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VW DSG reader stories round 3 – “Flash of death” woes lead to brand new recall

Monday, August 31, 2009

Late Friday night we broke the news that Volkswagen of America was offering up another 53,000+ vehicles as part of a second recall concerning its DSG transmission. Our readers knew something bigger than a simple temperature sensor acting up was afoot and let us know. Here's a few more of the emails that we've received.

How long has Volkswagen/Audi known about DSG recall related failures?

Monday, August 24, 2009

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After news of the Volkswagen & Audi recall broke last week we asked for your DSG failure experiences. One email in particular, from reader Adam M. brings up an interesting question regarding the so-called "flash of death". How long has VW known about the potentially serious safety aspects of the failing transmission temperature sensors?