TDI DSG momemtary loss of power

[altea-ego]

Had a funny the other day.

Was accelerating and wanted a bit more poke so shifted into Sport mode. Suddenly had no drive and the throttle did not respond. After about 1-2 seconds it then went again.

I wondered whether this is a DSG or engine glitch?

If the DSG was about to change up to 4 and selecting sport made it want 2nd then it could just be the delay for the double shift. Can't say this is normally a problem with the DSG though.

It was like it had gone into neutral but with out th engine revs responding.

Any one else experienced this?

 

[loadswine]

I have had the odd moment when the electronics are foxed by what to do and hold their hands up and let nothing happen for a second, but normally that is confined to shifting into reverse or traction control going into a fit.
I think it may be the way the electronics are configured that these things happen. Just an opinion, no hard facts, just experience of the DSG box.
( in most situations its nothing short of brilliant!)

 

[Tell]

I can't say I go into sport too often, but I do experience the slight DSG lag when pulling away from stationary at roundabout from time to time, so you have to keep your nerve and don't press for more gas etc. It's almost as if it's got a time delay on it to monitor whether you really want to do what you are asking it to do, rather than a lag in making it's mind up. One suspects as you say going into sport mode whilst travelling is probably like asking it to do something and it had to have a long hard think about whether you were asking it to do something stupid... ie. you weren't going to change your mind so it just waited.... that is what I think it does rather than some computation.... but perhaps I'm going to be told that I'm wrong and as you may say it's the time to spin up the gears, but then from stationary it certainly doesn't put the gas on when you do... least I don't think it does. One of lifes DSG mysteries.

 

[mark1231]

your turbo is sticking scan with vag you may find overboost

 

[CrispDust]

I find this too, say at a roundabout - plant right foot - nothing then ZOOM. Scares the beejez out of me and the car coming round roundabout! (no turbo problems.)
I think with DSG you have to be semi "rolling" to stick your foot down.
I've noticed mine tends to labour a bit in too high a gear when poootling around town. Its due 40K service soon so will also get a reset on DSG "learnt" values by VagCom

 

[Viking]

2 years old this thread is. 2 years.....







Edit: and an overboost would set the car in limp mode, not a momentary lapse of reason like we appear to be experiencing.

 

[CrispDust]

lmao....

 

[jason1255]

I have experienced this also it is as most people have guessed a short lapse in info from the dsg brain to the main ecu. A way to overcome this is switch across to manual whilst coming up to a roundabout, give way etc. No delay when you do it that way.