Apparently - its very common after a search on the internet.

 

Sometime ago - just a week or so into lock down - my car kept going into emergency mode on the gear box - it would only use even numbered gears. But could still be driven.

Garage trip and a service later - they noticed a battery fault and replaced the start-stop main battery. They couldnt find an issue.

 

So the issue happened to me several times since and on a major trip back home from holiday in Wales. So got it booked in a soon as I could - they couldnt fit me in for several weeks. During this time car was as good as gold with the exception of one incident - but its still wrong so kept my appointment. Garage called me - can't find anything wrong, so told them "drive it on a motorway at 70 and slow down a few time when its warm" - thats what seemed to cause it for me. They tried and it broke down and wouldnt select any gears this time - they had a laptop attached - bang Metatronic unit fault. 

 

So it may be a few weeks to a few months before fixed - lucky its under warranty and they are sending me a hire car - nice one VW - but it was so hard proving the initial issue - glad it broke down on the techs - lol - "Told you so!" springs to mind.

 

Its very common when i looked up Metatronic unit  - I'd have thought they'd have known that - i'm not a car mech! just so others know.

Mechatronic Control Unit. 

 

Stuff taking it on the Motorway at 70 MPH to diagnose the problem.  Total bampots.  

 

 

With the world wide recall on DQ200's in 2012 & the Service Campaign iin Europe / UK n 2014 '34F7' for the total loss of Drive, VW UK persuaded the VOSA/ DVLA that it was not Safety Critical and did not need a UK Recall as you could ' Coast to a place of safety'. 

FT for a game of soldiers when you lose drive on a middle or outside lane maybe uphill with HGV's on your inside lane or up your jacksy.

Brown Leather Interiors were acceptable for some that had a DQ200 fail on them on a motorway or just on any road.

Edited 16 October, 20205 yr by e-Roottoot

i'm just glad it happened to them and not me. They had to wait an hour and half for it to 'reset' before they could limp back to the dealers.

The ones with any brain would go out with another Tech / Fitter or just the tea / boy girl in another motor / recovery truck.

Or at least a reliable motor, maybe a South Korean / Japanese one.

 

It is just as well that Skoda are soon only going to have e-DQ200 DSG's in 1.0 & 1.5TSI's    Electric & Water & VW Group, what is the worst that can happen?

 

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/437937-advice-needed-faulty-gearbox-or-just-mechatronic-unit

 

 

Edited 17 October, 20205 yr by e-Roottoot

Good to know about will keep this in mind, just been digging about Oil Change vs Inspection rubbish as that has popped up on my dash... Simply not clever... VWG are really off the boil.

well as a temp replacement - now have a shiny white Audio a4 quattro estate on the drive until they sort my issue out - full glass interior - or digital display not sure what term is used nowadays for cars. Looking forward to giving that a good run. - might be a good option on my next motor to have that display - wasnt an option on my 18plate at the time - 

41 minutes ago, yosser65 said:

well as a temp replacement - now have a shiny white Audio a4 quattro estate on the drive until they sort my issue out - full glass interior - or digital display not sure what term is used nowadays for cars. Looking forward to giving that a good run. - might be a good option on my next motor to have that display - wasnt an option on my 18plate at the time - 

 

Digital dash/virtual cockpit? 

Edited 16 October, 20205 yr by Tim1631

virtual?  - nothing virtual about it - its very real - virtual has a different meaning for me - lol. In aeroplane terms its called a 'glass' cockpit - even digital dash is better. Lol - image 'virtually driving a car with a full VR Headset - coming soon the future is here - Elon musk over to you.