Gearbox Change at 18,000 miles

**lozzermo** · 21-11-2010,12:52 PM

Just had the gearbox changed under warranty after just 2 yrs/18,000 miles

Problem has always been there from new - uneven running from cold start. It took 7 visits over 2 yrs to get to the 'new gearbox' (1,000 miles of the 18k were done by the dealer 'testing')

. Tried to reject the car recently but it was too late (should have complained sooner).

Thier attitude is that the car is under warranty and that I get a loan car so the inconvenience is minimised. Fair enough, but I have lost faith in the car now - it's like damaged goods!

Dealer is doing what they can (Head of Business is personally involved) to get me into a different car, but it's going to cost.

Anyway, moral of the story has to be complain sooner, in writing, and keep complaining until you get a response. Hope this is a lesson to you all!

**kevspi** · 25-11-2010,09:05 PM

Hello,

I've done 91k in my '08 2.0tdi B8. I had the gearbox changed at about 5k i think. There was another A4 in the audi garage getting the same treatment.

So for the good news.....since then i've covered 85K+ miles and not had a single problem. Love the car, just wish it had a bit more grunt!

Kevin

**diddy26** · 13-01-2011,12:51 PM

I have the same problem, especially when the weather is cold... will try to bring it to the dealer.

Maybe there are some reports on this issue?!

**black999** · 13-01-2011,09:43 PM

Hi
I've had my 2.0L TDI SE since November, second hand and had done 35k at that time.
Right from day 1 I've had gear selection problems, first and second in particular.
I took it back and complained, the dealer claimed to have replaced clutch and pressure plate to sort the problem.
I considered that this might need a little time to settle so left it over the Christmas period.
To be honest , the problem doesn't seem to have gone away and I am getting ready to return to dealer.
By the way , the car has 12months warranty from the day I purchased it.

Eventually I get to the punchline , is this a similar problem or is it completely unrelated ?

**Sportwag** · 13-01-2011,09:44 PM

Originally Posted by kevspi

Hello,

I've done 91k in my '08 2.0tdi B8.

Kevin

What is the paintwork like after 91k - presumably most of it has been motorway mileage?

**diddy26** · 14-01-2011,10:00 AM

Well I am disappointed a liltle bit... only 39k miles on it and such problems already! pity!

**lozzermo** · 15-01-2011,07:42 PM

Well, it was fine after the new gearbox was installed but I decided to get shot of the car! The first time we had the problem we lost drive at a roundabout. Can't risk that again. Now have an S4 with an S-Tronic and so far so good. My advice is to take the car in at the first sign of an issue and get them to document the issue and fix.

**vwawudi** · 15-01-2011,10:31 PM

How can you tell when there's a problem? What are the symptoms? I have a Multitronic, thanks.

**lozzermo** · 15-01-2011,11:43 PM

It was intermittent but from cold the revs would jump around. Then when slowing at a junction the car would kidder as if you were in the wrong gear. It stopped after a few minutes though. It took 7 visits for the dealer to change the gearbox.

**Zafi** · 16-01-2011,08:12 PM

When I select reverse I have to wait until i feel it engage, otherwise its a real clunk if I have started to rev it before it is ready. Is this normal with multitronic?

Also if reversing up a hill its not very precise, seems to wait a while before moving each time i accelerate. Difficult reversing up to a wall for instance.