Oh much lower. Around 2000+ RPM only normally. Does this have a long term effect on the CVT?

Was there a recall for preve due to strong vibration?

After changing the gearbox. Now the car have a strong vibrating sensation when no throttle is applied

I saw a blog post saying that there was a recall but no further details available

No need to wait for recall. You can claim the faulty mounting at SC.

So, you don't do hard acceleration and only do high speed cruising up to 170km/h with your car. If that's the case, then it is only high speed cruising that may be one possibility that has led to the transmission problem of your car. Just a guess, as it can be due to other causes and not high speed cruising.

I am trying to pin-point the possible causes to the CVT giving problems, whether it is due to constant abuse (frequent hard acceleration at high RPMs), frequent high speed cruising >150km/h or something else, whether it is a mechanical fault or defect of the CVT. At any rate, I do feel that the CVT the Preve Turbo isn't too robust or reliable if subject to frequent (or maybe occasional) hard acceleration or high speed cruising at high RPMs. I may be proven wrong as other owners who frequently do hard acceleration or high speed cruising may not encounter any problems with the transmission of the car.

In the earlier days, I used to do hard acceleration on the car quite frequently with RPMs above 4,000. I am thinking this action may be one possible causes of the sound of the transmission getting louder by the months, and also the occasional loud "woo woo" sound after a bout of high speed cruising.

As for your question whether hard acceleration will have long-term effect on the CVT, I do think there will be, judging from the performance of the transmission just below 3 years. I have refrained from doing hard acceleration on the car since earlier this year due to the behavior of the CVT which seems to show that it isn't too resilient when being pushed hard.

I am curious to know if there are any Preve Turbo owners who often do frequent or occasional hard acceleration and high speed cruising on the car and did not experience any peculiar behavior with the CVT.

This post has been edited by SportyHandling: Aug 12 2015, 10:23 PM

My car is soon to be 2 years. Last few months, everyday without fail, I do full throttle accelerations. Nothing peculiar yet, but I do see the behavior that the first cool down, the RPM is high with loose feeling (because of higher RPM even at slow speed) upon first re-acceleration.

Thanks for the information. Full throttle acceleration, I am presuming you have stepped on the pedal all the way to the bottom with RPMs likely above 4000, perhaps close to 5000.

Everyday without fail? It looks like you are a lot wilder than me when it comes to doing hard acceleration.

inspira no problem...200km/h all the way shah alam-klia...

All the way to 5500 RPM. And aggressive downshifting using manual mode.

When I see the roads are empty, I just give it an "Italian tune-up". When traffic is there, I drive modestly, sometimes even with cruise control only.

hold 230kph from KL to Singapore in an hour 30mins, even manual gear box also fuckup

wahhh...perfectly calculated la speed and time...

can the fuel tank last?

59 liters, more than enough.
i still pump before entering singapore so i don't risk going low and requiring to pump in SGD

thanks for the advise

FYI, my car was sent in to SC for replacing the entire gearbox after just 17 000 KM on the odometer. My parents used the car instead of me so there was definitely no "italian job" kind of driving

It is shocking to see at the damansara mutiara workshop a few cars with about the same registration plate number timing being at there for the same purpose. Had a chat with the foreman and they all came in with the same problem that is premature gearbox failure

Only had the car for 1 year and 3 months and have to change a gearbox,this gotta be a personal best record for me. Personally after the 5 year warranty is over,i will dispose of this car since i am terribly concern about another round of gearbox failure

this is what happened to the gear oil

altough i was in thermal fluid course, i dont understand that...

it looks more like water than gear oil lol

ahhh....there's a term for that..

oil shearing...become cair...
gearbox still ok? good la redline...

Yes correct lol.

And ya gearbox still ok
Got uoa on video description (view it on youtube.com)

An update. I sent my car for servicing this morning and lodged a complaint on the transmission giving a weird and loud sound. Upon inspection, it was found that the entire gearbox needs to be replaced with a new one. I asked the service guy who checked my car on the possible causes of the damaged gearbox and he did not have a definitive answer. I guess it is a case of a defective or faulty gearbox.

I need to leave the car at the service centre for about 1 week and no replacement car is available at the moment. The spare part (gearbox) is currently not available at the service centre. They will need to submit a report before the gearbox is delivered to the service centre to have it fixed on the car and tested.

Idunnolol - despite your parents driving the car gently the gearbox still needed to be replaced at 17,000km, it looks like driving style and pattern (as in hard driving/acceleration) may not be the primary factor in contributing to the damaged gearbox. It may be more to the quality of the gearbox that has affected the earlier batches of the car. Not too sure if the later Preve models year 2014 upwards with the improved gearbox are affected.

This post has been edited by SportyHandling: Aug 13 2015, 02:25 PM

Which service centre you sent to? It took about 2 weeks to replace my gearbox. They have to test everything 1 by 1 at the sc before proton send the new gearbox to them

My car was made in January 2014 so definitely the 2014 batch is still having issues