Hesitation in 3rd/4th at low revs

[GroundHog]

I've got a 1.4TSI with 3500 miles on the clock and have noticed that sometimes at low revs in 3rd and 4th gears that the engine seems a little bit hesitant. It feels like it hasn't got a smooth power delivery but more like slight little bursts of power then no power which makes for a slightly juddery acceleration. It seems ok in 2nd and its fine in 3rd and 4th when you rev the nuts off of it. Just wondering - is this normal for this car/engine, or should I get this looked at? The car is only 4 months old so I don't know if this is just something it will do whilst its being broken in or if I'm just not used to the engine having come from a 2.0 TDCi Ford? I don't want to take it in to the garage for the sake of it.

[Mute]

It's not normal :'( I've been out and about in a 1.4TSI Golf today and it didnt do this

EDIT: but what it did do was cost an arm and a leg for what it is, for similar money he could have got an octy like mine, and got it delivered sooner!

Edited 28 June, 2010 by Mute

[GroundHog]

Hmmm guessed as much. Think I need to get it booked in. Maybe they can turn on my DRL's and cornering fogs at the same time...

[GreyTSI]

I think Ive noticed something similar in my 1.8TSI DSG, very slight reluctance like its feathering the throttle too much to conserve fuel, but I just put it down to the AC unit.

[RangerMD]

My 1.2 TSI does the same. You can notice it below 1500 rpm. with 2nd gear (shorter ratio) there is obviously no problem. Minor sacrifice for owning a turbocharged daily car...

[GroundHog]

Yeah that sounds about right. Ah well so it's normal. Shame really as otherwise its acceleration is nice a smooth. I guess I'll just have to keep revving the nuts off of it