2008 Volkswagen R32 complaints

INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH A VW R32 DSG TRANSMISSION. MOST SIGNIFICANT WAS A CASE WHERE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD VERY HARD AS THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AT ~3000 RPM. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE SLOWER-MOVING TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. MY INITIAL REACTION WAS THAT I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION DUE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE IMPACT. HOWEVER, IT WAS JUST THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING SPONTANEOUSLY. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED MY 2008 VW R32 IT DROVE AND SHIFTED SMOOTHLY AND WITHOUT ISSUE. AFTER WE PUT ABOUT 1500 MILES ON THE CAR IT STARTED JERKING FORWARD ROUGHLY AS IF THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THIS BEHAVIOR IS INTERMITTENT AND SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE RELATIVE AMOUNT OF TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN, THE LONGER IT'S BEEN THE MORE LIKELY IT IS TO DO IT. I'VE HAD CASES WHERE THE DSG WOULD ALSO SIMPLY JERK FORWARD AND BACK VERY HARSHLY DURING A QUICK STOP/START THAT DIDN'T INVOLVE WOT ACCELERATION. I'VE TAKEN THIS CAR INTO VW SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DEFAULT BEHAVIOR OF THE DSG AND REQUIRED SOME FINESSE TO AVOID THESE ISSUES, I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS WITHOUT SOMEONE DYING BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT TO HANDLE OR MECHANICALLY UNRELIABLE. *TR

THE DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY 2008 VW R32 HAS BEEN JERKY ITS WHOLE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT BUT IT SEEMS TO BE PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP TO GET UP TO DRIVING SPEEDS THE DSG WILL REACT EXTREMELY JERKY AND HESITATE FROM TIME TO TIME, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV SUPER HIGH, THEN IT WILL KICK IN TO GEAR CAUSING ME AND MY PASSENGERS TO GO THROUGH A WHIPLASH TYPE STATE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE CYCLES STARTS OVER AGAIN WHEN GOING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. ALSO WHEN AT HIGHWAY CRUISING SPEEDS WHEN I TRY TO OCCASIONALLY PASS ANOTHER CAR AND DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE WILL JUST REV REALLY HIGH FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE ACCELERATING. DURING ALL OF THESE INSTANCES THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO AVOID ALL OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME AND NOT GET INTO ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. IF THIS CONTINUES IN THE FUTURE I AM UNSURE IF I WILL BE SO LUCKY AND I AM CAUTIOUSLY AWAITING THE TIME WHEN MY TRANSMISSION GOES OUT COMPLETELY AND I AM IN A SERIOUS WRECK. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE CONDUCTED IT WOULD SEEM THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RASH OF FAULTY MECHATRONICS UNITS AND DSG'S THROUGHOUT THE VW PRODUCT LINE. THE CONVERSATIONS I HAVE HAD WITH OTHER VW OWNERS ALWAYS LEADS TO THE SAME CONCLUSION THAT EITHER REPLACING THE MECHATRONICS UNIT, SOMETIMES REPEATEDLY, OR AN ENTIRE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS THE ONLY CURE. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIX PERMANANTLY BY VW BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS AND SOMEONE WINDS UP EITHER IN THE HOSPITAL OR DEAD. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN MODEL R32. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES HAPPENS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN "D" (DRIVE) POSITION. AT LOW SPEEDS (BELOW 40 MPH) THE TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO GO IN AND OUT AND UP AND DOWN THE GEARS RESULTING IN A "CLUNKY" AND UN-SMOOTH MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO THIS IS OFTEN EVIDENT DURING SLOW GENTLE ACCELERATION AND SLOWING DOWN FROM LOW SPEED (APPROX 40 MPH OR LESS). ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO A GENTLE ACCELERATION, THERE IS A VERY NOTICEABLE DELAY UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ITSELF. SIMILAR FOR SLOWING DOWN, THE ENGINE REMAINS AT HIGH RPM AND SUDDENLY SLOWS, BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY I DID NOTICE THAT ALL OF THIS HAPPENS MORE WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP, RARELY WHILE THE ENGINE IS COLD.. AT HIGH SPEED THE CAR ACTS NORMALLY INCLUDING DURING QUICK ACCELERATION. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT, THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS IN MY OPINION. CAR DEALER SAYS ONLY THAT ALL THE DSG-TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED CARS DO THIS AND I SHOULD GET USED TO IT. EVIDENTLY THERE IS NO OFFICIAL FIX; *TR

ON MY 2008 VW R32 WITH DSG TRANSMISSION, IT CREATES CLUNK NOISE EVERYTIME SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. *TR

THE DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32 SEEMS TO SLIP OR NOT ENGAGE CORRECTLY COMING FOR A STOP OR SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. IT OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. *TR NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO MY CARS TRANSMISSION.

