What is causing our Volkswagen Polo DSG to hiccup when pulling away?

My wife's 2010 Volkswagen Polo with DSG has shown exactly the same bad characteristics as AD of Chorley has experienced. The problem, which took ages to diagnose, was with the ‘Mechatronics’. The car was...

Why does the Audi A3 DSG/s-Tronic gearbox cause problems in slow-moving traffic?

I have had problems with my 2010 Audi A3. This model has a footrest on the right hand side of the driver's well and, after just missing a wall driving out of my garage, I realised that I had placed my...

Is a DSG fault causing problems when I pull away in my 2009 Volkswagen Passat?

I purchased a Volkswagen Passat Sport TDI DSG estate new in March 2009. It has been dealer-serviced since new and now has 35,000 miles on the clock. Over the last six months or so it has developed a habit...

Reversal of misfortune

I was interested to read of a Volkswagen Golf automatic suddenly accelerating. I have an automatic Skoda Octavia and it is virtually impossible to reverse smoothly at low speed, particularly when reversing...

Are there any supermini automatics with more than four gears?

Are there any superminis that are fitted with more than four forward gears on normal auto gearboxes, not twin-clutch or DSG?

Cold Starting problem

I've had my Fabia vRS estate since February and it has been great until recently. When cold in a morning (5deg or less), I try to start the car - the dash lights up as usual, but when I turn on the ignition,...

Should I service my Jetta DSG or not?

Should I wait for the service indicator to give my 59-plate Volkswagen Jetta 2.0TDI DSG, or should I just service it anyway? It has covered 32,000 miles, and was last serviced in March this year by the...

My friend's automatic Golf accelerated into a restaurant for no reason - can you help?

An friend’s new Golf GTI 2.0 automatic suddenly accelerated whilst being parked and ran into a restaurant. His foot was on the brake at the time it happened but the brakes were unable to hold the car and...

Secondhand Golf or new Focus?

I am in the market for a different car, sadly getting rid of my incredibly reliable, but old Corsa. I could get another cheap and cheerful car, but I probably need something a bit bigger and have looked...

Why has Volkswagen acted so insensitively over a transmission failure in our Golf Estate?

I have just come across some emails concerning problems with DSG transmissions. We have a Volkswagen Golf Estate 2.0TDi DSG. It is just over three years old and therefore out of warranty, in spite of doing...