| Address: Gurgaon, Haryana |
I
had purchased one Mahindra Thar CRDE on 22.12.2012 from Supreme Mobiles Ltd.,
Bhiwani, Haryana, bearing Serial No. C2L94494, Engine No. BUC4L36600 and
chassis no. MA1SL4BUNC2L94494, which was later registered as HR-15-B-4224.
I want to state that
ever since the said vehicle was purchased, there were numerous problems which
the said vehicle exhibited. It was shocking for me to see that within 10 days
from the purchase of the said vehicle, the accelerator pedal of the said
vehicle had broken. The said vehicle was immediately taken to Sterling Motors,
Gurgaon, where the said pedal was replaced and I had to wait for about three
days for the same, only after undergoing much harassment, torture, humiliation
and embarrassment. There was no plausible explanation provided to me either by
the service engineer or any other person as to why the said pedal had broken
all of a sudden.
Thereafter,
the said vehicle has only been a cause of constant mental pain for me, as it
started showing multiple problems one after the other. After a few days, the
entire wiper assembly malfunctioned and as a result thereof, the wipers stopped
functioning completely. The entire assembly had to be replaced at Sterling
Motors, Gurgaon. Thereafter, the vehicle was unable to be put into 4X4 gear
(low) and the lever for the said 4X4 gear got jammed beyond a certain point.
The same had to be repaired again at Sterling Motors, Gurgaon. After a few
days, the RPM needle of the cluster meter of the said vehicle started
flickering irregularly. The said vehicle had to be again taken for repairs at
Sterling Motors, Gurgaon and the said vehicle was returned to me with the
assurance that the said defect stood duly rectified. However, the said vehicle
had to be taken to Sterling Motors Gurgaon again for the same defect within a
few days. This time, the entire cluster meter of the said vehicle was replaced.
After a few days, the combination switch of the said vehicle started showing
malfunctioning signals, as the indicator lever would not return to its normal position
even after negotiating the turn completely, the steering having returned to its
normal position and other such glitches. The said vehicle was again taken to
Sterling Motors, Gurgaon, for the said problem, where the entire combination
switch was replaced. After a few days, there emerged a new problem with the
alternator of the said vehicle and the said part was emitting some strange
noise. The said vehicle was again taken to Sterling Motors, Gurgaon, where the
alternator was repaired. Thereafter, there emerged yet another problem with the
self of the said vehicle, as there was a strange noise from the self whenever
the engine was started. The said vehicle was again taken to Sterling Motors,
Gurgaon, where the self was repaired. Thereafter, the air-conditioning of the
said vehicle stopped working completely and the said fact was disclosed to
Laxmi Switchgear, Panchkula, where the said vehicle was serviced last and this
problem was duly reduced in writing in the job card. However, the same was not
rectified when the vehicle was handed back to me.
Within about a month or
so from the date of servicing of the said vehicle, on 07.02.2015 at about 4 pm,
I was travelling in the said vehicle within Gurgaon with a friend, one Mr.
Rahul. All of a sudden, there was some strange noise that started emitting from
the engine. I was driving the said vehicle at that time, pulled over and opened
the bonnet. We were trying to observe and actually figure out from where the
noise was coming, when suddenly, there was a massive blast in the engine of the
said vehicle and a huge ball of fire erupted from the engine. It blew off the
bonnet from the most strongest of joints.
The noise was such as if a bomb had exploded, as people as far as a
kilometre away came running to inspect whether a blast had occurred. The impact
of the blast was such that the windshield of the said car cracked and the dash
board caught fire. The documents kept inside the dash board were burnt, some
partially and some fully, on account of the said blast. The engine of the said
car including majority of parts such as radiator and other assemblies were
engulfed in the said blast, thereby rendering the entire engine and the parts
to mere pieces/shreds of iron. As a result of the said blast, the said Rahul,
who was accompanying me, suffered massive and serious injuries on his left hand
and other body parts and had to be hospitalised immediately. I was standing
next to the said Rahul at the time of blast, only suffered minor injuries on my
arms and hand. I was discharged from a private hospital after first aid
treatment. I believe that it is only a
miracle which saved me, else my injuries could have been worse than the
suffered by the said Rahul. Thereafter, the said vehicle had to be towed away
to Sterling Motors, Gurgaon and is lying there since then. I am not interested
in getting the same repaired any longer, for it remains to be a defective
vehicle.
Please
note that although you sell the said vehicle advertising the same to be a
complete off-roader, the problems listed above were encountered by me when I
had not used the said vehicle for off-roading or any other rough usage at all.
Also, after purchasing the said vehicle, the same was regularly serviced at
Mahindra’s authorised service centre, i.e. Sterling Motors, Gurgaon. The last
servicing of the said vehicle, however, was carried out at Laxmi Switchgears
Pvt. Ltd., Panchkula, Haryana, also an authorised service centre of Mahindra
vehicles.
It
is thus clear that you sold a vehicle, which not only had inherent
manufacturing defects beyond repairs but was also a ticking time bomb. Problems
stated above were only rectified for a limited period or were not rectified at
all, which was nothing but an attempt on the part of your executives to get the
warranty period of the said vehicle expired, an act which in itself speaks of
gross deficiency in service in addition to adopting unfair trade practices.
Please note your acts and omissions amount to offences of cheating and fraud as
defined under the Indian Law.
Be
that as it may be, I am neither interested in getting the said vehicle repaired
any more nor retaining the same, since it would amount to replacing the entire
engine and the related assemblies and if such a thing is carried out, there
would remain nothing in the said vehicle which was sold to the me, since
majority of important parts have already been replaced in the said vehicle as
stated above.
Had
I known about the defects in such abundance in the said vehicle, I would have
never brought the same. I do not want to retain such a defective and explosive
car and want an entire refund of the amount that I had spent on the said car
along with interest and other charges.
Harish
Note that i'm driving since last 12 years and no need to getting preaches about driving from these anant cars.
I did managed to get the number senior sales manger bijay singh[protected] and talk to him, he redirected me to senior service manager senthil[protected]. This service manager was not at all available. I did send him the message but no reply.
I don't understand why these anant cars do sales when they can't give proper service.
I request all the folks not to enter into anant cars show rooms for any buying.
They are all 3rd class.
Thanking you
Ravikumar
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