I DRIVE 2008 VW R32. WHEN I DRIVE PARKING LOT OR AT SLOW SPEED TRANSMISSION CALLED DSG JERKS AND CLUTCH SEEMS LIKE NOT ENGAGING SMOOTH. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE BUT IT'S LIKE A POOR SHIFTING MANUAL SHIFT. *TR

VW 2008 R32 WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. MANUAL DOWNSHIFTS FROM 5>4, 4>3, AND 3>2 CAUSE A DANGEROUS POWER OR THROTTLE LAG FROM THE MOTOR. SINCE DOWNSHIFTS ARE OFTEN DONE IN PREPARATION FOR A SAFETY MANEUVER WHILE DRIVING, THIS LAG CAUSES THE MANEUVER TO FAIL LEAVING THE CAR AND DRIVER VULNERABLE AND WITHOUT POWER WHILE MID-MANEUVER. I CAN REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VW SERVICE CENTERS HAVE NOT SEEN TCU FAULT CODES, NOR HAVE THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I HAVE INSTRUCTED THEM HOW TO DO SO. APPARENTLY THEY ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE PROPER INSTRUCTIONS TO REPLICATE IT. NO SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ASIDE FROM RESETTING THE TCU WITH FACTORY SETTINGS A NUMBER OF TIMES. *TR

SEVERAL SYMPTOMS RELATED TO DSG TRANSMISSION SWITCHING GEARS: FROM A STOP, CAR LUNGES AND JERKS INTO FIRST GEAR. RPM'S SOMETIMES DIP AND SURGE, AND CAR SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. WHEN UPSHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD, GEAR SOMETIMES ENGAGES WITH A THUNK. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING 3 TO 2 OR 2 TO 1, CAR OFTEN SURGES AND JERKS. IN REVERSE, CAR SOMETIMES LOSES POWER FOR A SECOND OR TWO. *TR

2 ISSUES WITH MY DSG TRANSMISSION FIRST; WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM SPEED THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND SHIFTS VERY ROUGH FROM SECOND GEAR TO FIRST ESPECIALLY. IT IS VERY STRANGE FEELING AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS DUE TO ABRUPT SPEED CHANGES. SECOND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT UP AFTER ACCELERATING: WHEN YOU ACCELERATE TO SPEED AND LET OFF THE GAS TO MAINTAIN THE TARGET SPEED; THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO REV HIGHER FOR 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE PROPER GEAR. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES ALREADY AFTER ONLY 4 DAYS OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS CAR: 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS EITHER WHEN UP SHIFTING OR DOWNSHIFTING, THE DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32 HAVE BEEN VERY JERKY, OR COME WITH A "CLUNKY" FEEL AND NOISE. ALSO HAVE TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 6TH GEAR, DOWN 2, AS VW RECOMMENDS WHEN PASSING ON A HIGHWAY, AND THE CAR WILL EITHER HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT FINALLY DECIDES TO SHIFT, AND THEN I STILL HAVE NO POWER FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION DECIDES IT WANTS TO SEND POWER TO THE WHEELS AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THE PROBLEMS, AND ALL THE DEALER SAYS, IS EITHER THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE EFFECTS, OR THE CAR HAS NO FAULT CODES, SO THEREFORE IT MUST JUST BE ME. *TR

TYPE VEHICLE: VOLKSWAGEN/R32 2008 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE09035 CURRENT MILEAGE: 25,000. THE FAILURE: SEVERAL SYMPTOMS: 1) LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER: BASICALLY, AT TIMES, FROM A STOP, THE CAR JUST DOESN'T GO. THE ENGINE REVS, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ENGAGE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS NORMAL FUNCTION RETURNS. 2) EXTREMELY HARSH SHIFTING WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. 3) AT TIMES, AT LOW SPEEDS, NOTICEABLY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN I TRY TO SHIFT MANUALLY, USING THE CONTROLS. 4) WHEN BACKING ESPECIALLY, BUT ALSO WHEN MOVING VERY SLOWLY AS WHEN PARKING, THE CAR HAS BEGUN TO MOVE IN A VERY JERKY MANNER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN A BUSY GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. THE SYMPTOMS BEGAN AT ABOUT 17 OR 18000 MILES AND ARE GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE. *TR

