Is it true that DCT cars will have complaint in future than the manual and DCT is not reliable - Venue?

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Dr · Accepted Answer

Mayank i have bought A Kia Seltos gtx plus dct which is the top variant despite reading the issues elsewhere . After costing 20lakhs of my hard earned money,it's just a horrible experience. As my car is mainly driven by driver and sometimes by me,we specifically asked the sales person about rules of driving. But they didn't have the simplest idea about that.from the first day of delivery it showed jerking, vibration,sudden stopping..When climbing steep climb like from my basement garage it's tends to roll back. On the way of 1st servicing it got repeated warnings of getting high transmission temperature and stopped multiple times. Now it's in kia service centre for 14days and they said they have to change the ECU. now I am reading all over in the Internet that I should use the break fully,should have to go to neutral in all traffic jam ,should have never use brake and accelerator simultaneously,should never lower the speed of the car less than 10km in bumper to bumper traffic and even after following all the rules your gears can have problems. If you ever think of buying an automatic please don't go for dry DCT like kia,u can go for conventional torque converter automatic or even CVT. I AM UTTERLY FRUSTATED with my experience

_700509 · Answer

I am a happy customer of Hyundai Creta 1.4 Petrol DCT. Been using the car for 4 months and around 5K KMs down (including a 1200 Kms interstate trip), it hasn't given me any kind of trouble yet, not even once I had the heating problem. I think it's all about how you drive this machine around, I started my driving with automatic cars, and maybe the migration to DCT has been smooth and I am already driving the car the way it is supposed to be driven around. I have driven the car in all sorts of modes including the power-packed SPORTS mode and it just behaves normally without issues. And I am from Bangalore and the bumper to bumper is always the case here, it runs pretty smooth. I am not sure how it will respond to a person switching from years of manual use to a DCT but overall if you drive the car per what DCT demands you are rewarded with hassle-free driving. For e.g. if you stop the car for a longer duration on drive mode with breaks technically what happens is your motor is still running and you are putting a lot of resistance on the rotation by applying breaks, if this is done for a longer period of course it's gonna heat up!!! Not an engineer, but I think that's the case.

Mayank · Answer

I have researched for Kia Seltos as I have pre-booked it's DCT top variant. It is a dry clutch system and there has been a case of the DCT seltos buyer which has shown screenshot of transmission overheat in bumper to bumper traffic. Well to be frank DCT's are like advanced automatics and much more efficient but everything has it's own pros and cons and here DCT's con is heating issue only. It is how you drive a DCT. Talking about Hyundai Venue DCT it is clearly mentioned in it's owner manual so as to what precautions to take while driving DCT variant either on hills or in bumper to bumper traffic. But I read Kia Seltos owner manual which doesn't even tell what DCT type is there. For buyers like me out there, I will be test driving diesel AT top end GT line variant too as prices for both Petrol and Diesel are same for top end.

Kunal · Answer

Facts A. Hyundai india never informed the consumers that DCT will overheat in bumper to bumper taffic during the pre sales and sales cycle B. Overheating is mentioned in the car owner manual which during sales cycle no one shows to the potential customer C. If you reverse and drive the car a couple of times during parking the temp will go up A clear case of cheating by hyundai india

Aditya · Answer

Let me share my horrible experience of yesterday. I have sxo dct hyundai creta turbo bought 8 months back. No modifications done from outside.car drove around 15000 km timely service done yesterday a yellow light beeps and then suddenly gear shifts stopped working car got stucked in gear 1 and the message indicates malfunction in emission control system..so frustrated with this technology though the drive is too goodindiactes

Aditya · Answer

Let me share my horrible experience of yesterday. I have sxo dct hyundai creta turbo bought 8 months back. No modifications done from outside.car drove around 15000 km timely service done yesterday a yellow light beeps and then suddenly gear shifts stopped working car got stucked in gear 1 and the message indicates malfunction in emission control system..so frustrated with this technology though the drive is too goodindiactes

Abhinesh · Answer

I have had venue s dct since jan 2020 in Chennai. i have nt had any issues. I have nt had heating issues. The driving is very sporty.. it has a mild turbo lag and when it crosses the lag, the car speeds even faster and it gives a good feel. My experience has been smooth. Infact i have been recommending dct to other people. The venue s dct is the cheapest car with dct. Creta, seltos, sonet, i20 dct versions are all costlier.

