hi, my gp has just had its steering column replaced for the second time in a year (thankfully still under warranty). It has faild for 'sliding' when driving, changing torque, play in the steering and in the case of the first replacement rattling too. At no time have I had any warning lights appear!
What really worries me apart from my safety is that the courtesy car had the same fault and so did my son's mk2 Punto (that was replaced twice in a year at quite considerable cost!).
I believe that this is a major design fault - confirmed by some of the other email threads on this site. I am going to challenge Fiat over this as I believe this should be the subject of a major recall.
For those of you that are having the parts replaced by garages consumer direct have some very valuable help with the 'supply of goods and service act'.
What really worries me apart from my safety is that the courtesy car had the same fault and so did my son's mk2 Punto (that was replaced twice in a year at quite considerable cost!).
I believe that this is a major design fault - confirmed by some of the other email threads on this site. I am going to challenge Fiat over this as I believe this should be the subject of a major recall.
For those of you that are having the parts replaced by garages consumer direct have some very valuable help with the 'supply of goods and service act'.