MG4 Undertray Gap - MG Fix inbound?

[Burgo]

I saw this on a FB forum - I know not whether it is true or not but have an appointment on 15 Jan for mine to be looked at and will check with the garage then.

 

[Matt x power]

I doubt the UK will get this as a recall

 

[jpk]

I doubt the UK will get this as a recall

Probably not but if it really bugs anyone it'd be easy to get a length of u shaped channel and make a straight one to just pick up on the outer holes only

 

[Lunarman]

Thanks @jpk very timely, mine going into the dealers Tuesday to be looked at I'll bring this post to their attention.

 

[Rip Van]

I saw this on a FB forum - I know not whether it is true or not but have an appointment on 15 Jan for mine to be looked at and will check with the garage then. View attachment 22711

That's encouraging. My car's going in for the second time for them to "attempt" to fix it, later this month. I'm tempted to phone to see if they know about this.

 

[AndyL61]

I doubt the UK will get this as a recall

Might not even get it at all. Looks like a "bush" fix as the Aussies would say.

 

[Ian Key]

Might not even get it at all. Looks like a "bush" fix as the Aussies would say.

Ah! A fix by Bruce Robinson, Heath's antipodean cousin

 

[siteguru]

I've just sent my dealer an email with this info.

 

[Corindikev]

Check out this thread. The bulletin is there but dealers don't seem to know about it. My car is booked in for the fix.

MG4 in Australia

 

[Lunarman]

I've just picked my car from the dealers for a Bluetooth problem and for the undertray bulge. I gave them the details of the fix when I left the car with them.
The out come is they have ordered a new under tray. The part for the fix is shown on their ordering system but is not available to order in the UK.
If the part comes as part of the new tray they will fit it as well. If not and it becomes available then they will order. At least they have accepted the problem and are committed to fixing it.

 

[jpk]

Can't resist being a cynic here but it shows how little respect mg DON'T have for the UK market. We've been reporting the issue for a year and fobbed off, Australia have had the mg4 for a few months to flag it up and have had the solution expedited

 

[tsedge]

Perhaps MG Australia are more effective than MG UK?

 

[jpk]

Perhaps MG Australia are more effective than MG UK?

Unfortunately that's the only other alternative which doesn't bode well for major warranty claims towards the end of the 7 year cover

 

[Ian Key]

Perhaps MG Australia are more effective than MG UK?

The Aussie's shout louder than us Brits plus they are nearer so can send the boys round

 

[tsedge]

It could also be that they decided to try this fix in Australia first.

 

[Corindikev]

I'll post a photo when the bracket has been installed on mine. Australia is a much smaller market with so far about 3500 MG4s on the road.

The fix would seem to be pretty inexpensive so good to install it on a few here than thousands in the UK.

Tech companies use a similar philosphy. When I lived in NZ & worked in the IT industry we often got the very latest high tech hardware and software products before they were released world wide. The market was tiny but users were very tech savvy so international release was often based on the success or failures there.

 

[JoeBlow]

Perhaps MG Australia are more effective than MG UK?

Isn't it because "MG Australia" is really "SAIC MOTOR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD" so we aren't dealing with a "middle man" but with the factory slightly more directly.

 

[MGw]

UK driver here - the undertray on my EV4 failed this morning whilst driving uphill at 70mph on the motorway. I've phoned three different MG offices and all of them say it might not be covered by warranty and that I have a 2 month wait for an appointment in any case to get it seen. I'm going to check if I have a dip/bulge and mention the MG Australia bulletin because it's a very real possibly that air entering the undertray has put too much downward pressure on the part and caused it to snap near the fixings which is also the thinnest part of the undertray.

 

[Rolfe]

It's a pity you didn't know that you had the warp before this happened, but there's plenty evidence that it's a reconised fault on these cars.

 

[MGw]

I'm actually more frustrated with the time I have to wait because the earliest appointment I could get (and have booked as I have little choice), is just over a month away.

I don't even mind paying to get it fixed and putting in a speculative warranty claim after the event but now I'm going to have to do some sort of gaffer tape job until next month when it's booked in to be seen. I've done over 13,000 miles since last May and it's been the same journey most days so in my mind there is no doubt that it should be fixed under warranty as I have absolutely not hit or run over anything which would have cause the type of failure I experienced.