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VW Golf DSG Gearbox

  • 29-06-2009 7:37pm
    #1
    Homer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭


    Currently looking, and about to swap to a 2007 Golf Gti with the DSG gearbox but have had a few people tell me that the DSG gearboxes have been known to give problems and are very expensive to fix?
    Any Gti owners out there or people in the Motor trade (Chris or others) that might dispel this rumour and put my mind at ease!
    It's coming from a well known dealer so will have some comeback if there are any initial problems.

    Appreciate any help!

    Homer.


Comments

  • #2
    Thomas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 169 ✭✭Thomas


    I've had a Golf TSi for the last 2 years with the DSG and no probs after 45k km...... touch wood


  • #3
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,088 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    I've a 06 2L TDI Passat DSG with just over 104,000 km on it (56k when I bought it) and no problems so far.. if anythig the last service it got seems to have improved the gearbox (new software update I'm presuming)


  • #4
    2qk4u
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭2qk4u


    I had an Octavia for over a year with a DSG box and no problems.


  • #5
    frag4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 163 ✭✭frag4


    I had a gti dgs 2007 put 30k on it with no problems.

    It also has a unoffical/offical lanuch control.


  • #6
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,861 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    I understand they are excellent boxes. I also understand that you would pay dearly should one fail, which is rare thankfully.


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  • #7
    rabbitinlights
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,008 ✭✭✭rabbitinlights


    It's a very solid box, but it has not been around for that long, so I guess people are just scared at what potentially could go wrong.


  • #8
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    I put 15k on one, no probs.

    I know someone with 60k, also no probs.

    Excellent choice, btw.....

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  • #9
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,712 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    Sorry to ruin the positive comments.

    We've 2 Touran 1.4TSi (140ps) DSG Highline's. The silver one had it's DSG box replaced under warranty within a year due to a horrific grinding noise coming from it. The black one (bought by a collegue) had the DSG Box replaced at a cost of approx. €2,500. This happened 6 days outside of warranty and VW wouldn't even entertain a warranty claim.

    Neither vehicle had high mileage when the boxes went.

    That said, I'm sure we have a good few DSG's that haven't had any issues, but they aren't totally bulletproof. Superb cars to drive paired with any of the engines (even the rattlebox 1.9tdi).


  • #10
    roosterman71
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,842 ✭✭✭roosterman71


    But sure everyone knows that silver and black Tourans are crap :D


  • #11
    Billlang
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭Billlang


    my car is 05 skoda .DSG gearbox. been fix flywheel problem about a year agao cost 1400 e(100k mel). but it had gearbox problem again (140k) :mad:


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