Daveap
Standard Member
I have driven my 70 plate ZS MK1 from new and have 43,0000 miles on the clock.
It has been serviced regularly by MG, it is still on the original tyres and has been very reliable with short 5 mile journeys and occasional 500+ trips too. I am a happy MG owner.
Warranty jobs have included new HVAC fan control unit, rear window washer pipe reattached twice and one key fob replacement. No quibbles from MG.
I have experienced three car initiated emergency stops but with explainable scenarios for cause (camera just confused with street layout). No real concerns there - it’s a technology drawback but I would rather have these rare occurrences than switching off the safety feature.
A few weeks ago I was nearing the end of a short 3 mile journey home when I took my foot off the accelerator waiting for the KER3 setting to gently slow my speed for a left hand turn off a dual carriageway (as I normally do almost every day on this route).
Unexpectedly rather than slowing the car it accelerated. Self preservation kicking and I hit the brakes hard (but not hard enough for the anti-skid to kick in).
Strangely the car then lost all power and stopped at the side of the road. Screens all blank.
A little shaken I powered down the car and then powered up again. All normal again, and drove the remaining 600 metres home.
It has not happened since and hence reluctant to book into MG as “no fault found” is likely scenario (I will certainly take it straight in if it happens again). I am now thinking a few weeks later was this a bad dream?
Has anyone experienced similar or would like to offer a potential explanation etc.?
Interestingly there is a cellular mast close to where the incident occurred but I have literally driven the route 100’s of times without issue.
Dave
It has been serviced regularly by MG, it is still on the original tyres and has been very reliable with short 5 mile journeys and occasional 500+ trips too. I am a happy MG owner.
Warranty jobs have included new HVAC fan control unit, rear window washer pipe reattached twice and one key fob replacement. No quibbles from MG.
I have experienced three car initiated emergency stops but with explainable scenarios for cause (camera just confused with street layout). No real concerns there - it’s a technology drawback but I would rather have these rare occurrences than switching off the safety feature.
A few weeks ago I was nearing the end of a short 3 mile journey home when I took my foot off the accelerator waiting for the KER3 setting to gently slow my speed for a left hand turn off a dual carriageway (as I normally do almost every day on this route).
Unexpectedly rather than slowing the car it accelerated. Self preservation kicking and I hit the brakes hard (but not hard enough for the anti-skid to kick in).
Strangely the car then lost all power and stopped at the side of the road. Screens all blank.
A little shaken I powered down the car and then powered up again. All normal again, and drove the remaining 600 metres home.
It has not happened since and hence reluctant to book into MG as “no fault found” is likely scenario (I will certainly take it straight in if it happens again). I am now thinking a few weeks later was this a bad dream?
Has anyone experienced similar or would like to offer a potential explanation etc.?
Interestingly there is a cellular mast close to where the incident occurred but I have literally driven the route 100’s of times without issue.
Dave
) - it wasn't as if you pressed the accelerator hard? 