TOOK OFF FROM A STOP PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND DSG TRANSMISSION IN 2008 VW R32, REVVED, WENT NOWHERE, THEN FINALLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST VERY ABRUPTLY, CAUSING LOUD BANG, THUD AND ALMOST CAUSING CRASH. *TR

DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE FROM STANDING START WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION HESITATING THEN GRABBING SUDDENLY WITH MECHANICAL SOUND. I CONSIDER THE HESITATION A SERIOUS PROBLEM SINCE THE DELAYED ACCELERATION IS DIFFICULT TO ANTICIPATE. TURNING FROM A STOP HAS HESITATION AND THEN THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD SOMETIME CHANGING TO A LOWER GEAR. THIS OCCURS IN "D" AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL MODES. THIS IS RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE BEGAN LEASING THE R32 IN APRIL 2008.*TR

DURING NEAR FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION, CAR EXPERIENCES NO INCREASED SPEED. CAR WILL INCREASE RPMS, BUT SEEMS LIKE IT IS SEARCHING FOR A GEAR. IT IS MOST SCARY IF YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE IN ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE, AND THE CAR DOESN'T GO. VERY CHOPPY STARTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, FEEL LIKE SOMEONE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO SHIFT A MANUAL GEARBOX, YET THIS IS A DSG GEARBOX. *TR

ONCE THE TRANSMISSION IS WARM IT WILL LITERALLY SLAM INTO FIRST OR REVERSE AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER IS REPLACING THE MECHATRONICS UNIT THAT FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT IS ON A 8-10 WEEK BACK ORDER, THE DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT BUT THE CAR IS AWFUL WHEN STARTING OUT OR BACKING UP. *TR

WHEN REVERSING IT IS CHOPPY/JERKY, AS IF I AM PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR. THE SAME HAPPENS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO SOMETIMES THE CAR IS SLOW TO ACCELERATE AS IN THE RPMS'S INCREASE BUT THE CAR IS NOT GOING ANY FASTER. I AM STATIONED IN GERMANY AND THE DEALER HAS A DSG MECHETRONICS UNIT ON BACK ORDER FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THE DEALER IS THE IS THE ONE WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS SINCE DAY 1 SO I ASSUMED IT WAS NORMAL. *TR

MY 2008 VW R32 HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHEN STARTING OR STOPPING, IT HAS A CLUNK AND JOLT WHEN STARTING TO GO (MAINLY AT STOPLIGHTS). IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOESN'T FIND THE GEAR FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND WHEN IT DOES, IT JOLTS YOU FORWARD. *TR

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH ~2000 MILES ON IT. WHEN COMING TO A NEAR STOP, AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE HARD AROUND A CORNER, ON 4 OCCASIONS THERE WAS A LOUD BACKFIRE, AND THE CAR WOULD STALL COMPLETELY. THE CAR HAD TO BE STOPPED AND RESTARTED EACH TIME. AT ~25000 MILES, A VW TECHNICIAN AND FRIEND PERFORMED A "BASIC SETTINGS" ON MY DSG TRANSMISSION. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES, OTHER THAN A SLIGHT CLUNK WHEN APPLYING THROTTLE BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP. *TR

IT IS A COMMON DRIVING ISSUE WITH MY MY2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32 EQUIPPED WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS THE CAR WILL LURCH AND THEN IT APPEARS THE DSG DISENGAGES AND THE CAR COASTS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND THIS IS IN EITHER D OR S MODE. ALSO WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEED, OCCASIONALLY WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE WHEN CHANGING LANES TO PASS A SLOW INDIVIDUAL, THE DSG APPEARS TO DISENGAGE WHILE THE THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED AND THEN COAST MOMENTARILY LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL IN D, S, OR M MODE AND THEN FINALLY IT WILL REENGAGE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR INCLUDING TODAY. *TR

2008 R32 MECHATRONIC DSG PROBLEMS.. BEEN TO DEALER AND CONFIRMED PROBLEM... DEALER SAID IT IS BACK ORDERED IN GERMANY AND IT IS OK TO KEEP DRIVING IT BECOMES UNDRIVABLE LET THEM KNOW "WHAT EVER THAT MEAN". *TR

