Heisenberg01 Posted yesterday at 05:55 PM Posted yesterday at 05:55 PM I recently purchased a Q2 2018 Auto 2.0 diesel. I've never owned/ driven an auto before, so this could be down to expectations but I'm not impressed and believe it could be faulty. My concerns are, first gear it takes a long (longer than my expectations)time to change to second, just over 2000 rpm. When it changes to 2nd the rev counter drops significantly to below 1000 rpm and again builds up ( slowly in my opinion) to over 2000 rpm then changes to 3rd. When in 4th when accelerating there is a "pulsating" I can feel through the wheel,when it goes to five it stops. If I floor it changes in gear are "jerky" and occasionally the engine is juddering before gear change. I've never driven an auto like I said, but I expected drive to be smooth and it's really not, but like I say could be down to me. Any comments, advice on driving etc? It's full history, had gearbox serviced 2 years ago,55k on clock I'm going to call the garage this week and have a word, just don't want to conry across a numpty.,as a guy at work who has an auto Evoque has driven mine and said it seems fine to him. On motorway it's fine at high speed, smooth as anything. Comments welcome.
cliffcoggin Posted yesterday at 07:20 PM Posted yesterday at 07:20 PM 2000 rpm seems high for changing up, but that depends on how heavy your right foot is, and whether you use S or D mode. It would be as well to have it independently tested before the 30 day option to return it to the dealer expires. 1
Heisenberg01 Posted yesterday at 08:06 PM Author Posted yesterday at 08:06 PM Sorry, what is s or D mode?
cliffcoggin Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago Sport or Drive (normal) mode. I assumed you have that option on your gearbox, but perhaps you don't.
Heisenberg01 Posted 11 hours ago Author Posted 11 hours ago AHH, I have drive select, when I picked it up it was in "dynamic" I haven't changed it.
cliffcoggin Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago Try the different gearbox modes and let us know how they compare.
Heisenberg01 Posted 9 hours ago Author Posted 9 hours ago Just been on a short run, second still not changing to 3rd untill 2000+ but not experienced the pulsating in 4th. I'm currently on the "auto" setting. Going out soon will try the efficiency modem
Heisenberg01 Posted 5 hours ago Author Posted 5 hours ago It's not right. Juddering, pulsating etc, fine from 5,th gear onwards Isn't there some way of resetting the gearbox?
cliffcoggin Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago No, the car is faulty and is likely to be an expensive repair. Take it back to the dealer before the 30 day limit expires.
Heisenberg01 Posted 3 hours ago Author Posted 3 hours ago Gonna get it checked by a VW specialist first, the dealer will likely try to bodge/cover it up etc. I'm sure a pro will just drive it for 5 mins to see the issues. I'm kicking myself, British roads so bumpy I couldn't tell in the test drive so many potholes I want to be armed when I go back, main dealer I got it from,17k with warranty. 4 minutes ago, cliffcoggin said: No, the car is faulty and is likely to be an expensive repair. Take it back to the dealer before the 30 day limit expires.
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