Hello, first post on the forum so hopefully i'm doing this right aha. I bought my 2014 Ibiza Cupra 1.4 Twincharger DSG in may last year and overall I have enjoyed driving it. However after I put around 4k on the car I started hearing these faint ticking and rattle noises coming from under the car. At first they were heard once in a blue moon, but slowly became more apparent and louder over time. I also notice it would rattle like mad when driving over a rough surface such a cobbled street or a road littered pot holes strangely.
After reading endless posts online I identified that it was the DSG box making these strange noises, more specifically the clutch pack/mechatronic unit. Me being paranoid I booked it into seat for a diagnostics to see what was wrong, to my surprise came back completely clear and they could not even replicate or hear any noises at all, but I was advised that the box isn't the quietest around so I shouldn't worry about it and some noises are normal.
After driving another 5k I decided enough was enough, not only had these noises became even more noticeable, the changes felt more jerky than usual and rough while going up and down the gears 2-3 3-4, but the longer I drove it the smoother they became and would be fine after 15 minutes of driving. In addition to this I noticed on hard accelerating sometimes the clutch would slip and the box would panic causing wheel spin during gear changes. Not good! Now I knew something just wasn't right and I wanted to prevent even more damage being caused, so booked it in again but at VW this time hoping for a better diagnostics.
Once VW had inspected the vehicle they too said that there was no major issue with the box, and it was functioning as intended. At this point I just felt like I was being lied to by the garages as my car is no longer under warranty and seemed they couldn't care less or be bothered to investigate it further. Even after showing video recordings of some of these noises.
I have changed my driving style dramatically since to put much less stress on the box, almost driving it like a granny and averaging so many mpgs which is a good thing, but I feel like I cant enjoy and actually drive the car properly anymore because i'm just afraid of breaking it aha.
Genuinely don't know what to do and after reading more and more into the DSG box specifically the DQ200 Dry 7 speed, the more i'm filled with doubt about the box holding up for the remainder of my finance agreement without it costing me over a thousand pounds in repairs.
Should I just save myself the troubles and paranoia of it all and part ex the car and put that towards a deposit for a replacement car. Or is there a way the Ibiza can be saved without rinsing my wallet to the point were I might as well have just got something better???
Any recommendations on what I should do or what to replace it with would be greatly appreciated! Again i'm 20 years old with 2 year ncd so i'm quite limited in terms of insurance nothing over insurance group 30 or anything over 2.0 litre engine. Been looking at the Leon FR 1.8, Polo GTI 1.8 and F56 Cooper S 2.0 all with manual boxes up to now.
After reading endless posts online I identified that it was the DSG box making these strange noises, more specifically the clutch pack/mechatronic unit. Me being paranoid I booked it into seat for a diagnostics to see what was wrong, to my surprise came back completely clear and they could not even replicate or hear any noises at all, but I was advised that the box isn't the quietest around so I shouldn't worry about it and some noises are normal.
After driving another 5k I decided enough was enough, not only had these noises became even more noticeable, the changes felt more jerky than usual and rough while going up and down the gears 2-3 3-4, but the longer I drove it the smoother they became and would be fine after 15 minutes of driving. In addition to this I noticed on hard accelerating sometimes the clutch would slip and the box would panic causing wheel spin during gear changes. Not good! Now I knew something just wasn't right and I wanted to prevent even more damage being caused, so booked it in again but at VW this time hoping for a better diagnostics.
Once VW had inspected the vehicle they too said that there was no major issue with the box, and it was functioning as intended. At this point I just felt like I was being lied to by the garages as my car is no longer under warranty and seemed they couldn't care less or be bothered to investigate it further. Even after showing video recordings of some of these noises.
I have changed my driving style dramatically since to put much less stress on the box, almost driving it like a granny and averaging so many mpgs which is a good thing, but I feel like I cant enjoy and actually drive the car properly anymore because i'm just afraid of breaking it aha.
Genuinely don't know what to do and after reading more and more into the DSG box specifically the DQ200 Dry 7 speed, the more i'm filled with doubt about the box holding up for the remainder of my finance agreement without it costing me over a thousand pounds in repairs.
Should I just save myself the troubles and paranoia of it all and part ex the car and put that towards a deposit for a replacement car. Or is there a way the Ibiza can be saved without rinsing my wallet to the point were I might as well have just got something better???
Any recommendations on what I should do or what to replace it with would be greatly appreciated! Again i'm 20 years old with 2 year ncd so i'm quite limited in terms of insurance nothing over insurance group 30 or anything over 2.0 litre engine. Been looking at the Leon FR 1.8, Polo GTI 1.8 and F56 Cooper S 2.0 all with manual boxes up to now.
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