THE DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY 2008 VW R32 SOMETIMES PERFORMS VERY UNPREDICTABLY. SPECIFICALLY, WHEN DOWNSHIFTING IT SOMETIMES DISENGAGES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS DURING WHICH I HAVE NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, IN REVERSE GEAR THE GEAR TAKES A LONG TIME TO ENGAGE, THEN IF BACKING UP-HILL, SEEMS TO "SLIP". I WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN IN A SITUATION IN WHICH I AM TRYING TO BACK OUT OF THE WAY OF DANGER. I AM ALSO CONCERNED BECAUSE THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE IF PROBLEMS WORSEN AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. *TR

THERE IS A DELAY WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR FROM A STOP. SEVERAL TIME THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE OF THE DELAY. *TR

DSG MALFUNCTION DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON VW R32 2008: MY AUTOMOBILE HAS ERRATIC MOVEMENT FROM A STANDING STOP AND AT LOW REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (LESS THAN 1500 / MINUTE) AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MOTION IS A JERKING ACTION. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITS LOSS OF POWER WHEN GEARS ARE LOWERED AND FOLLOWED BY A THROTTLE INPUT. THIS IS SEEN FOR EXAMPLE WHEN DRIVING IN 6TH GEAR AT 55 MPH, SHIFTING INTO 5TH AND THEN ACCELERATING TO PASS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE AT THAT TIME DOES NOT RESPOND WITH POWER AND THE CAR SPENDS MAYBE 1 OR 2 SECONDS SORTING OUT HOW TO APPLY THE POWER. THE DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE THEN NORMAL AND OPERATION CONTINUES WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THE GENERAL SHIFTING OF THE CAR IS NOT SMOOTH UNDER OTHER OPERATIONS ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT STALL OR LOSE POWER. YET THE SHIFTING FEELS UNNATURAL AND DETERIORATED FROM HOW IT WAS WHEN THE AUTO WAS NEW. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW 22000 MILES. *TR

DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX IS VERY CHOPPY. DSG IS ESPECIALLY CHOPPY AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN REVERSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TECH SAID IT WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE SO ROUGH. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED OR ORDERED. *TR

ONGOING / RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE DSG AND SLOPPY GEAR CHANGES, INABILITY FOR THE CAR TO FIND THE RIGHT GEAR (SLOW TO CHANGE GEARS), AND NOTICEABLE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE. ON OCCASION WHEN MOVING AWAY FROM A STANDSTILL AT A LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION WILL DIS-ENGAGE AND RE-ENGAGE QUICKLY ACCOMPANIED WITH A NOTICEABLE CLUNKING NOISE, THEN LURCH FORWARD BRIEFLY. MOST RECENT DATE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WAS ENTERED FOR THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE. *TR

THE DSG TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND HAS A JERKY FEELING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. JERKS WHILE PULLING AWAY. SOMETIMES SLAMS IN REVERSE. *TR

2008 VOLKSWAGEN DSG TRANSMISSION ISSUES: HARSH SHIFTING IN LOW SPEED MANEUVERS, ROUGH SHIFTING SOMETIMES, SLOW ENGAGEMENT TO REVERSE, SLOW SHIFTING WHEN COMING TO A STOP CAUSING "LURCHING". *TR

PURCHASED A 2008 VW R32 IN OCTOBER OF 08 EQUIPPED WITH THE 6 SPEED DSG TRANSMISSION. I WAS SATISFIED WITH THE CAR AS A WHOLE HOWEVER RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME FAIRLY SCARY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE THAT I RELATE TO THE TRANSMISSION. OFTEN TIMES, WHEN MANUALLY DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 1ST WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY LOSE POWER AND THERE IS A APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECOND DELAY FROM HITTING THE GAS TO ANY TYPE OF FORWARD MOTION. THIS ALSO OCCURS FROM 5TH TO 3RD OR 4TH TO SECOND. IT IS QUITE ALARMING WHEN YOU DOWNSHIFT TO SCOOT INTO TRAFFIC OR OFF AN ON RAMP AND THE CAR RESPONDS WITH NO POWER. MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I HAVE NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED AS THE CAR SIMPLY BEGAN TO COAST DURING A LANE CHANGE INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION FROM VW AND AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND NOT BEING ABLE TO REPLICATE IT, WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A "QUIRK" OF THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM AND AS MY CAR IS LEASED, I HAVE NO RECOURSE IN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AS I WILL ACCRUE EARLY TERMINATION FEES AND SUCH. I FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO ON THIS TRANSMISSION SO THAT NOBODY IS HURT DRIVING A DSG EQUIPPED VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2008 VW R32 WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION SURGES FORWARD AS SOON AS I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES IN TRAFFIC OR STOP LIGHTS. IT WILL SURGE FORWARD AND THEN ROCK LIKE SOMEONE DUMPED THE CLUTCH EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO MANUAL CLUTCH. THE CAR ALSO IS VERY CLUNKY IN REVERSE, AND ROCKS ALOT. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND ALL THEY DO IS SAY THAT THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THEY "RESET" THE DSG SETTINGS. THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A DAY BEFORE IT STARTS AGAIN. I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT I THINK IT IS THE MECHATRONICS UNIT AND THEY JUST SAY THAT THEY DON'T THINK IT IS AND NEVER REALLY EXPLORE THE PROBLEM. *TR

