Dsg gti box playing up?

[Mr GTD]

Sorry to hear this, it does sound like they've(dealer) made some school boy errors by admitting to you they've topped the DSG oil up so hopefully you've got a case

Good Luck!!!

[Ed35 chunk]

They told me it dont matter they filled it up it's still out of warranty lol bunch of jokers also don't matter what we say on our website u got no warranty

[Markey1234]

Sorry to hear that Ed! :-(

I think we should all take Ed's misfortune as a lesson not to tinker with the workings of our already impressively powered machines, especially the ones under warranty. I know I certainly will.

Thanks for sharing this with us and keeping us updated mate.

:-(

[Ed35 chunk]

They have not even found the fault there just saying it's new box lol

[mac7]

Modifying a vehicle does not automatically release a manufacturer from their responsibility to repair it if there are components which have failed due to manufacturing error or defect.

Has the dealer told you what has actually failed inside the 'box? Because that's what I'd be asking. Without this information no one can say whether the modifications were a contributing factor to the failure or not.

As new DSG gearboxes are still prone to failure, it is reasonable to ask this.

I completely understand VW's stance on this but I don't think you should give up just yet.

[Steve30]

Modifying a vehicle does not automatically release a manufacturer from their responsibility to repair it if there are components which have failed due to manufacturing error or defect.

Has the dealer told you what has actually failed inside the 'box? Because that's what I'd be asking. Without this information no one can say whether the modifications were a contributing factor to the failure or not.

As new DSG gearboxes are still prone to failure, it is reasonable to ask this.

I completely understand VW's stance on this but I don't think you should give up just yet.

^^ Agree but also need to address the issue with Revo see what they have to say ?

[The Doc]

I bought a brand new caddy DSG in 2007 that had a faulty gearbox from the off - this is madness 

PM me with your contact details and reg for your car to see if I can help you fight this


To avoid this happening to you DON'T FLASH YOUR CARS ECU with a bluefin or REVO type device then take it to a main agent for major warranty work - if you must remap your vehicle have the ECU removed and flashed on the bench - you'll get no tell tale signs that it's been mapped afterwards or flash counters - been saying this for a while now but everyones self flashing MAD lol.

ALSO certain big brands are terrible for leaving their own code everywhere inside the programing of the ECU hence the dealer not being able to communicate properly with the car - not so bluefin or alientech devices.

ALWAYS flash your ECU on the bench while in warranty if you dont want this to happen to you.

ALWAYS flash the car back to FULL stock when going into the main agent for CATASTROPHIC FAILIURE OF A MAJOR PART.

This is my opinion not that of CST btw 

I'll write up a full do's and dont's on this 

If you can have a laugh at this -



And please

Put your 2ps worth on this: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=210812.30

[GolfTi]

Ed35 chunk - you have been really unlucky with this. Sorry to hear about it.

Remapping has been going on for many years, VW know about it as does every other manufacturer.
They have however fixed many, many cars under warranty that have been remapped or otherwise modified, this is the first case I've heard about of VW taking this stance, is this what evo was refering to with his post about an internal memo? (no details from him btw).

I think legally you won't have much luck as VW are covered by the warranty terms.

If VW UK are going to be this difficult from now on then we all need to know.


Who's the dealer btw?

[Ed35 chunk]

Maybe that was the memo, heritage vw of Bristol, no way am I going to pay the 4grand for a new box

[The Doc]

Ed35 chunk - you have been really unlucky with this. Sorry to hear about it.

Remapping has been going on for many years, VW know about it as does every other manufacturer.
They have however fixed many, many cars under warranty that have been remapped or otherwise modified, this is the first case I've heard about of VW taking this stance, is this what evo was refering to with his post about an internal memo? (no details from him btw).

I think legally you won't have much luck as VW are covered by the warranty terms.

If VW UK are going to be this difficult from now on then we all need to know.


Who's the dealer btw?

It's VW Germany that have the issue, they made the cars warranty void as soon as they communicated with the car, VW UK and his dealer didn't seem to have issue, but they are the monkeys not the organ grinder.....