(T) asr/esp waring light

all of a sudden the asr and esp warning is beeping saying return to dealer,is there a quick fix for this problem?:

Have you made any changes to the car?

Do you get it on every start?

I doubt it! It might go off on its own like my airbag warning does (its a faulty wire......replacement on the way). Just dont take it to a Fiat dealer.....most moden garages will have the diagnostics these days and wont charge £50+ an hour!
I wouldnt worry about driving the car with the light on either....cars didnt even have ESP/ASR until about 5 years ago and survived!

Does it do it all the time or is it just now and again at the first start of the day?

Sorry Alpine, I have to disagree on that

A lot of problems have been caused through taking Stilos to garages who simply don't understand them (to be fair that can be said of some Fiat dealers). The owner comes away with more problems than he had in the first place plus a lighter wallet. There ARE some good dealers and specialist garages out there but the trick is finding them.

Suggesting anyone should ignore a "RETURN TO DEALER" message is just plain crazy

I guess you might be happy to throw a car around a race track with minimal technology but there are a lot of people out there who wouldn't

I'm suggesting that he takes it to a reputable garage with the technology. Fiat dealers are like most main dealers...money pits for people wanting problems fixed without worry of cost. They dont employ vastly skilled mechanics, they employ service technicians and send complicated problems elsewhere, but they do have up to date computer programs. I have bad experiences of Toyota, Fiat and Alfa main dealers in the last 10 years. They have financial targets to meet and 'return to dealer' warnings are helping them level the playing field against more capable independant garages. No one with a car more than 3 years old visits a main dealer.....unless they havent a clue about local garages.
As for race cars.....thankfullly the manufacturers have almost no say in any decision made from club motorsport to F1!

While I'm on...the return to dealer warning is a standard message that you get for any fault and has nothing whatsoever to do with the roadworthiness of the vehicle......its a lucrative aftermarket money earner for Fiat when faults appear in their cars.......and ESR etc is not a 'stop driving now' issue by any means....annoying yes....but not worrying. You can turn the damn thing off on every car on the market and most cars on the road dont have it!!!
Anyway....rant over!!!

cheers for the replies,i have just had it back after having my heater unit replaced,was on the way when it started beeping

Take it back to whoever repaired it and ask them to look at the problem....tell them it started as soon as yo[u] drove off. Its almost certainl a minor electrical fault. Was it a main dealr by the way?

"They dont employ vastly skilled mechanics, they employ service technicians and send complicated problems elsewhere"

Sorry chap, but where do fiat dealers send problem cars?

Ive known main dealers (not Fiat to be fair) send cars to gearbox specialists and send things back unfixed (my own Alpine being an example 4 years ago) because they dont have the resources or cant afford the time.......but I guess by and large these days they tend to order in whole new units (such as engines, gearboxes and ECUs) to repair troublesome cars. Most main dealers are fully occupied with servicing and minor warranty complaints....the Renault garage I took my Alpine to were desperate to attract cash earning repairs and welcomed me.......but they didnt sort it. Thankfully I got out of my lazy phase and fixed it myself!!!!

Thanks very much for such an informed opinion, without people like you where would we be?

not taken to a main dealer.it was an auto electrics garage by where i live,will take it back and see what they say,they did the heater unit pretty cheap just hope they will do the same with these

Its called freedom of speech and democracy and having an opinion and thank god we all are different as this place would be truly boring

Sorry I should have said all main dealers are wonderful...Ive owned 40 cars and the only main dealer that has ever done anything right was the local Toyota dealer...and it took them 3 attempts . Have you by any chance got anything to do with a local Fiat dealer???? Lets face it Fiat dealers have a far from excellent reputation.....and Ive had contact with 3 and can back that up (aplogies to any excellent Fiat dealers out there).

No why do you ask?