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DSG Owners - We need your help!
« on: January 26, 2010, 08:53:07 pm »
Hi Guys,

As I am sure alot of you are aware many people have been experiencing problem with their DSG boxes and its costing people who’s cars that are out of warranty a small fortune to get repaired.
VW UK/Audi UK only warrant the DSG box for a 3 year period, again I am sure alot of you are aware that VW of America have now increased the DSG warranty to 10 years / 100,000 miles, a group of us feel that VW UK / Audi UK should also increase UK DSG cars to 10 years /100,00 miles.

To aid our protest we have set up a website for DSG owners to register their DSG faults, once we have a large amount of supports and registered faults we shall approach VW UK/Audi UK about increasing the warranty, if this fails we shall contact Watchdog or a national paper for further help.

The website is www.DSGwoes.co.uk, please sign up and register your faults. If you could spread the word about the site with other DSG owners this would also be appreciated.

It’s unfair that VW/Audi should expect their customers take the cost of repair when they themselves should have designed the DSG box to last the life of a car! Make a stand with us!

Many thanks

Knobby.

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Re: DSG Owners - We need your help!
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2010, 09:35:22 pm »
Great idea, touch wood my dsg has been perfect so far but it scares the sh*t out of me so hopefully people with issues will get involved :happy2:
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Re: DSG Owners - We need your help!
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2010, 09:40:31 pm »
I'm pretty sure i need a new mechatronic unit for mine  :sad1:

Gets a little jerky in first and reverse when its hot or been in traffic a while, so will have to pay a visit to the dealer sometime soon i guess..
Great idea for the site though, hopefully we may see a recall like the one in the US fingers crossed  :happy2:


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Re: DSG Owners - We need your help!
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2010, 09:41:21 pm »
Thanks for your support..

If you could help spread the word it would be greatly appreicated. Want to get as many faults registered as possible.

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Re: DSG Owners - We need your help!
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2010, 09:41:48 pm »
I'm pretty sure i need a new mechatronic unit for mine  :sad1:

Gets a little jerky in first and reverse when its hot or been in traffic a while, so will have to pay a visit to the dealer sometime soon i guess..
Great idea for the site though, hopefully we may see a recall like the one in the US fingers crossed  :happy2:

Get a fault registered on the site please :)


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Re: DSG Owners - We need your help!
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2010, 10:05:30 pm »
Just sold my GTi after a catalogue of unscheduled failures from aircon to electrical items, a probably perfectly serviceable DSG box managed to totally convince me with some random growly noises that it was on its way out. So I never operated outside of auto, never tried launch control and generally took it easy. This is NOT the reason why I bought a DSG car, just couldn't bare the £3k bill if it went wrong.

A 3 year warranty is too short for that gearbox,  I loved it but just cant afford the risk. I wont have another DSG car outside of warranty.

Got a manual car coming in 6 weeks, it wont be as much fun but I'll enjoy it more.....

Good idea on the website

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Re: DSG Owners - We need your help!
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2010, 10:41:21 pm »
Knobby, do  you have an indicative deadline your working towards contacting VW?

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Re: DSG Owners - We need your help!
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2010, 11:16:27 pm »
Don't forget Briskoda.net Knobby - Quite a lot of DSG's over there now.
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Re: DSG Owners - We need your help!
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2010, 08:13:49 am »
....

I had a Mechatronics module replaced at about 6,000 miles under warranty.

I think that attempting as much as a 10-year warranty is probably too ambitious and I can hear VW decision makers laughing at the proposal and consequently dismissing the whole.

On the otherhand, German carmakers might want to express their pride in their products and also gain a marketing advantage by an extended DSG warranty.

Obviously a modified car, even with just an ECU remap, won't qualify.

I don't know where anyone gets the info that a replacement DSG costs as much as £3k - My understanding is a lot less and reducing all the time, but I stand to be corrected.

