Drivers seat.

[Alun26]

Anyone else have this issue with the drivers seat starting to crack? Is there something I should be doing to reduce this?

 

[Alb]

Is this isolated or is it repeated elsewhere?

 

[BarryH]

I have had mine since January 2020 so that is over 2 years now and haven't any cracks although I'm sure the seat cushion has sunk and sagged a bit. I've only done 15k miles in two years and would normally do 15-18k in a year but the past two years have been exceptional. Maybe @Alun26 you have done a higher mileage than me?

 

[Alun26]

Just on the driver’s seat, looks like my belt has worn as it’s at the same height. I’ve done 48k miles in it.

 

[Deleted member 3150]

I just looked it up warranty and its 15000 miles or 12 months. I keep finding reasons the so called 7 year warranty is not being honest. I hope you manage to argue your case on this one

 

[Aussi55]

Hi,

Mine has done 14k and the seats all look perfect fortunately.

Did the car have previous owners, perhaps something happened and it's now starting to show?

I'd ask your dealership first and failing that MG customer service? If you feel from the dealer response the answer is likely no, maybe ask on MG social media, often gets a more positive response if it's public.

Failing that wondering if a smart repair specialist can help.

Finally maybe some decent custom covers or a replacement from a breakers.

Good luck.

 

[Gadget Geek]

I've always used car seat cushions to prevent this kind of wear and tear.

 

[BarryH]

If it isn't covered by the warranty and to be honest I'm guessing it isn't, especially as you suspect that it is your belt that caused it there are a number of avenues you could pursue.

1. Before taking delivery of my ZS I was concerned that the lack of lumbar support would be an issue for me but I found there were a number of online companies offering custom seat covers in all kinds of fabrics including leather and Alcantara. The cost was I thought very reasonable, but in the end, I found the seats very comfortable. Take a look at
Individual Auto Design Home
Or
Car Seat Covers Direct Tailored Seat Covers - Car Seat Covers Direct

2. Just get a set of generic seat covers which might help prevent further damage.

3. There are people who do invisible mending of car seats and interiors. My neighbour during lockdown retrained to do leather restoration work because he was getting fed up with the cold as a mobile car detailer. He now repairs anything from a damaged classic handbag to full restoration of the interior of high-end cards and classic cars.

4. Recently there was on this forum someone who posted about an MG breaker and I took a look and was amazed how inexpensive replacement seats for the ZS could be and even complete interiors seats, door cards and all.

Pick your option ... or just ignore it for now

 

[Gadget Geek]

Amazon product ASIN B08Y6Q65T6

 

[Alun26]

Thanks for all the the advise, think I will get a cover on my next motor, that should be delivered in July or earlier?

 

[Jules]

It's at the side of the

 

[sgt4hed]

There was another thread about this, if you have a dunelm store near you then you can purchase a faux leather cleaner and protector which will (almost like leather protector) help stop it from drying out and cracking.

 

[Lovemyev]

I just looked it up warranty and its 15000 miles or 12 months. I keep finding reasons the so called 7 year warranty is not being honest. I hope you manage to argue your case on this one

I think you may find that a lot of car manufacturers only cover internal trim for 12 months.

 

[sgt4hed]

I just looked it up warranty and its 15000 miles or 12 months. I keep finding reasons the so called 7 year warranty is not being honest. I hope you manage to argue your case on this one

I think you will find an almost identical thing from ANY manufacturer that offers a warranty... not "everything" is covered under the Kia 7 year warranty, and so on and so forth.... You will find that "some" items susceptible to wear and tear are covered from "manufacturing defects" for a limited period (usually 1 year and ~10k miles or there abouts)... Interior trim is largely considered as being highly susceptible to wear and tear, and to accidental damage... Should a manufacturer have to replace or repair a piece of interior trim because the user has caused the damage? I would say that something like this in a car thats covered nearly 50k miles is not too unusual (I am not saying that the OP has caused this damage) especially if the interior has not been treated with a faux leather protector (yes they do exist).

 

[Lovemyev]

The first time I came across this 12 month interior trim thing, was many years ago when my wife had a new Vauxhall corsa.
Just before the car went in for its second service, I opened the hatchback and the lift up parcel shelf came out to meet me and almost hit me in the face !.
After looking closely, one of the plastic hinges at the rear has failed.
We booked in the car and asked them to attend to the problem under warranty.
When we collected the car, the service advisor said they where unable to correct the problem under warranty, as it was outside of the warranty !.
I said :- “No I think you are mistaken, the car is only 22 months old and has a 36 month warranty”.
I think he expected this, because the pointed to a section in the T&C’s which states that trim was only covered for the first 12 months.
He then directed me the the parts department to purchase the required part.
Lucky enough, the hinge was attached to the rear parcel shelf with two screws and could be bought for about £8 at the time.
I shudder to think how much the whole shelf would have cost !.
A quick lesson in understanding what is and what is not covered under the full term of the warranty.
Brake pads & shoes, exhaust and clutch martial is not covered under warranty for WEAR either !.
If they are contaminated due to an oil leak etc, then yes.
Wear and tear on these items - NO !.

