Oh well, just had a phone call and the gearbox has eaten itself 1st, 3rd and reverse have gone and clutch pack 1 has taken allot of the brunt. The fluid came out of the side of the oil filter housing as it has a hole in it now. I take back the bit about it going into limp mode to protect itself. Time to start looking for a new box.
This has to be the most bizarre trans failure I've ever heard of.
DSG failures are extremely rare to begin with, so to have one grenade at 1/4 throttle is very bizarre. There had to be some defect, or you forgot to mention you're making 550ft-lbs.
Over took a lorry earlier and looked in the mirror and there was a plume of what I thought was smoke. Wasn't smoke, it was transmission fluid as within seconds it came up "Gearbox Overheating" followed by "ACC Not Active" "Gearbox in Limp Mode" and then "Transmission, Workshop!". Pulled over and the back of the car was covered in oil. Popped the bonnet and the top of the gearbox was swimming in fluid and a pool underneath it. There was no bang, pop, crack or any noise to warn me of it and was in Eco mode so the overtake was not pushing the boundaries of power at all.
Hopefully it will be something simple failed, checked the DSG filter cover and it was tight. Got it recovered and they are hopefully looking at it tomorrow for me.
First nice sunny day of the year as well!
Might still be worth contacting VW corporate. They may be interested in trying to figure out what happened and may give you some sort of consideration.
Yep; I understand you're out of warranty, hence why I suggested you negotiate. And regarding the new parts warranty - make sure it applies to parts not installed by a dealer; if not, then it makes less sense to get a brand new unit.
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