| Address: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
The unusual sound from the engine, as if there is no oil in the engine, happened four times during the past seven year period starting from Apr. 2006 to Jul 2013. The engine oil light goes off after starting, showing the oil pressure is ok, but when this noise does happen, it lasts for about a minute slowly subsiding to a normal engine sound. In the beginning it is really startling and scary, so I switched off the engine, opened the bonnet to see if there was a cat or something stuck in the belt. Re-started it, the noise was still there and when I left the engine idling, the level of noise came down slowly and to a normal level. As mentioned above, strangely it has happened only four times during the past seven years. My own diagnosis is that, some how the oil circulation is not proper, though the oil light is off, indicating that the oil pressure is fine. I have checked and discussed with the agent and many others, and no one could give a proper explanation. It is difficult to diagnose, as it does not happen frequently ! The only clue is that, it always happened in the morning when it was started from cold.
The second problem is the stickiness on the dash board. I am sure it is a manufacturing fault, and I have heard about it from other Getz owners also. the agent tried to solve it with some thinner and it has spoiled the looks !!