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6C Polo GTI Gearbox issues

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Good day Gents

I am posting on behalf of a mate of mine, he has had recurring issues with his Polo GTI Gearbox and would like to know if anyone has experienced anything similar and if there are any solutions.


"I was cruising on the highway 150-170 but my gearbox started to make a strange noise like that of gear grinding to go into gear so I pulled over and when trying to take of in 1st gear it grinded again and went into 2nd gear when changing into 3rd gear same grinding noise also on 5th and 7th it went in grinding so i stopped again switched the car of for a few minutes and started it again but on start up when i selected d the car clunked/jerked and brought up this message "gearbox in emergency mode you can drive on" and the car then only selected gear 2...4...6 vw has replaced the gearbox 2 times already and never has a reason always saying they cant open the box so they opt to replace the whole box has anyone had a similar experience"
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This is sad to read.
Gearbox replacement twice and the 3rd new box is also faulty. Something is wrong with this car, why is it eating gearboxes?
What model is this Polo GTI?
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Unobeat wrote:This is sad to read.
Gearbox replacement twice and the 3rd new box is also faulty. Something is wrong with this car, why is it eating gearboxes?
What model is this Polo GTI?
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Unobeat wrote:This is sad to read.
Gearbox replacement twice and the 3rd new box is also faulty. Something is wrong with this car, why is it eating gearboxes?
What model is this Polo GTI?
The vehicle is a 2017 Model with about 3900km.
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Mnce wrote:Good day Gents

I am posting on behalf of a mate of mine, he has had recurring issues with his Polo GTI Gearbox and would like to know if anyone has experienced anything similar and if there are any solutions.


"I was cruising on the highway 150-170 but my gearbox started to make a strange noise like that of gear grinding to go into gear so I pulled over and when trying to take of in 1st gear it grinded again and went into 2nd gear when changing into 3rd gear same grinding noise also on 5th and 7th it went in grinding so i stopped again switched the car of for a few minutes and started it again but on start up when i selected d the car clunked/jerked and brought up this message "gearbox in emergency mode you can drive on" and the car then only selected gear 2...4...6 vw has replaced the gearbox 2 times already and never has a reason always saying they cant open the box so they opt to replace the whole box has anyone had a similar experience"
this is BAD
I Know of a Polo gti6c in Nam that went through 2 gboxs

i think a signed petition/reclaim should be started and send to vw south africa, this is unexceptable! all info gathered and owners attaching relevant information, to quantify the scope of the polo gti 6c and 6r gearbox failures.
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Cant he just take it to vw?
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chucker02 wrote:Cant he just take it to vw?
At the moment that's the only option BUT he wants to know if there is another solution apart from replacing gearboxes every few months.
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That's DQ200 for you. Been an issue since 6R days.
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Mnce wrote:
chucker02 wrote:Cant he just take it to vw?
At the moment that's the only option BUT he wants to know if there is another solution apart from replacing gearboxes every few months.
There's no other option. Well other than trading it in at VW. What an expensive, terrible situation.
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If it was me, I would try and give the car back. It is still so new so let him try that or ask them to trade for a manual
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isnt there something called like CPA as this sounds like a manufacturing fault then again depends if its still within its 12 month or 6 month purchase period
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Had the same problem with my polo gti 6c 2017 model first one gearbox failed at 1300km vw exchanged the car after that the replacement they gave me is also failing now it only goes into reverse and goes into 1 3 5 7th gear car is at vw as we speak i was fighting for a refund with the dealer they refused i wanted to change to a manual and vw said they can not exchange another car they will only fix it.
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Youchy, not the kind of treatment one would hope for after splurging 400k on a polo . . . .
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Pablo.ND wrote:Had the same problem with my polo gti 6c 2017 model first one gearbox failed at 1300km vw exchanged the car after that the replacement they gave me is also failing now it only goes into reverse and goes into 1 3 5 7th gear car is at vw as we speak i was fighting for a refund with the dealer they refused i wanted to change to a manual and vw said they can not exchange another car they will only fix it.
I have the same problem as you. Have been through 4 gearboxes in less than a year first car bought in JAN this year went through 2 gearboxes and after complaining severely VW gave me a replacement Polo Gti the car I have now is 4 months old and has also been through 2 gearboxes busy fighting with VW at the moment for a refund.....

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Its sad to see that VW don't even bother to do Root Cause Analysis, they just want to replace and get it over and done with.
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Sold mine last week 43,000km and just over 2 years from new absolutely no issues with the gearbox
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THANAS wrote:
Mnce wrote:
chucker02 wrote:Cant he just take it to vw?
At the moment that's the only option BUT he wants to know if there is another solution apart from replacing gearboxes every few months.
There's no other option. Well other than trading it in at VW. What an expensive, terrible situation.
Does the gti tsi motor direct fit to the polo vivi gbox? if i get the tsi(twin charge motor) will i get it to direct fit a vivo?

thinking of a Frankenstein dailey!!!
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vwdubnam wrote:
THANAS wrote:
Mnce wrote:
chucker02 wrote:Cant he just take it to vw?
At the moment that's the only option BUT he wants to know if there is another solution apart from replacing gearboxes every few months.
There's no other option. Well other than trading it in at VW. What an expensive, terrible situation.
Does the gti tsi motor direct fit to the polo vivi gbox? if i get the tsi(twin charge motor) will i get it to direct fit a vivo?

thinking of a Frankenstein dailey!!!
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vwdubnam wrote:
THANAS wrote:
Mnce wrote:
chucker02 wrote:Cant he just take it to vw?
At the moment that's the only option BUT he wants to know if there is another solution apart from replacing gearboxes every few months.
There's no other option. Well other than trading it in at VW. What an expensive, terrible situation.
Does the gti tsi motor direct fit to the polo vivi gbox? if i get the tsi(twin charge motor) will i get it to direct fit a vivo?

thinking of a Frankenstein dailey!!!
Ugh not again :deadhorse:
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chucker02 wrote:
vwdubnam wrote:
THANAS wrote:
Mnce wrote:
At the moment that's the only option BUT he wants to know if there is another solution apart from replacing gearboxes every few months.
There's no other option. Well other than trading it in at VW. What an expensive, terrible situation.
Does the gti tsi motor direct fit to the polo vivi gbox? if i get the tsi(twin charge motor) will i get it to direct fit a vivo?

thinking of a Frankenstein dailey!!!
Ugh not again :deadhorse:
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I have the exact same problem. First gearbox had the problem vw replaced it then second one did the same thing. I had software on my polo and they took the logs found out i had it on and voided my warranty now stuck with a car with 2nd 4th and 6th gear only.
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speak to Ricardo at vagbox. See what they can do for you.
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My car gear got stuck at "P" .it's a 2013 polo GTI dsg 1.4. I need advice. It happened on 04/01/2020.kimdoy advice
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:sad: Mechatronic unit. Consider DQ250 swap
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