MkV GTI DSG Gearbox problems

[plowy]

Does anyone know what causes the Mechatronic valve to fail? Is there any maintenance work which can help protect it or does it fail due to misuse? I'm out of warranty so very keen to look after my DSG .....

X2..

[No Golf Clubs at all]

You probably need to talk to Vw's technical investigation department in Wolfsburg. If you ever get past the stage where they admit there is a problem with some units.  Field failures of all parts are statistically expected I guess, only really becomes a problem when the cost is so high to fix.  Best thing we can do is to ensure that maintenance regimes are followed religiously.  There are plenty of high mileage dsg's even high mileage remapped dsg's that have never had an issue.

Check out the tt forum and tyresmoke, there was a lot of discussions about dsg failures there, you know these clued up litigious Americans.....

[dino2]

Hi,
know issue particually affects early versions of the car but not always, fault manifests itself as lurching away from junctions when hot or pulling up after long run or long peroids in traffic, also when reversing (not nice). fault caused by mechatronic module and soleniod controlling first gear (it sticks and ignores command from E.C.U ) it wont show up of V.A.G. com !!
service history or changing the oil more frequently does not have an effect on whether this will happen to your car.
keep on at your dealer and do not take no for an answer.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Mechatronic valve is the problem,dealer visit and tis a known warranty fix.Is a very expensive part and might take a while to get one in the country and others have posted b4.

This Will fix your problem. 

Sorry, but I can't agree with that at all - certainly not as a 1st point of diagnostics.  Your above answer is just a "shoot from the hip and hope" kind of post which doesn't really help, and can actually cause expensive and un-necessary repairs.

What we really need to know is how old is the car, how many miles has it done, has it had a remap or any other mods to the engine, has it had the routine DSG service, and the most fundamental question of all - how is the car actually driven.  Oh, and does it have any open fog lamp grilles

Then, depending on the above answers, I would recommend making sure the stealer has flashed the DSG ECU, and the engine ECU with the latest releases of software.  I would also ask that some live datalogging be done, particularly on the DSG oil temperatures, as I reckon the oil level might be too low, causing the oil to overheat, which is causing the rough shifts when the car is hot (but is fine when it is cold).

[Saint Steve]

Mechatronic valve is the problem,dealer visit and tis a known warranty fix.Is a very expensive part and might take a while to get one in the country and others have posted b4.

This Will fix your problem. 

Sorry, but I can't agree with that at all - certainly not as a 1st point of diagnostics.  Your above answer is just a "shoot from the hip and hope" kind of post which doesn't really help, and can actually cause expensive and un-necessary repairs.

What we really need to know is how old is the car, how many miles has it done, has it had a remap or any other mods to the engine, has it had the routine DSG service, and the most fundamental question of all - how is the car actually driven.  Oh, and does it have any open fog lamp grilles

Then, depending on the above answers, I would recommend making sure the stealer has flashed the DSG ECU, and the engine ECU with the latest releases of software.  I would also ask that some live datalogging be done, particularly on the DSG oil temperatures, as I reckon the oil level might be too low, causing the oil to overheat, which is causing the rough shifts when the car is hot (but is fine when it is cold).

 

[illyun]

^^^^^^^^^^^

You've been spanked Phil 

[Saint Steve]

^^^^^^^^^^^

You've been spanked Phil 

yes feels like a trip to the headmasters office.

[stokeballoon]

Mechatronic valve is the problem,dealer visit and tis a known warranty fix.Is a very expensive part and might take a while to get one in the country and others have posted b4.

This Will fix your problem. 

Sorry, but I can't agree with that at all - certainly not as a 1st point of diagnostics.  Your above answer is just a "shoot from the hip and hope" kind of post which doesn't really help, and can actually cause expensive and un-necessary repairs.

What we really need to know is how old is the car, how many miles has it done, has it had a remap or any other mods to the engine, has it had the routine DSG service, and the most fundamental question of all - how is the car actually driven.  Oh, and does it have any open fog lamp grilles

Then, depending on the above answers, I would recommend making sure the stealer has flashed the DSG ECU, and the engine ECU with the latest releases of software.  I would also ask that some live datalogging be done, particularly on the DSG oil temperatures, as I reckon the oil level might be too low, causing the oil to overheat, which is causing the rough shifts when the car is hot (but is fine when it is cold).

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Mechatronic valve is the problem,dealer visit and tis a known warranty fix.Is a very expensive part and might take a while to get one in the country and others have posted b4.

This Will fix your problem. 

Sorry, but I can't agree with that at all - certainly not as a 1st point of diagnostics.  Your above answer is just a "shoot from the hip and hope" kind of post which doesn't really help, and can actually cause expensive and un-necessary repairs.

What we really need to know is how old is the car, how many miles has it done, has it had a remap or any other mods to the engine, has it had the routine DSG service, and the most fundamental question of all - how is the car actually driven.  Oh, and does it have any open fog lamp grilles

Then, depending on the above answers, I would recommend making sure the stealer has flashed the DSG ECU, and the engine ECU with the latest releases of software.  I would also ask that some live datalogging be done, particularly on the DSG oil temperatures, as I reckon the oil level might be too low, causing the oil to overheat, which is causing the rough shifts when the car is hot (but is fine when it is cold).

The open fog grilles was a serious question. 

[dino2]

I am head tech @ stealer and yes the mech units are faulty i should know i own one and mine went tits up laddie!