New Golf GTi mk5 2005 DSG - Dangerous computer cuts out accelerator

[fkend]

I have one of the new Golf GTi mk5's with DSG gearbox.
I have found that the slightest touch on the brake pedal causes the computer to cut off fuel and so you have no control over the accelerator for a moment or two.
Major places where problem occurs:
Starting on an incline
Brake before corner then for a moment you are left with no power to negotiate the bend.
Brake before island, once again left with no power when you want it.
I consider this to be a safety hazard, twice now I have been stalled across a main road waiting for power to come in with traffic bearing down on me.

VW say this is normal - I wish I had not bought the damn car.

One more thing, combined petrol consumption in literature is 35mpg but the best you can get is 26mpg.

Don't buy a Golf GTi mk5 DSG until this sorted.

[mrwotto]

I would agree with you mate, thats got to be a major safety issue.

[topher]

Surely thats when you should just treat it like an automatic though ? Pressing the brake disengages the throttle on every golf turbo made in the last 5 years .. "safety issue" they call it.

How much of a lag are we talking here ? Half a second ? They may be able to solve it with a software update .. but if its the DSG clutches taking time to kick in.. there's not a lot they can do about that because its mechanical.

[antman]

i'm just curious does your dsg's grills open (with holes)?

[fkend]

I am amazed to read that VW have been selling a car where the driver does not have full and instant control over it's braking and accelerating functions.
This morning I was joining a main road and got stranded in front of a coach that was reall moving and this so called super car just sat there in the middle of the road refusing me access to the accelerator - that is dangerous.
I have been back to my supplier who is going to get the car in to check it out but they say that after checking with VW this is normal.
I can only hope that one of the chipping companies will come up with some decent software.

Not sure what holes are being asked about on the DSG?

Adrian

[rega3]

I have a DSG on order due next month.

It sounds to me like this is more than a software issue if you were stuck in the middle of the road, pedal to the floor, nothing happening! Have you taken it to the dealer and demonstrated the problem? Is the fuel/throttle system definitely ok?

Does this happen incidently in manual mode i.e. going up/down using the stick or when you are in automatic? If this is as serious as you say, why havent the reviews picked it up yet? It doesnt sound right at all.

Rega

[antman]

the grills that under the head lights,on the manual gearbox has got 5 holes ,on  the dsg its should have most open to cool the dsg gear box.

[fkend]

Hi Antman

Interesting - All the grill holes below my headlamps are blanked off!
Adrian

[GTiMK5]

One more thing, combined petrol consumption in literature is 35mpg but the best you can get is 26mpg.

Surely you did not expect to achieve 35mpg with this car. I was getting at best 250 miles to a tank and averaging about 22-23 mpg. I was driving the car hard and enjoying it. If you are worried about the fuel consumption then I think you are in the wrong car. I work abroad so am not driving it at the moment but when I was home I was putting in 35 quid of optimax almost every day for 2 weeks, admittedly I did do 2000 miles in it though. I would do a 100 mile round trip each day and this would use half a tank on its own.

I am planning on driving to Krakow in Poland in the near future, I will be driving via Warsaw to Krakow, spend a few days in Krakow and then drive down to Prague for a few days then drive home. Total mileage for the journey is approx 2400 miles without any sightseeing trips in between and a fair bit of it will be at autobahn speeds. Will let you know what mpg i get but if I average 25mpg over the whole journey I will be well chuffed and if I get it down below 20 I shall also be well chuffed because that will mean I will have had lots of fun with it 

[GTiMK5]

the grills that under the head lights,on the manual gearbox has got 5 holes ,on  the dsg its should have most open to cool the dsg gear box.

Lots have been on about this. On mine I have one open and its a manual but I have seen DSG with the same. Apparently the more recent deliveries are all the same and this is normal. The first models were different but according to the dealers there is no cause for concern so that means there probably is. Personally I couldnt care less how many holes mine has, I just want to enjoy the car, if it goes wrong cos there are not enough holes then I have a 3 year warranty to cover that but touch wood, 2000 miles and the holes have not been a problem.