Hi Guys
Started to notice my 500c TA has got a real loss of power under full acceleration from 3500rpm up, It seems fine up to 3500rpm, although it does seem to have a lot of "Burble" on the exhaust even at tickover.
Tried to get past a vehicle on a hill yesterday that I am very used to and it caught me out big time, just lost power and stuttered above 3500rpm. Kept dropping back 200-300rpm and then picking up again,. almost felt like fuel starvation
Called the selling dealer to get it looked at under warranty, (Its 2 years 4 months old), so in the dealer warrantry year.
Had all its servicing done at the supplying dealer, when I phoned them the rep said as its due a service in 3000 miles they would want to do the service before doing warranty work (Seems a bit of a pee take), and the service (Standard service with no extras woul;d be £425.. I think my laugh gave away I thought he was taking the pee.
I asked him to break down what justified the cost and he said it was standard Fiat costs. I pointed out the last service it had was a full service and brake fluid change and cost less than £250. (And I had already had quotes from other Fiat Main Dealers for less than £250 this time) at which point he said he would see if he could do it for £250,
But I told him no thanks I will just get the warranty work done on the stutter and have the service done when it gets to the required mileage.
He then said if thats the case I would be better taking it to to someone who offered the cheaper quotes for service and get them do do the warranty work as well as he did not want to do it if he was not doing the servicing.
Anyway apart from that appaling bit of customer service anyone else with a TA had this problem, I am thinking Plugs or Coil Packs (although it had the Coil packs changed under the recall some time back).
The last service was supposed to have included plugs, but it would not suprise me if they had not done them.
Started to notice my 500c TA has got a real loss of power under full acceleration from 3500rpm up, It seems fine up to 3500rpm, although it does seem to have a lot of "Burble" on the exhaust even at tickover.
Tried to get past a vehicle on a hill yesterday that I am very used to and it caught me out big time, just lost power and stuttered above 3500rpm. Kept dropping back 200-300rpm and then picking up again,. almost felt like fuel starvation
Called the selling dealer to get it looked at under warranty, (Its 2 years 4 months old), so in the dealer warrantry year.
Had all its servicing done at the supplying dealer, when I phoned them the rep said as its due a service in 3000 miles they would want to do the service before doing warranty work (Seems a bit of a pee take), and the service (Standard service with no extras woul;d be £425.. I think my laugh gave away I thought he was taking the pee.
I asked him to break down what justified the cost and he said it was standard Fiat costs. I pointed out the last service it had was a full service and brake fluid change and cost less than £250. (And I had already had quotes from other Fiat Main Dealers for less than £250 this time) at which point he said he would see if he could do it for £250,
But I told him no thanks I will just get the warranty work done on the stutter and have the service done when it gets to the required mileage.
He then said if thats the case I would be better taking it to to someone who offered the cheaper quotes for service and get them do do the warranty work as well as he did not want to do it if he was not doing the servicing.
Anyway apart from that appaling bit of customer service anyone else with a TA had this problem, I am thinking Plugs or Coil Packs (although it had the Coil packs changed under the recall some time back).
The last service was supposed to have included plugs, but it would not suprise me if they had not done them.
