hi guys!

just want to share story wat happened to my 2 year old car (viva 1.0 SX MT...mileage 55500 km). i went to the service centre abt 2 months back for servicing and at the same time it was due time for the tyres to be rotated (im using the MyVi tyre size).

after the servicing i felt that ride wasn't as smooth as before (the steering vibrates once it reaches 100) and i felt that the rear tyre (on the driver side) 'lari'. i asked my brother, he told me to go for balancing and allignment. i did that and i went for a drive with the tyre shop guy...he drove to 100 to prove to me that the problem has been solve i.e. steering no more vibrate. however the problem of the 'tayar lari' was still there and on our way back...the so call incident occur but the tyre shop guy couldn't explain to me what had just happened.

so i thot problem solved...meaning can still drive the car. so i've been driving here there (countless times of driving up n down mlk-kl-mlk, mlk-jb-mlk)....i still felt that the steering still vibrates and the 'tayar lari' incident still occurs whenever my car passes those lines that slows down the car once you approach the tol booth...but i ignored those signs.

last 2 weeks, i was on my way to perak (with full load of 4 ppl)...the "tayar lari" incident was so obvious that it can be felt among the back seat passengers. my mum told me to get the car checked next time wen i come back home to jb. so i drove back to jb with that problem still occuring but i choose to ignore it.

Once i reached home on friday morning, i sent my car to the tyre shop nearby my house. i told the tyre shop guy my problem and he drove my car around the area. he told me that it might be the absorber. so he checked underneath the rear tyre area and told me that "absorber sudah pecah, minyak dah masuk" ...watever that meant....all i knew that i had to spend some money on my car ....it cost me RM 190 to change the rear absorber... ....well anything for my safety on the road

Now, i am so careful to avoid potholes on the roads and those uneven roads....at least that's wat my brother told me to do lah to avoid such problems in the future. My question is this:

1) is it normal for ppl to change absorbers?
2) does it get worn out?
3) is it a wear and tear car accessories?
4) wat causes absorbers to pecah?
5) are there ways to avoid such problems?

i decided to post my experience so that i can share with those car illiterate owners like me. hope you guys can shed a light on my experience.

thanks

i guess i have to change the tyres lah to viva size. Myvi tyres are much wider than viva tyres, rite? anyway i welcome any suggestions but thanks again to your suggestion cheeann.

btw im a she not a he yea

RM 190 is for a pair of the rear absorber. im not sure if the price is the same or different than the front absorber. u're not the only one who's heavy....im also heavy the driver side does look lowered than the passenger side....im not sure whether it is caused by the load or the absorber lah.

i think the number of passengers is not a problem lah...if the passengers are all small built...it won't be of a problem. medium to big built better to only allow 3 ppl in a car inclusive the driver lah. that's y i figured to share the problem here in the forum so we can exchange ideas n views

haiya me very heavy lorrr.....80+++ kgs don't knowlah how many cm between the gap don't bother measuring the gap. watever it is....i think better ask someone with the knowledge to check ya . rite now so scared to even drive over potholes and uneven roads...

i think u have to install the air con filter ...(other forum members kindly correct me if im wrong) about the MyVi stock rims well....i've changed my car rims to that of MyVi...caused my rear absorber to rosak within less than 2 years of usage . somebody (i think it was cheeann) wrote in the forum that maybe the oversize tyres caused my rear absorber to pecah i had to pay RM 190 for a pair of my rear absorber ...just sharing my experience here...

i think it cost me around RM 70-90 for the filter itself and another RM 10-20 for the filter holder or something ...if i'm not mistaken lah. need to check the service receipt...

This post has been edited by furryfeline: Jul 14 2009, 08:58 AM

it happens to me as well....i was thinking to change the radio to something which has the AUX input but waiting for money to drop from the sky lor but then again just use with what i have for now...i just switch it off for a few minutes and the switch it on back again

can be replaced ka? i didn't know that. i thot it wasn't in the waranty. but then again maybe finish warranty since my car is already 2 yrs old already.