ssangyong korando e-motion

walk away

Bought Korando E-Motion October 22, moving down from a Ssangyong Rexton which had never put a foot wrong in four years.
Had a few issues with the e-motion not starting and ‘’problem in charging foreign matter detected’’, warning light came on was advised by dealer it maybe because the main battery was not being charged due to short distances being driven and dirt on the sensors in the foreign matter case, decided to persevere.
Had slight, no fault, collision 31-12-23 with front offside light cluster being broken rendering the car illegal to drive, waited 8 months ... yes 8 months for spare part to arrive in fairness may still be waiting longer if Ssangyong customer services had not got involved after me complaining to them direct, they removed light cluster from another car or I may still be waiting, at this point car had less than 1000 miles on the clock, got car back end of October,
On 1st December at 1337 miles, yes 1337 miles ABS brakes failed along with Electronic Stability control, Electronic Brake Force distribution, Anti-Lock brake system, Autonomous Emergency Braking and Auto Hold leaving the car unstoppable and undrivable.
Needless to say, the one-year breakdown recovery had expired early in November, I am now expected to pay for the recovery and transport to the local garage to have it repaired under warranty?
Ssangyong have washed their hands of the problem, very disappointed.
Only my opinion but who in their right mind would buy a car where the ABS brakes and associated stopping modes fail rendering the car virtually unstoppable.
Although previously an advocate of the Ssangyong brand, having had three, never again.

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