2011 Sportwagen DSG Randomly Downshifting to 1st

dux11sw

Active member
Joined
Mar 20, 2023
Location
Massachusetts
TDI
2011 Sportwagen
My son was driving his car last week when suddenly downshifted to 1st gear by itself. He said all the lights on the dash came on at the same time. He was able to shift it in manual mode and then it started working fine again. It happened to him a second time a few days later as well. These downshifts happen when he is going much faster than you would expect a downshift. I'm assuming there is some type of an electrical issue but I'm not sure where to start. I've tried searching for this problem but I haven't found any similar posts. The car also currently is showing the ABS and traction control lights but a scan showed an issue with the right rear sensor. Has anybody seen this happen?
 

Racerman27410

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Joined
Mar 14, 2012
Location
Greensboro NC
TDI
2012 JSW TDI 6MT
I would replace that sensor . clear the codes and see if it happens again. These Can-bus electrical systems can cause all kinds of weird things depending on how a component has failed.
 
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