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Model specific boards => Golf mk8 => Topic started by: cs95 on 18 September 2022, 11:16
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Hello all,
Long time lurker first time poster. Owned my CS for over a year now that’s been plagued with the issues everyone else seems to have.
Newest issue which I haven’t seen anyone post is almost everytime I start the car now I get both the following error messages:
Error: Gearbox - you can drive on.
Error: Selector lever - you can drive on - please visit workshop.
This is booked in for 2 weeks time however the technician didn’t seem too bothered/concerned about the above but did mention it won’t be covered by warranty if a new gearbox is required (only 14k miles) which I just laughed. It will also be in for what could be it’s third steering wheel due to constantly disabling all assists whilst driving. I believe this is running the latest software as it was only serviced 4/6 weeks ago.
Has anyone else come across the above? Could this just be a software issue?
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Assuming your car hasn’t had any engine / gearbox modifications that could have caused the problem you’re experiencing, if it’s not a software issue I’d be asking the tech to show you where in the warranty t’s and c’s it states that the repair / replacement of a gearbox with a manufacturing defect wouldn’t be covered under warranty.
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Exactly that. If they can't prove you have somehow misused the gearbox and that the failure is the direct result of that misuse the replacement should be covered. To be blunt they are talking out of their arse.
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A very odd thing for the techie to say unless he’s seen something when interrogating the TCU.
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I’ve had this error a few times too. Usually preceded by a loud clonk when putting the car in gear. Was going to mention it at the next service. Hadn’t done it for a few months now though
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My GTI has a DSG box and I, too, recently experienced the clunking sound and asked my dealer to investigate. They agreed with my assessment and, without any quibble, immediately replaced the selector switch mechanism, under warranty. It seems that I'm not alone because there's a TPI covering the issue.
In the circumstances, I suggest you refer your dealer to tpi 2067084/1 and tell them to get on with sorting out the problem.
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Not too long after a software update, mine developed both the yellow light gearbox error and the yellow light selector lever error, so it was booked in and I was told the car also had a recall for a large software update which was a two-day job. So I totally enjoyed my time driving a manual Golf Life. :sick: It didn't even have a left-stalk button so I wasn't able to use 'The Brocky Method' for deactivating the lane assist!
I have just picked my car up and I was told that the software update has cleared the gearbox and selector errors but, as it was an intermittent fault, to let them know if it is still happening in the coming days. All good so far.
Got into the car and was expecting to have to mess about with settings. Spent an hour trying to get back on as Primary User, which worked eventually but then didn't turn back on automatically when I stopped briefly to pick up a Subway on the way home, so we will see how that goes.
One thing that was incredibly pleasing, however, was that Android Auto now works wirelessly! I actually let out an ecstatic "YOOOO!" when it kicked in. :laugh: That said, during the hour drive home, my phone charged around 8% (wired would have charged at least 25%) and was boiling hot when I took it out of the cubby hole, so I won't be making my in-car cable redundant, I don't think, but it's nice that I don't need to plug in every time I get into the car.
Almost makes the experience of driving the Golf Life worth it...
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Some positive news there Brocky.
I see a few Golf 8 Life models out on the roads. Every time I see one I wonder “why?”
Why would you buy such an ugly car when there are much better options out there? You’d have to be pretty desperate to have a VW badge on your nose and rump to get a Life model over an equivalent A3 or A class or 1 series or new Peugeot Astra or even a LWB Leon, plus any number of Japanese hatches.
An R Line looks quite attractive, but anything more basic than that in the Golf 8 range just looks crap inside and out. Give me a T-Roc any day (and that’s from someone that really dislikes SUV’s).
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Well, it look like I spoke too soon. The selector lever and gearbox errors popped back up today, so it seems that it's not software related. Servicing at Inchcape was closed by the time I called, so I will be on to them again first thing on Monday.
When it was in yesterday, the lady on the service desk told me that the selector lever part is on back-order, so who knows how long a wait I might have. I'm not sure if I should insist on a loan car until they can get it in for the fix, as I don't feel confident driving around in a DSG that is throwing up a gearbox error, even despite the 'You can drive on' message. Don't think I could handle dailying a Golf Life for the foreseeable, though, and I'm not sure how much luck I will have pushing for them to loan me something a bit better. :sad:
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My GTI is booked in tomorrow for exactly the same error messages.
