On January 27, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued an announcement that SAIC-GM-Wuling decided to recall some Wuling Hongguang S3 and new Wuling Hongguang S cars produced from July 10, 2017 to March 26, 2021, with a total of 609,700 vehicles.
SAIC-GM-Wuling said:
The manual transmission parts of some vehicles within the scope of this recall are manufactured oversized, resulting in insufficient gear retention, which may cause occasional dislocation of 6 gears under specific working conditions, resulting in temporary power transmission interruptions in vehicles, and there may be safety hazards in extreme cases.
The matter of 6 grades of occasional de-file is not big, and it is not small to say that it is small. In the case of 6 gears, the speed will drop, as long as the rear car maintains a certain distance, it is unlikely that a rear-end collision will occur. More dangerous is in the narrow road overtaking and other situations, when the driver preset to overtake at the speed of 6 gears, then if the speed of the car suddenly drops, after overtaking the car is easy to cause the rear car to rear-end.
If it is out of gear during the process of overtaking on the road, if there is an oncoming car on the opposite side of the narrow road, the brakes on the oncoming car are not timely, it is possible to collide head-on, and then a more serious car accident will occur. However, as long as the driver does not play this extreme operation, the probability of the above events is relatively low.
If the driver has the above situation, he can immediately return to 6th gear, or stay in 5th gear, and can immediately contact the 4S store for after-sales processing. Since the recall is scheduled to begin on March 10, it is possible that some 4S stores have not yet arrived at the store with replacement parts. Coupled with the approaching Spring Festival, it may be that the business of some 4S stores has gradually stopped, and drivers are still careful to drive during the Spring Festival.
The safest way is not to hang 6 gears, and the speed of 5 gears will not be too slow. If it is a high-speed must hang 6 gears, you should also maintain the highest possible vigilance, once off the gear immediately hang back. Overtaking on narrow roads should be more cautious and try to ensure that it is not overtaking when there is no oncoming traffic.
It is worth mentioning that the 2013 Wuling Hongguang S has just entered the "Forza Motorsport Horizon 5", and this recall occurred at this time, which did damage the reputation of Wuling Hongguang. However, Xiao Lei believes that the vehicle should be recalled in time if there is a problem, and it cannot be delayed because of the possible damage to the reputation, which is the performance of a responsible large enterprise.