Technical Gearbox failure

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Technical Gearbox failure

Leebuckley

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I have a 2002 Punto Mia and I suddenly lost all my forward gears whilst sitting at traffic lights.
My Fiat dealer (Arnold Clark) say that they think the crownwheel has come off, although they haven't removed the box yet.
They are making the assumption that it has broken through harsh use due to the fact that the front tyres are wearing on the outside edges and it's done 15,000 miles (2nd set of tyres)and hence is not a warranty claim.
It would appear that they are going to try to get out of a warranty claim for my broken gearbox and I feel a long fight with Fiat coming on. With regard to the wearing tyres, I reported this to them last week and I was told by the service department that there are known mk2 punto suspension problems which cause this tyre wear and they were to ring me back, never did!!
The 'trained technician' says that gearbox problems are very uncommon and he's never heard of the suspension issue" Surprise Surprise.
I have decided to try to gather as much info as possible to add weight to my argument and I would be grateful if anyone out there with a mk 2 punto 1.2 8v 2002 onwards could reply with their info, please try to make it factual with dates, problem and where it was fixed etc.
Either reply on this forum or direct to my email [email protected]

Also any other advice that you can give would be welcomed.

Thanks
Lee
 
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