[sixthsense]

Originally Posted by Rajiv0909

A couple of niggles though:

1. Whistling sound from the aircon (can get really irritating on long runs). Tested 3 different Thars for the same symptom at the service Center. All 3 had this sound but at different frequencies. It is prominent when 1 of the 4 vents is closed and the blower is at 1 position

Did you find a solution for this. Facing the same issue and have tried searching but couldn't find a solution. I'll anyway take the vehicle to the SC but knowing a working solution would help me rectify it quickly without sweating it with the SA.

Did anyone else face the same issue ? I've a Petrol AT Thar as well.

[Rajiv0909]

Originally Posted by sixthsense

Did you find a solution for this. Facing the same issue and have tried searching but couldn't find a solution. I'll anyway take the vehicle to the SC but knowing a working solution would help me rectify it quickly without sweating it with the SA.

Did anyone else face the same issue ? I've a Petrol AT Thar as well.

Not actually, either I haven’t closed 1 of 4 vents lately or the overall NVH has increased so much that this issue doesn’t bother me anymore. SC wanted to open the dashboard to investigate, I was like let my Thar be the whistleblower

[sixthsense]

Originally Posted by Rajiv0909

Not actually, either I haven’t closed 1 of 4 vents lately or the overall NVH has increased so much that this issue doesn’t bother me anymore. SC wanted to open the dashboard to investigate, I was like let my Thar be the whistleblower

Thanks, for me this sound only appears to come when the blower unit is on 3 or 4 fan speed. Let's see if I get any resolution.

[dr_TJ]

Update on the Knocking Sound from rear

I sent my car to the service center for inspection of the knocking sound. They opened the left rear drum brake assembly and did some cleaning. They don't have the rear drum brake assembly for the Thar so no other way.

I have not driven long enough on the highway to hear the knocking sound yet.
Although I tried braking from 80 kmph to check for the knocking sound. Couldn't hear it.

Will reserve my final thoughts untill I drive it on the highway again and check for the sound multiple times.

Just in case, the issue is not resolved. Should I demand for full drum brake assembly replacement under warranty or getting new Brake shoes will do?
Contacting the SA alone will do for the replacement or I need to tweet about it to force a replacement under warranty?

[bhargav_dave]

Originally Posted by dr_TJ

Update on the Knocking Sound from rear

Just in case, the issue is not resolved. Should I demand for full drum brake assembly replacement under warranty or getting new Brake shoes will do?
Contacting the SA alone will do for the replacement or I need to tweet about it to force a replacement under warranty?

In my case they replaced the left rear drum brake without me having to push. It seemed that it was a known issue and they just got on with it. I have now driven it over 400km since the replacement and have not faced any issues. If the problem occurs again in future I guess your dealer/SA should be able to resolve it for you, should not need any major push.

[dr_TJ]

Originally Posted by bhargav_dave

In my case they replaced the left rear drum brake without me having to push. It seemed that it was a known issue and they just got on with it. I have now driven it over 400km since the replacement and have not faced any issues. If the problem occurs again in future I guess your dealer/SA should be able to resolve it for you, should not need any major push.

In my case, Service center replaced the Brake shoe and cleaned the left rear drum. I have driven for 300 kms there after. Have not observed any knocking sound now. Although there is some rattling sound from the rear cabin, mostly from the rear windshield. Not worried about it though

[TokyoDrifter]

Has anyone faced the “Key Fob Battery Low” issue on their new THAR? This pops up soon after the ignition on/engine on — post the “check tire direction” message.

[kayzha]

Originally Posted by bhargav_dave

Another little issue has surfaced today after the rear drum replacement. The ICE and entire display (including dash meters) restarted while driving, following which the hill hold and one other sign came up. Car kept running fine without any issues (at least for a few meters anyway until I stopped). I then stopped and restarted the car and all went back to normal. Not sure if this is a serious issue or not but if it happens again it will have to go back to service station again. I saw this reported as part of a longer thread somewhere else on this forum where the owner reported that as a sensor being exposed or something similar?

Beta testing has started it seems.

Have you found a solution for this? Recently been noticing this on my LX P MT HT which I picked up on the 23rd of October. This along with a weird metal rubbing sound under the driver footwell while going over speed bumps or uneven roads uphill. A friend of mine has informed me that he had to live with this problem on his Bolero Power plus as it had something to do with the gearbox mount/bushing and it couldn’t be fixed. It was a problem that kept on giving. Does anyone here believe that it may be the same problem as Bolero power plus?

[bhargav_dave]

Originally Posted by kayzha

Have you found a solution for this? Recently been noticing this on my LX P MT HT which I picked up on the 23rd of October. This along with a weird metal rubbing sound under the driver footwell while going over speed bumps or uneven roads uphill. A friend of mine has informed me that he had to live with this problem on his Bolero Power plus as it had something to do with the gearbox mount/bushing and it couldn’t be fixed. It was a problem that kept on giving. Does anyone here believe that it may be the same problem as Bolero power plus?

