Chevrolet Spark (Velvet Sparky): 20,000+ Kms Review

[sethumurugan]

Given to the local mechanic (who i know from my M800 days) and asked him to check. He looked into and told me that the pressure of gas is not with standing and it is leaking. He said the coils might have got damaged due to the age of the car. And he said he will replace it and given estimation of Rs.6k to 7k.

He is giving guarantee that it will last for next 30k KMs.

 

[sethumurugan]

Wonderful!!!. Yesterday I got my sparky back and AC is super cool. Spend totally Rs.7500 and I think its work it. After long time my wife said "Pls switch off the AC it is very chill!!"

Great work.

 

[sethumurugan]

Some more wonderful moments..

 

[chevrolet]

Wonderful!!!. Yesterday I got my sparky back and AC is super cool. Spend totally Rs.7500 and I think its work it. After long time my wife said "Pls switch off the AC it is very chill!!"

Great work.

I refilled ac gas recently ,the car cooling has gone up, i think the gas given by chevrolet is not good.

 

[sethumurugan]

I refilled ac gas recently ,the car cooling has gone up, i think the gas given by chevrolet is not good.

I do not know the quality of the AC came with stock. I did this after 4 years only. Till date it was good. Suddenly this happens. the mechanic told that the coil would have weakened that could be the reason it did n't with stand the pressure and GAS could have leaked.

 

[chevrolet]

Which asc you service the car?

 

[sethumurugan]

Which asc you service the car?

I go either to Ekattuthangal or Ambatur (KLN motors). But this time for AC I went to the local Mechanic.

 

[sethumurugan]

Guys need your valuable comments.

Actually my sparky has some break issues. I gave it to service center. They said one disk has gone. So they need to change. in that case they can not change in one side. So it was decided to change both side disk and brakes. they said it will take two day.

Yesterday I took the car around 5.30pm where there was sunlight. after 6.30 I started from office to home. On the way, suddenly car got switched off. And then it did not started again. I called the service people (luckily the service center was very close where the car stopped). They came and tried to start the car by pushing it. it started. they said some problem with battery. I said its just 1.7 months old. Then they said it can be replaced. and I raised the doubt that what will happens if it stopped again when i am on the way. He sent me a guy with me for my assistance.

Worst part is, after that the car did n't even go for a KM again it came to off.

I told I can not take the car like this and asked them to fix it and they took it to the service center.

Now they are saying the there are some wiring problem/battary problem. How can i believe this?

Tell me one thing guys, I thought the battery will be used mainly while starting the car and then there wont be much use of it. Do you need battery for the engine to be running (apart from starting)

 

[nmm mithra]

Now they are saying the there are some wiring problem/battary problem. How can i believe this?

I think may be there are some electrical wires which had been loose fitted which makes the battery to malfunction. Since the battery is new.

Anyway check the battery with an ammeter if it fluctuates much then there is some problem in the battery. (Had this problem in my RE cl 350, first i thought it was due to electrical wires but atlast it was the new battery which was malfunctioning).

 

[Lucas]

I don't know what could be the problem with your sparky but it might be the battery. I had a similar experience with just 3 months old battery in my wagonR. The battery got discharged overnight twice without any reason. The battery dealer acknowledged and replaced the battery. Never faced the same issue again.

 

[incarnation]

Sethuji once you start the car the battery is definitely used for other purposes however there is something called alternator which converts the mechanical energy due to motion of the car into storable electric energy. that's how your battery gets charged once again. it might be wiring it might be a faulty alternator or it could also be carbon deposits on the battery or a loose connection of the battery there are various causes. one can know the cause only after closely inspecting the car. so a thorough inspection would help identify the cause. do keep us updated on what the fault was.

 

[sethumurugan]

Sethuji once you start the car the battery is definitely used for other purposes however there is something called alternator which converts the mechanical energy due to motion of the car into storable electric energy. that's how your battery gets charged once again. it might be wiring it might be a faulty alternator or it could also be carbon deposits on the battery or a loose connection of the battery there are various causes. one can know the cause only after closely inspecting the car. so a thorough inspection would help identify the cause. do keep us updated on what the fault was.

You are right. today I got a call from service center and they told me that all wirings are good. Problem could be only with Alternator. It was sent TVS for servicing. Have to wait for couple of more days.

 

[VISHNUCARCRAZY]

Check Sparkplugs also Mr.Sethumurugan.

 

[sethumurugan]

Check Sparkplugs also Mr.Sethumurugan.

Thanks. Hope they would have checked all. Assume the alternator is gone!! how much it would be to replace it? will it cover under insurance?

 

[incarnation]

An alternator should cost you anywhere between 3.5k-5.5k INR if its a TVS. i mean, i don't know the cost exactly for spark but for marutis it comes up to around 4k-4.2k INR. so the figure i have given is just a guesstimate. i don't think that this part will be covered under insurance. Insurance is only applied when there is a accidental damage not for part which has aged and died.