[Resolved]  Maruti Suzuki India Limited — Serious Problems With My Brand New Esteem LXi - Dec 2007 Model.

would like to start by informing you that the kind of services/products being offered by Maruti Suzuki India Limited & its authorized service dealers are not what the consumer today is expecting and unfortunately this is the second time that I have been a victim of this experience with MSIL products.



I have bought a new Esteem LXi model from ROHAN MOTORS, Sector-1, Noida in the month of January 2008 with registration no: UP 16 R 8216, Chassis No: MA3EMD81SOO490390 and since the time I had taken the car out of the showroom, it has been giving me pains and lot of problems. Within one month (approx) from the invoice date, the car started giving me starting problems and I had to push the car for long distances to approach for help. When contacted the ROHAN MOTORS service station in Noida, I was told that I might have left the head lights on in the night and that is why the battery had got discharged. The next day again I faced a similar situation and when again I contacted the same service station, after a lot of argument & complaints they were able to figure out that there was a problem with the car battery as two or three of the battery cells have died and then replaced the battery. Please refer to the dealer claim form enclosed with this letter dated January 30, 2008.



At the time of the second free service, I had complained of the mileage & about the problem I was facing with the central locking. The car was giving me a mileage of only 10-11 kmpl within city and 11.5 kmpl on highways & at times the central locking did not work and I had to manually open the car with the key and then the central locking would start working. At the time of the delivery when asked if the problems told have been inspected and solved, they said that they have sorted out the problem and now I will not face any such problems. But till date both the problems have not been solved and I am still getting a mileage of 11 kmpl and even the central locking facility fails to function at times.



On May 31, 2008 while visiting one of my relatives with my wife at 10 pm in the night, I got a shock seeing the temperature needle almost touching the “H” mark. When I pulled over and opened the bonut of the car, I realized that the radiator fan was not working and I again had to push the car for a minimum of 2 kms and ask for help. I also registered a complaint for the same at the 24-Hour Maruti On Road Service and a Service Engineer (Mobile: +91-[protected]) also visited me yesterday June 01, 2008 at 5:40 pm (as asked for) and he told me that I need to take the car to the workshop as there is a fault with the fan run time and he has done a temporary setup by connecting the fan directly. Today i.e. June 2, 2008 while on my way to office the Air Conditioner stopped working and also I faced problem of “Missing”. The entire journey to my office I had to drive without the AC and face the problem of “Missing” as if there was some dust in the fuel pipe or fuel injector as there were a lot of jerks experienced.



Frankly speaking I am totally disgusted and very unsatisfied with the overall experience I’ve had so far with the MSIL and its products. One thing is for sure that I would never ever suggest anybody to go for Maruti products and would also give them reasons for the same sharing my experiences so far. MSIL can either start working immediately on my complaints or sit over it and try to hide it from the industry and consumers like the way ROHAN MOTORS did. Probably losing one customer would not affect Maruti at all but then one (irate and very dissatisfied) customer is definitely what Maruti Suzuki India Limited has lost forever.