Automatic Transmission problems of the 2011 Volkswagen Golf

I own a 2011 vw gti 2-door dsg. I have experienced a "false neutral" about 7 times in the 5+ weeks I have owned this car. Specifically, it happened twice on 08/27/2011. Each time I have been in manual mode. . . It occurs when I am coasting to either slow down or stop. . . Then attempt to accelerate. . . Though the car mfd tells me it is in gear (I. E. 3), the car is in neutral. . . The accelerator does nothing but rev the engine. . . The car remains coasting. I have to take the shifter out of manual mode, and place it into d. . . And wait about a second or two without touching the accelerator in order for a clutch to engage a gear and allow me to move. On 8/27, both times it happened when trying to complete a left hand turn on a green. . . A dangerous situation to find your car being in neutral. I have brought my car to the dealership, they refuse to help me because they were unable to replicate the issue on an approximate 5 mile test drive. I talked to vw of America, and they won't help unless a dealer can replicate it. . . They said it costs too much money. This is a terrible safety issue. . . And they are worried about the money. I offered to show them a video of it happening to someone else. . . It is posted on youtube. . . And they flat out refused. They said it wouldn't help in my case. . . And that it would prove nothing. . Read more...

2011 Golf tdi 4-door with dsg transmission. Unexpectedly the dsg transmission will got to neutral and the car will be gin to slow. No amount of fiddling with the shifter will get it back into gear. It eventually goes back into gear. Car now has 2500 miles on the odometer and it has had this problem almost since day one. Fault has occurred over 10 times and is becoming more frequent and for longer durations.

Car revs and does not accelerate, put car in neutral or park and back in drive can drive car again.

2011 vw gti w/ dsg transmission. Vehicle has 12k miles and requires replacement of mechatronics unit. On two occasions while accelerating from a stop with transmission in drive, the vehicle failed to accelerate. Engine revved in as if in neutral. After several attempts with throttle imput, the transmission slammed into gear. On another occasions while driving at approx 65mph with the transmission in drive, the vehicle revved in neutral and would not accelerate. This lasted for a duration of at least 5 seconds and caused an extremely dangerous condition. Cars were flying by on both sides and it nearly caused a collision. Finally today, while leaving a parking lot entering into a roadway, the vehicle again revved in neutral and failed to accelerate. A collision was again narrowly avoided. I called my local dealer and advised them that I did not feel safe driving the vehicle. Per the dealer there are currently no replacement parts available in the country.

The vehicle is a 2011 Volkswagen gti equipped with a dsg transmission. The gti is not offered as choice when selecting vehicle model using this on-line compliant form. Occasionally the vehicle fails to accelerated or accelerates very slowly when attempting to move forward from a complete stop. When this occurs the engine revolutions will increase but with little or no forward motion, as if the transmission was in neutral. After several seconds at high rpm (~3000 -4000) the engine revs drop, sometimes abruptly and the car begins to accelerate normally. This behavior is infrequent occurring, 6 times over ~ 3000 miles. This behavior is a safety concern because there is a risk of an accident if it were to occur while attempting to pull into traffic. The vehicle has been evaluated by the dealer but they have not been able to replicate the problem or find any defect.

I was driving my 2011 gti dsg in tiptronic mode. . . And it was in 4th gear according to the dashboard reading. . . I was coasting in 4th as a semi was making a left turn across the side of the road I was traveling. . . After he was clear, I went to accelerate, and experienced a "false neutral". . . The dsg said I was in 4th gear. . . But it was revving as in neutral. I had to shift out of tiptronic and then downshifted to 3rd before it would catch and put me back in gear.