3 week old car breaksdown

pegasus1

our car, a suzuki sx4 just 3 weeks old to the day broke down from having the alternator belt shredded for no reason.. it is now on the back of a breakdown truck on its way to a dealer. temperature was all the way in the red, with radiator fluid leaking...

i hope they just don't slap a new belt on!

corktina

it will probably be OK...dont worry, so long as you stopped as soon as the light came on.

Bigus

Aren't these a Fiat in disguise ? Now we know hard luck

fonecrusher1

pegasus1 wrote: »

our car, a suzuki sx4 just 3 weeks old to the day broke down from having the alternator belt shredded for no reason.. it is now on the back of a breakdown truck on its way to a dealer. temperature was all the way in the red, with radiator fluid leaking...

i hope they just don't slap a new belt on!

They'll refill the radiator as well.

pegasus1

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

They'll refill the radiator as well.

would the rad not be bust as well....there was fluid under the car when we pulled over.....the mileage was 1313 km's:rolleyes:

pegasus1

Bigus wrote: »

Aren't these a Fiat in disguise ? Now we know hard luck

ta, i would think they are a toyota in disguise

si_guru

pegasus1 wrote: »

would the rad not be bust as well....there was fluid under the car when we pulled over.....the mileage was 1313 km's:rolleyes:

The coolant problably was released by the relief valve.. will be fine. The Oil would keep it cool for a few miles anyway.

pegasus1

corktina wrote: »

it will probably be OK...dont worry, so long as you stopped as soon as the light came on.

engine lost power too i noted when we noticed it..

anyone know why a new belt, the car was built this year, would disintergrate?

fonecrusher1

pegasus1 wrote: »

would the rad not be bust as well....there was fluid under the car when we pulled over.....the mileage was 1313 km's:rolleyes:

I'd say they will pressure test the rad before handing it over. I would presume so.

It must be very frustrating in all fairness, im sure the car will be sorted for you in no time.

Belt may have had a manufacturing fault.

pegasus1

si_guru wrote: »

The coolant problably was released by the relief valve.. will be fine. The Oil would keep it cool for a few miles anyway.

thanks was worried we will end up with a duff car!

si_guru

pegasus1 wrote: »

engine lost power too i noted when we noticed it..

anyone know why a new belt, the car was built this year, would disintergrate?

You're just unlucky.. could have been a stone, stick or just a fault in the belt.

-Corkie-

Not at all my bro in law got a 35k euro passat a few weeks ago, drove home and went for a drive later in the day and couldnt get any gears, turns out the box was shagged after 150km.

Its nothing to do with it being a suzuki and who ever said they are a fiat in disguise:rolleyes::rolleyes:

pegasus1

thanks for all the quick replys..

funnily enough the engine bay had a lot of corrosion in it probably from sitting a while in the nvd yard!

Bigus

SARASON wrote: »

Not at all my bro in law got a 35k euro passat a few weeks ago, drove home and went for a drive later in the day and couldnt get any gears, turns out the box was shagged after 150km.

Its nothing to do with it being a suzuki and who ever said they are a fiat in disguise:rolleyes::rolleyes:

I did

suzuki sx 4 = Fiat Sedici = Fix It Again Tomorrow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Sedici

fonecrusher1

Bigus wrote: »

I did

suzuki sx 4 = Fiat Sedici = Fix It Again Tomorrow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Sedici

If its the petrol version then it doesn't have a fiat engine.

One snapped belt isn't cause for car brand bashing.

alias no.9

Bigus wrote: »

Aren't these a Fiat in disguise ? Now we know hard luck

It's all Suzuki. It's close cousin (more like identical twin) the Fiat Sedici is made in a Suzuki factory by Suzuki for Fiat and is based on the Suzuki Swift platform. But hey, don't let that stop you from recycling some tired old clichés.

OP, don't sweat it, you have a manufacturers warranty, let them deal with it and demand an equivalent or better loan car.
Before taking it back, make sure they do a compression check on all cylinders and a pressure check the cooling system. If the alternator belt drives the water pump, demand that the water pump is replaced too for peace of mind because that may have been the cause of the belt disintegrating.

Mr Benevolent

SARASON wrote: »

Not at all my bro in law got a 35k euro passat a few weeks ago, drove home and went for a drive later in the day and couldnt get any gears, turns out the box was shagged after 150km.

Its nothing to do with it being a suzuki and who ever said they are a fiat in disguise:rolleyes::rolleyes:

The Passat had a DSG box, right?

Bigus

alias no.9 wrote: »

It's all Suzuki. It's close cousin (more like identical twin) the Fiat Sedici is made in a Suzuki factory by Suzuki for Fiat and is based on the Suzuki Swift platform. But hey, don't let that stop you from recycling some tired old clichés.

