2012 VW 1.4L TSI DSG auto - sticks in lower gear - gerard

We took delivery 6 mths ago in Australia of a new wagon. We have been very pleased but have noticed the some lag when taking off at low revs as mentioned by others.

However, on 3 occasions soon after take from a cold start the engine has got stuck in a lower gear with revs around 3000. Switching off and starting again fixes it but is hardly acceptable. It is almost like a rebooting of a computer system. I spoke to VW and they suggested bringing it in. I am planning to do so if the problem persists or will wait for the first service in 6mths. Has anyone experienced this problem? Thanks,gerard.

2012 VW 1.4L TSI DSG auto - sticks in lower gear - 72 dudes

No experience of this, but you should really get it looked at by the VW dealer.

It may be as simple as a software upgrade.

2012 VW 1.4L TSI DSG auto - sticks in lower gear - mustangman

I ran a 1.4 tsi Golf dsg for around 3 years.

It was possible that the engine would briefly rev quite high for a while. At times like when you were aproaching an island and needed to accelerate quickly. Very jerky as well at low speeds.

The 7 speed dry clutch dsg was to my mind very unpredictable when pulling away from rest. It would either pull away ok, or at other times it seemed the turbo would grab hold and you would pull away with wheel spin when this was not required.

As the other poster said, get it checked asap.

Edited by mustangman on 08/12/2012 at 18:14

2012 VW 1.4L TSI DSG auto - sticks in lower gear - Avant

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