Indeed the stock sound system of the Preve is terrible, the worst I've experienced so far with a flat sound and tinny bass. The obsolete Proton Waja's sound system is better than the Preve.

Sounds quite serious. Maybe you should visit the service centre soon to have it fixed. The battery on my car is almost 3 years old (2 years 10 months) but may kaput anytime now. Still, it doesn't take 10 to 20 seconds to start the car. Just a slightly weak sound when the engine is starting but it's usually 1-2 seconds when you push the start button before the engine is running.

The only problem on my car which is also the Preve Turbo is when slowing down the car after high speed cruising, there will be a loud "woo woo" sound from the engine. It comes up occasionally and not everytime, but when the sound comes up you would know that something is wrong somewhere. Will bring this up during the upcoming service appointment.

Sounds like the newer Preve may have more quality issues now compared to the older 2012/2013 Preve models? I have only rattling sound from the back seat of the car in which after few attempts of pulling down the seat and pushing it back again, the sound was gone. If it comes back again, I just repeat the same exercise. The sound at the back seat may be just a case of the seat not locked securely and the rattling sound comes up due to knocks and vibration when the car is in motion.

As for the rattling sound from front passenger door, if the source can be detected usually it can be resolved. Maybe some wires or other stuff hitting against the metal door panel. Just require a small adjustment.

Left side speaker louder than right side or other speakers or HU micro sim slot cannot detect sim card, this is more to electronic problem. Maybe the thing is faulty. Just claim under warranty and have the old HU replaced to a new unit.

Seems like the petrol in the tank of your car is going dry? Maybe that was the reason of the problem?

A bit curious on the claimed vibration of the car. Maybe your car has hit a very high mileage at almost 80,000km now, and that may explain that the engine mountings are worn and need replacement.

The mileage on my car is now at around 32,000km and there is no vibration issue. Only the (loud) droning sound from the CVT during acceleration that I experience with the car but I have learnt to live with that.

So the mounting shelf life is approximately 30,000km. That is quite bad. Will monitor the situation when something peculiar pops up.

Your gearbox is replaced at 12,000km? What happened? The most serious thing that happened on my car is the plastic piece on the gear knob fell off. Touch wood nothing serious yet. I am quite worried about the reliability of the CVT as I often do hard acceleration on the car as I mostly drive alone to work. So far it is only the loud noise and most recently, a VERY LOUD "woo woo" sound occasionally when the car's speed slowed down considerably after a high speed cruising session. Somehow these are early signs that the car may not be too reliable. I have yet to get the car to the service centre for checking as it is only the unpleasant sound which only comes up occasionally.

I am actually thinking on the next replacement car for this Preve Turbo as I don't intend to keep it long either. Similarly after it touches 5 years old. It may be a good car at its price point of 65k-70k but the quality and reliability I am having doubts.

Still, the Japanese is most reliable despite their "overpriced" value and lower performance not only when compared to Proton but also the costlier continental cars.

Okay thanks. Will monitor the situation. Car is stationary after a cold start. Ok I'll take note.

No problem with disagreement. If I don't experience vibration in the car, there is no reason to complain, or to demand for a change in engine mounting. Only when I detect a problem then I'll bring it up at the service centre. But I will take note on your comment and bring up on vibration.

I only have issues with the CVT during acceleration as it is currently unrefined and loud. Not too sure it is vibration-related. Will certainly put in a lot of complaint during my next service which is due in 1-2 months time.

This post has been edited by SportyHandling: Jun 25 2015, 12:15 PM

Thanks for the info.

Looks like you are getting free flow of wine with Proton, in this case free flow of spare parts from the PJ service centre. Good to know.

You guys need to press the START/STOP button of the car 3 times to start the car? I thought it is only 2 times? Sometimes when I"m in a rush I only pressed the button only once and the car will start.

Okay noted. I would advise that you send your car to the service centre for checking since your car is only 2 months old and there is a slight delay in starting the car. My car is almost 3 years old now little issues with starting the car. Started the car by pressing the button 2 times 90% of the time, pressing the button 1 time 10% of the time.

Okay thanks. Didn't realise this is the "proper" method of starting the car.

By the way, talking about battery life, my car will be 3 years old by next month, and I am still on the original battery. How long does the stock battery in the Preve Turbo usually last?

Can you describe what are the symptoms of "gear slipping". Do you often drive your car hard?

FWIW almost 3 years of ownership with the car I believe this Preve Turbo's CVT is not very suitable to be driven hard. Occasionally yes, but not frequently. Not too sure about others but in my experience the CVT will show some anomalies and act weird if it is subject to frequent hard acceleration. Some signs are the CVT showing louder sound even when you drive slow, weird whining/louder sound and a slightly jerky drive.

I still drive the car with frequent burst of acceleration everyday, but not as hard as before. I'm worried about the reliability of the CVT which doesn't seem too robust from the way it is acting now.

This post has been edited by SportyHandling: Jul 7 2015, 09:42 PM

The loud whining at low rev. Maybe it is the same symptom I am experiencing, but in my case it comes up very rarely. Is the loud sound ABNORMALLY LOUD as in an extraneous sound, or it is just louder than usual.

And also, how often does the loud some comes up? Does it happen every time when your parents step on the pedal, or it happens on and off, occasionally?

Yes, the sound from the CVT is getting louder by the months, even if you drive it slow and gently. Not too sure if driving patterns will contribute to this anomaly as I usually do hard acceleration with the car everyday. I am not sure if those who drive their cars gently without doing any hard acceleration will experience the same phenomenon with the louder CVT. So far few owners reported zero problems with their Preve Turbo.

Having said that, I have occasionally done some quick darts with my previous car of 5 years, the Nissan Sylphy (acceleration in sports mode with RPMs climbing high) and the transmission of the Sylphy also a CVT performs flawlessly and stays quiet throughout the ownership period. Somehow the CVT of the Preve Turbo is lower quality than that of the Nissan in showing signs of reduced robustness and reliability with the erratic/abnormal loud sound.

Apart from the louder sound of the CVT (during normal drive), the acceleration is also not as smooth and slightly jerky in heavy traffic.

As for the warranty period, I was informed that the warranty is 5 years instead of 3 years the last time i inquired earlier this year. I was surprised as Proton might have changed the regulations. When I bought my car I was told that the warranty is 3 years. Only lately they advised that the warranty is 5 years.

Does Proton specify 3 months for the 5,000km service? FWIW it is usually 6 months for either 5,000km or 10,000km service whichever comes first.

You can have your car checked at the service centre when your car is due for the next service. My car is 2 years 11 months old and no issues with starting the car. The scheduled maintenance for my car is 10,000km, usually 6-7 months interval.

No such observation on my Preve Turbo.