The BBC WATCHDOG THREAD

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The BBC WATCHDOG THREAD

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Well in preparation for the GP and the regular power steering issues which is to addressed by BBC's watchdog consumer program, to be aired next Thursday on BBC One 20:00 26 Apr 2012...

lets keep all the chat in one place rather than have 20 posts for me to merge on Friday morning before i go to work :yuck:

I will sticky this in after its been up a few days as everyone here seems to ignore the stickies :devil:....


http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01gg5dy/Watchdog_19_04_2012/

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This should be interesting...

Had my car since 2009 and its a 06 plate. Its been riddled with steering issues. Its cost me a small fortune, lets see what Fiat have to say!
 

Sounds like it'll be the typical Watchdog witch-hunt, exaggerating the effects to the point where they suggest death is a likely occurance. :cry:

Most manufacturer's have E-PAS, made by several different companies, and they all have issues at some time or another. Whatever happens though, you'll never lose steering ability- just that it'll be heavy (like it used to be before the days of power steering).
 
Had the problem (intermitently) on the 56reg 1.4 Active Sport I had.
But the 59reg TJet hasn't dropped the power steering once in 2 1/2yrs.

Will watch with interest, but as has said. Not generally a very objective program or presentation team.
 
is this the issue where the steering rack just refuses to work randomly?

It's the steering column not the rack that's the issue.

End of the day the idea of the programme is to create hysteria and make the programme look good, watchdog is well
past its sell by date and a new programme is needed to give a balanced view. The presenters dont give anyone the
chance to reply before firing another question at them.

8pm on friday....no chance, spongebob is on channel 606:)
 
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when the croma steering goes its like steering lock has come on, much heavier than a punto

To be fair, vehicles with PAS have slightly altered steering geometry to those without (less castor if I remember correctly) which means if the PAS fails, the steering is naturally heavier (plus the drag from moving the fluid in the rack in vehicles with hydraulic PAS). Couple that to wider tyres and you've got yourself a full upper body work-out! :D
 
8pm on friday....no chance, spongebob is on channel 606:)

think my tv is on a soap at 8pm friday, i have to watch watchdog when there is a lady in the corner doing sign language at about 2am

It's 8pm tonight (Thursday), so you can both tune in ;)

Will watch with interest & see what Fiat have to say if they can get a word in edgeways. Tbh i was suprised after the outcry over Mini's steering systems that Fiat managed to avoid Watchdog. I know that many systems can fail but if the frozen alternator debarcle was anything to go by it'll be how Fiat UK have dealt with rectifying the problem when the steering has failed that'll be the problem - they're usually very inconsistent and it seems whether you get something fixed or not depends on who you speak to, which is poor.
 
why can't i see this thread in LL it's prefixed as off topic so shouldn't it show in LL?
 
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