A1 1.0 slow to react issue

[John2300]

Hello,

I hope someone can help me with this.

We bought an A1 1.0 automatic TFSI for my wife. The car takes about 2 seconds to react when moving slowly, regardless of how much you press the throttle. This issue is noticeable when entering a busy roundabout. The car is going slowly, and you need to accelerate quickly to enter a free slot, but it takes 1 or 2 seconds to react.

I also noticed that no matter how slowly you drive, it will not engage the first gear and will always stay in 2nd gear. You need to stop the car to see the first gear engage. I use the S mode when driving through roundabouts, which improves the situation a bit, but it is still quite bad.

I read on a different forum that the automatic gear has this issue, but is it really this bad? Is there any potential fix for this?

I would greatly appreciate any help. I am quite upset with the car.

Thanks.

[Magnet]

Welcome John, and thanks for joining. 
When did you buy this car?

Kind regards,

Gareth. 

[Steve Q]

I'd recommend a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up 

[John2300]

We bought the car six months ago from a dealer. It is a 2016 model. It is not under warranty anymore.@Magnet

Edited May 26 by John2300
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[John2300]

@Steve Q Do you know any affordable OBD scanner?

[Magnet]

Thanks John, shame it’s now out of warranty. 
Not that it help you, but has it always been like this during your ownership, or has the situation deteriorated to what it is now? This would give a clue as to whether anything has now gone wrong. 

I think I recall reading that these do suffer from ‘turbo lag’ type rather slow off the mark, but…..

Let’s hope another owner will be along to share their experience. 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

[John2300]

@Magnet 

Thanks for the answer! It has always been like this. I don't use it much because my wife is the one who uses it.

I think the problem is that it does not change from 2nd to 1st gear. It keeps the 2nd gear even under 1000 rpm, so it takes a while to react. Anyway, I don't know if this is an issue or if it is the way it is.

For instance, you go around 8 km/h and it keeps 2nd gear. It doesn't matter if it goes under 1000 rpm, so you press the throttle and it reacts quite slowly.

Anyway, I find this quite annoying and a bit dangerous under some circumstances.

[Steve Q]

8 hours ago, John2300 said:

@Steve Q Do you know any affordable OBD scanner?

Obd11 or vcds