Disadvantage of DSG Trasmission

Disadvantages of DSG Transmission

•  Less mechanical efficiency compare to manual transmission.
•  High maintenance cost.
•  High cost to manufacture, and therefore increases new vehicle purchase price.
•  Relatively lengthy shift time when shifting to a gear ratio which the transmission ECU did not anticipate.
•  Torque handling capability constraints perceive a limit on after-market engine tuning modifications.
•  Difficult to archive maximum acceleration or hill climbing, while avoiding engine speeds higher than a certain limit.
•  Heavier than a comparable Getrag conventional manual transmission.
•  Mechatronic units easy to fail and require replacement.

Customers complain

      1.       In Malaysia

•  Gearbox up shift and down shift not smooth, not engaging properly.
•  Car shaking and the engine check light blinking.
•   The car jerk when accelerating, cornering, reversing, or when changing 1st to 2nd gear at low speed.

Volkswagen Malaysia takes action by inviting all Volkswagen owners to participate in Volkswagen DSG Service Campaign. Owner need to bring their car for a software upgrade.

      2.       In United State of America

•  Unplanned shifts to the neutral gear.
•  Faulty temperature sensors.
• Loss of power while driving.

Due to the problem occurs Volkswagen of America issued two recalls of their DSG-equipped vehicles in august 2009. The first involved 13,500 vehicles while the second involved 53,300 vehicles.

      3.       In China

• Spontaneous vibrations, sporadic jerking and strange noise.
• Engine shutdowns when the juddering occurred.

Volkswagen issued an official apology to Chinese customers and acknowledged the issues that the dual clutch transmission has been causing in its vehicles. They takes drastic action by extent warranty on its DSG gearbox to ten years or 160,000 Km, whichever comes first.