Clutch Pedal/linkage problems of the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta

Flew to dallas to purchase this car 2/27/15. Drove it home 1500 miles to los angeles over 2 days. Got to el paso on 3/1/15 & got into an accident traveling at a very slow speed (15mph or less) going downhill. My particular issue comes in the way of how the transmission behaves going downhill at high or slow speeds. When the cars ecu (electronic control unit) senses the car going downhill, and you transition from the throttle pedal to the brake pedal, the car behaves as if you were driving a manual transmission downshifting & staying in gear. Now you may think that's not a problem, but. . . . Since these transmissions technically are manual transmissions with an automatic clutch. . . If you were driving a manual transmission car & wanted to stop quickly as I did to avoid hitting another car, you would push the clutch in to disengage the transmission from the engine. . . & thus cause the car to lose it's locomotive force. Well, that is exactly what this car did during the accident. The automatic clutch did not disengage from the engine when slowing down to a stop, and, thus provided the massive low end torque the diesel engine provides even at very low engine speeds. So, that when I saw the car stopped in front of me, I responded with hitting the brakes, turning the ignition off, and even swerved to the left in an attempt to avoid hitting the back of the other vehicle. I could not stop the vehicle in time to avoid hitting the other car. My background: I'm a 32 yr pro-automotive tech who not only works on, diagnoses & repairs all sorts of vehicles using computer controls. . . But, I used to teach it as well. So, after driving this car now for several weeks, &. . . Having researched this car & multiple other dsg owners complaints online about the way these transmissions shift. . . I can say for sure, vw's that use these dsg transmissions is/are a major issue when it comes to public safety.

When shifting gear, with the brake pedal depressed, the clutch makes click noise then slips to neutral. Then the prnds lights starts flashing, and check engine light come on. The only way to reengage the gear is by turning the ignition key off and on, restarting the engine. Then the gears start working again. But the check engine light will stay lit, and eventually turns off by itself after a few days of driving. It seems that when the brake pedal is pressed very hard, the clutch slip occurs less often.

Vibration/ dragging felt when releasing the clutch pedal on my 2010 vw Jetta tdi sport wagon. Car was taken into local vw dealer for service. Clutch assembly, flywheel, clutch, pressure plate and release bearing replaced due to excessive play in flywheel and hotspots on the flywheel along with broken springs. Now at 31184 miles and 10,344 miles on the new clutch, etc. I am having the same issue local vw dealer said there is nothing wrong and it is a wear and tear item and not covered under the warranty. Manual transmissions should last until 80,000-100,000 miles plus. I have never had this many problems with a manual transmissions in my 17 years of driving them. This transmission is defective and needs to be looked into.

Leaving a parking lot and stopping for oncoming traffic I pressed the gas pedal to move onto the highway but car did not move. After I put my foot all the way down the second attempt the clutch engaged and the car moved forward. The car is a 2010 vw Jetta diesel.