Hi, I am owning a Persona SE Blue Haze.

Amras of Nargothrond - Persona SE Blue Haze

I am going to do the Final Service 10K with Proton Edar Service Centre.

I am now facing an annoying metal clank noise from the front wheel when turning Right or Left (especially turn Right) on uneven road, and I asked the SC near the Taman Tasik Selatan, and they told me probably caused by the Power Steering hose. Is that true? Anyhow, even they knew, they still didn't fix it for me in my first 2 service, because they said need to send the car during week days (Why only can be fixed during week days and not weekend Sartuday). I am planning to take my car to Damansara SC, anyone service there before, nice service?

I believe this is a common problem, as I met with another Persona SE owner at work shop nearby Jalan Chan Sow Lin junction, he also had the same problem.

Anyone face this problem? If yes, kindly please tell me which SC in KL able to solve this, I am kind of frustrated to hear the noise when turning right on uneven road, some more this is a new car with only 7 months... but is like old car with 10 years plus ages...

S.O.S

If there are any expert out there can fix this problem, kindly please let me know....

Beside this, anyone in here can recommended a work shop to install R3 body kit? I am so sad because of the stupid Times Square car park, the rod unable to notice in between of the road when come up from the Level 4, and I accidentally hit on that, and caused my front rear bumper spoiled... now think of to install the R3 body kits, any body can recommend me a good R3 installation work shop?

Regarding the Persona pick up performance, my friend told me to change the exhaust pipe from 4-1 to 4-2-1, will that affect the FC and better pick up? He did told me to change the cam pulley to a lighter one, is that recommended because this will need to modify the engine....

Guys please help here, i have tons of question of my Persona SE, but above are the most wanted to know question, please help!!!

Without those problems, I still feel Persona is a good and worth car to buy, if only the proton edar SC can be more professional.

Anyone can help me on the issue as I mentioned above?

Yeah, that is what I get from my research through web, some said the rubber will melt, but they should figure how to solve, not us. By the way, I heard they use other high quality insulation rubber might not melt, is that true? I saw here also got promote the insulation mat.

My friend just got his Persona SE last month, and he told me his SE don't have the metal clank noise when turning left or right, I thought Proton already fixed the problem.

Any good SC center can recommend? I am going to take one day off to bring my car to the SC and ask them fix for me again, else do you think we can rebate from Proton?! They should figure out a solution for this problem and call all the SE who has the problem to fix, not sitting there quietly and let us live with the noise, is very embarrassing when my family or friends sit on my car and this noise occurred, also will affect the Proton reputation lar...

Haiz.... no one out there fixed the problem?!

I did asked the SC, they said mostly complaint when you turned right, the metal clank sound will be more obvious than you turning left, and I also experienced the same, and the sound obviously came from right hand side. Of course if you turn your car with a very slow speed (e.g 10km/h) on uneven road, there will not have any metal clank sound.

Since you mentioned drive shaft or steering rack, did you fixed the problem or you have friend that got the problem fixed?

I really hope to see more Persona owner post here if anyone of you have solve the problem, since this is a common problem, I believe everybody also hope this can be solved as soon as possible.

This post has been edited by Amras of Nargothrond: Aug 18 2009, 02:53 PM

Then should be the same problem as common Persona owner has. If you are from KL, go to the small road near the Jalan Imbi Pasar, there is a 90 degree corner turn at the football court before the pasar, the road is very uneven, and you sure can produce the blardy clanking noise even you drive at very low speed. Trust me, go and try if you are from KL.

Yes, I drive car more than 10 years, and this is unacceptable, before I take to the SC, the sound is already there, and I thought they can fix it, but then they just tighten up my car base, unless tighten the screw will spoil the car, then nothing I can say.

The thing is this kind of thing didn't happen on my previous WIRA, Persona should be improved and better than WIRA, and then this noise coming across, and I already tahan for 7 months, but the noise still there, and now is almost time for my third service, and hopefully can get this problem fixed, else will haunted me for how many years... This car is long term used, not short tem... unless I'll get rich suddenly.

To be honest, even you turn on the radio loud, you still can hear the noise, can't imagine ler.

Ya, have to agree to you, but this have to be solved... too annoying... somemore is already 7 months since I bought, they still can't figure out with a solid solution, until now I am going to change my front rear bumper and think of going for R3, if any Persona owner here changed already, please intro me which workshop is the best.

And also hopefully to get from all Persona owner here how to improve your Persona performance. I heard by changing the cam pulley and also the 4-2-1 exhaust pipe will help to improve Persona pickup power. And also another thing is reset the ECU, is that necessarily? If yes, I am going to ask the SC to reset for me on my last service with them.

This post has been edited by Amras of Nargothrond: Aug 18 2009, 04:14 PM

Yeah, I was planning to change to 4-2-1 exhaust pipe only, but my friend change the entire exhaust until the end with a loud sound exhaust which I dun like, too noisy.

Yeah, mine is Auto, but by changing the cam pulley will it affect my engine or any side affect?

ok, how to do the setting in ECU? Any guidance?

Oh, so which mean if I change cam pulley, I no need to change the exhaust pipe to 4-2-1. Erm... will check on that. Thanks for the advice.

Alex, did you add any strut bar for your Persona?

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Added on August 19, 2009, 1:14 pmRegarding to the lower arm problem, I also faced it, and also tighten during my first service. I think your case should be same as mind, but dunno why you turn left only hear the noise, I turn right is the most obvious, and is obviously come from right hand side....

So unlucky to get this car... A lot of thing happened after that too...

Now my front bumper spoil, think of changing to R3, any advise?

This post has been edited by Amras of Nargothrond: Aug 19 2009, 01:14 PM

Alex, I also interest in Performance, but now the problem is my bumper is like hanging there dunno when will drop off, so think of want to change, if change, don't want to change back to original one, so need to find a workshop that have good reputation in doing car exterior stuff.

Talk about Performance, what have you change for your Persona until now? Share your experience.