Audi A3 3.2 Quattro 04 plate 63000 miles - DSG g/box pressure Solinoid stuck in off position

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Tue 9 Aug 2011 11:44
Audi A3 3.2 Quattro 04 plate 63000 miles - DSG g/box pressure Solinoid stuck in off position - buko

Started the car up, engaged Drive and the gearbox went into back up mode ( only drivable in 3rd gear), As the drive home was 20 miles I called the AA who diagnosed the problem from the cars own system as a Pressure Solinoid Switch which is stuck in the Off position. There was nothing he could do roadsside so it was relayed to my Local Audi dealer. They have come back to me and said that the gearbox will not " talk " to them and because of this they are suggesting replacing the gearbox, this sounds expensive.

Does anyone have any experience/advise on this

Thanks

Dave Buxton

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Tue 9 Aug 2011 18:03
Audi A3 3.2 Quattro 04 plate 63000 miles - DSG g/box pressure Solinoid stuck in off position - injection doc

may be worth a call to an independant specialist or transmission specialist.

It seems a little strange that the vehicle was able to ID a fault but their PC wont ! Its possible its a broken or shorted wire in the box , that can cause comms issue's. Trouble with dealers is they dont have the experts to repairs those type of compnents ! they are run by accountants who want to see a big fat bottom line so if they can sell you a box at £3000+ then they will.

I'm sure you would fair better spending time phoning round to find a specilist and make sure you do some research as well into both the garage and the problem.

Its long but worth a read !

http://www.audi-gearbox-problems.co.uk/

Edited by injection doc on 09/08/2011 at 18:07

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