Transmission troubles
I have a 2012 Audi a3 with a dq250 DSG transmission (the same drivetrain as a mk6). I have 150,000km on it. It was experiencing some clutch slip in 1st gear. Other than that, it changed gears smoothly. It had a code for “adaptation learning at limit”.
I took it to a highly rated transmission shop and they determined I needed a new clutch pack. I said okay and they booked me in for the Tuesday of the following week. Since I live out of town, and there are no shops near me that could work on it, I just left it with them. Two weeks go by and they still hadn’t started my car. Finally, on a Friday, they said they started it and the part company sent them the wrong clutch pack. On the following Tuesday, they said they just need a test drive. It failed, and the gear symbols were flashing. There was a new code for a sort circuit to a solenoid. They then replayed the solenoid and a circuit board, but it did not fix the issue. He says now that I’ll need a new tcu, as that’s the next step.
It’s been 5 weeks now without a car. He just said It’ll take at least a week for the part to come in, and an additional 2,000$ for the part. I’m feeling like this is unreasonable. He sounds genuine when I talk to him and they seem to have lots of experience with this transmission. But it’s been 5 weeks and the transmission doesn’t work. I’m looking at another 2 weeks and thousands more I did not expect to spend.
Did they mess something up? Is it possible for this mechatronics problem to only poke its ugly head up when it needs to adapt to a new clutch? Should I expect a discount given how long this is taking? I’m lost for words, the car drove fine. I was just trying to get ahead of it and get the most out of the car, not replace the entire transmission.
Any advice would be appreciated.