BOUGHT MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32 ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION EVER SINCE NEW. MANY TIMES WHEN 1. THE MOMENT BEFORE I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, OR 2. TAKE OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR, 3. SWITCHED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE CAR WOULD JERK/BUCK WITH A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THE RPM WOULD ALSO SPIKE UP W/O THE CAR MOVING AND THEN COME BACK DOWN BEFORE THE CAR WILL START MOVING. TOOK IT IN TO THE VW DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A BASIC DSG SETTING RE-SET, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. MANY OTHER VW OWNERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM IN MANY ONLINE FORUMS IF YOU DO A SEARCH ONLINE. *TR

MY 2008 VW R32 HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. IT LURCHES WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING, MAKES HARD SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST. ON OCCASION IT HAS SELECTED NEUTRAL RATHER THAN THE NEXT GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND MAKE DRIVERS BEHIND HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HITTING ME. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ONLY WAY TO FORCE THE TRANSMISSION TO SELECT A GEAR IS TO MOVE THE SELECTOR LEVER INTO S OR N THEN BACK INTO D. I TRIED GETTING THE ISSUE LOOKED AT AND FIXED BY VW BUT THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I FEAR THAT EVENTUALLY I'M GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

RECENTLY MY 2008 VW R32 EQUIPPED WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SUFFERING A JERKINESS AND HARSHNESS IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHILE SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND VICE VERSA. SOMETIMES THE CAR TAKES TIME TO REACT AND THEN DOES IT IN AN UNPRECEDENTED AND ABRUPT WAY. ALSO WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, SOMETIMES WHEN I GET ON THE ACCELERATOR Y TAKES TIME FOR THE CAR TO START ACCELERATING. BOTH OF THESE SCENARIOS HAPPEN QUITE OFTEN, AND POSE A SAFETY CONCERN, SINCE IT CAN CAUSE ME TO BACK UP INTO AN OBJECT OR EVEN GET STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF CROSS-TRAFFIC. *TR

JERKING AND LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. SEEMS RANDOM, BUT NOT EASILY REPEATABLE. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2008 VW R32 EQUIPPED WITH A COMPLEX TRANSMISSION SYSTEM CALLED "DSG". THE EVENTS THAT ARE LEADING UP TO A FAILURE ARE; VEHICLE JERKING WHILE TAKING FROM A STOP, ENGINE SPEED DROPPING AND CAR LURCHING FORWARD ALL IN A SUDDEN WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN A TRAFFIC OR A LIGHT OR ANY OTHER STOP SITUATION. THE OTHER DAY AT THE LIGHTS I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. CAR WAS TAKEN TO VW SERVICE AND TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THIS KIND OF TRANSMISSION WHICH IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SOLUTION FOR THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

IN MY 2008 VW R32, WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION DURING LOW SPEED ACCELERATION THE CAR BUCKLES KIND OF LIKE IF DRIVING A MANUAL AND YOU DON'T PUSH IN THE CLUTCH AND THEN DEPRESS IT QUICKLY, BASICALLY IT HAS HAD ROUGH SHIFTING, AND ROUGH CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT. *TR

