I picked up my 2012 S4 about 7 months ago with 65k miles. I had heard about the DSG issues of course, but figured that probably wouldn't happen to me and also heard they were rare in the 2012s so I felt pretty safe going into the purchase. Being out of state I of course had no opportunity to test drive the vehicle, however I had a mechanic give it a look and test drive and didn't mention anything out of the ordinary so I figured it was good to go (obvious mistake I won't be making again).
Now, of course after buying it, I jumped right back on the highway so the entire way home the car seemed great and I enjoyed it a lot. However, right as soon as I started driving at lower speeds going up to stop signs, traffic lights, and most notably stop and go traffic, I noticed a distinct "jump" when hitting the gas. It happens when I'm slowing down to a fairly low speed (<20 mph) and then hit the gas again without making a complete stop. When I'm in stop and go traffic and constantly on and off the gas I especially notice it. It doesn't always happen, but it does very frequently. Also, in general at low speeds letting off the gas (i.e. parking lots) the downshift in general from 2-1 seems very rough without even applying the gas again. Very low speed situations like these are where it's the worst.
I had the transmission fluid replaced already to no avail. I'm bringing my car into Audi tomm. I have seen some TSBs one for the DSG and another (24as) for the Engine control module that have seemed to help other people. I'm going to discuss these with the dealer however I'm not sure they apply to my car being a 2012. Has anyone else had these issues in a 2012 and resolved them? I'm planning on moving to another country in a year and so will be selling my car then, but my fear is the transmission might go before then if something is wrong. I don't know if there is anything else I should discuss with the dealer or tell them to do to fix the issue, but if they can't I'm probably dumping the car asap as replacing the transmission or even mech unit would not only be costly regardless, but illogical given my situation.
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