Parasitic drain on 12V battery

[JohnV6]

Join the club. Mine is being replaced on the 30th

 

[Lovemyev]

Common pattern forming here me thinks .
Sounds like they have had a bad batch of faulty T boxes to me !.
Which does confirm that even new cars can have parts failures then .

 

[T1 Terry]

When a parts buyer doesn't read the fine print on the great price they managed to source a required item ..... small details like QC 1/1000 rather than 1/100. If 1 unit is tested in every batch of 1000 and it comes up to be within spec, that is taking quite a gamble that the other 999 are also be within spec .... check 10 units out of each batch of 1,000 and they all meet specs, there is fair level of confidence that batch will be mostly good

T1 Terry

 

[Joningy]

And here it is...!

MG Technical have decided the car needs the T-Box replacing!

My S5 is currently in for investigation, nothing yet heard after 3 days!

 

[emmrecs]

My S5 is currently in for investigation, nothing yet heard after 3 days!

Don't panic; it took more than a week of diagnostics for MG to finally admit the need to make this change!

 

[NickHeynes]

I'm collecting my New MGS5 in a couple of weeks should I ask my dealer about this?
What is a T box ?

 

[JohnV6]

It handle the connectivity to the web etc. When it fails the SOS call fails as does thesat nav, mg app etc

 

[Lovemyev]

My S5 is currently in for investigation, nothing yet heard after 3 days!

This is normal for MG at least.
It’s a long winded process.
They have to be authorised by MG CS to carry out their investigations, or they run the risk of not getting paid for the time.
If they need help in diagnosing the issue, they have to raise a ticket and then upload there findings of the tests they have been authorised to make.
Then wait for a responce and further instructions.
If the car needs any parts ordering, it has to be granted by them.
All this back wards and forwards takes time unfortunately and this is what makes the process so frustrating for both the dealer and especially the customer.
This way MG are in total control of the costs of any labour and parts.
It’s a similar system with other manufacturers, but the time taken is much slicker.
Of course wait times on spare parts can be lengthy, IF they are not held in the U.K. and therefore require shipping from China.
MG has said that they do intend to improve parts supply to the U.K.