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Title: Golf 2.0 tdi 140 - Suspected Gearbox Failure
Post by: GTsport on July 01, 2013, 09:58:01 am

Hi All,

Just after some advise and to see if anyone else has experienced this or heard of this.


Basically, i was accelerating off a slip road to join the M1, when i engaged 6th gear there was a very loud vibrating/grinding noise coming from the front passenger side. Dropped back into 5th and no noise. Very strange i thought. Tried 4th Gear - again the horrible noise.

So i slowed down and tried 6th again to try and figure out what the noise was and this time there was a loud thud and car felt like it hopped a couple of feet!

So i pulled over and got it recovered back home, while i decide whats best.  As it happened late Saturday afternoon i'd of had little chance of getting hold of a garage and really didnt fancy getting it dropped of at a VW Dealers!


im no mechanic but i think its fair to say the gear box is fooked!!!


Just wondered if anyone else has ever heard of this or experienced it themselves?  My car has done 76k & that has been majority motorway mileage. Im shocked really, not what id expect from a VW thats 4 years old and not been driven like a rally car.


Im going to give VW Uk a call - as i have nothing to lose. I suspect there must be a manufacturing defect so hopefully there might be a few more cases that they are aware of.

Failing that - i think a 2nd hand box might be the best option - any recommendations anyone?!


 :sad1:

Title: Re: Golf 2.0 tdi 140 - Suspected Gearbox Failure
Post by: edd666999 on July 01, 2013, 10:33:54 am

Before you call Vw uk, I'd get a garage, preferably a Vw garage to tell you it's the gearbox.

Then I feel you have grounds to shout.

Title: Re: Golf 2.0 tdi 140 - Suspected Gearbox Failure
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on July 03, 2013, 12:20:52 pm

I'm sure you can get a gearbox for a few hundred £'s. Its not worth the hassle in paying them £360 just to examin it IMHO.

Speak to some of the specialists on the forum, they may have a spare lying around going cheap (or know someone that does)

- AKS Tuning (Sponsored by TFSI Mike  :grin:)

- Darkside Developments (best chance for a spare I think)

- Statller (Sheffield)

- JKM (Portsmouth)

to name a few. . .  :happy2:

Or try ebay. . .

Title: Re: Golf 2.0 tdi 140 - Suspected Gearbox Failure
Post by: neil86 on July 03, 2013, 12:33:44 pm

Darkside developments have a parts business next to them I think