Proton has issued a statement on the recent video of a brand new Proton X70 spewing smoke out of its engine bay at Puspakom Alor Gajah. Describing it as a “thermal incident,” Proton has taken immediate action (like it did with the previous X90 clip that went viral) and the vehicle is now in its possession.
“Proton engineers have started the investigation process while working closely with the relevant authorities. An update will be issued once all the information has been obtained. Meanwhile, we would like to reassure all customers that Proton vehicles are developed to meet the highest standards with each unit undergoing stringent quality and safety inspections prior to being delivered,” the statement reads.
That’s all there is to know now, so we’ll have to wait and see how the story progresses. At the very least, it’s good to know how proactive and diligent Proton is in handling this situation, and how it’s keeping the public in the loop. Not many would.
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That’s not really fair.. Its one in how many tens of thousands of cars? Could happen to any brand
Def true It happens to every major car brand ever. The difference now is how they are going to take care of the owners and how they manage the recall. If they are just going to sweep this under the rug then I’m never going anywhere near a proton for the foreseeable future.
Read the title. You don’t drive off a lot of a brand new Honda and it immediately combust.
So that one in how many thousands is an agent of al-qaeda?
Is in proton’s DNA. Something has to go wrong. Just recalibrate your expectations when you buy a proton and you will be fine
Seblum ni xde byk ragam. Dulu Power window problem aje..
Syed Mokhtar: We need to improve on our power window image
Dr Li Chunrong: I know! Let’s give them easily flammable cars!
Indeed “highest” standard
Is an unregistered new car
U see those ferraris and lambos also frequently catches fire
Get your facts right. Why no Geely incidents in China and Philippines??? And they sold many more cars than here.
BECAUSE, Proton insisted to have local contents. They added foams to increase NVH but didn’t do it properly. Not only are they using cheap flammable materials, they put it at locations that comes into contact with cables.
You don’t have to believe me. Go and ask your contacts who knows people inside Proton. This is the major problem with most Malaysian nowadays, it’s always other people’s fault. Nobody wants to look hard at the mirror and determine what went wrong. Just blame others.
I thought Geely own Proton now and hold majority share. And how can Proton insist on local contents?
Then you clearly have no idea how the Ali-Baba and the Crony business here works.
Only hearsay not facts
You must be joking or still sleeping on what must be done in boleh land.
Yeahh everybody here got proton isider contact, that’s why you so confident right
Welcome back Kunta! Kita memang rindu kamu
There is already one wumao here preaching about China/CCP superiority. The truth is India, China, Russia, North Korea and the US all suck equally. Nothing is black and white. But i don’t expect a low IQ guy like him to comprehend geopolitics
There was a fire incident in Singapore involving a proton saga in 2013https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/driver-suffered-burns-to-his-leg-after-white-proton-saga-caught-on-fire-on-keppel-road
Get your fact right. the culprit is the wiring harness. Mr Geely is pushing for China supplier when originally is local Japanese supplier for Original Proton model. Cheap thin copper wire harness is making so many car on fire in China.
i think it’s not because of Proton. But because of a certain individual or a team of upper management that allows non fire retardant material to be used in close proximity to high temperature devices/items.. maybe this was part of their ‘cost down’ idea.. but.. dont play with fire la, will get burn de..
When I spoke to various Proton sales people about buying a Persona, they tried to steer me towards the Geely based X series models. When I mentioned that these X series models are based on designs from China, they tried as if to correct me, by refocusing that these models are using Volvo technology. OK, I get it that they’re not really eager to link these particular models with China…
Well for one the 1.5TGDi engine does shares 90% of its component with Volvo and thats about it while all the 7DCT and all the X50,X70 & X90 platform is made by Geely.
Well, if that’s the case, probably the other 10% could be the cause of this ‘thermal incident’.
Well not because of that 10% but Malaysia started assembling the 1.5TGDi engine locally in 2021 and the 2 cases are engine assembly in Malaysia with Proton special boleh audit standard
Is volvo good?
