ANY help is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
i have a 2003 1.8 (65,000 miles) with an auto tranny.
1. are all auto trans considered DSG's?
2. i just had tranny fluid changed. when in D, (AFTER WARMUP) its sliping/shuddering slightly upshifting from 1-2 and 2-3. also, bangs hard when downshifting same gears. please tell me i dont have to replace/rebuild the tranny. i read somewhere that if your alternator is not throwing a full charge it can effect the DSG transmission shifts? Any thoughts?
-thanks again (this is my first post)

 

Leave the battery disconnected for 10 minutes to reset the ecu. See if its any different.

 

thanks. I'm on my way now to disconnect the battery and wait at least 10 minutes. i really hope it works. i post the results. thanks

 

any news on the tranny here? my friend has the 03 TT roadster with the 6sp auto the it has the same issues. A shop told us she needs a new tranny

 

no answer here?

 

My 2003 had the exact same issue at 65k. Same gears / bang on downshift into 3rd usually sometimes 2nd. And i'd get a shudder when i came to a complete stop. I replaced a motor mount and that took care of most of the issues (sort of a rocking forward feeling when it upshifted into 2nd/3rd), but the bang on downshift remained. Changed out the trans fluid and it has been okay the last 6 months or so.

Now I'm having some more of the symptoms that the motor mount was giving me but the shifting seems alright. I'm thinking i should have replaced all mounts at the same time rather than just the one.

 

I thought that those trannys are with lifetime fluid and it cant be changed? Other than that it sounds like an easy fix that won't cost much

 

It can and should be changed. The auto trans fluid is expensive and the fluid filled mounts are not cheap either. I ended up having my trans pan dropped 3 times because the pan wouldn't seal up. Got a new pan and went through lots of fluid. $$$.

...But I have heard others having their TT's auto trans fail very early so I can't say any of that is your solution for sure.

If all goes smoothly the ATF service at a shop would probably cost around 300-350 including the fluid.

 

hmmm..... I wonder if its even worth trying to fix it. Its not my car so idk. thanks for the info anyway. I'll go back to the shop and ask around to see what they say.