th Gear December 20, 2016 Share December 20, 2016 driving a VW jetta, 2012 mfg change 3 clutch and 1 mu, car in close to 4 years old now go figure. Wah! You must be whacking your car like sh!t man!3 clutch + 1 mu replaced in 4 years is sure no "role model" for any car make or model Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_worries 6th Gear December 20, 2016 Share December 20, 2016 You seem to be very attuned with the current used car market for Volkswagen huh? Are you a used car dealer? If not, I would like to know which Volkswagen model you are currently driving? Perhaps we can share tips on how to drive right' to extend the lifespan of the entire drivetrain. I also heard that used car dealers are very scared to take in VW cars for trade-in. Usually low-ball offers at zero body value for >3 year old cars (i.e. just the residual COE and prorata PARF). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wongcl 3rd Gear December 20, 2016 Share December 20, 2016 I also heard that used car dealers are very scared to take in VW cars for trade-in. Usually low-ball offers at zero body value for >3 year old cars (i.e. just the residual COE and prorata PARF). ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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