When it makes the noise is irelevant VAG are recalling 2.6 million cars with the 7 speed DSG gearbox.If you keep running the car the gearbox will more than likely fall apart internally.

Noise only happens when the foot is on the gas. As soon as you take your foot off it stops....

Huh? Your point?

Not universally true, but as a rule most gearboxes, of whatever flavour, that have a problem (wear, breakage etc etc) make more noise under power and quieten on over-run (unless they're too far gone).

It doesn't take much Googling to realise VW have considerable problems with their DSG boxes. Go get it seen to. Don't be fobbed off.

Then sell it before it happens again.

You may be better with a utube vid and and get support from local press. Many local radio stations have a consumer program. Bad press is more effective, as I found when I complained against Monarch. In farness to Monarch they were good and in that they gave me a total refuned and all my expenses totaling what I paid for the flight and hotel for a two delay. Monarch real failing is their head office does not work weekends!

Anyway that is not something VW or the dealer is going to give you, but your dealer is the weak link. I am sure the fear of bad press will be enough,

A side point for me is the VW do seam to get them self in real scrapes with recalls, they simply have to many of them and handle them badly. The dealers treat their customers like mugs. While I guess this is true of many dealers regardless make, why not be honest. Dealers get paid for warrantry repairs and recalls. So why lie and try and get customers money for something thats VW fault?

According to the German press, the recall relates to a problem arising mainly in Asian countries where due to a lack of cooling sulphur components in the synthetic oil undergo a chemical reaction resulting in compounds which may cause short circuits in the sensors leading to a shutdown. Changing to a mineral oil removes the problem (allegedly).