Sunday, July 19, 2009

The breaking down of the air condition and Shift-Lock system

I was frustrated one month ago because the air condition was not functioning at all. On top of that, I need to deal with the frustrating issue of not able to release the gear out from P. Air condition is one thing that I can't stand because in this hot weather, it's inconvenient to have no air conditioning especially if I have passenger in my car.

So I decided to take my Is-Is to see "Doctor" to fix the air conditioning plus fixing the problem with the gear issue. I brought it to Vision Motor, the TRD (Toyota Racing Development) Malaysia located in Bangsar to fix the problem. I was afraid that the gear box will cause me a lot of money because I heard from a friend of mine, if the problem is with the gear box, then it will cause a lot of money, which I don't really think that's the case because I could still able to shift out from P with the unlock button.

It took them quite a while to find the cause of the problem, but it turns out as a good news to me because I don't need to change any major parts. All my car needed is to change the air condition oil and the filter for the air condition to work again, plus changing a faulty sensor located at the brake to make the Shift-Lock system work again. Alas, it costs me RM 660.00 for the whole thing. Still, it could be even worst.

So now I knew that the best place to fix the problem that my car has would be here, Vision, because they do know their stuff. They do provide servicing as well, ranging from minor servicing or RM 220.00++ to major servicing of RM 880.00++. One day I may have to save enough to bring my Is-Is for a major service in order to make sure that it will still be in its tip-top condition.