You mean the ICE restarting? That has not happened after that one time. I have driven the car for about 400kms after that. Fingers crossed that it won't surface again!

[vprao]

Once when we had been on a short trip, the "Check Engine" (not OBD) message started displaying immediately when I started the engine early morning. It was very cold outside (I guess 10-15 degrees). Since we had a fixed schedule and I was expecting someone along the way, I decided to drive on. The check engine message was being displayed for about an hour or so and then it stopped.

After that episode, it never came again. However, recently I was called upon by the service center for an ECU update. After the update, when I picked up the vehicle, the message cropped up again. I called the technician and he immediately took the vehicle inside. Upon running diagnostics, he told me that some part was defective and it would take about 1 week to arrive as they didn't have it in stock. They told me that running the vehicle was not advised and asked me to keep the vehicle there it self.

I was told that the part would arrive by today but it hasn't. I'm planning to send a message to Mahindra care (and also tweet Anand Mahindra) if I don't get any positive response tomorrow.

It's a sad and disappointing first time experience for me in my 25 years of driving career and ownership of about 5 cars. The dealer didn't even bother to offer a spare car. I guess this will be my first and last Mahindra vehicle. So much for the "Made in India with Pride" tag.

[gurudutt]

Originally Posted by Nihir

Hi, first of all my apologies for the delay in posting an update about the issue.
The hinges arrived within 5 days in the ASC Mahindra Tezpur, Assam but I visited the ASC on the 28th of September 2021. On reaching the ASC, the Technical and Service managers greeted me warmly and took in my vehicles immediately. The Tech. Manager handed over the hinge to a technician and asked him to replace it. With only the fuse cover and lower part of steering column cover to be removed, it was done in 15 mins.Attachment 2215139Attachment 2215140
We checked for the issue with the part replaced.
Observations
1.) with blower setting set to front only or front and foot, the leakage is negligible.
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2.) with blower setting set to foot only, there is still considerable leakage of air from the defogging vents located on top of dashboard.
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ASC response to observations
The Technical manager called the concerned people in Mahindra and reported that the problem is not resolved with the part changed. He was then told that the pressure of air leaking has been reduced from 4.3psi to about 2 psi with the hinge changed and everything else is as per plan and design ( observation 2 too).
Conclusion
As per my experience after the hinge change, I have not yet observed any fogging with my blower setting set to front and temp. set even to the coldest . However I am in doubt if observation 2 is by design. I also observed that the tech. manager had a manual for how the AC should be operated in Thar to avoid fogging. I had asked for the pdf of both files(sop for replacing hinge and the manual) from him but was refused stating that he is not allowed to share with customers and it is only meant for ASC people.
I do believe that the stalwarts of Team-bhp are in a better position to confirm if observation 2 is by design or a flaw which Mahindra is not willing to accept and cover up

I was talking to the SA at Sireesh Blr and he wanted to know the part number of this hinge. Can you please share?

[highwaypatrol]

Guys, Iam again having a burning smell from the wheel well today which I noticed after parking and this is the third time which this is occuring. I opened the engine bay and I am almost sure the smell is not from here. Anyone else is having this issue? Is it because of a faulty drum brake? Iam clueless here.. Please help guys.

[dr_TJ]

Originally Posted by highwaypatrol

Guys, Iam again having a burning smell from the wheel well today which I noticed after parking and this is the third time which this is occuring. I opened the engine bay and I am almost sure the smell is not from here. Anyone else is having this issue? Is it because of a faulty drum brake? Iam clueless here.. Please help guys.

I had a similar issue a few days ago. After driving back to my home for about 10 kms, I got a burning smell from the rear driver side wheel. Not sure about the exact location, might be the drum brakes or might be something burning due to the hot exhaust pipe. But the burning smell was like burning rubber.

I did some 100 kms drive in total after that day, burning smell has not reoccurred yet.


Previously I had knocking sound from the rear left drum brake, It was cleaned and brake shoe was replaced. Knocking sound it gone.

Nagging issue for me now is rattling sound from the rear glass and tail gate area when driving over rough patches. Rattling sound is like something is hitting the glass. What to do? Should I get the rear tail gate lock hinge adjusted? Or should I get some foam material added around the rear glass?

[Turbolove]

Hi all, when my Thar goes on bad roads where the suspension has to do full travel, I'm getting a sound of plastic scratching from the rear right side, has anybody else experienced something similar ? It could be something else scratching too, just sounds like fibre/plastic.

[ishanvyas]

Hi Guys,

I got a call from PPS Mahindra Service team that Mahindra is calling back the vehicles and change the assembly for radiator.

I ask for any circulars, but they don't have any customer facing circulars as of now.

Then I called Mahindra support directly, they pointed me again to the service head, so I had a chat with him and he said Mahindra is changing the radiator assembly because of over heating issues reported by Owners. But has also didn't had any customer facing circulars for that.

For my vehicle he said, its not urgent so I can get it done at my convenience, planning to go next month by my own to check what exactly are they changing.

Anyone else who got a similar call here?