Noises During Shifting Problems of Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid

My 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid was amongst those with the gearbox oil recall. It was manufactured in December of 2012, and the gearbox oil was replaced in December 2013 by the dealership. Like others who were a part of this recall, my vehicle has suffered from grinding noises and lurching when driving in reverse down the slope of my driveway. It also will lurch at times when trying to shift from 1st to 2nd (with the automatic transmission), and now the vehicle is having issues where the engine kicks on while idling for two seconds, shuts off for one second, and then kicks back on for two seconds. I took the car into a vw dealership in June that told me my transmission needed to be replaced and that it would cost $6,300 because my vehicle was no longer in warranty (~95,000 miles, 2. 5 years of driving). After reading several of the complaints that share this same issue, it appears that Volkswagen tried to make things right by replacing the corrosive oil initially used, but that the time the oil was a part of the gearbox, sufficient damage was done to reduce the life of the transmission. I have reached out to vw and they simply state that they changed the oil (12 months after it was in the gear box and a part of the transmission) and that the warranty has passed and that I will have to pay the cost. I am very concerned that I will try and accelerate from a stopped position and be unable to drive because of the issues described by others. The vw dealership predicted that this will happen at some point, and that I should drive it until it does and then get the vehicle repaired. I believe this is a systemic issue tied to this group of previously recalled vw's and that a recall should be put in place to require they repair the transmission.

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