Nenek,Bini,Gf,anak & underwear kau pun made-in-Komunis land…..
paultan.org/2017/06/05/proton-poised-to-face-rm1-billion-loss-this-year-without-geely-deal-prime-minister-najib-tun-razak/
bosku yg halalkan
Racist. Stop using chinese made products your phone computer ipad tabs gadgets
KEK Moron unconsciously using our tsmc silicon chips device idiotically condemned china
Go back to /k
Are you an accomplice of Siam Paragon shooting?
Communists are atheists who do not believe in God because they believe their ideology has replaced all religions which they consider as ‘old fashioned superstition’. The Malaysian armed forces had battled against the local communist insurgents for decades because communism is not compatible with Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism & other religions practised by Malaysians, and also the Malaysian constitutional monarchy parliamentary democracy. So, your ‘komunis pembela Islam’ statement can be viewed as blasphemous. USSR, some Warsaw Pact nations, PRC & to some extent, DPRK, had supplied military hardware & assistance to the Arab nations & PLO during the Arab-Israeli wars to test the communist bloc weapons against military technology supplied by the US & Western Europe to Israel, not because of religious reasons. If you can’t accept the reality that USSR had collapsed due to the failure communism, the reality is that the low IQ is actually yours.
You triggered the wumao so much, he went and dislike your comment repeatedly the entire weekend
That’s proof of his low IQ because he’s unable to debate further.
China keeps trying hide Geely’s weaknesses behind Volvo brand…
The link to article was during Mitsubishi brand. One did catch fire in Singapore in 2013 … https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/driver-suffered-burns-to-his-leg-after-white-proton-saga-caught-on-fire-on-keppel-road
Nothing is perfect. Just show the steps/progress on the investigation. In the mean time, lets read some useless comments here from few d**b-a**es fella.
“made in china” Yeah, true.
Please sell us your cars so we don’t need to plant car bombs anymore. We just need to park your cars at our targets and they’ll miraculously self combust
Lawak buduh
Let the bashing start in 3…2…1…yang ramai2 dislike tu mesti salesman proton
Lepas ni nak renew insurance kena buat yearly bomba inspection ek?
Persatuan Insurans Mozambique
BMW – the ultimate driving machine
Mercedes – the best or nothing
Honda – the power of dreams
Proton – FEEL THE FIRE
Proton: In the line of fire
Nice gak tagline baru P1 ni.
Feel the HEAT!
Two months later it will be the X50 that will catch fire at their showroom.
Wow, X90 first, X70 second!
Next X50?
What kind of QC is this?
Actually, geelycious makes weapons of mass destruction. Their ECUs have detonators and will self ignite after a specific time or when president xi feels like having a blast of a time. Korang kat mesia ni pandai sangat ajak dorang buat kete apahal?
Proton engineers? You meant Geely engineers, right? The best Potong engineers can come up with was Campro engine! At least that one didn’t explode. So, there’s Harimau Malaysia’s redeeming pride and joy! Go Malaysia!
KEK everyone knows campro was a product of Lotus engineering.
go back to \k. leave this beautiful site alone bro
Another hot seller from P1.
So hot it til it catches FIRE
So for certain this is not a hybrid issue (since the smoke is coming out from the engine bay) while now all X50, X70 & X90 owners who uses the same Engine – 1.5TGDi and transmission needed to beware as well.
The power of Malaysian assembled 1.5L TGDi engine with boleh joke Proton audit score close to Volvo it seems.
It was never the hybrid issue.
It has always been the Proton quality issue. Is in their DNA since the beginning.
Proton cars before Geely came in did never catch fire. So its Geelys problem..
Proton cars did catch fire before Geely came in … https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/driver-suffered-burns-to-his-leg-after-white-proton-saga-caught-on-fire-on-keppel-road
Proton cars used to only have problems with power windows and spare tire hub flooded with rain water. now they have progressed to bigger problems.
By the way, does it matter if it is geelys problem? Is Proton’s badge on the car.
Tesla terbakar lazim je. BYD pun… manusia rileks je…. LOL
Bang, nak buat booking saga. Ada diskaun ke? PM tepi boleh?
Made in china, 2 in 1, can go vroooom can go boom!!!
