Hi, This is arjan nogia .i bought this car 2 years back. Swift VDI with refined engine and was released in the market in Nov-2011. It ran quite well for sometime. First time it broke down with clutch plates completely worning out after 17, 000KM drive( in 1.5 years) . I have been servicing it with Bimal Mahadevapura and I had to tow my car after it broke down completely.
Bimal replaced the whole clutch assembly charging me around Rs 8K. I thought this would solve the problem. Again, I got a shock when my Swift broke down for same clutch worn out problem in just 5, 000KM after the clutch replacement. Again, they replaced the clutch charging me 8K Rs. The reason Bimal gave was the clutch worns out because of driving problem. I had experience of driving Alto before Swift for 22000KM and I never faced clutch problem. In Swift VDI, my clutch got replaced twice in 23000KM.
I think there is clutch related problems in Swift VDI( Turbo Diesel engines) which are yet to be proven as they are not existing in market for too long to prove themselves. When I raise this point, many people tend to disagree and say Swift is proven vehicle but they forget to note that SWIFT VDI is released in Nov. 2011. This is not the Swift which is existing from 2005 onwards. I am planning to sell this off soon.
