Baleno niggiling issues after 2 years 15000KM done

kiranpashtakar · 11th December 2007, 17:07

Wanted advice on the following issues

1) The mystery of katak - katak sound from the front wheels when going over a pot hole.

Has any one narrowed down on the problem

2) I get a funny noise like something is loose under the steering column area when riding over rough patches

Any idea what this can be

3) I recently had a denting job on an area about 1 sqft on the rear right side panel over the wheels. The repainting looks fabulous under sunlight but when seen under shade or under a tubelight the paint appears smudged. I am guessing it is because of bad denting job, put when I rum my hand over the surface appears smooth.

Any solutions for this, will rubbing help

4) There are lot of swirl marks left by the faithful washer boy,

Any solutions for this, will rubbing help

5) There are swirl marks on the all the glass surface

Any solutions for this

Thanks in advance

kpzen · 11th December 2007, 17:29

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Originally Posted by kiranpashtakar

3) I recently had a denting job on an area about 1 sqft on the rear right side panel over the wheels. The repainting looks fabulous under sunlight but when seen under shade or under a tubelight the paint appears smudged. I am guessing it is because of bad denting job, put when I rum my hand over the surface appears smooth.

What colour is it? Please post a pic if u can.

BlackPearl · 11th December 2007, 17:56

the only temporary solution to the khatak sound is get all the bolts tightened after a few thousand kilometers, but its going to come back. even esteems have this problem to some extent though not as pronounced. so it seems that there is something about the maruti steering columns.....

iceman91 · 11th December 2007, 18:14

for the noise over potholes check if suspension is ok..sometimes the nuts on the top of them in the engine bay could be lose and cause the struts to make that noise..check if only on bumps or even at turns??

shuvc · 11th December 2007, 18:16

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Originally Posted by BlackPearl

so it seems that there is something about the maruti steering columns.....

Yes there is. The service guy said that the sound does appear. He mentioned a reason which I have promptly forgotten

. It has cropped up a bit in my 25K kms/2yr old car, over rough roads.

It was a lot more pronounced in a 6.5yr old Baleno which I drove recently.

spadival · 11th December 2007, 18:22

Somebody on the forum almost got a PhD for analyzing and finding a remedy for the infamous khatak sound !!

.. Please search for the relevant thread.

11th December 2007, 17:07	#1
kiranpashtakar BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad Posts: 257 Thanked: 7 Times	Baleno niggiling issues after 2 years 15000KM done Wanted advice on the following issues 1) The mystery of katak - katak sound from the front wheels when going over a pot hole. Has any one narrowed down on the problem 2) I get a funny noise like something is loose under the steering column area when riding over rough patches Any idea what this can be 3) I recently had a denting job on an area about 1 sqft on the rear right side panel over the wheels. The repainting looks fabulous under sunlight but when seen under shade or under a tubelight the paint appears smudged. I am guessing it is because of bad denting job, put when I rum my hand over the surface appears smooth. Any solutions for this, will rubbing help 4) There are lot of swirl marks left by the faithful washer boy, Any solutions for this, will rubbing help 5) There are swirl marks on the all the glass surface Any solutions for this Thanks in advance
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11th December 2007, 17:56	#3
BlackPearl Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Calcutta/London Posts: 3,608 Thanked: 16,998 Times View My Garage	the only temporary solution to the khatak sound is get all the bolts tightened after a few thousand kilometers, but its going to come back. even esteems have this problem to some extent though not as pronounced. so it seems that there is something about the maruti steering columns.....
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11th December 2007, 18:14	#4
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	for the noise over potholes check if suspension is ok..sometimes the nuts on the top of them in the engine bay could be lose and cause the struts to make that noise..check if only on bumps or even at turns??
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11th December 2007, 18:22	#6
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	Somebody on the forum almost got a PhD for analyzing and finding a remedy for the infamous khatak sound !! .. Please search for the relevant thread.
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