Volkswagen R32 hesitation problems

Filed Feb 7, 2011 · Transmission · 29 miles · MO

Hesitating and jerking from transmission when in reverse or drive when accelerating from a stop.

Filed Dec 30, 2009 · Fuel system, Transmission · 22,000 miles · IL

1) purchased the car and noticed the jumps twice on my way home. It has since continued to be an issue for the whole two weeks of my ownership. 2) accelerating from a full stop the car hesitates, hangs, and then jumps forward after a moment. This happens about half the time. I notice when I roll slowly ~5 MPH it does not hang or jump nearly as much or as often. 3) nothing has been done as of yet. I plan to take my 2008 vw r32 to the dealership to see what may be the cause.

Filed Nov 23, 2009 · Transmission · 80 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen r32. When attempting to accelerate from a complete stop, the transmission hesitates and then shifts into gear. Also the transmission hesitates to shift from fifth to sixth gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they could not identify the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was 80. The current mileage was 24,000.

Filed Sep 3, 2009 · Engine, Transmission · 9,200 miles · NY

I have had several issues with some corrected but the hesitation of power and shifting issues with dsg continue to persist. Several times I have tried to accelerate and the car does not respond immediately, this has happened on the expressway several times. There is also some jerking in the car as it tries to go through gears. It also feels like it is going to stall before it actually gets going. Finally, the car has rumble feel through the pedal and feels like it is fighting itself and when you turn the wheel to the left it starts an on and off rumble. Other problems that have occurred were a loud knocking which was eventually fixed by replacing the entire engine. They first replaced the flywheel thinking that was the issue.

Filed Aug 23, 2009 · Transmission · 200 miles · MD

Random loss of power/torque coming out of dsg transmission when shifting into certain gears, jerky reverse, hesitation starting from stop, jerky downshift to first gear. Hesitation has randomly occured multiple times including at an intersection. Jerking (or pulsating power delivery) during reverse and when downshifting into first is always there. Hesitation when starting from stop is also always present. I believe this probably as something to do with the mechatronics unit of the dsg. I am worried about saftey due to the abnormal behavior of this transmission. Lossing power at an intersection or other critical locations can easily lead to an accident. Also I am afraid that this abnormal behavior is going to lead to transmission problems including but not limited to abnormal clutch pack wear which might need to be replaced later down the line after the 60,000 mile warranty is up.

Filed Aug 23, 2009 · Transmission · 11,650 miles · CA

When attempting to accelerate to execute a lane change, the car became non- responsive by hesitating (apx 2 sec) after shifting from "d" to "s" (sport mode). Also, the car hesitates and "jerks" often when shifting from p to r or n to d.

Filed Aug 14, 2009 · Transmission · 6,531 miles · TX

The dsg transmission in my 2008 vw r32 has been jerky its whole time I have owned it but it seems to be progressively getting worse. When accelerating from a dead stop to get up to driving speeds the dsg will react extremely jerky and hesitate from time to time, causing the engine to rev super high, then it will kick in to gear causing me and my passengers to go through a whiplash type state for a few seconds before the cycles starts over again when going into the next gear. Also when at highway cruising speeds when I try to occasionally pass another car and depress the gas pedal the engine will just rev really high for a few seconds before accelerating. During all of these instances that this has occurred I have been extremely lucky to be able to avoid all other vehicles around me and not get into any serious accidents. If this continues in the future I am unsure if I will be so lucky and I am cautiously awaiting the time when my transmission goes out completely and I am in a serious wreck. From the research I have conducted it would seem that there has been a rash of faulty mechatronics units and dsg's throughout the vw product line. The conversations I have had with other vw owners always leads to the same conclusion that either replacing the mechatronics unit, sometimes repeatedly, or an entire replacement transmission is the only cure. This needs to be fix permanantly by vw before something serious happens and someone winds up either in the hospital or dead.

Filed Jul 25, 2009 · Transmission · 17,000 miles · NV

On multiple occasions either when up shifting or downshifting, the dsg transmission in my 2008 volkswagen r32 have been very jerky, or come with a "clunky" feel and noise. Also have tried to downshift from 6th gear, down 2, as vw recommends when passing on a highway, and the car will either hesitate for a few seconds before it finally decides to shift, and then I still have no power for a few more seconds until the transmission decides it wants to send power to the wheels again. I have taken the vehicle in question in on numerous occasions for the problems, and all the dealer says, is either they cannot reproduce the effects, or the car has no fault codes, so therefore it must just be me.

Filed Jul 25, 2009 · Transmission · NJ

Difficult to accelerate from standing start with the dsg transmission hesitating then grabbing suddenly with mechanical sound. I consider the hesitation a serious problem since the delayed acceleration is difficult to anticipate. Turning from a stop has hesitation and then the car jumps forward sometime changing to a lower gear. This occurs in "d" automatic and manual modes. This is recurring problem since began leasing the r32 in april 2008.

Filed Jul 23, 2009 · Transmission · 6,000 miles · NY

Repeatedly when driving the car will hesitate to shift gears. The car refuses to downshift until the very last possible moment.