I'd be interested to know what these '2' sensors are on the clutch.
Technical Warranty Question for Gearbox
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Technical Warranty Question for Gearbox
I'd be interested to know what these '2' sensors are on the clutch.
ahmett
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No idea! Maybe its one and i misunderstood. Anyway they said they are keeping it tomorrow to run 'some tests'.
Thank god its still under warranty so they can take their time but if it takes a week or so to get the parts i may ask for a more 'economical' courtesy car!!
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These are very useful inputs.
The only scope you would have is if a part replaced under warranty went again outside the warranty period is on 'Goodwill'.
From personal experience I offered to make a contribution for one of these 'Goodwill' gestures but it was qualified that there would be 'no comeback' so one would not have the benefit of a 'contract'.
Looks like all manufacturers are singing off the same hymn sheet.
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These are very useful inputs.
The only scope you would have is if a part replaced under warranty went again outside the warranty period is on 'Goodwill'.
From personal experience I offered to make a contribution for one of these 'Goodwill' gestures but it was qualified that they would be 'no comeback' so one would not have the benefit of a 'contract'.
Looks like all manufacturers are singing off the same hymn sheet.
understandable really, there has to be a cutoff date
ahmett
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So you guys are saying it's best I make sure they fix it properly then!
your own destiny you must choose, yes
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option 1. extended warranty
opition 2.
:yeahthat:
or
option 3. Drive with a degree of mechanical sympathy.
indeed
out of interest do you tend to leave it in auto or shift manually?
do you 'lift' when shifting?
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Does hitting the 'rev limiter' count.:devil:
the dualogics tend to do it automatically from experience (the Panda does) as they're fly by wire, giving the 'slow shift' feeling that people moan about.
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Yes i do lift when shifting. If you dont you feel like you are literally tearing the box apart, especially in 1st and 2nd gear. downshifting is very smooth but obviously never downshift to 1st = )
Your driving it to hard then TBH, if in eco mode should never feel like that even when flooring it!
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Ok guys got my car back. They said the issue is electronic with the sensor not giving the right instructions to the box. They tested it today for a while (either that or they had a joyride as i gave it full tank and now its 3/4 only!) at least they didnt mind when i told them i used about 10 euros of petrol on the jeep without filling up. Anyway they did ecu reset and so far so good. They said if it happens again let me know. So i doubt this a result of my driving style. Either that or i ask too much of the brain of the gearbox!
ahmett
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fingers crossed it was just a misaligned sensor
Inshallah. I am happy i know what the issue is now so if it happens again i wont drive through it until the seals break! So far so good and ill try being kinder to her.
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You could have dis-connected the battery yourself for about 30 seconds and it would have 'saved' you having to do without the car.
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i doubt God cares about your gearbox but good luck anyway
it was a joke! seriously though, now that i know the problem i can go straight to the dealer. the first time my gearbox failed i had driven with this issue for months because the previous garage i took it to (it is now bankrupt) insisted there is no problem! This new garage figured it out the second they checked it out! during the problem until it failed, i had just kept it in auto most of the time when it doesnt do this at all. So now i can prevent failure. Lets just hope the computer knows what its doing and isnt too moody!
