Stephen Whittaker
Grenadier Owner
As a new Grenadier owner, I am pleased with the core vehicle and feel confident that the car should build a good reputation worldwide as a robust 4x4.
As with any completely new product, there are bound to be faults and concerns which should reduce with time as more is learned by the Ineos technical team and fixes are established and implemented.
My particular vehicle has had and is still showing various faults which may or may not be typical and therefore known by Ineos. However, Ineos clearly are not prepared to share with owners known faults or accept communication to report new ones.
This means that owners do not know whether they are trying to resolve issues already resolved or working on something unique.
Here is a list of faults with my vehicle, a Fieldmaster diesel.
Brakes – pads and discs suffered uneven wear leading to brakes feely very spongy and ineffective. All discs and pads were replaced after only 1500 miles.
Transmission – Low range/centre dif selector jammed in low range/dif locked which disabled the vehicle. I discovered that the pin which enables the collar to lift had fallen out and replaced it. It is currently held in by duct tape.
Doors – door handle push buttons stick in causing the doors to not close properly. Recently one of my rear doors opened whilst driving which was a safety concern.
Heater/cooling system – Heater matrix delivers warm air to passenger side but cold to driver’s side. Airflow does not change direction when the selector is moved from say demist to floor. On most journeys, cold air comes out of dash vents regardless of selector position.
Headlights – Automatic headlights are often on in daylight bright sunshine conditions and conversely are sometimes off in dark, misty conditions.
Radiator – cooling fan sometimes runs at high power setting for no apparent reason after parking and leaving the vehicle, this is so loud that it is alarming to passers-by.
Telephone – microphone is set much too quiet for handsfree phone calls to be effective.
Rear camera is not central over towbar – this makes hitching up to trailers much harder than it should be. There is no reason for this other than being a poor decision. I plan to move the camera over to centre.
Power outlet in rear boot area does not work.
Windscreen wipers sometimes operate by themselves.
Off-road mode often not available for no apparent reason – pressing the off-road button whilst moving slowly often results in a bong and the message saying unavailable.
Centre dif lock – this does not release despite driving forwards, backwards and in circles.
Rear camera does not work in off-road mode.
Audio volume range is much too small. Sometimes volume 1 is too loud for background music and step between volume settings is therefore too great.
Door seals - door seals retain water in heavy rain which then gushes out inside and outside the vehicle when the door is opened.
I'm interested to hear whether other owners are experiencing the same or similar issues worth collating into a sharable list.
I am trying to engage with Ineos as I believe they are missing an opportunity by keeping quiet about known issues.
It is more than disappointing to spend days trying to resolve issues before finding out that Ineos already have a fix or are working on it.
To be clear, I am a Grenadier fan but as it is a hard worked daily vehicle, I do need resolution to issues quickly.
Please reply if you are of the same opinion with your thoughts and if anyone has found a more approachable route into Ineos please let me know.
As with any completely new product, there are bound to be faults and concerns which should reduce with time as more is learned by the Ineos technical team and fixes are established and implemented.
My particular vehicle has had and is still showing various faults which may or may not be typical and therefore known by Ineos. However, Ineos clearly are not prepared to share with owners known faults or accept communication to report new ones.
This means that owners do not know whether they are trying to resolve issues already resolved or working on something unique.
Here is a list of faults with my vehicle, a Fieldmaster diesel.
Brakes – pads and discs suffered uneven wear leading to brakes feely very spongy and ineffective. All discs and pads were replaced after only 1500 miles.
Transmission – Low range/centre dif selector jammed in low range/dif locked which disabled the vehicle. I discovered that the pin which enables the collar to lift had fallen out and replaced it. It is currently held in by duct tape.
Doors – door handle push buttons stick in causing the doors to not close properly. Recently one of my rear doors opened whilst driving which was a safety concern.
Heater/cooling system – Heater matrix delivers warm air to passenger side but cold to driver’s side. Airflow does not change direction when the selector is moved from say demist to floor. On most journeys, cold air comes out of dash vents regardless of selector position.
Headlights – Automatic headlights are often on in daylight bright sunshine conditions and conversely are sometimes off in dark, misty conditions.
Radiator – cooling fan sometimes runs at high power setting for no apparent reason after parking and leaving the vehicle, this is so loud that it is alarming to passers-by.
Telephone – microphone is set much too quiet for handsfree phone calls to be effective.
Rear camera is not central over towbar – this makes hitching up to trailers much harder than it should be. There is no reason for this other than being a poor decision. I plan to move the camera over to centre.
Power outlet in rear boot area does not work.
Windscreen wipers sometimes operate by themselves.
Off-road mode often not available for no apparent reason – pressing the off-road button whilst moving slowly often results in a bong and the message saying unavailable.
Centre dif lock – this does not release despite driving forwards, backwards and in circles.
Rear camera does not work in off-road mode.
Audio volume range is much too small. Sometimes volume 1 is too loud for background music and step between volume settings is therefore too great.
Door seals - door seals retain water in heavy rain which then gushes out inside and outside the vehicle when the door is opened.
I'm interested to hear whether other owners are experiencing the same or similar issues worth collating into a sharable list.
I am trying to engage with Ineos as I believe they are missing an opportunity by keeping quiet about known issues.
It is more than disappointing to spend days trying to resolve issues before finding out that Ineos already have a fix or are working on it.
To be clear, I am a Grenadier fan but as it is a hard worked daily vehicle, I do need resolution to issues quickly.
Please reply if you are of the same opinion with your thoughts and if anyone has found a more approachable route into Ineos please let me know.