RPM PULSES OR SURGES AT LOW RPM, WHEN CREEPING ALONG IN D AS IN A PARKING LOT OR IN TRAFFIC. JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE OPERATING SAFELY AT NEAR STOP, THE CAR SURGES AHEAD PULSING THE RPM BY ABOUT 100 RPM. THE SYMPTOM HAS BEEN VERY REPEATABLE THROUGH OUT THE 21K+ MILES I HAVE ON THE CAR. THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT IT TWICE AND SAYS THIS IS NORMAL DSG TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR. IF I PUT THE CAR IN S MODE, IT WILL NOT DO IT. THEY NEED TO REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE SO IT WILL NOT HAPPEN IN D. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY VW. I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS TRANSMISSION/CAR AND THEY EXPERIENCE THE SAME. *TR

VW 2008 R32 WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. MANUAL DOWNSHIFTS FROM 5>4, 4>3, AND 3>2 CAUSE A DANGEROUS POWER OR THROTTLE LAG FROM THE MOTOR. SINCE DOWNSHIFTS ARE OFTEN DONE IN PREPARATION FOR A SAFETY MANEUVER WHILE DRIVING, THIS LAG CAUSES THE MANEUVER TO FAIL LEAVING THE CAR AND DRIVER VULNERABLE AND WITHOUT POWER WHILE MID-MANEUVER. I CAN REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VW SERVICE CENTERS HAVE NOT SEEN TCU FAULT CODES, NOR HAVE THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I HAVE INSTRUCTED THEM HOW TO DO SO. APPARENTLY THEY ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE PROPER INSTRUCTIONS TO REPLICATE IT. NO SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ASIDE FROM RESETTING THE TCU WITH FACTORY SETTINGS A NUMBER OF TIMES. *TR

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY 2008 VW R32 IT WAS A DECENTLY SMOOTH RIDING CAR. AFTER A FEW MONTHS IT GOT REALLY ROUGH. WHEN I START MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR JERKS BACK AND FOURTH 1 OR 2 TIMES ROUGHLY. THIS HAPPENS 100% OF THE TIME. ALSO, THE CAR SLAMS INTO FIRST GEAR REALLY HARD WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP MAKING ALL PASSENGER'S BODIES SHIFT FORWARD FROM MOMENTUM. IT FEELS LIKE I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE. ALSO SOMETIMES FROM A STOP WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS, THE CAR HESITATES BEFORE SLAMMING INTO GEAR AFTER 2 OR 3 SECONDS OF NOT RESPONDING TO MY THROTTLE INPUT. THIS HAS SCARED ME IN A COUPLE INSTANCES BECAUSE I ALMOST GOT INTO A REAR END COLLISION FROM SOMEONE BEHIND ME NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND ALMOST SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR. LUCKILY I KNEW THAT MY CAR HAD THIS CHARACTERISTIC SO I REACTED QUICK ENOUGH TO ACCELERATE IN TIME TO GET OUT OF THEIR WAY. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MECHATRONICS UNIT. AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD SUCCESS FIXING THE PROBLEM BY GETTING A REPLACEMENT MECHATRONICS UNIT INSTALLED. ALMOST EVERYONE I HAVE MET WITH THE SAME CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM I DO. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS OR PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL FOR WHIPLASH FROM REAR END COLLISIONS OR WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AND HE SMELLED GASOLINE. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER ALLOWING IT TO COOL DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V093000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

THE CAR LOSES POWER (I.E. HICCUPS OR HESITATES) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MOST NOTICEABLE ON EVEN THE SLIGHTEST ACCELERATION - EVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. AT TIMES IT WILL IDLE IN A SIMILAR STAGGERED WAY. WHEN CITY DRIVING THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS ON ACCELERATION. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY BUT ONCE IT STARTS, IT PERSISTS UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND COOLS DOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE GAS TANK VENTILATION VALVE ALLOWED GASOLINE TO ESCAPE FROM THE GAS TANK. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE AND FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V093000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

THIS "HICCUP" JUST STARTED HAPPENING TO ME. I TOOK THE R32 ON A ROAD TRIP FROM MIAMI UP TO NORTHERN FLORIDA (500 MILES NORTH OF MIAMI), AND 30 MILES INTO THE TRIP THIS HAPPENED. WE HAD JUST TOPPED OFF THE TANK WITH 93 (GIRLFRIEND ASSURED ME SHE DIDN'T FILL IT UP WITH 87) SO THIS COULDNT HAVE BEEN THE ISSUE. I WAS DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 3,000 RPM'S WHEN THE CAR WOULD HICCUP ALL ON ITS OWN... ? I DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO GIVE IT GAS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I HAVE 14,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND IT GOT WORSE THROUGHOUT THE TRIP. THE CAR EVEN SHUT OFF ON ME 2 TIMES WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I'M SCARED THAT THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS A BIG THREAT TO MY LIFE! HAS ANYONE NOTICED THIS GET WORSE WHEN YOUR TANK IS AT FULL? I HAVEN'T HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN THE 1 DAY I'VE BEEN BACK IN MIAMI. I READ SOME REPLY'S ON THIS TOPIC AND LOOKS LIKE VW HAS NO OFFICIAL FIX YET? WHAT'S THE DIAGNOSIS? BAD FUEL BUMP??? THE ORIGINAL POST CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=3759501&PAGE=27. *TR

