Khunt1964
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I have an 2007 1.4 Grande Punto with approx 20,000 mileage. Over the last few weeks, my car has occasionally been making a whining/screeching type noise when I first start it in the morning. The noise continues even without accelerating. I can generally stop the noise by stopping the car, turning the engine off and restarting it. This morning, however, the noise was worse and I noticed some other things - the battery light stayed on; the Power Steering didn't feel right and also the radio was crackley. I know nothing about cars but this points to an electrical fault. Any ideas anyone before I have to make that call to the Fiat garage.