S4IN333

Yea, I always thought that it was just a characteristic of this car... (like the vibrating steering when you accelerate slowly and have the wheel turned, or the "hit by a truck" sensation after coming to a stop when stuck in heavy traffic for a while). =)

skiracerblah

This only happens to me when the engine is cold. Once it warms up it goes away for me.

RedMagma2011S4

"(like the vibrating steering when you accelerate slowly and have the wheel turned"

I noticed this, typically when leaving a parking spot with wheel turned fully over. Almost feels like drive train/4 wheel binding like my Explorer does if you have it in 4WD mode on hard pavement and turn hard and slow. I thought it might be related to the Quattro system. Its very minor compared to how the Explorer does it. I had been wondering if I should mention it to the dealer, but if its "normal", maybe not.

Jeffc31337

I would guess the surging may be the car blipping the throttle to rev match as it is downshifting to the next lowest gear? Just a guess as I've never really noticed it with my DSG. Then again this is my second car with DSG so I may just be used to it.....

S4IN333

I had a MKV GTI DSG prior to this, I don't recall the GTI ever doing this though. Maybe it has something to do with adapting to the way we drive, hence some people have it, some people don't?

mad villain

I haven't noticed any surging. Few things I've noticed are the vibrating steering wheel when accelerating n turning slowly, when shifting from 1st to 2nd at low rpm with paddle shifts its almost like a clunk and not smooth (only happens on cold start) and that if you accelerate slowly from a stop it can be very jerky