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Bought used car 14 days ago - looks like there is a problem with the clutch/gearbox. What to do?

As the title says. Bought VW caddy 2012 DSG semi-automatic. When driving last night the gears were changing erratically and sometimes obviously quite late, plus the rev counter was suddenly shooting up. It felt like the car was lurching a little.

I got three months warranty with it, but surely at only 14 days from purchase I could either return the vehicle as not fit for purpose (under consumer rights) or ask them to fix the problem?

My health is terrible at the moment, I’m so tired, what should I do?

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u/RebelScumChum — 2 days ago
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Help - Caddy Shuddering on Take-off

Hey guys, I'm getting shuddering, almost feels like axle tramping at low speed in my 2007 1.9 BLS DSG6.

It happens almost every time you take off from a stop. It does not happen at speed or WOT.

This van has always done this since I've owned it (5 years) and here are the things I have done over the years none of which have fixed the issue:

  • New passenger, driver and dogbone mounts (all were shagged)
  • New DMF (old one was rattling like hell)
  • New shocks front and rear
  • New tie rod ends
  • Swaybar droplinks
  • New tyres
  • Whole second hand gearbox
  • Whole second hand engine
  • Driver and passenger axles.

The engine mounts, DMF, Gearbox, tyres, tie rod ends, drop links, gearbox, passenger side axle were all done in the last 2 months.

(The mechatronics unit in the old box shat the bedso I got a second hand gearbox with 140,000k's and I decided that while I had everything out of the way I'd put new stuff in hence why all the mounts bushings and rubbers were done at the same time)

I do not know what could possibly be causing this issue I really feel like anything that could cause it has been replaced but I must be missing something.

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u/sonofeevil — 5 days ago