No noises or symptoms from the DSG, just "Error: selector lever. You can drive on. Please visit workshop."
Then "Error: Gearbox"
I'll post when I get the car back.
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Hello all,
Long time lurker first time poster. Owned my CS for over a year now that’s been plagued with the issues everyone else seems to have.
Newest issue which I haven’t seen anyone post is almost everytime I start the car now I get both the following error messages:
Error: Gearbox - you can drive on.
Error: Selector lever - you can drive on - please visit workshop.
This is booked in for 2 weeks time however the technician didn’t seem too bothered/concerned about the above but did mention it won’t be covered by warranty if a new gearbox is required (only 14k miles) which I just laughed. It will also be in for what could be it’s third steering wheel due to constantly disabling all assists whilst driving. I believe this is running the latest software as it was only serviced 4/6 weeks ago.
Has anyone else come across the above? Could this just be a software issue?
Any update on this CS95? Did your dealer identify and sort the problem?
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My GTI is booked in tomorrow for exactly the same error messages.
No noises or symptoms from the DSG, just "Error: selector lever. You can drive on. Please visit workshop."
Then "Error: Gearbox"
I'll post when I get the car back.
Ok, took the car in at 09:00 and they had it until 11:30 running diagnostics and checking component software versions.
The verdict is "the selector module is faulty" and must be replaced.
It's on a back order from Germany and could take up to 4 weeks.
They assured me that the car is perfectly safe to drive in the meantime.
Strangely, the error message has gone now!
So I wait for a call and then get it booked in again-I'll post back when there is any update.
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It's good to know they haven't asked you to pay for a new gearbox mate. :wink:
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Hell would freeze before that happened :grin:
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Hello,
Just had my 2-year service. Only covered 14000 miles so far. Oil leak spotted at the pump casing at the rear of the gearbox. Work will be carried out under Warranty. VW dealer needs the car for 2-3 days. Tech initial thought leak around Turbo oil seal but nothing confirmed after further inspection.
If I wanted a courtesy car would have had to wait until December, no way I'm happy with that, so it's booked in for next week.
Appreciate it's not a CS as this link refers too but just thought I'd flag it.
Cheers,
Tony.
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My GTI is booked in tomorrow for exactly the same error messages.
No noises or symptoms from the DSG, just "Error: selector lever. You can drive on. Please visit workshop."
Then "Error: Gearbox"
Me too now.... last two days same error. Booked in for a look in mid July...
Also had a moan about the usual - steering wheel and mib reboots while I was at it...
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Having had a new steering wheel 6 weeks ago and the Travel/SOS errors now gone. I am now getting - "Error: Selector lever - you can drive on - please visit workshop."
This came on as I was half way into a 1500 mile trip around France. I went with the "drive on" and nothing untoward has happened.
Anyone had it fixed yet?
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Update - a bit more detail as has been into dealer twice now...
So 6 months into CS45 ownership and post-new steering wheel debacle, and dynamic cornering light recalibration after eventually making VW find a dealer who could do it as many can't I am now getting a new bunch of warnings.
Whilst driving in France in the summer I started getting a yellow warning saying "Gearbox. You can drive on". I booked it in and the gear selector actuator/Solenoid (?) was replaced. I then started getting "Select P or car will roll away" Pressing the "P" button and various restarts usually sorted it.
It went to the dealer again where they diagnosed that the new part was faulty. They replaced it again.
I collected it and drove straight home. Parking up outside my house I experienced the "gearbox, you can drive on" and the parking brake warning………alarmingly I also had a very brief RED warning which I didn’t manage to capture on camera which said “Gearbox – stop the car”.
I am awaiting a response from VW's Executive Office who are monitoring all of the issues I have experienced and the new ones.
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I'm still waiting for my "gear selector error" to be fixed from June!
They have the part now, fitting end of October....
Your story doesn't fill me with confidence tho Oryz... :cry:
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You’re really not having much luck with your mk8’s oryxgolfr