Broke down this morning in rush hour traffic!
Lost all power and the dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree. Fortunately my son is a mechanic and I was by his garage and was able to push it in. He initially thought that it was the ECU, but as the car is only 3 years old, he put it on the ramp. To his amazement the main earth lead had snapped at the crimp. He telephoned our local Fiat dealer and was told that they had sold 77 in the last three months and they were on back order from Italy (3 weeks wait). He bought a higher rated piece of cable and crimped it himself. The car is back up and running.
This is by far the most unreliable car I have ever owned and I am planning on part exchanging it on Saturday for a new Kia.
Lost all power and the dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree. Fortunately my son is a mechanic and I was by his garage and was able to push it in. He initially thought that it was the ECU, but as the car is only 3 years old, he put it on the ramp. To his amazement the main earth lead had snapped at the crimp. He telephoned our local Fiat dealer and was told that they had sold 77 in the last three months and they were on back order from Italy (3 weeks wait). He bought a higher rated piece of cable and crimped it himself. The car is back up and running.
This is by far the most unreliable car I have ever owned and I am planning on part exchanging it on Saturday for a new Kia.