Hello everyone,
I'm Matthias, the not-so-proud owner of a Quartermaster, purchased in April 2024.
I was told it was the second Quartermaster in Belgium.
I'm a 4WD enthusiast, have been driving all kinds of vehicles for 35 years, but I have never regretted buying a vehicle as much as I do this one.
The first problem occurred as I was leaving the parking lot of the dealership — Hedin Automotive in Lokeren. An orange warning light for the front camera lit up. I called immediately — “No worries, that will go away on its own.”
It didn’t. Not after the first software update, not after the second. Only after I covered it with a piece of black tape did it finally stop bothering me...
Shortly afterwards, my daughter — whom I had just picked up — nearly fell out of the car when the passenger door suddenly opened while cornering. Luckily, she was wearing her seatbelt, and there was no one or nothing nearby.
The well-known issue of the door handles sticking — known to everyone, right?
This problem has since been resolved.
Then, the door seals started coming loose one by one — also fixed by now.
Our first vacation with the Grenadier: on the French highway, going downhill with a triple-axle trailer carrying a car and several motorcycles, suddenly that familiar “GONG” and a string of warning messages:
Stopping for half an hour or more with the ignition off made no difference. So I just kept going — a bit more carefully...
Since then, those warnings have popped up randomly — with or without a trailer, sometimes after 5 km, sometimes after 10, or even after 50 km.
Not a single software update has made any difference.
During a ski trip this winter, the vehicle sat unused for a week, and when I returned, it wouldn’t start — main battery completely dead.
Using jumper cables and the extra battery under the rear seat, I got it going again, and miraculously, since then — no more “GONG”, no more warning messages!
Never figured out how the battery drained completely, but luckily it was a one-off.
So, to anyone experiencing similar issues: try disconnecting the main battery and see what happens.
Next problem: after a long highway drive, I got home and suddenly heard a crunching sound — only during startup and for the first 20 meters.
Upon inspection, I saw a tear in the seal of the front driveshaft.
Made an appointment at the dealer — turns out the front differential is broken.
Seven weeks later, I still don’t have my car back, as the part is on backorder.
Apparently, there’s another one with the same problem — not a single meter driven offroad.
If the Quartermaster ever gets repaired, I’ll most likely put it up for sale immediately without driving it a single extra meter. Every kilometer is a risk for new problems.
Just over a year old, 25,000 km, top condition! Anyone interested?
I’ve just returned from a holiday in Australia — 6 weeks exploring the west coast from Perth to Darwin. Drove 8,400 km, mostly offroad, in a Toyota Hilux — not a single issue, no warning lights, smooth switching between 2WD, 4WD, low gear and diff lock — all with a single dial.
Now that’s luxury. I already know what my next vehicle will be…
I'm Matthias, the not-so-proud owner of a Quartermaster, purchased in April 2024.
I was told it was the second Quartermaster in Belgium.
I'm a 4WD enthusiast, have been driving all kinds of vehicles for 35 years, but I have never regretted buying a vehicle as much as I do this one.
The first problem occurred as I was leaving the parking lot of the dealership — Hedin Automotive in Lokeren. An orange warning light for the front camera lit up. I called immediately — “No worries, that will go away on its own.”
It didn’t. Not after the first software update, not after the second. Only after I covered it with a piece of black tape did it finally stop bothering me...
Shortly afterwards, my daughter — whom I had just picked up — nearly fell out of the car when the passenger door suddenly opened while cornering. Luckily, she was wearing her seatbelt, and there was no one or nothing nearby.
The well-known issue of the door handles sticking — known to everyone, right?
This problem has since been resolved.
Then, the door seals started coming loose one by one — also fixed by now.
Our first vacation with the Grenadier: on the French highway, going downhill with a triple-axle trailer carrying a car and several motorcycles, suddenly that familiar “GONG” and a string of warning messages:
- Reduced braking performance
- AEB not available
- Speed assist limited function
- Uphill assist not available
- Downhill assist not available
- TSA not available
- ESC not available
- LDW malfunction
- Speed assistant malfunction
Stopping for half an hour or more with the ignition off made no difference. So I just kept going — a bit more carefully...
Since then, those warnings have popped up randomly — with or without a trailer, sometimes after 5 km, sometimes after 10, or even after 50 km.
Not a single software update has made any difference.
During a ski trip this winter, the vehicle sat unused for a week, and when I returned, it wouldn’t start — main battery completely dead.
Using jumper cables and the extra battery under the rear seat, I got it going again, and miraculously, since then — no more “GONG”, no more warning messages!
Never figured out how the battery drained completely, but luckily it was a one-off.
So, to anyone experiencing similar issues: try disconnecting the main battery and see what happens.
Next problem: after a long highway drive, I got home and suddenly heard a crunching sound — only during startup and for the first 20 meters.
Upon inspection, I saw a tear in the seal of the front driveshaft.
Made an appointment at the dealer — turns out the front differential is broken.
Seven weeks later, I still don’t have my car back, as the part is on backorder.
Apparently, there’s another one with the same problem — not a single meter driven offroad.
If the Quartermaster ever gets repaired, I’ll most likely put it up for sale immediately without driving it a single extra meter. Every kilometer is a risk for new problems.
Just over a year old, 25,000 km, top condition! Anyone interested?
I’ve just returned from a holiday in Australia — 6 weeks exploring the west coast from Perth to Darwin. Drove 8,400 km, mostly offroad, in a Toyota Hilux — not a single issue, no warning lights, smooth switching between 2WD, 4WD, low gear and diff lock — all with a single dial.
Now that’s luxury. I already know what my next vehicle will be…
