Respected madam/ sir,
1. i, am a proud owner of grand i10 asta (o) crdi car, bought in feb 2014, reg no ka22 z2385 and a loyal hyundai customer since many years now. i would like to bring to your notice the injustice meted out to me by one of your service centers at mumbai, with following name and address details: “modi hyundai, chunabhatti, vama complex, jogani industrial estate, v. n. purav marg, sion-chunabhatti (e), mumbai - 400 022; phone:[protected] / 78; [protected] / 02; email: cram. [protected]@modihyundai.com/ crm. [protected]@modihyundai.com”
2. brief summary of the incident:
While i was driving my grand i10 asta (o) crdi car to work on 22 oct 16 at about 0530 hrs, i encountered a wrong sided biker coming onto me at full speed near colaba causeway/ sassoon dock area and to avoid collision, i veered left, hitting a curb and damaging the underside of my car.
I immediately felt it would have done some underbody-damage and stopped the car to check the underside as grand i10 car's ground clearance is low. i could see dark engine oil dripping and since i was in a hurry to report on duty, i took a cab back to my home, gave the car keys and car related essential documents to my wife, asking her to contact modi hyundai service, chunabhatti, mumbai (since a previous relative's car was repaired there) and proceeded to work.
Meanwhile the modi hyundai workshop supervisor had sent a tow van and taken the vehicle to their workshop for damage assessment and further processing. on returning from work, my wife confirmed the above details and showed me a picture she had clicked of the vehicle being towed (picture attached for your perusal).
3. day 2, 23 oct 16, i went to do the paper work and was expecting the insurance surveyor to be present but i was sent back saying surveyor will come on his own and the modi hyundai people will contact us when the survey is done.
Day 3, 24 oct 16 no communication from them or us.
Day 4, 25 oct 16, while i was away on work, my wife was called up by service centre and told that damage survey was done by l&t insurance surveyor and that there was engine damage involved, which wouldn't be covered by insurance. i was out of station and returned home on 28 oct 16.
Day 5, 6, 7 - no further communication from us or them.
Day 8, 29 oct 16, upon going to workshop i found that the engine was removed and floor supervisor told me that engine overhaul is to be done at a cost of rs 40-50 thousand which should be borne by me as insurance will not cover it.
4. i immediately demanded to speak to l&t insurance surveyor as to know what his assessment was, reluctantly they provided me the surveyor's number who told me that he had done external damage assessment only and that engine problem was not told by modi hyundai workshop to the l&t insurance surveyor. i was initially worried about what was happening and requested the surveyor to come over and do a reassessment in my presence, which he declined saying he is proceeding on leave being diwali.
5. i asked the reason for engine damage as i had promptly stopped and parked the car with engine shut off immediately after the impact and was sure that engine had not seized while i was with the car. then i asked him about the towing process followed and showed him the picture that my wife had taken to which he had no explanation.
Today, as i write this, the service centre isn't responding my calls properly and saying that surveyor will come after one week to reassess the damage and my car will be kept there itself, some of the other parts have been ordered and yet to arrive it seems, which i think is a load of lies.
I have attached the insurance, towing pic (a bit unclear, taken incidentally and just by chance by my wife) and damage pictures given by modi hyundai workshop for your perusal.
This has turned out to be a very bad experience with hyundai because of modi hyundai workshop. i plead to you to kindly look into this matter and provide quick solution to this issue.
Regards,
Anup h
Surgeon lieutenant commander
Indian navy