This one got me a little worried.
As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, I've just bought my XF, and gave her a pretty tough inaugural time (more than 2000 miles in harsh winter conditions, with temperatures some times below -20 C, ice and plenty of road salt).
However, I don't believe this should be a reason for her transmission to leak. And yet, it does. I noticed oil spots under the rear axle. First time I thought they were from my other car, which would be a surprise in itself, it's 4 years old and I never had any mechanical problem with it.
I wish they were, I would have taken it easier ... But no, it's the XF that leaks, I confirmed this after several days of monitoring.
Anyone else seen this?
Obviously, the car is still under warranty, and they'll fix it (I hope so!), but this is definitely not a good sign, statistically speaking. This is the second technical problem I am having in less than a month ...
Cheers
As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, I've just bought my XF, and gave her a pretty tough inaugural time (more than 2000 miles in harsh winter conditions, with temperatures some times below -20 C, ice and plenty of road salt).
However, I don't believe this should be a reason for her transmission to leak. And yet, it does. I noticed oil spots under the rear axle. First time I thought they were from my other car, which would be a surprise in itself, it's 4 years old and I never had any mechanical problem with it.
I wish they were, I would have taken it easier ... But no, it's the XF that leaks, I confirmed this after several days of monitoring.
Anyone else seen this?
Obviously, the car is still under warranty, and they'll fix it (I hope so!), but this is definitely not a good sign, statistically speaking. This is the second technical problem I am having in less than a month ...
Cheers
I've been born and raised in an Eastern European country with a "national" car industry, and I've spent a significant part of my youth driving what was supposed to be a new car in and out of repair shops. Every time I took it out, I'd bet with my friends as to how long would take until I am back. The average was about 2 weeks. Then, I moved and discovered Japanese cars, and I was amazed to learn that the only reason to pop the hood for the life of the car is to refill the washer fluid. I kid you not, the only repair needed by one of them, during a 10 year period, was to replace an exhaust sensor, and the dealer apologized so much that I stared to feel embarrassed. 