Praveen · Answer

I am owner of creta 1.4DCT, my creta clocked around 6000 kms now.Till date I did not face any issues, i am constantly getting mileage of 9-11 in bangalore city and in a long highway drive with comfort mode and cruize control combination with speed of 90-100 constantly i am getting 17-18 kmpl once I have got 19.7 and all these figures are from full tank to full tank check. Car is butter smooth and i read lot of heating issue in dct.I did not face till date i have driven continuously 435 km in a streatch with 2 stops hardly 15 mins each. I am happy with my creta DCT.

Praveen · Answer

I am of creta 1.4DCT, my creta clocked around 6000 kms now.Still I did not face any issues, i am constantly getting mileage of 9-11 in bangalore city and in a long highway drive with comfort mode and cruize control combination with speed of 90-100 constantly i am getting 17-18 kmpl one I have got 19.7 and all these figures are from full tank to full tank check. Car is butter smooth and i read lot of heating issue in dct I did not face till date i have driven continuously 435 km in a streatch with 2 stops hardly 15 mins each

Vikram · Answer

Agreed, DCT is not recommended for countries like India due to climate conditions. Moreover, major auto makers like VW and Ford switched back to Torque converter cars in their automatic versions. The DCT failed miserably. So, go for Torque converter cars when it comes to automatic.

Muralimohan · Answer

I have Skoda rapid diesel DSG. It's gem. Not like korean dct. It's well designed. No heating issues in pathetic bumper to bumper traffic as well. It's 7 speed unit. It's first gear is tall. Clutch engages fully even at 5 kmph speed. Very early. Dry clutch. Still it's too good. There are some very mild jerks at 1 or 2 gear in very low speed. Only seen during takeoff. Buts that's livable.

Abani · Answer

I am driving the DCT variant for 45 days now. I didn't see the issue till the 1st servicing. After 1st service I am consistently getting the issue. Its difficult to drive the car in bumper to bumper traffic which is pretty usual in Bangalore.

Khera · Answer

I have venue dct turbo . facing problem of suddenly lossing acceleration and stopping engine. next day no fault found and works manager feel as i lying for problem. really unhappy with venue am ing engine

Khera · Answer

I have venue dct turbo . facing problem of suddenly lossing acceleration and stopping engine. next day no fault found and works manager feel as i lying for problem. really unhappy with venue am ing engine

Aneesh · Answer

Yes... My DCT shows DCT Transmission temperature issues in bumper to bumper driving conditions. temperature increases within 30 min traffic block and forced to stop for safety reasons

Harshad · Answer

The germans have mastered the dual clutch transmission.The americans and koreans are trying but of course cant match the germans.Japanese are happy with a CVT.

Nice · Answer

I used a VW vento auto for a while. It had no heating issues of that sort.

Mayank · Answer

What about Kia Seltos DCT type is it as well a dry clutch system or wet ??

Chirag · Answer

Strange but I have faced this problem immediately after the first service.

Bansilal · Answer

Any response to Mayank question will greatly help new buyers

Nirav · Answer

Which car you are talking about - Seltos or Venue

Nice · Answer

Kia Seltos has Dry Dual Clutch transmission

Soonish · Answer

Hi.. I am planning to pick N line DCT 7speed Transmission, in case if anyone using.Please share your experience.

Chitra · Answer

Does creta dct have heating issues.. Planning to buy and users feedback will be benefit.. Thank you in advance

Shantanu · Answer

Am planning to buy the Creta Turbo DCT. Since creta will share the same drivetrain with your seltos, and seeing your experience, is it worthwhile to invest in it?

Sri · Answer

Dry

Amit · Answer

I have booked Kia Selto GTX DCT 1.5 ltr petrol automatic..any experience to share ?

Gurinder · Answer

Dry

Gurinder · Answer

Dry

Yuvraj · Answer

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Gurdial_Singh_26 · Answer

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