100-day road trip tops Perodua story contest
The ‘What’s Your Perodua Story?’ project has attracted nearly 2,500 entries thus far, and a group of 20 storytellers were gathered recently at Perodua’s HQ in Sungai Choh to share their most memorable Perodua experiences with the company’s senior and top management.
The most outstanding tale among the 20 came from Mr Tew Ngee Hoo from Selangor, who took his Myvi on a 100-day trip around the country covering some 8,000km in the process. As an added twist to the task, Tew made it a point to avoid all tolled roads to better enjoy the Malaysian experience.
“We started off on our road trip with my Myvi; from Selangor down to Johor Bahru then up to the East Coast – all the way to Kota Bharu and from there through the “elephant highway” to Perlis then back home to Selangor,” he said in his story.
“Throughout the 100-day trip, we did not even go on any highway nor pay a single toll as we stuck to the country side and paid visits to local villages. We faced some difficult roads but we managed well with my Myvi,” Tew recollects.
Perodua Managing Director Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh said that Perodua is also extending this project to a longer period to facilitate as many entries as possible.
For those who are interested to participate and share their story, log in to www.peroduastory.com.my.
only pros but no cons ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perodua_Alza
== Quality Issues ==
After its initial release, the Alza received many negative comments from its own newly found owners about its built-up quality and workmanship. The complaints posted included: brake pads releasing too much brake dust when used; faulty disc brakes; poor sound insulation at speeds over 70 km/h; petrol fumes detected after filling at the station; inadequate roof insulation, especially on rainy days; broken door levers; unusual sounds coming from the air-conditioning system; unusual heat build-up at the rear right seat, steering rack vibration and noises on uneven roads and water coming in through the front headlamps. Extreme and uneven paint works causes the exterior to scratched and chipped easily. Uneven rustproofing has also been reported.[6][7]
There are also recent complains of certain models that came with faulty gearboxes, especially prevalent on automatic transmissions. Symptoms include sudden strong vibration upon engaging reverse gear, and the slight delay in changing gears. Other symptoms includes a hard-to-reproduced soft tapping noise on the engine compartment, and a slight engine over-revving upon gear change from 3rd to 4th gear.[6]
Up until early 2012, Perodua had not issue any recalls of the Alza, which should be done in light of so many quality and safety issues with this car[neutrality is disputed]. However Perodua’s failure to issue a recall might have something to do with the company not being able to survive a recall at such magnitude[neutrality is disputed].
In May 2012, Perodua issued a recall order for both the Alza and its popular first generation pre-facelifted hatchback MyVi for an extension of an air-conditioning pipe that previously could cause rust on the steering rack. This recall over a minor defect had many owners speculating that there was an attempted cover up of a larger issue of rusty steering rack which plagued the Alza since it was introduced in late 2009.