Breaking down abroad

My Golf TSI DSG will be three-years-old in May, with 19,000 miles. I am 73 and like my first automatic, but I am concerned it may fail. Each summer we drive to Greece - if the gearbox failed away from...

Should I sell my Volkswagen with DSG now?

I bought a Golf Match DSG as a retirement car and thought it would be trouble free motoring for next ten years. Really concerned following recent article in Telegraph about DSG failure. Should I get...

Volkswagen Golf clutch problem

I have an ongoing problem with the clutch on my Golf. It is okay at start-up but after driving for about 10 miles there is no pressure at all and pedal sticks to floor. It will not pump back up, and...

Running in an automatic diesel ?

You have given/displayed an excelllent answer (RUNNING IN A DIESEL) to the Question, "What's the best way to run-in a diesel engine" but your answer only refers to a manual transmission. Can you please...

Qashqai or Golf?

We have test driven the Golf 1.4 TSI and Qashqai 1.5 dCi N-TEC and love them. This car purchase will be for the next 5 years plus. We are husband and wife with one two-year-old son and a mother-in-law...

Engines on the Volkswagen Polo

Would you know why VW aren't offering the 85ps 1.2TSI petrol engine found in the Audi A1 and Golf on the Polo? If it's good enough to lug around a bigger car like a Golf, it should be good enough for the...

Have you heard of mice damaging rubber fittings in the engine bays of Volkswagen Golfs?

A month ago we purchased a new Volkswagen Golf Match TDI. We were instructed in how everything worked but, a week ago, realised that we had not been shown under the bonnet. Initially we found the engine...

Volkswagen group engine confusion

If the 2.0-litre(210 bhp) engine is the same in the Audi TT, Golf GTi and Volkswagen Scirroco, why is there such a big difference in quoted torque figures? The TT has 258ft/lbs compared to the 207 nad...

Why won't Volkswagen cover the whole cost of a DSG gearbox failure on our Golf Match?

I have a Volkswagen Golf Match TSI 1.4 DSG Automatic which is three years and eight months old, mileage 30,000. It's been fully serviced by our local Volkswagen supplier. I’ve been advised that we have...

Volkswagen Golf DSG dropping out of gear when creeping on an incline

I have a Golf Match 1.6 Tdi 7 speed DSG Bluemotion, bought new 16 months ago. I have what I believe is a serious problem. The problem is when moving slowly or creeping forward or backwards on an incline...