 

[BarryH]

My worst experience of "Not covered under the Warranty" was when I'd taken out an extended warranty with a major 3rd party provider who sold me on their USP (Unique Selling Proposition) that unlike other 3rd party providers they would cover "Consequential" secondary damage/failure. The example given me was that in the event that a Fan Belt broke and bits of the belt fell into the Cam Belt which would brake the Cam Belt which in turn would trash the valves and head they would cover all the damage not just cover the Fan Belt. Pretty daft you agree and you'd expect all the "Consequential" damage to be covered, wouldn't you.

Six months later my Renault Diesel was running badly and I had the AA out 3 times in one week. The fault codes said low fuel pressure was caused by a failing fuel-pump and consequential damage to the Diesel injectors. Covered right? Wrong The failing fuel pump had caused fine particles of metal to be carried around the fuel system and these would be sticking the in the insides of all the fuel lines injector manifold filters return pie and fuel tank and the whole lot would need replacing at a cost of £3,700 +VAT. The company offered to replace the Fuel pump £180 including labour but not any of the rest of the system, not even the main fuel filter. WHY? Because "Fuel Contamination" was a specific exclusion. They argued that everything apart from the pump was due to contaminated fuel and that exclusion included any type of contamination.

This kind of failure is apparently a common failure of high-pressure common-rail diesel fuel systems and can happen any time after about 50,000 miles. Peugeot even supplies the entire fuel system in one box with all the pipes, filters and valves all laid out in the correct position to be fitted to the car, so common is this issue.

Fortunately, my local Independent Renault workshop who had regularly serviced all my Renaults, fitted the pump and filter and flushed the fuel system best he could but warned he couldn't guarantee how long it would last as it would be impossible to completely remove all the contamination. So I paid a couple of hours extra labour for the decontamination and drove the car directly to a car sale dealer to PX it for a petrol car. I got £2,500 against a good used Peugeot 3008.

 

[Lovemyev]

My worst experience of "Not covered under the Warranty" was when I'd taken out an extended warranty with a major 3rd party provider who sold me on their USP (Unique Selling Proposition) that unlike other 3rd party providers they would cover "Consequential" secondary damage/failure. The example given me was that in the event that a Fan Belt broke and bits of the belt fell into the Cam Belt which would brake the Cam Belt which in turn would trash the valves and head they would cover all the damage not just cover the Fan Belt. Pretty daft you agree and you'd expect all the "Consequential" damage to be covered, wouldn't you.

Six months later my Renault Diesel was running badly and I had the AA out 3 times in one week. The fault codes said low fuel pressure was caused by a failing fuel-pump and consequential damage to the Diesel injectors. Covered right? Wrong The failing fuel pump had caused fine particles of metal to be carried around the fuel system and these would be sticking the in the insides of all the fuel lines injector manifold filters return pie and fuel tank and the whole lot would need replacing at a cost of £3,700 +VAT. The company offered to replace the Fuel pump £180 including labour but not any of the rest of the system, not even the main fuel filter. WHY? Because "Fuel Contamination" was a specific exclusion. They argued that everything apart from the pump was due to contaminated fuel and that exclusion included any type of contamination.

This kind of failure is apparently a common failure of high-pressure common-rail diesel fuel systems and can happen any time after about 50,000 miles. Peugeot even supplies the entire fuel system in one box with all the pipes, filters and valves all laid out in the correct position to be fitted to the car, so common is this issue.

Fortunately, my local Independent Renault workshop who had regularly serviced all my Renaults, fitted the pump and filter and flushed the fuel system best he could but warned he couldn't guarantee how long it would last as it would be impossible to completely remove all the contamination. So I paid a couple of hours extra labour for the decontamination and drove the car directly to a car sale dealer to PX it for a petrol car. I got £2,500 against a good used Peugeot 3008.

Sounds like a good excuse ( if there was one needed ) to buy an EV !.
Warranties contain a lot of smoke and mirror's.
Having them make you feel more secure inside, but they are littered with pity fall's and reason's NOT to pay out !.