Those who have been on FF for a while would know that I've had my fair share of pain with my GP. Here's the latest, and possibly final straw that would push me over the edge:
In a nutshell, the car is pulling to the left, and has caused uneven wear to the front tyres - front left has only 3mm left while front right has 5mm.
Whenever I take a left turn, then let go of the steering wheel, it does not return to the center position, but remains at 10-11 o' clock. This does not happen with right turns.
Its had at least 2-3 wheel alignments done, and its not that.
The first dealer I went to could not fix it after 3 attempts. so about 2 weeks ago I went to another one, which I took a technician on a road test and he acknowledges there's a problem. They contacted Fiat AU, who confirmed there had been several cases of this and replacing the "steering motor" would fix the problem.
So it took a week for the part to arrive and the car to be booked in again. I called them up today, and they said despite having the part replaced, it made no/very little difference. From the sounds of things, they have no idea how to have this rectified.
Obviously I'm not going to leave this the way it is knowing my tyres are being chewed up. There is definitely something wrong with the car, and I don't understand why I should put up with it. I've been very patient with this, and given them every possible opportunity to sort it out. But if they can't sort it out, what are my possible next steps?
I know they will not do any of the below, but I have to at least start somewhere:
(Thanks for reading )
In a nutshell, the car is pulling to the left, and has caused uneven wear to the front tyres - front left has only 3mm left while front right has 5mm.
Whenever I take a left turn, then let go of the steering wheel, it does not return to the center position, but remains at 10-11 o' clock. This does not happen with right turns.
Its had at least 2-3 wheel alignments done, and its not that.
The first dealer I went to could not fix it after 3 attempts. so about 2 weeks ago I went to another one, which I took a technician on a road test and he acknowledges there's a problem. They contacted Fiat AU, who confirmed there had been several cases of this and replacing the "steering motor" would fix the problem.
So it took a week for the part to arrive and the car to be booked in again. I called them up today, and they said despite having the part replaced, it made no/very little difference. From the sounds of things, they have no idea how to have this rectified.
Obviously I'm not going to leave this the way it is knowing my tyres are being chewed up. There is definitely something wrong with the car, and I don't understand why I should put up with it. I've been very patient with this, and given them every possible opportunity to sort it out. But if they can't sort it out, what are my possible next steps?
I know they will not do any of the below, but I have to at least start somewhere:
- Replace the entire car.
- Provide me with a new set of tyres every 5,000km.
- Replace the entire steering system (or whatever you call it).
(Thanks for reading )