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Trouble Shifting Gears in my Golf TDI

[Updates below.]

I've chronicled my expensive shifting problems at TDIClub.com for anyone who may be interested.

Thus, after 66,000 miles, I finally have arrived at a major repair for my car. Of course, the warranty expired 6,000 miles ago. What happened? See the pictures below of what happened to my clutch.


That's my clutch pressure plate. Note the one huge frickin' crack and multiple other indications of failure.


That's my clutch disc. Note the massive gouging damage spread around the circumference.

I had the repairs done at European Import Auto at the corner of Burnet Road and Braker Lane. I talked to Kenneth Prewitt, the service manager at Charles Maund VW, before European Import discovered the clutch damage and he was informative and helpful when I asked for his help diagnosing my shifting problems. I'm going back sometime soon to get his opinion on these busted parts.

UPDATED 1/11/2006 8:55am
The TDIClub.com link has moved. And I have a new set of problems to worry about.

Posted by drizzten on October 1, 2004 04:01 PM |

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Have you heard of many other cases involving the pressure plate assembly? I have a background in metallurgy, materials science, and materials engineering. There is a very obvious design flaw that contributed to the large crack in your pressure plate, and the failure of mine. I am interested in starting a class action lawsuit against Volkswagen of America for not honoring warranties with regard to the pressure plate assembly.

Posted by: Tim | March 2, 2006 03:30 PM

Tim, no I haven't. I asked the members of the TDIclub.com forums and they were as baffled as I was.

You probably are correct this is a design flaw or at the very least a failure in this specific batch of products. However, I'm not sure I'd belong in a class action over the warranty because mine failed thousands of miles after my warranty expired.

Posted by: Drizz | March 3, 2006 01:08 PM