Technical Fiat stilo 1.4 active aircon 6 speed gearbox problem !!!!!

[stevie with the stilo]

hi guys been member for a while but first post

ive had my stilo 8 months now bought it standard with 11000 miles 55 plate for £4000 rather bargin i thought!added a twin exaust and them 5 spoke fiat aloys looks rather swell i must say !!!!! however it only had 15000 miles on and just before christmas a noise started !!!!! took it to many garages and it the gearbox anyways needs new gearbox sooo i wernt having that from a 3 year old car with 15000 miles on and 1 month out of warranty soo i am on going a battle with fiat trying to squeeze what ever i can from them surely not accetable and i dont agree with having to pay x amount for it under the circumstances . . . . . any one else had problems like or similar to this ????????:bang:

 

[muppet42]

Have only had one issue with my gearbox, but it didn't require a replacement. If I remember right, it cost around £150 to put right including labour.

I can understand your annoyance, but given it's out of warranty, I'm not sure what can be done unfortunately

For what it's worth though, the car's looking good

 

[Big Black Stilo]

i had one changed out of warranty but only because i had one fitted before and the same problem persisted

 

[dan-the-man]

fiat may pay out a good will gesture, I had one when my car was 2 months out of warranty on low mileage (selespeed pump replacement) and FIAT paid the parts and I paid for labour, just keep bugging them asking for help towards the cost of repair.

 

[muppet42]

fiat may pay out a good will gesture, I had one when my car was 2 months out of warranty on low mileage (selespeed pump replacement) and FIAT paid the parts and I paid for labour, just keep bugging them asking for help towards the cost of repair.

I think with the goodwill gesture, it can vary from dealer to dealer. Some may be more flexible than others so if you're local one declines, it could be worth trying another one

I know for sure that if I catch my dealership on a bad day, they won't give anything away and will sometimes try and take me to the cleaners for something that requires just a simple fix. Other times though, rare as they are, they can be nice and actually do something out of the kindness of their hearts

 

[dan-the-man]

I think with the goodwill gesture, it can vary from dealer to dealer. Some may be more flexible than others so if you're local one declines, it could be worth trying another one

I know for sure that if I catch my dealership on a bad day, they won't give anything away and will sometimes try and take me to the cleaners for something that requires just a simple fix. Other times though, rare as they are, they can be nice and actually do something out of the kindness of their hearts

It's got nothing to do with the dealers, it's FIAT UK who pays money to the dealer for the work done if you get any money towards it.

my dealer tried to charge me for something that could be claimed under warranty, but luckily I had the number for FIAT UK on my phone and let the service manager speak to fiat