NO EVENT LEAD UP TO FAILURE. THE CAR SPUTTERS, HICCUPS, WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. IT HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC, AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION, IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP AND SMELLED OF FUEL. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IT WILL NOT START. IT CUTS OUT AROUND CORNERS, AND HAS DONE IT WITH THE VW SERVICE MANAGER IN THE CAR. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW VW R32 FROM ELINDSAY VW DEALER AT DULLES VA. AFTER BUYING THE CAR I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK FOR SOME MINOR PROBLEMS AND THEY WERE PARTIALLY RESOLVED TO MY SATISFACTION. AROUND 8000 MILES (COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO) CAR STARTED TO FEEL JERKY. TODAY THE CAR STALLED ON ME TWO TIMES AT THE LIGHT. I CALLED THE DEALER BACK REPORTING THE ISSUE AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE.I CAN NOT TRUST IF THIS HAPPENS AND MY BRAKES OR ENGINE DOES NOT FUNCTION. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS PUTTING MY AND MY LOVED ONES' LIFE IN DANGER, AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. PLEASE GUIDE ME HOW TO HANDLE THIS ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO GET THE CAR BACK. VW CUSTOMER CARE REFERENCE #809100936 - TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE FEBRUARY 9TH AND RECEIVED IT BACK FEB 9TH WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE - FEB 10TH DROVE THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE - FEB 10TH CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THEIR TOP TECH WAS GOING TO BE AT TRAINING SO THEY MADE THE APPOINTMENT FOR FEB 16TH. - FEBRUARY 16TH I TOOK THE CAR SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. TECH WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO TEST DRIVE THE CAR SO THEY SENT ME AWAY. AFTER AN HOUR OR SO THEY CALLED ME STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I WENT DOWN BACK TO DEALER TO TEST DRIVE THE CAR. THEIR TOP TECH WAS NOT AVAILABLE SO I TEST DROVE WITH ANOTHER TECHNICIAN. I WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES. HEAD TECH CAME AFTERWARDS AND TRIED TO ASSURE ME THAT EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. I LEFT THE CAR IN DEALER FOR NEXT MORNING TEST DRIV

2008 VW R32, THE CAR WOULD THROW CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL THE TIME, THE CHECK GAS CAP LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY DAYS AFTER LAST FILL UP, THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY HAVE LOST OF POWER OR STALL, TAKES 20 SECONDS AFTER FILL UP TO START AND RUN PROPERLY, SOME TIMES NOT START AT ALL. THE CAR FIRST WENT IN TO A VW DEALER SEPTEMBER 3 2008 WITH 10599MILES , THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A FAULT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEY GAVE ME THE CAR BACK AND THEY CONTACTED VW TECHNICAL SUPPORT . CONTACTED ME A FEW DAYS LATER AND SAID PARTS WERE ORDERED AND WILL BE IN SOON. SEPTEMBER 12 2008 CAR TAKEN BACK IN FOR PARTS TO BE PUT ON. THE CAR RUNS OK BUT IT THROWS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND RANDOM CHECK GAS CAP LIGHTS AGAIN. THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME STARTING. JANUARY 6 2009 16,032 MILES CAR TAKEN BACK IN FOR STALLING, NOT STARTING, LOSS OF POWER. VW DEALER MASTER MECHANIC CANNOT FIND PROBLEM CAR IS GIVEN BACK TO ME WITH THE PROBLEMS, VW DEALER CONTACTS VW TECHNICAL SUPPORT. JANUARY 12 2009 16247MILES I HAVE HAD THE LAST STRAW, I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF A FUEL PUMP CAUSE THE CAR WONT START!!! I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO VW DEALER AND IT HAS BEEN IN THERE SINCE JANUARY 12 2009 AND TODAY IS FEBRUARY 9 2009. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE ON ME WHEN IT HAD 6647 MILES. IT OCCURRED TWICE IN A SPAN OF TWO HOURS. I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED TO "HICCUP". IT JUMPS BETWEEN SHIFTS, THIS OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN IT IS HUMID OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE ALSO EMITS A LOUD TICKING SOUND FROM THE GAS TANK, AND IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER THE GAS NEEDLE BOUNCES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS, HOWEVER THEY DID TAKE A JOYRIDE TWO OF THOSE TIMES IN THE CAR. (FOUND THE RADIO STATION SET AND EQUALIZER TOYED WITH) IN ADDITION, THE CAR SOMETIMES SMELLS LIKE FUEL. *TR

