3 years only for all major parts.

https://www.proton.com/en/after-sales/our-warranty

Seems like the steering rack is an issue, WiLeKiyO had a similar experience

As yadea said, don't trust the meter. It can be off a lot at times.

Just use the KM travelled / Litres filled method - I'm in KL, about 1 hour of jam on most days (to and fro); 380KM = 34litres, which is 11.2 KM/L or 8.9 L/100KM - which kinda sucks, but can't do much with the traffic I go through, unless I get a Bezza/Axia lol.

I can get better FC on days with less traffic, but one thing I noticed during the school holidays was that my FC gave worse results because I accelerated a lot (~350KM = 34L). Last week, I reduced my acceleration during traffic (leaving large gap with the front car), and I got 400KM = 34L.

So, just be aware on that 0-30km/h acceleration - I feel it really takes petrol during that range.

Ok, thanks

https://www.proton.com/en/after-sales/our-warranty

The main components are just 3 years: see Specific Warranty > Point 2

City or town driving? City is like 100% traffic jams, which then I would recommend the Myvi or Saga (mainly for FC)

This post has been edited by Jescon: Feb 17 2020, 02:34 PM

The warranty is really misleading, I got suckered in as well. Now, I'm just worried about the steering rack, since there have been 2 cases reported here as far as I know. As for the CVT gearbox, changing the oil earlier at 30k km is better (source: mechanic who has been working with Punch CVTs for many years); default: 60k km). But honestly, maintenance for the Proton is much cheaper anyway.

Yeah, Perodua sales kinda lansi these days. When I went to inquire on the Myvi (back in May/June 2019), they kept repeating 100k sales for the Myvi with the "up to you la want or not" attitude. Happened at Honda also, when I went to inquire on the City.

If FC ain't a huge concern (some people see a difference of 2KM/L as significant), and the slight jerks during acceleration from 10-30km/h is not an issue (felt mainly in traffic jams), then the Iriz is really great car to have - especially in terms of safety + comfort.

That's my thoughts.

No longer servicing at Proton SC?

Anybody knows the reason why is there an option to turn ESC off?

This post has been edited by Jescon: Feb 21 2020, 02:43 PM

Better follow the "service date" for now, instead of "service mileage"

Next month my service date, even though still got few thousand km mileage left.

Kinda worried for warranty if I don't follow the date.

Any more details for the jerk? Need to know which Iriz model, and at what speed it jerks.

Yes, for the earlier models, there's 7 year warranty.

Quote Jiao2 Itchy:

"go SC and they can check for you in the system on your warranty status.. then ask them print it out..

anyway yes radiator is covered 5 years.
i also included the section that shows what is covered which list down very specifically what is covered and what is not..

next time if any of you got trouble claiming warranty can refer to my post above as well..

before you send outside for service, do check again on your warranty status. you can check the car registration date of your car. if its around July - September 2015, +- few months earlier or after that, should be under the 7 years extended warranty promo as well.."

First step is to ask them to print out the warranty status, I guess. From that black&white, should be able to dispute.

Not sure about the claim, that depends on the warranty status of the vehicle. E.g., 2019 model has only 3 years warranty for engine and gearbox.

Proton's service is synonymous with bad service. Thanks to that, whenever they carry out a bad service, people just say "biasa lah proton". Can't really give them a bad image, because the next option is Perodua which is 2x5. And there's no competition in the ~RM50k bracket.

Yes, CoSE, I know a few people in the past who went there for disputes. Hopefully, with Geely, they're more reasonable.

I pump/check every month ever since I changed to Michelins.

Usually almost no drop in pressure.

When I was using stock Silverstones, almost every two weeks pressure drop.

I changed from gen2 (2004) to Iriz 2019 1.6 Premium.


Good:

Performance wise, a big difference and reduce my weekly fuel consumption by RM10 (commute Seri Kembangan to and fro Ampang, also 2 times a week to PJ/Damansara pusing2). Ride and handling is still good, just more body roll when taking fast corners.

Much more comfortable seats, and much better noise insulation - but there's still stuff making noise in the interior space which you can DIY, and also the spoiler will come loose because they just use double-sided tape lol.

Bad:

Jerky CVT at low speeds.

Infotainment for premium sucks, especially with the new JOOX update, and there's no file manager if you plug-in your USB device. It just reads every MP3, who cares if you have folders.

Door handles have black stains coming down all the damn time - so, if you're not a regular car washer, it kinds sucks.

You may have certain isolated cases, like my sudden RPM drop when braking - to fix this, just turn on the aircond.

If you have long legs, prepare to take days to get a proper sitting position - the gen2 feels better in this regard.


My conclusion after driving the car for a year:

All in all, the car actually feels quite outdated, thanks to the old campro engine and Proton's crap tuning of the Punch CVT. I bought this car mainly for the price, and have much better performance and nvh than the Myvi.

Now with the tax discount, perhaps you could look around more before deciding.

If it's just dirt, it would be easily removed by soap and water. Weirdly, mine doesn't.

I have to use a little wax to remove it.

Weirdly it "bakes in" in one day. Morning rain, afternoon hot sun situations. I've been thinking it's a rubber seal around the Iriz door handles. Is the Iriz fitted with it?

Hmm, it seems they do have a rubber seal for the door handle.

I stated there gen2 (2004), which is not CPS. CPS was 2008, I think. I expected the Iriz (2019) to deliver more power, which it certainly did. The gen2 (2004) had severe lag issues. I read the older Iriz was as bad as well - I could barely find any good reviews of the Iriz (2014) without huge flaws. Note: (Engine + transmission+ drivetrain) x Tuning has to work well for it to deliver power efficiently to the wheels, engine is only a part of it.

I agree, Punch CVT is terrible - there's a reason why Honda shifted from clutch cvt to torque converter cvt. Even JATCO has it's fair share of reliability issues a few years back, but now I heard they're improving.


Helldriver, why are you surprised when other companies have taken big steps to improve the reliability of their cars, but Proton simply tunes old tech and hopes for the best?

This post has been edited by Jescon: Jun 11 2020, 09:13 AM

Solid? To each his own, I guess.

All I'm saying is Proton has to re-think the fundamentals if they want to be competitive in the coming years.

Yes, Proton Wira and Iswara is also going strong.

Maybe 170km/h

But I've went up to 160km/h no issue.