[ironmtnracing]

Hi All,

Really glad to have found this post. Had almost exactly the same thing happen last night. I went from Drive to N and back into drive after discovering the trans wasn't shifting. The "clunk" coming back into gear was severe. It stayed in third the remainder of the drive (not far). Same display experience, all backlit in orange, check engine light on. Stop and restarted a couple times to find the issue remained. No change from D to S or Trip. It will shift to reverse but I t engages hard when it goes into gear.

We are working to get it to the dealer and I'll let you know what they tell me the problem was.

3rd non-scheduled service in 10K miles. We are also going to mention the remote distance issue.

5th VW owned, may be the last

 

[ironmtnracing]

It did turn out to be a wiring issue at the transmission. The dealer corrected and now the wife says it's shifting better than it was prior to the failure.

VW was great to work with and they had the problem corrected quicly, even through in a cargo net for the trouble.

 

[ironmtnracing]

we purchased our Toureg from Chaplin's in Bellevue WA.

Abbey is the service advisor we've always dealt with and she's been terrific!

Cheers

 

[ironmtnracing]

UPDATE:

So the egg now is pushing 80K miles and for the most part has been a decent car.

Yes, we've had battery issues, driveshaft replacement and many of the other known issues.

Having just put a new set of BFG TA's on and getting our first snow, I took the egg out for a little "Test Drive". Messed around in the snow a bit. Had a great time and the vehicle seemed to really like the new sneakers.

Well this morning the wife calls on her way to work saying that the car's stuck in 3rd and won't shift.

I'm guessing that this connection has gotten pulled loose again. I'll post an update shortly to let you know what I find.

 

[ironmtnracing]

Well I met the wife at the office yesterday and climbed under to have a look at the connector.

I removed and inspected only to find a very clean contact surface. Plugged it back in and there was no improvement. I noticed a smaller connector just behind the big one but couldn't get it loose without tools. Any idea what this one controls?

It's back at the dealer now so I'll post an update once I hear back from them. :evil_laugh:

I don't have the VIN handy but know its an early one. Have had all the "normal" probs....remote sensor, TPM, light failure, replaced drive shaft, 3rd set of tires and second set of brakes. The egg is pushing 80K.

All I can say is THANK GOD FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY! #-o
More soon.

 

[ironmtnracing]

Update

Well it turns out it was the connector and that I had inspected the wrong plug.

Now the mechanic is telling me the lock on the connector is broken and that the only way to replace the end that's busted is to get into the valve body assembly. Worst part is that it appears that our extended warranty won't cover the repair.

I'm hoping someone here can help direct me to the location of the plug so I can inspect it myself (the mechanic wasn't much help). I'm wondering if I couldn't get some heat shrink tubing around the connection to help stabilize.

Thoughts?