YES! there is a recall and if you are under 90k miles on the car then they should replace it for you. I literally just had this happen to me about 3 months ago. It is your Mechtronics unit. The unit is destined to fail, and needs to be replaced with the newest version or it will continue to happen. I urge you to find out if your part of the recall, which will be hard. Sorry, pasting the rest for you.
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 09V333000
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Potential Number of Units Affected: 16000
Year: 2010
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Gti
Manufactured
from: 2008-09-01
to: 2009-08-19
Recall Date: 2009-08-20
Summary:
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2008 AND AUGUST 2009. THE WIRING HARNESS OF A TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX (DSG) MAY HAVE CONNECTOR WIRES THAT WERE INSUFFICIENTLY CRIMPED. WITH INSUFFICIENTLY CRIMPED CONNECTOR WIRES, A TEMPERATURE SENSOR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FALSELY DETECT A HIGH GEARBOX OIL TEMPERATURE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE SELECTOR LEVER POSITION INDICATOR WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL FLASH. IN ADDITION, THE "DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL" INDICATOR LIGHT WILL BE ILLUMINATED, ALERTING THE DRIVER TO APPLY THE BRAKES.
THE ABRUPT SHIFT TO NEUTRAL COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
VOLKSWAGEN WILL REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WITH UPDATED SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
There will be a fight to get them to approve it, I see you are also from Texas, if you live Close to lewisville, I would speak to Tim at Lewisville Volkswagen.
Address: 893 S Stemmons Fwy, Lewisville, TX 75067
Phone:(469) 470-2398
I hope this makes it to you in time.