I don't want to sound pessimistic but that's how I see the reality. If DSG boxes were failing at a more dramatic rate then it would be a different story, but the DSG is a success story.

Don't hold your breath!


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« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2010, 08:16:57 am »
I actually think that if you get enough support and can afford some advice you could pull this off.

If it's offered on a like for like product in the US because of a problem with that product then a good legal team might swing it.

However , I do see it only being limited to certain chassis numbers so it might only be for cars built at the time VWOA have quoted in their letter.  Who Knows??
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Re: DSG Owners - We need your help!
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2010, 08:28:05 am »
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I don't know where anyone gets the info that a replacement DSG costs as much as £3k - My understanding is a lot less and reducing all the time, but I stand to be corrected.



....


I don't want to sound pessimistic but that's how I see the reality. If DSG boxes were failing at a more dramatic rate then it would be a different story, but the DSG is a success story.



And where is it your getting your info from Robin on failure rates, i cant see how you know whats going on in terms of failure's.  :chicken:

From what i can tell it seems there are many DSG boxes with problems at the moment, and a lot of people also wont bother reporting slight faults, or even notice them in the normal world that us lot dont live in.  :smiley:

So unless you have some factual numbers i dont believe you are qualified to make the statement you have.  :fighting2:




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« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2010, 08:36:43 am »

I actually think that if you get enough support and can afford some advice you could pull this off.

If it's offered on a like for like product in the US because of a problem with that product then a good legal team might swing it.

However , I do see it only being limited to certain chassis numbers so it might only be for cars built at the time VWOA have quoted in their letter.  Who Knows??


....Indeed, who knows? - It's certainly worth a go: Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

American legal eagles seem to have sharper claws and be more aggressive, or at least the legal system seems that way. But a good legal specialist onboard could make a big difference. Otherwise it's just a bunch of people signing a petition and what percentage of DSG owners will that represent?  

Establishing more precisely which range of DSG versions are suffering from faults surely increases the chances of a more favourable response. 
« Last Edit: January 27, 2010, 08:38:41 am by RedRobin »


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Re: DSG Owners - We need your help!
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2010, 08:40:52 am »

I don't know where anyone gets the info that a replacement DSG costs as much as £3k - My understanding is a lot less and reducing all the time, but I stand to be corrected.

Based on prices my dealership have given me very recently: -

Mechantronic unit is around £1,000

Complete DSG Gearbox £4,000

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« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2010, 08:51:00 am »

I don't know where anyone gets the info that a replacement DSG costs as much as £3k - My understanding is a lot less and reducing all the time, but I stand to be corrected.



I don't want to sound pessimistic but that's how I see the reality. If DSG boxes were failing at a more dramatic rate then it would be a different story, but the DSG is a success story.


And where is it your getting your info from Robin on failure rates, i cant see how you know whats going on in terms of failure's.  :chicken:

From what i can tell it seems there are many DSG boxes with problems at the moment, and a lot of people also wont bother reporting slight faults, or even notice them in the normal world that us lot dont live in.  :smiley:

So unless you have some factual numbers i dont believe you are qualified to make the statement you have.  :fighting2:


....The question of factual numbers (statistics) works both ways: We don't actually know what percentage the known failures represents. Perhaps we should have a forum poll, but even then it would be reliant on everyone casting a 'vote'. It'll be interesting to see how many registered faults the linked site gets and subsequently what the percentage is.

I did say that "I stand to be corrected", TC.

« Last Edit: January 27, 2010, 09:00:09 am by RedRobin »


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« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2010, 08:54:20 am »

I don't know where anyone gets the info that a replacement DSG costs as much as £3k - My understanding is a lot less and reducing all the time, but I stand to be corrected.

Based on prices my dealership have given me very recently: -

Mechantronic unit is around £1,000

Complete DSG Gearbox £4,000


....Good to know (and to be corrected)  :happy2:

My VW dealer said "about £900" to me on Saturday morning, but I didn't realise he was only referring to the Mechatronics Module.


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