Off road

I purchased a 2025 GWM Cannon Lux 4x4 in July this year and have been having an intermittent issue with a loud grinding noise which occurs at random when driving around town and has also occurred sometimes when reversing. This issue occurs on average one or two times a week. The issue has not occurred during highway driving. We have noticed that when this issue occurs, the brake light (brake symbol) on the dash flashes on intermittently, and we have also noticed that there is a slight vehicle jolt that we sometimes feel.

We have had the vehicle back to the dealer three times now for this issue but they cannot find any fault with the braking system. The dealer has also replaced the timing belt for a cyclic noise recall, the turbo has also been checked out and found okay. We have booked the vehicle in for another investigation at another GWM service centre in a fortnight. Any idea or comments you might have would be appreciated.

I’m currently having issues with my 2015 Mazda BT-50 dropping gears when I accelerate. It seems to happen when I accelerate or I’m on an incline, when it either revs up to 3000rpm while not engaging into gear, or drops back a gear, usually to second or third. There are no codes coming up. I had my transmission serviced at 190,000km, and the ute is regularly serviced. The mechanics couldn’t help me without any fault codes. I’m stumped.