1. CAR WAS RUNNING FINE TILL ABOUT LITTLE LESS THAN A MONTH. ON 10/13/08 PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND CAR WAS EXPERIENCING RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN RPMS AND ENGINE WOULD DIE WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE. HAD DIFFICULTY IN RE-STARTING CAR. PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND FELT JERKY NON-RESPONSIVE ACCELERATION WITH TRANSMISSION BANGING AND ENGINE DIED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. 2. CAR DIED 4 TIMES ENGINE WOULD STOP WHILE DRIVING TOTALLY LOSS OF POWER. CONSEQUENCES ARE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS CAN OCCUR FROM THIS MALFUNCTION 3. BROUGHT INTO DEALER, THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM & SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. GAVE CAR BACK & SAID THEY HOPED IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. NO PARTS REPLACED. CAR RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AGAIN 1/11/2009 & 1/12/2009. *TR

THREE (3) DUNLOP SP SPORT 01 A/S 225/40R18 92H M+S TIRE FAILURES IN 4800 MILES. THESE ARE THE OE TIRES MY NEW CAR (2008 VW R32) CAME WITH. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 600 MILES (MARCH 2008)WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. RIM SLICED THE TIRE, THUS CAUSING LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. REPLACED TIRE ON MY OWN. SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 4700 MILES (OCTOBER 2008). I HIT AN EDGE OF A POTHOLE, YET THE IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO BULGE THE TIRE'S SIDEWALL. I, AGAIN, REPLACED THE SECOND TIRE. THIRD FAILURE OCCURRED AT 4800 MILES(DECEMBER 2008), AGAIN A SHALLOW POTHOLE, AND AGAIN A BUBBLED SIDEWALL. EACH TIME TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT, AS MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSORS. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH VOLKSWAGEN (REFERENCE # 808107587) AND WITH DUNLOP (SONYA BELL, CUSTOMER RELATIONS), BUT NEITHER SIDE IS WILLING TO SHOW ANY INTEREST IN THIS PROBLEM. VOLKSWAGEN CLAIMS THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH TIRE ISSUES, AND DUNLOP DOES NOT SEE ANY PROBLEMS. I KNOW OF OTHER DRIVERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCES THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. *TR

ON OCTOBER 27, 2008 I WAS TRAVELING ON ONE OF THE LOCAL HIGHWAYS, WHEN I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A LOSS IN POWER, RAPID MISFIRE AND HESITATION IN MY 2008 VW R32. PRIOR TO SAID DATE, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAULTS SEVERAL TIMES, WHICH I MENTIONED TO MY LOCAL SERVICE ADVISOR. MY LOCAL SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA (VWOA) WAS AWARE OF THE WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM AND WAS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SOLUTION. CURRENTLY, I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MY REGIONAL CASE MANAGER FROM VWOA. HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME THAT I SPOKE WITH MY REGIONAL CASE MANAGER WAS ON DECEMBER 11, 2008. WHEN I BRIEFLY SPOKE WITH MY REGIONAL CASE MANAGER FROM VWOA, HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR OF MY R32 WOULD SOON BE RELEASED. HOWEVER, I RECEIVED THAT SAME STATEMENT IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE SERVICE STATUS OF MY VEHICLE. ON THE 17TH OF DEC 2008, VWOA RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ME STATING THAT 'I NO LONGER HAVE FAITH IN THE RELIABILITY AND SAFETY OF THE R32 THAT I PURCHASED, AND THAT I WISH TO SEEK STATE-SPECIFIC (LEMON-LAW) WARRANTY FOR MY R32.' IN ADDITION, I EXPRESS THAT PRIOR TO PURSUING THE LEMON-LAW OPTION; I AM WILLING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AMICABLY. HOWEVER, AS OF 4 JANUARY 2009, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM VWOA. *TR