[car home Long-term Test] Hello, everyone, the long-term test article of Hongqi HS5 has suddenly been updated! Surprise or surprise! I said in the article before that it will only be updated again when there is a problem with the vehicle. So what new tricks did the red flag HS5 "play" for us this time?
Friends who have been paying attention to the long-term test articles all know that the transmission shaft of our HS5 is shaking when the vehicle is driving at high speed, and they have long said that they want to replace it. Recently, they finally made time to replace the transmission shaft, and this time they also did the third maintenance, replacing the right front headlight assembly and the back seat.
On a sunny afternoon, we were about to go out to work. When we walked to the front of the car, we suddenly found that the turn signal strip of the headlights on the right front of the car was strobed and unlit. Although it did not affect driving, we could not let it pass.
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● Start with the third maintenance.
Ok, after reading the problems of this car, let’s see how the 4S shop solves them one by one, starting with the third maintenance! This maintenance is the third maintenance of this car. In this maintenance, not only the routine items such as replacing the oil filter and air conditioning filter, but also the spark plug were replaced.
After reading the maintenance bill, let’s take a look at the "claim" bill. We also replaced the left front wheel harness assembly, the transmission shaft assembly, the right front headlight assembly and the back seat back when we entered the factory. These items add up to a total value of 10,682.46 yuan, of which the most expensive is the headlight assembly with a price of 4,485 yuan. These items are also replaced free of charge, with free parts and no working hours.
I want to explain here that some people in the previous article questioned whether I used low-quality fuel to reduce the life of the spark plug. Here I tell you responsibly that this car has been refueling at Sinopec and has never been to those "brand-name" gas stations. As for the maintenance cost, the car is still within the free maintenance period, so the maintenance cost is still in 0 yuan.
In fact, I didn’t find the problem of the back of the chair, because as a work car, there are few people sitting in the back of this red flag HS5. The staff of the 4S shop told me that it is a common phenomenon that the rear seat is cracked, and many car owners have already replaced it, so I also need to replace it. Since it doesn’t cost money, of course I have to change it! After the replacement, the covering layer on the surface of the new chair back is "pressed" into the sewing thread, so the improvement reduces the probability of glue opening.
The problem of our HS5 transmission shaft has always existed, but it doesn’t affect driving too much, so it has been dragged on, and this time it finally took time to replace it. The transmission shaft is the main component to transmit power. If it has problems, the vehicle will produce jitter and noise. When the speed of our car is 120km/h, the jitter of the transmission shaft is the most obvious, and the driver can clearly feel it from the steering wheel, which affects the driving experience.
The 4S shop replaced a new drive shaft for our car. The new drive shaft optimized the workmanship at the joint, and both ends of the shaft were finely upgraded. After the replacement, it really stopped shaking and stabilized when driving at high speed, so those car owners who have the same problem as us quickly went to the 4S shop to replace it without spending money.
● Stable fuel consumption.
So far, this HS5 has traveled 30,000 kilometers in our hands. Because the driving route and working conditions are basically the same, the performance of fuel consumption level is very stable, and the fuel consumption performance of 10.4L/100km is normal.
● Summary:
This is the eleventh issue of this long-term test article. Several problems have been solved smoothly, and no money has been spent. However, the problems in headlights, rear seats and transmission shafts are really inappropriate. It is not easy to establish word of mouth, but it is very simple to fall down. Quality control management is a difficult but more important thing. Ok, that’s all for this update. If you have any questions about this car, you can come to my editor’s blog or Weibo. See you next time. (Text/map/photo by car home Fu Bo)