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Gearbox and clutch problem*UPDATE*

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#1 ·
So after owning my new A1 for about one month the S-Tronic gearbox started to be very jumpy between 1,2 and 3 gear.

Took it in to Audi and they will change the gearbox and the clutch....

Should this happened to a brand new car and witch around 1400 Km of driving?

*Update*
Got a call yesterday that the is they have solved the problem.
It seems that the clutch was the problem and they have now added a stronger clutch due to a know problem that got solved two weeks ago.

This is how my car behaved with the old clutch:
1. It felt like the car didn't really know what to do sometimes when you drive of in 1st gear.
2. Could get jumpy on first gear, didn't matter if i gave it more gas. Just like if you are slipping on the clutch on a manual gearbox.
3. Slammed the gears sometimes between 1,2 and 3 gear under accelerating ( normal driving )

Will report back and update with more info/feedback about the new clutch when I have picked up the car.

Hope that this could help anyone else with this type of problem
 
#2 ·
MRost said:
So after owning my new A1 for about one month the S-Tronic gearbox started to be very jumpy between 1,2 and 3 gear.

Took it in to Audi and they will change the gearbox and the clutch....

Should this happened to a brand new car and witch around 1400 Km of driving?
Obviously shouldn't.

It is a complex device with lots of parts and as with everything which is manufactured,parts can fail. That's what warranty is for.

Get it done and enjoy the car :)
 
#3 ·
A gearbox should last a life time, especially with the DMF fitted, designed to protect all transmission aspects of the vehicle. The DMF can however destroy clutches very easily if faulty, or not driven according in the correct "driver style".

Could you let us know what they told you about this broken clutch? What model of A1 are you driving?
 
#4 ·
The S-tronic doesn't have a conventional flywheel and it has 2 small clutches one on either mainshaft.
 
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