Boc DSG problem

[aka]

Here is my situation, my car is a 2011 with 20,000km I have done all the services, etc.

For the last 6 months my boc has giving me problems with the DSG, regardless of the annoying rathle and click sound when downshifting. The problem is that randomly when I start the car sometimes there isn't a gear selected and I can't get out of parking, or simply the P is flashing and let me change but nothing happens just the D or S keeps flashing. The solution so far I have found is start and off the switch until the error is gone, the go to the dealer.

With the scanner the error appear as a FAULT ON GEAR STICK or CANT FIND THE GEAR STICK, so far it has been 3 times in the dealer and nearly 2 months parking there due to the lack of the replacement parts. The first time they replaced the MECATRONIC UNIT, the second time replaced the CENTRAL CPU (not the ecu). Now it has the same fault and they really don't know what to do. Even the technicians from the VW/SEAT plant have come to look the car, they even decide to do the last replacement.

All this seems to me that the car had a problem from the factory, and what really worries me is that once the warranty is over the problem will continue to show. What I want is that Seat be responsible for the bad product they sell me, and either replace the whole gearbox plus the electronic systems around the DSG system, or give me a new car, I don't mind if its a demo car. Additionally the extended warranty free.

What do you suggest I should do? and what may be the real problem?

 

[adamb87]

The gearbox itself is the only remaining option? Do you not think the stage 2 could be too much for the boxes?

 

[Fusster]

As above....In theory you have no warranty on transmision or engine for that matter,if the vehicle was standard you may have a case but with a revo stage 2 it is not standard.If SEAT find out you will get nothing so i would be inclined not to make to many demands...just my opinion,
cheers

 

[aka]

The gearbox itself is the only remaining option? Do you not think the stage 2 could be too much for the boxes?

Stage2 vs Stage1 ain't that much increase of hp/tq at all, mostly is the delete of the sensor to be able to use sport cat or de-cat. So I think the problem is something else.

As above....In theory you have no warranty on transmision or engine for that matter,if the vehicle was standard you may have a case but with a revo stage 2 it is not standard.If SEAT find out you will get nothing so i would be inclined not to make to many demands...just my opinion,
cheers

Well that may be truth for most of the cases, but the manager in the seat dealer is my friend so I have special privileges. They know about the mods (TBE, Intake and Stage2) and they still honor the warranty so far.

They are going to replace the cable harness that goes for the dsg to the gear stick. Right now I think I'll complain with the customer service until I get the extended warranty for free.

 

[Fusster]

Well that may be truth for most of the cases, but the manager in the seat dealer is my friend so I have special privileges. They know about the mods (TBE, Intake and Stage2) and they still honor the warranty so far.
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Your very lucky then as it is not the dealer that incurs the cost for warranty repair its SEAT S.A.When the fault tracing is done it will send i diagnostic log to SEAT,this will then flag up your control unit has been modified(this is a new system that all dealers have been made aware of and having tested it,it does work)So the likleyhood is they will get the claim rejected and they will have to bare the cost for your repair.There descision though i guess.