re: Mahindra XUV500 niggles & solutions Quote:
Originally Posted by Enveee XUV HOOTER BREAK-OFF
...I have had my share of niggles, some of which i got solved reading through XUV threads on team-bhp. But this is the first time i am really complaining since what has happened to me could be life-threatening to others and Mahindra need to look into this issue asap.
This is what happened -
After a 400 kilometer journey from my home place indore to bhopal and back, i heard some loud scraping sound coming from the engine bay. I opened the bonnet only to find that the sound was coming from the power steering belt, into which the hooter (for security system) has somehow broken off and fallen!!! It was stuck in the power steering belt and was being sawed off by it slowly. I immediately took the vehicle to the service center which luckily is very near to my home. They removed the engine cover and with much difficulty, pulled out the hooter.
As is quite obvious the hooter was badly damaged as well as the power steering belt which was shredded badly. As i could see, the hooter hadnt come loose as even its mount was broken.... There had to be some impact to break it off from its mount.
I clicked a few snaps of this which are attached. Pardon the poor quality.
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Ar.Naved. |
Sorry to hear that episode Ar.Naved. Its really alarming that a part could fall-off with it mount and get struck between some other moving part. As you have pointed out correctly, this is highly dangerous.
BTW, my car's hooter is not working since last 2-3 days. Let me pop up the hood today and check if it is still there or has fallen off somewhere ![Shockked](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/Shockked.png) . Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketan Hi Shai100,
I get this humming sound too at 1500-1600 rpm when I'm pushing upward, I have never heard a whistling sound and this is there from the beginning.
I may be confused understanding this or identifying the sound, I guess, I will show it to other XUV folks and figure out whether its by design or some issue.
HCP,
Are you sure you are talking about the humming or whistle sound when turbo kicks in? That sound is bit different than what you are talking about I guess. Are you referring to a whining sound when you push the paddle in a high gear, low rpm condition? I guess it was discussed before, SDP can help here, it seems to be DMF, I don't remember the discussion but need to confirm if its by design/expected or not! I observe this whining sound when try to push from low rpm range for 3rd gear (which is most common situation).
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Mine got delivered a week or two after HCPs and had seen quite some bad roads so far with odo at 17K+ now. I guess, I will add these couple of things to the list of issues for next service. |
Its interesting that multiple people are reporting this abnormal noise. If one of you could record it somehow and upload it here, may be someone with good ears and knowledge can help out. May be Zappo or Dubuda.
About trying to push the vehicle in low rpms in higher gears, there is a bit of hesitation from the engine that you feel and that gets reflected in the engine's note. The way the gear-ratios are designed, when you upshift from 2nd to 3rd, unless you are well above 2500rpm just before shifting, the rpm drops to less than 1500rpm, which I believe is below the turbo range and the engine does give a different note from that rpm to climb back to the turbo-zone.
Are you guys talking about that sound?
Last edited by SDP : 10th January 2013 at 08:31.
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