Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| TB-35-11-01 | 06/06/2011 | 10041250 | Ready | 09/21/2011 | |
| TB-35-11-01 | 06/06/2011 | 10041250 | Volkswagen: the gear box has a momentarily delay while accelerating. *rm | 09/21/2011 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| TSB-01-08-12 | 05/12/2009 | 10028104 | Volkswagen: the intake flap motor or intake manifold runner position sensor g336 may be inoperative (both are included in one single unit). models golf, gti, a5 jetta, gli, eos, passat, passat wagon. *pe updated 9/25/09. | 03/03/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 03/17/2012 | 83000 | ||
| We were driving in a residential neighbor hood at about 25mph and the car suddenly stopped accelerating as if the car was in neutral. luckily, we were able to pull over and park. the car went into fail safe mode (which i now know). about 5 different error lights were on as well as the gear lights flashing. put the car in park and shut off the engine, let it rest and then proceeded to restart with the same engine error. the car wouldn't reverse or go over 2nd gear. i can't even imagine if this happened on the freeway it has been serviced regularly at my local vw dealer on time and is now out of warranty. prior to this specific engine failure, i have had numerous problem with my gli, from interior, electrical, to the turbo. i started having problems very early on with this car, some were covered by the warranty and some were not.incredibly disappointed in the quality of my gli all around. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/07/2011 | 170000 | ||
| My car is a 2006 vw gli. the transmission was rebuilt 3 months ago and cost me a fortune, and now this. i just heard from my transmission technician that my mechatronic unit needs to be replaced in the dsg transmission. many, many vw and audi buyers have had to have these replaced. i have had to drive various loaners so that i can get to work etc. vw should have to back up their product and make it right with us vw buyers. | |||
| 07/15/2010 | 35000 | ||
| Dsg automatic transmission unexpectedly shifts into neutral while driving. it has happened about six times after the car had 30,000 miles on it. | |||
| 10/15/2010 | 162000 | ||
| I'm in the midst of getting a dsg transmission repaired and it could cost as much as $4000. the transmission began making grinding noises, and i was told that there are bearings that will need to be replaced. i know through various vw forums that there have been recalls on this transmission and i would like vw to back up their product. | |||
| 12/12/2006 | 7000 | 1 | |
| Transmission lurch forward, sometimes skip the shifts,also shifts are delayed or eng rev,too high and downshifthing it kicks 2 to 1and there's a clunking noise. *tr | |||
| 08/24/2009 | 30100 | 1 | |
| 2006 jetta gli with dsg gearbox, repeated transmission clunking (in automatic mode) when downshifting from 2nd to 1st, and harsh thunking in first gear from a stop engine revs up but car will not move for 1 to two seconds then thunk and car surges forward. also thunking when shifting gear selector into reverse. has occurred intermittently and often since oct 2007. poses dangerous situation at intersections and in stop and go driving with potential intermittent loss of forward motion and sudden forward surging affecting the safe driveability of the vehicle couple of times narrowly missed running into the vehicle in front of me due to sudden lurching of the vehicle. dealer replaced transmission temperature sensor in late 2008, but problem recurred and persisted afterwards. after few more incidents and visits to dealer through jun 2009 was informed mechatronics unit was faulty and would be replaced. waited 42 days with car left with dealer for new part to be delivered from factory due to backlog' , in meantime car was recalled for transmission bolt replacement/inspection. finally received fixed car with new mechatronics unit and problem recurred the same day three miles away from the dealership in stop and go traffic. was told that transmission 'needed to re-learn my driving pattern and to drive it around for a while to see if the issue would go away. issue subsequently recurred repeatedly over a one week period especially when moving from a stop, with engine revving up then a sudden thunk and forward surge of vehicle. returned vehicle to dealer last week still waiting for resolution. *tr | |||
| 07/24/2009 | 71491 | 1 | |
| Prior to the event listed below, we noticed that the car was not performing as it normally would. we were stopped at a traffic signal, light turned green proceeded to accelerate, car moved 10 feet, rpm went high and it was as if the car was in neutral. had enough momentum to reach the side of the road. prnd was lit up and flashing and the power steering system symbol had erratic flashing. tried park, neutral, reverse nothing happened. put the car in park and shut off engine. restarted engine and it allowed us to drive off. went approximately 10 miles driving at about 55 mph, thought we seen an animal and let off the accelerator. upon trying to accelerate, incident described above happened again, this time a check engine light appeared. before calling the dealer we did a search and came across this site. our vehicle had a dsg transmission service (for a cost of $286.75) at 43,703 miles and the car now has 71,491 miles. this vehicle also has a problem at times, that was reported to the dealer on june 5, 2007 and nothing was done about it, on cold start up, putting it in gear and having a very severe jerking, almost to the point that it might stall the engine. this is a 2006 vw jetta tdi w/dsg transmission. the model selection on following page only listed a gli for selection. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 10/15/2010 | 162000 | ||
| I'm in the midst of getting a dsg transmission repaired and it could cost as much as $4000. the transmission began making grinding noises, and i was told that there are bearings that will need to be replaced. i know through various vw forums that there have been recalls on this transmission and i would like vw to back up their product. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/09/2010 | 71000 | ||
| 1 clutch pedal when depressed stays down. 2 intermittent 3 , fly wheel damage, return bearing damage, cost of repair $2400.00 | |||
| 09/15/2009 | 120000 | 1 | |
| 2006 vw jetta tdi transmission and motor failures. *tr | |||