12-17-2013, 01:19 AM | #1 |
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Close call...
Well, I am fuming. Not at BMW, but at my detailer who applied the Opticoat on Thursday last week.
Why? I've now done 500km and all has been good, except when I left the car park at 11:30 today, to visit a vendor. When I was on the freeway, I noticed a buffeting, flapping noise whenever I backed off the accelerator. Very quiet to begin with, but it gradually got louder. I described it to the dealer as it sounding like a helicopter taking off from the back seat. I thought it sounded like the exhaust flapping whenever I backed off, or something. Took a colleague for a drive, went to my next stop around the corner and then rang the dealer. They were very helpful, we discussed and he got a service guy to call me, which he did. We discussed and agreed that as there were no faults showing, it was safe to drive to them for them to check out. Long story short, as I left the place to do that, I decided (for some reason, that I can't put a finger on) to stop and check the wheel nuts. Yup. One nut missing off left hand rear wheel and the security nut was loose to the fingers. The detailer had removed and reinstalled all four wheels as part of the Opticoat process on the alloys. It would appear that he! or one of his two young guys,didn't do them up properly afterwards. Not. Happy. Jan. Currently waiting for Roadside Assist to come and tighten up the nuts, check the others and and then I will go to the dealer for a health check on the wheel and the hub, as discussed with them. Let this be a lesson to you all...
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12-17-2013, 03:35 AM | #2 |
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So, the interim news is that 1 of the 5 nuts was totally missing, 2 of the remaining 4 were finger loose and the other was half a turn off being the proper tightness.
Needless to say, the detailer is aghast and terribly apologetic. I am going to the dealer tomorrow, after most recent discussions, to get them to replace the missing wheel nut, but only after checking, thoroughly, the wheel and the hub for any damage. I guess they need to check the brake calipers and pads too? I'm still fuming thinking about what could have happened whilst driving over 450km since Thu with loose wheel nuts. The other 3 wheels were fine.
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Shivers were going down my spine when I was reading your story, Simon.
Actually I think I threw up a little in my mouth. Let's hope for no more drama.
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12-17-2013, 05:47 AM | #8 |
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He knows how pissed I am. Everyone makes mistakes, it's how they handle them that counts.
If the worst that comes out of this is a replacement wheelnut, we're lucky. We'll see what the report is tomorrow.
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Lucky you find out the issue quickly. Glad everything is still fine now. Since we used the same detailer on the same day, i've just check my car as well. Will definitely go to a tyre shop to get them all tighten again properly.
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