VW polo 2010 DSG TCM issue
Discussion
So the blinking DSG Transmission Control Unit on my polo has popped it. I was 25 miles from home and lost all power on a local road. Had to get the car towed. Luckily I wasn’t with my kids as that would have been a disaster.
Called VW specialist who quoted me 2000k to repair. Ouch!
Another local dealer has quoted me a fraction of that but not sure if I should take it to local person given that this is a pretty important component of the car. The other consideration is that I have kids and if the car loses power whilst I’m droving again and have kids in the back, that’s rather dangerous!!
Anyone else who has experienced this issue, can you let me know if you managed to get the work repaired without the hefty price and whether vw were willing to contribute?
I know there was a recall back in 2013 in some countries but nothing in the Uk but planning to give them a buzz anyway to see if they will help. I don’t have main dealer service history though. There’s 50k mileage in the clock.
You thoughts, experiences and advice most welcome!
Called VW specialist who quoted me 2000k to repair. Ouch!
Another local dealer has quoted me a fraction of that but not sure if I should take it to local person given that this is a pretty important component of the car. The other consideration is that I have kids and if the car loses power whilst I’m droving again and have kids in the back, that’s rather dangerous!!
Anyone else who has experienced this issue, can you let me know if you managed to get the work repaired without the hefty price and whether vw were willing to contribute?
I know there was a recall back in 2013 in some countries but nothing in the Uk but planning to give them a buzz anyway to see if they will help. I don’t have main dealer service history though. There’s 50k mileage in the clock.
You thoughts, experiences and advice most welcome!
Probably a dual dry clutch DSG box these have a known issue with the hyd electric motor power stage/driver blowing 
they dont need transmission removal to carry out removal and replacement of mechatronic unit (front of transmission case) speak to http://www.ecutesting.com/ done a couple for me on VAG vehicles now thus saving much monies and also removing the design flaw/fault during this process, no need for recoding the ECU as its your one you will be getting back reset adaptions/basic settings and your good to go , most competent independents can do this job , only one special tool required to compress clutch forks (about £50) the rest a few nuts and bolts and some oil required
they dont need transmission removal to carry out removal and replacement of mechatronic unit (front of transmission case) speak to http://www.ecutesting.com/ done a couple for me on VAG vehicles now thus saving much monies and also removing the design flaw/fault during this process, no need for recoding the ECU as its your one you will be getting back reset adaptions/basic settings and your good to go , most competent independents can do this job , only one special tool required to compress clutch forks (about £50) the rest a few nuts and bolts and some oil required Edited by Sardonicus on Tuesday 11th September 00:01
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