Volkswagen has upset a number of Chinese consumers, particularly among the online community, who say the carmaker has failed to respond to complaints about a defective direct-shift gearbox (DSG) in ...
The DSG gearbox is slowly evolving from Volkswagen's biggest strength into their biggest weakness. A number of recalls have been announced all over the world, the biggest one being 400,000 cars ...
As far as automatic gearboxes for small cars are concerned, Volkswagen Group's DQ200 is quite an important but controversial unit. Equipped by a variety of different models since first developed, the ...
You can read more about the DSG gearbox and potential problems in our guide here: www.honestjohn.co.uk/dsg-gearbox/ but in brief, the dry-clutch DQ200 gearbox tends ...
Having fielded many reports of the DSG gearbox playing up we have reservations about it. Owners have reported clunky shifting, selection of the wrong gears, even selecting neutral when you least need ...
Just before the Dragon Boat Festival on Satur­day, China's qual­ity watchdog released its response to a number of complaints about the gearbox system on certain Volkswagen models. Yet the response ...
The Renault Clio E-Tech uses a complicated clutchless automatic without synchromesh and a combination of electronic control and twin electric motors to enable varying combinations of engine and ...
Volkswagen China said Wednesday the company will not recall autos due to a problem with the fast-shifting DSG automatic transmission as the reported problems pose no threat to the vehicles' safety, a ...