Touareg :: Hesitation / Harsh Shifts / Acceleration When Braking
Nov 25, 2004
Well - took my car into the shop today for the death lag, harsh shifting, and acceleration during braking. I've read much on this site about tranny flash and ECU flash, and was hopeful there was something available for my 2004 V8 (I just purchased it in late October, but was unsure what TSBs and campaigns had been applied before I bought it)...
In the end, dealer was able to replicate/experience the harshness problem, but was unable to come to a confident solution. My 86xxx VIN V8 Treg was not due/eligible for the much discussed tranny flash (my engine type was right, but the tranny flash was not listed for my car). In fact there were no recalls or campaigns due for my car, and there were no faults on the computer.
The dealer stated the cause as "Harsh shifting patterns". and fixed via "Reset TPS and TRANS". Essentially, I was told, let the adaptive driving feature relearn, and hopefully replace the previous harsh shifting pattern. My ride home from dealer was short, so not sure if there was any effect - but I'm not confident.
2004 V8 Silver Touareg [Nav system, Sound II, Bi-xenon, Convenience Package, Parking Assist] VIN 86xxx
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Having a very pronounced hesitation/slip between 2nd and 3rd gear shifts. It happens in both "D" and "S" modes. I've had the tranny flashes and they fixed the throttle hesitation and the general harsh shifting. Still have a slip when going from 2nd to 3rd.
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I have a V6. When I just want to slowly get going I very slowly depress the pedal and hold, or leave off when speed is reached. Tranny shifts at low rpms, not much acceleration. I have completely avoided kickdowns, which exhibit a bit of a lag. When I really need to get going quickly off the line I steadily press the pedal more quickly than for a slow start. The effect is quite remarkable; tranny holds gears until about 4,000 or 5,000 rpm, and the car really moves. When I need to accelerate and I'm already moving I always shift into sport or I use the TIP.
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I bought a 2010 GLS 4cyl and within the first week started having shifting issues. Initially it was only when it was colder than 30 degrees outside and would only shift harshly between 1st and 2nd. Once I had driven a few miles and warmed the car up, everything was OK. It's still an intermittent issue, but now it will do it when outside morning temps are in the 50's and 60's.
I've read the TSB for 6cyl 09's and saw a post in the Santa Fe forum that sounded identical, so at least I'm not the first to experience this.
I took it back to the dealership knowing it probably would not shift badly when they test drove it because we had run out of cold mornings. I picked the car up after they reset adaptive learning and said there were no updates available for the computer. (And also being told I had bad gas in the car. Another story for another time...)
Until it starts doing it at fairly regular intervals, there isn't any use taking back to the dealership as it's very inconvenient for me to get there.
I checked the link that had TSB's and didn't see anything for the 2010's. Also, is there any place where I could check and see when software updates come out and what issues are addressed?
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1. A/C not working right after 2-3 stops.
A working A/C is a must in TX! I have posted before about issues with the efficiency of the A/C, and several others seem to have the same problem. Main issue is that after 2-3 stops (for instance when running errands) the A/C takes forever to cool the car down. The air coming out of the vents is just not cold, even with the settings on min temp and max fan with recirculation. Big news is that service manager told me VW are aware that there is a problem, and the are working on a fix, hopefully without a recall! So if you have noted a similar problem, we need to band together and push VW for a fix. This is a major issue for me and really stops me using the car with my 10 month old son, who just overheats in the back.
2. Humming/droning noise over 70MPH from front drivers side wheel/transmission
This was the 2nd visit and once again they claim that all is normal/within spec. This noise comes and goes depending on throttle position, but can be heard and felt when it occurs. Apparently they have referred this to the local VW rep.... we'll see.
3. Binding at low speed during turns
Transfer and stepper were OK, flashed some module or something, SM seemed a little vague, not sure if this did anything as first trip today I noticed the same thing.
4. Windshield condensation
TSB was done, has made it better but not perfect. I still get a small strip of condensation across windshield. Seems not to have affected the screen demist function, as hot air is blown onto windshield when the button is used.
5. Seatbelt recall
Done, no issues with this.
6. Harsh Gearshift
Had the transmission flashed. Much better now, and as others have reported, seems to behave more like sport mode now. More willing to kick down and hold down, 6th comes later. So items 1 & 2 are still outstanding.Other comments. Car was cleaned which was nice. Carpet by dead foot pedal was covered in grease where someone had got in car with filthy boots. SM came and personally cleaned this off. Hopefully won't notice. Mats and door plates also filthy, but I have cleaned this.
Windshield covered in greasy hand prints (dirty windshields are a bugbear of mine, being a pilot!) Was told I would get a VW loaner, but when I turned up I was trucked over to Enterprise and given (no choice) a beautiful Buick Century!! I Was not impressed and I told the SM so. Overall I had low expectations of good service and I was not disappointed. I specifically asked that the parts for the TSB's be in stock before I took the car in, but was told that the service dept were more capable than me to determine what was needed, of course when it came to it the parts that WERE needed were not in stock.
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Pulled over and checked fluid. Level looked good and smelled ok but has a brown tinge to the pink fluid.
Started to go again and it still wouldn't shift. Pulled over and shut car off. Checked codes P700 and P138.
Started car up and it shifted fine for the next 28 miles. Shut car off and parked it.
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I switched my front rotors 4 times in the last 4 years.
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The rotors vibrate and have that weird stop and go hesitation when braking.
Is it simply OEM or nothing?
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2008 Passat 2.0T auto, started occasionally shifting with a loud bang into and out of park, and from forward into reverse and reverse into forward. No MIL, pending transmission communications error code. Would accelerate very poorly up until about 30mph and then accelerate normally. Shutting the car off and then restarting would usually clear up the symptoms. Started happening about once a week over a 3 week period, and then started happening about about every other day. With it happening more often, had an opportunity to experiment a little, and by shifting into sport mode (which causes the MFD to display the gear that the transmission is in) noticed that the car was not shifting into 1st to 3rd gear, but starting off in 4th. With that and the rough shifts in and out of park, I thought that it was probably transmission related,
With a tranny being $$$$ and the battery being 4 years old, and relatively cheap to replace, I decided to play the long shot and see if a possibly weak battery was causing an electrical problem in the transmission. The battery checked out OK at a couple of places, but decided to give it a shot and replace it anyway.
Installed the new battery (Bosch from Pep Boys $109) and had every warning light on the dash go on with the first restart, along with a return of the harsh shift out of park problem. Shut the car off, turned it back on, drove five miles, all the warning lights went out, and no return of the transmission problem after 5+ months and 10K miles.
Just a heads up - if your battery is 4+ years old, and you are getting any odd problems that could in any way possibly be related to the electrical system - which includes just about every system on our cars - consider going for a new battery. Worked for me.
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I have only done 18,000 Kms on my 2013 Elantra GLS. Whenever I am in traffic driving real slow, and whenever the gear shifts in 2nd, the acceleration begins to drop to 1000/1500 RPM very rapidly while pressing and releasing the pedal, and it becomes jerky...
I will try posting a video, but meanwhile, it gets really annoying at times and I need to maintain a very feather foot to make sure it doesn't jerk especially when there are passengers on board..
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It'll do okay when I am not flooring it, but when I do floor it there's a pretty noticeable lag and then VROM it'll take off like a bullet... This car has a manually operated throttle control, are there any adjustments I can make to make the truck more responsive? 2.4L 4Cyl....
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