matty_oakley said:

hi all, my cars going in on for its 1st service at blackpool fiat(chorley nissan)

ive already mentioned a few things that want looking at by them:

brakes squeaking while reversing(at rear)
front brakes squeaking at low speeds again(been replaced 6months ago for "upgraded"pads)
passenger window intermittently not working from drivers side switch

now thers a few more which im unsure whether to mention:


leather starting to crack on base of drivers seat near stitching(not due to neglect as i clean and nourish them with autolgym regularly.

glovebox lid doesnt sit closed properly, looks ike its sagged, even when its empty.

bolts that hold the bonnet hinge to the bonnet and car are rusty, looks like when it was being painted they only painted a bit of the bolts, the rest has loads of rust on them.

exhaust chrome trim doesnt clean up, its like corroded or something?

keep getting a warning message coming up when i turn car on in morning " EXCESS RADIAT TEMP" yet the car is stone cold lol.

any advice welcome,

cheers, matt

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JimbbobW1977 said:

1) Rear brakes squeeking sorted out by fitting rear counterweights to the callipers to absorb the noise.

2) A lot of new cars brakes squeek, due to the matrerials used. Mine do.

3) Window should be a simple loose connection.

4) My seat started to 'fur' quite a lot, premature wear. The dealer took photos sent them to Fiat, and they agreed to replace.

5) Glove box is a common one, most GP's have had this, mine included. I have had mine looked at numerous times, and its never been fixed, in fact they made it worse as it now creaks. The 08 Clio we have at work is the same, as is a brand new Corsa I sat in.

6) Mine have gone rusty to, im just going to touch them up myself.

7) Exhaust trim cant comment on.

8) Excess temperature message is common. Nothing to worry about its just a software glitch that needs a update. Mines done it a couple of times.

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matty_oakley said:

does anyone know if they will replace the leather seat? will they just take pics? as its only 12months old, so would have thought the seats are meant to last longer, if there crackin/splitting now, i would dread to think what they will look like after 3 year warranty is uo :-(

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ghsaunders40 said:

They should do. Fiat have replaced all of my seats due to excessive wear when the car was 5 months old.

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punto_matt said:

How are you trying to clean the exhaust tip?

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punto_matt said:

If there black then they arent its just crap off the road, can get a wire brush on them if you need to to get them out.

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punto_matt said:

Only the warrenty on the exhaust but that doesnt really matter.

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punto_matt said:

Shouldnt do its only removing gases more efficiently.

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