We benchmarked our cars against the vellfire but failed miserably so we added fire
Many will jump out before Proton. All cars have problem, depend on your luck, black bla bla……
Chinese car infamous personality trait!
Bei Yan Diu…..that’s why we named our models after sea creatures. How can wet animals catch fire?
X70 business as Usual in CHINA
You know what they say.. there is no such thing as bad publicity.
Proton is getting a lot of brand exposure for sure. Kudos to the marketing department!
Hey Sohai. why r u supporting Israel and want to bomb Gaza. You must be a sohai that don’t know the truth. As a chinese with strong IQ, I support Palestine. Send more bombs to haram Israel instead. Kaboom kepala otak kamu CCB.
Communism had already died when the Soviet Union had fallen apart & ceased to exist. The communist party of China then had to sell out to capitalism in order to stay in power. If you believe that ‘komunis pembela dunia’, your so-called strong IQ should have already made you renounce your Malaysian citizenship, so that you can move to the communist party HQ in Beijing (or may be Pyongyang) & start a new life there.
Komunis lebih maju, kaya dari negara Tanah Bunga Rayu
The historical fact is that the USSR collapsed because communism failed to provide advanced development & wealth, which you simply can’t accept, giving a weak excuse that it’s something out of date.
This brainless Parrot keep talking about Soviet as if he knows anything about it. The only reason the Soviet collapse because they expand to fast until cannot tahan like what we are seeing with America right now. 34 trillion dollar debt. Gonna bust anytime soon. Ask any old Slaviks and they will tell you how great their life was under soviet than current democratic system. If democratic system is so good, how come India looks like India and China is 100 times more modern than India? They both kena colonized but India thought it was great idea to worship and believed what their abusers told them while China decided to do their own things. Lol. You are too blind
Budak pro-komunis ini masih lagi nak merepek yg bukan2. Kalau dia berani merepek benda2 pro-komunis di depan veteran perajurit kita, pasti dia akan terima padahnya..
You should have your head & eyes examined to see whether you are actually in this reality. USSR was the 1st communist ruled nation in modern history & it existed for only 74 years before it collapsed when communism failed. In comparison, the USA has already been in existence for 247 years as a democracy with a capitalist economy. Of course, you may want to argue some more, but it should be better for you to do so after you’ve started a new life at the communist party HQ in Beijing or in another communist ruled country of your choice.
Only the chinese back proton is able to what it does. Following up to an incident publicly acknowledging it.
must b the grill proton designed. ;)
I m glad proton take possession immediately and promised investigation outcomes. That’s being responsible and responsive. … Thermal incident already happened.what matters is being truthful and improve from there. Not hiding it under the carpet
Proton quality nowadays really damn sucks in body or engine wise , If you are capable enough to produce a good quality qualified vehicle , then close your production , Don’t play with people life , How it was hapends when like our children inside , is that Proton can warranty back people’s life , If you want your vehicle to be good enough , Go and collaborate with Nissan, Honda, Mazda, and Mitsubishi (2nd ) la , , Toyota tak boleh , Sbb Perodua dah Merge , Then your car will safe enough , Ini Geely Pulak , Memang Karam laa, Ini lagi satu , Kata X90 itu ada technology Volvo XC90 , kenapa terbakar, pernah kita tengok kereta volvo tepi jalan ke , Mana ada orng SWEDEN tu nak bagi technology dia kat kau , Hantar je Engineer kau pergi ke Toyota dan belajar macam mana nak buat satu kereta yang berkualiti dan reliable.
Volvo – safest car in the world
Geely – most flammable car in the world
You mean Proton produces quality before this?
While it is true that car manufacturers may make mistakes from time to time, the fact that this is the 2nd so-called thermal incident to come from a brand new Proton recently–with the X90 being the first–it’s difficult to shake it off as a coincidence. Owners and car buyers will now have to worry about whether their car is going to be the next flaming headline.
One just gotta love the Proton Statement of “the x70 was awarded 5* ASEAN NCAP rating when it was tested in October 2018 …. ” as if they are so shameful of the current x70 CKD – 2020 model that they need to emphasise that there had not been a fire incident for the CBU model.
