Hi


I have just taken delivery of a brand new Golf 7 1.4 TSi 140HK with manual transmission (wanted to avoid any future issues with DSG).


Driving from the dealer i instantly noticed that it could not hold 5th gear - 5th gear would not stay engaged and kept jumping out and into neutral. No issues with the other gears.


I headed straight back to the dealer. The dealer attempted a mechanical adjustment to the gearbox (cables) but it did not help. My car is now waiting at the dealer for further repair.


Have any of you heard of such problems with a brand new manual gearbox? - and what could be the cause?


The car only had 9 km on the clock at delivery. Its very strange that this problem was not discovered at the pre-production test?


I am a bit concerned that the car needs a new gearbox and that it will no longer feel new when I get it back.


Best regards


JASE-DK