From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
List of complaints and reported faults for the New Phantom model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 47\1\ Scan296 | |
| Date | 9th June 1926 | |
| NEW PHANTOMCodename for PHANTOM I COMPLAINTS. X4117 HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RED COMPLAINTS are cars not delivered to customers. Begun 9.6.26 OVEROILING...................5-RC{R. Childs}, 73-HC, 32-HC, 15-RC{R. Childs}, 14-HC, 82-MC, 99-RC{R. Childs}, 34-RC{R. Childs}, 115-MC, 23-HC, 2-LC. TAPPETS NOISY..................34-SC, 67-HC, 33-MC, 77-HC, 30-SC, 59-HC, 79-RC{R. Childs}, 35-MC, 117-SC, 90-RC{R. Childs}, 57-RC{R. Childs}, 50-HC. CLUTCH. 1. Jaggers..................121-RC{R. Childs}, 72-HC, 48-SC, 12-RC{R. Childs}, 61-SC, 34-RC.{R. Childs} 2. Not stopping..............59-HC, 35-HC. (127-LC, 20-LC, 92-HC. THRUST. 1. Noisy...................47-MC. 2. Popping...................73-HC, 49-LC, 41-MC, 37-RC{R. Childs}, 83-LC. 3. Butterfly squeak..........31-RC{R. Childs}, 48-RC{R. Childs}, 102-RC{R. Childs}, 19-LC, 82-MC, 73-HC, 17-MC, 2-LC. STEERING. 1. Wobbles...................49-LC, 66-RC{R. Childs}, 50-RC{R. Childs}, 78-RC{R. Childs}, 36-LC, 113-HC. 2. Road shocks...............35-HC. (115-MC, 105-RC.{R. Childs} TIMING GEARS NOISY.............59-HC. BATTERY IGNITION POINTS........57-HC, 123-RC{R. Childs}, 66-RC{R. Childs}, 90-RC{R. Childs}, 124-LC, 66-HC, 79-RC{R. Childs} (twice), 19-LC, 24-RC{R. Childs}, 44-HC, 4-DC, 60-DC, 119-RC{R. Childs}, 59-HC, 37-SC, 67-RC.{R. Childs} SPRINGING HARD...............34-RC{R. Childs}, 94-MC, 58-LC, 79-RC{R. Childs}, 23-HC, 3-MC. GOVERNOR CONTROL STICKING......58-HC, 66-RC{R. Childs}, 41-MC, 81-HC, 84-LC, 69-MC, 61-DC, 59-HC, 121-LC, 103-HC, 35-MC, 9-MC, 17-MC, 123-RC{R. Childs}, 81-HC, 95-HC, 42-SC, 51-LC, 2-LC. ( 100-SC. POOR ACCELERATION AT SLOW SPEEDS.. F.W.B. 1. Grab....................90-RC{R. Childs}, 9-MC, 35-MC, 10-DC, 92-HC. 2. Squeaks...................31-RC{R. Childs}, 68-SC. CARBURETTOR & PETROL CONSUMPTION..73-HC, 2-LC, 31-RC{R. Childs}, 90-RC{R. Childs}, 72-HC, 12-RC{R. Childs}, 59-HC, 79-SC, 35-MC, 81-HC, 78-DC, 51-LC, 38-LC, 155-MC, 50-HC. RUBBER JOINTS.................. .. LUBRICATION PRESSURE........... .. TAPPET SPRINGS BROKEN..........50-MC. ACCELERATION PEDAL STICKING...... .. PRE-IGNITION................. .. STEERING STIFF...............76-LC, 43-SC, 48-RC{R. Childs}, 48-SC, 42-SC, 21-SC. XXXXXX AUTOVAC DIRTY...........59-HC. BALL BEARINGS IN FRONT WHEELS....106-HC. | ||