# VW Transmission Class Action Suit

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-transmission-class-action-suit/188453>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** volkswagen\
**Created:** [January 12, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-transmission-class-action-suit/188453 "2023-01-12T15:21:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-transmission-class-action-suit/188453/1 "2023-01-12T15:21:51Z")

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If you own(ed) or lease(ed) a 2018-2020 VW and have had transmission problems, you might be eligible for a settlement:

> **[Home](https://www.transmissionclasssettlement.com/Home/portalid/0?portalid=0?portalid=0)**
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> Welcome to the class action settlement. This site may include Frequently Asked Questions, Claim Form, Notice, Settlement Agreement, Complaint, Important Dates and Other Documents in regards to the settlement.

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**Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-transmission-class-action-suit/188453/2 "2023-01-12T22:18:09Z")

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I presume this is a problematic automatic transmission. Wondering …

- 7-10 speed conventional automatic, or CVT?
- Is problem w/the transmission innards, the torque converter, or something else?

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**Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-transmission-class-action-suit/188453/3 "2023-01-12T22:31:25Z")

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It’s an 8 speed. From the complaint:

"The Transmission was designed to improve the Class Vehicles’  
miles-per-gallon ratings in reaction to consumer demand and mounting pressure  
from regulators to continually improve fuel economy. Unfortunately, the fuel  
economy came at a price. On information and belief, under pressure to squeeze  
more miles per gallon out of the Class Vehicles, VWGoA calibrated the  
Transmission’s software to engage higher gears at insufficient speeds and  
insufficient revolutions per minute (“RPMs”) and likewise programmed the  
torque converter to lock up at insufficient speeds and at insufficient RPMs.  
This overly aggressive programming leads to stress in the torque converter, which is  
insufficiently robust for the application. As a result, the Transmission grates,  
scuffs, scrapes, grinds, suffers hard and sudden shifts, delayed acceleration,  
hesitation, banging into gear, and ultimately suffers broken seals and oil leaks,  
resulting in catastrophic failure (the “Transmission Defect.”) "