Article talk about cars, and then evolve become race’s issue, Jangan racist sangat la bossku, buat kerja sikit la admin.
Semua kutuk china je….China komunis la china penunggang la….kita mana pulak?
Condemning CCP/China-quality products is not the same as being racist towards ethnic Chinese pipu. But i honestly don’t expect you to comprehend that
Kau tak ingat ke pengorbanan perajurit kita yg bertempur menentang pengganas komunis semasa Darurat dulu?
Because the weather too hot…
Paultan web don’t even bother to moderate those inappropriate comments? Haha your website has one of the most ‘interesting’ comment base
Fortunately for the buyer before handling already burned. Better cancel booking buy toyota cross.
I doubt this is Proton’s fault. The grille won’t cause fire.
China car always be a China car
I think ANCAP should consider self explosion as a criteria for their safety next time. No point crash test 5 star but sendiri meletop.
Similarly, cars like Peugeot should automatically get a 5 star crash test because that car won’t make it out of the garage or always in service center . Confirm safety.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to deliver this brand new unregistered Proton X70 from Puspakom Alot Gajah to the showroom somewhere in Timbuktu without getting killed. This vehicle will self destruct in 5 seconds. Good luck.
Thank goodness these people aren’t making airplanes.
China china china why everyone is so obsessed with CHINA?
because they know that geely sold in China or Phillipines don’t catch fire.
must be proton QC problem so that’s why they try to blame china
No point building nuclear weapons and catching USA’s attention. We have quietly penetrated every country with our widely exported cars, handphones and electrical appliances that have inbuilt bombs. Covid was just an appetizer.
iPhone 15 overheat semua united bash apple. Bila X90 and X70 terbakar punya banyak cybertroopers keluar defend. Ni semua mesti salesman proton takde sales duk termenung kat showroom baca paultan.
Highest standard? Can i ask why side impack during all your test will deploy airbag but not my case. I dare you to release all the test crash test report out and we compare data line to data line.
Why are Proton engineers investigating? Why there are no 3rd party impartial investigation conducted? Public life is at stake if there’s a cover up, as there’s no transparency. This is a serious matter.
I was right.
Good brand name coming out from PROTON will become “KOYAK”. Can’t blame Mitsubishi, Honda, Suzuki or Geeky when they’re rebaged into Proton.
ploton sekalang lain maciam
Buy a proton, free barbeque pit.
C’mon, it’s Proton. What do you expect? My Saga brand new, CVT got replaced just after warranty, very low mileage. Then you know what, my Exora also CVT replaced during warranty, super low mileage. Owning Proton is like striking the lottery more often than you really need. Before this, my Proton Wira, power window replaced so many times. And then Saga, same thing. And owned 2 Exoras. The first batch, gosh, the radiator got overheated due to broken connector (plastic) which they replaced under warranty. Call me dumb or what, but Proton is the cheapest (no doubt) but definitely not ownership friendly. There’s never ending of issues here and there and free ‘orchestra’ music in-car. If all price equals, I’d rather get non-Ps. Meanwhile, that’s car ownership in boleh-land.
Is easier to strike a lottery then to get a problem free Proton.
asal proton je ada isu terus racist, walaun ni yg ramai tak puas hati, byk sebab boleh terbakar, entah2 owner dah modify audio system bagai..
Bro tidur ka the car wasn’t even registered go read more don’t talk like a kid throwing tantrums.
Anyone here come across any X50 X70 that noisy like diesel truck?
That’s the sign it’ll explode soon. RUN!
The statement from Proton is a real joke by itself.
Reassure each car inspected for highest safety but previous X90 already they admitted due to fault in design and installation of Proton.
The biggest issue is Proton now market their cars for higher profit margin and no longer a car for the Rakyat.
Definitely consumers will expect these cars to match the quality of other vehicles of the same price and segment.
Do not expect consumers to keep quiet and accept low quality cars when you’re selling them at such high profit prices.
No more BS about design from LDrive to RDrive and improvement lah.
As if they previously develop LDrive from zero cost nothing and you need more than 50% of the retail price to convert Ldrive to Rdrive.
Rakyat bukan bodoh ok.