Ibiza DSG gearbox causing problems

Several months ago I bought a 2011 SEAT Ibiza 1.2tsi with the seven speed dsg gearbox as a replacement for my diesel Focus, as I do a lot of town driving with work and was worried about imminent turbo and DPF problems.

With the SEAT I have noticed that sometimes the car judders and vibrates quite badly. It seems to be when pulling away.

I'm aware that there have been issues with this gearbox and am slightly worried that mine may have a problem. I'm also getting very disappointing mpg figures. Late 20s to early 30s most of the time and was under the impression when buying it that it should be fairly economical?

Is it worth cutting my losses and trading it in before anything costly crops up?

Asked on 30 March 2013 by Nickos

Answered by Honest John

Standard problems with VAG DSGs, largely because of the ridiculous interlock that forces you to press the brake pedal to move the lever from N to D, yet an ECU that cuts fuel supply if it gets a message from the brake pedal switch that your foot is on the brake. This message gets delayed.

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