OP, don't sweat it, you have a manufacturers warranty, let them deal with it and demand an equivalent or better loan car.
Before taking it back, make sure they do a compression check on all cylinders and a pressure check the cooling system. If the alternator belt drives the water pump, demand that the water pump is replaced too for peace of mind because that may have been the cause of the belt disintegrating.

A Japanese Suzuki wouldn't break down after 3 weeks, so some tired old cliches (wheres the fada, is it near the any key ?) seem very apt.

pegasus1

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

If its the petrol version then it doesn't have a fiat engine.

One snapped belt isn't cause for car brand bashing.

yep its a petrol one... didn't know it was partnered with fiat:eek:

only prob with our last sx4 was a sticky handbrake release! that was easily fixed every so often with a tap with a hammer

fonecrusher1

pegasus1 wrote: »

yep its a petrol one... didn't know it was partnered with fiat:eek:

only prob with our last sx4 was a sticky handbrake release! that was easily fixed every so often with a tap with a hammer

OP your in control in this situation.

When you get the car back & if your not completely satisfied with the repairs drive the car back to the dealers & reject it.

As if i need to tell you that, but you know what i mean.

pegasus1

alias no.9 wrote: »

It's all Suzuki. It's close cousin (more like identical twin) the Fiat Sedici is made in a Suzuki factory by Suzuki for Fiat and is based on the Suzuki Swift platform. But hey, don't let that stop you from recycling some tired old clichés.

OP, don't sweat it, you have a manufacturers warranty, let them deal with it and demand an equivalent or better loan car.
Before taking it back, make sure they do a compression check on all cylinders and a pressure check the cooling system. If the alternator belt drives the water pump, demand that the water pump is replaced too for peace of mind because that may have been the cause of the belt disintegrating.

thanks for the good advice alias, and yes i presume it runs the water pump hence the over heating!

alias no.9

Bigus wrote: »

A Japanese Suzuki wouldn't break down after 3 weeks, so some tired old cliches (wheres the fada, is it near the any key ?) seem very apt.

Well it's made in Hungary in a Suzuki factory. It's a Suzuki design with Suzuki mechanicals. The only Fiat contribution to the pair was the 1.9 diesel engine which isn't even in the Suzuki lineup in this country.

johnayo

pegasus1 wrote: »

our car, a suzuki sx4 just 3 weeks old to the day broke down from having the alternator belt shredded for no reason.. it is now on the back of a breakdown truck on its way to a dealer. temperature was all the way in the red, with radiator fluid leaking...

i hope they just don't slap a new belt on!

Most likely the car will be fine. Although this will depend on how long the car was driven while it was overheating. For the immediate future I would keep a close eye on coolant and oil levels.These are best checked with engine cold and on level ground.
A few of the possible causes; Fanbelt too slack or overtightened, or one of the pulleys misaligned or loose, or as already said a faulty belt.
A new car breaking down is not all that unusual although very frustrating.
Once it it is repaired properly you are unlikely to have anyother problems.
Good luck.

pegasus1

johnayo wrote: »

Most likely the car will be fine. Although this will depend on how long the car was driven while it was overheating. For the immediate future I would keep a close eye on coolant and oil levels.These are best checked with engine cold and on level ground.
A few of the possible causes; Fanbelt too slack or overtightened, or one of the pulleys misaligned or loose, or as already said a faulty belt.
A new car breaking down is not all that unusual although very frustrating.
Once it it is repaired properly you are unlikely to have anyother problems.
Good luck.

thanks johnayo could have been driven for 1 km since the start of the weird noises from the engine. will deffo check the levels every day when we get it back! if before the weekend we will be heading up to the big smoke so will check it then also

si_guru

Bigus wrote: »

A Japanese Suzuki wouldn't break down after 3 weeks, so some tired old cliches (wheres the fada, is it near the any key ?) seem very apt.

You mean the Suzuki made in Hungary right?

L1011

Bigus wrote: »

Aren't these a Fiat in disguise ? Now we know hard luck

They're all built by Suzuki, including the Fiat ones.

Fiat haven't been anywhere below average reliability in years anyway, just people in this country have problems forgetting past reputations.

ShadowHearth

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

OP your in control in this situation.

When you get the car back & if your not completely satisfied with the repairs drive the car back to the dealers & reject it.

As if i need to tell you that, but you know what i mean.

i would actually demand a new car all together... If the belt went off like this after 150km, what else can go wrong?

I dont even think that they will properly fix that car, specially as its an warranty case :rolleyes: