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i got a letter last week and wentane fiat have said that they havnt recieved the information of fiat yet to start the recalls, but what i dont understand is that why is fiat sending the customer a letter saying they want the vehicle in for a recall but they dont send the dealship the information:confused::confused:
 
Same as me mate, i pooped into wentane before xmas and was told the same thing...they took my details and said they would ring me back after xmas....still waiting. Going to give them a bell tomorrow.

Chris
 
cnewton said:
Same as me mate, i pooped into wentane before xmas and was told the same thing...they took my details and said they would ring me back after xmas....still waiting. Going to give them a bell tomorrow.

Chris
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Find a better Dealer. They probably don't want to shell out for the special digital torque wrench which Fiat insist on.
 
D4nny8oy said:
Find a better Dealer. They probably don't want to shell out for the special digital torque wrench which Fiat insist on.
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yes you have to use fiats torque wrench but dealers can claim the money back for it when they use it for the first recall they do
 
cnewton said:
Same as me mate, i pooped into wentane before xmas and was told the same thing...they took my details and said they would ring me back after xmas....still waiting. Going to give them a bell tomorrow.

Chris
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i ng the day i got my letterand then he took my nimber and he said or monday ill ring you back monday went and i didnt get a call so i rang him tuesday he went or were waiting onfiat to send us the information, they are a bunch of useless buggers:bang:
 
And Ffoxy joins the ranks of the recalled. I think its a job well done by Fiat, even includes a section for advising Fiat who I sold my car to if I'd sold it! Plus a number to find my nearest dealer...

Why complain... it's free, needs to be done!

How many GP's have spun off the road because of failure?

Lol... I'll book it in ASAP.
 
The chances of this issue being serious are minimal. It will have come about due to something like the Q/A dept at Melfi carrying out an audit and discovering that the tool or torque wrench used to set the bolts in question was past its "Calibration due by...." date. Its no big deal but Fiat cant ignore it due to the way their quality systems function and the bad press they would receive if someone made the choice to hush it up and it got out.

A certain world renowned manufacture of Gas Turbines and power generation equipment with the initials "RR" sends out notices like this to its customers on an almost weekly basis and it doesent seem to do their reputation any harm.

If people really want to become paranoid and worry about bolts, their correct torque settings and things "dropping off" I suggest you start thinking about your roadwheels. There are 16 bolts involved and how many people can hold their hand up and say with 100% certainty that every one is correctly set and within manufacturers spec`??
 
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sledge said:
The chances of this issue being serious are minimal. It will have come about due to something like the Q/A dept at Melfi carrying out an audit and discovering that the tool or torque wrench used to set the bolts in question was past its "Calibration due by...." date. Its no big deal but Fiat cant ignore it due to the way their quality systems function and the bad press they would receive if someone made the choice to hush it up and it got out.

A certain world renowned manufacture of Gas Turbines and power generation equipment with the initials "RR" sends out notices like this to its customers on an almost weekly basis and it doesent seem to do their reputation any harm.

If people really want to become paranoid and worry about bolts, their correct torque settings and things "dropping off" I suggest you start thinking about your roadwheels. There are 16 bolts involved and how many people can hold their hand up and say with 100% certainty that every one is correctly set and within manufacturers spec`??
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Excellent point.... "tight + a bit" usually eh? :p
 
The figure means nothing unless the torque wrench used is accurate and the only way to determine this is to have it regularly calibrated......and how many people do that? :D:D Just dropping it on the floor can knock it out of plonk.
I have got 3 Torque wrenches in my garage and I wouldnt trust any of them to be less than 10% accurate up or down. Assuming they are out by 10%, for the quoted figure of 120newts I would see an actual figure somewhere between 108 and 132newts. So unless the torque wrench is spot on the exercise is a joke, because despite what it says on the scale you will never be 100% sure of the actual figure.

Next time you get a wheel changed ask the tech` or tyre fitter where he has referenced the wheel bolt torque figure from and to see copy of the torque wrench calibration cert` .......then see what replies you get (y)
 
A lot of women (and some men) cant undo the wheel-nuts at the tightness tyre / garages shove them on at anyhow... plus the Fiat locking nuts shear...

Tis a good point Sledge makes... "feckin tight" is how most places do em with their air-gun...
 
sledge said:
Next time you get a wheel changed ask the tech` or tyre fitter where he has referenced the wheel bolt torque figure from and to see copy of the torque wrench calibration cert` .......then see what replies you get (y)
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calibration is carried out every 6 months, sticker is left on the tool with written record held by both dealer and calibration company.
 
Mines been recalled 3 times in 2 n a half years

1 (like howley) the car may set on fire
2 The suspension top mounts may fail
3 The steering may fail

And considering its a rather serious thing if it goes wrong the earliest mine could be booked for is the 26th, fingers crossed mine doesnt break
 
Well its reassuring to know someone actually does it (y) I would guess its done as part of an adopted ISO quality system in which the operator states will done at regular intervals. However from an Engineering point of view I personaly believe a system based on number of operations rather than time is more reliable. When I was on the tools my then employers specified no more than 300 ops` before calibration and in about 75% of cases they fell outside the allowed 2% tolerance at mid-range after this number. These were Britool items and consequently phased out in favour of Norbar items which held onto their calibration far longer.
 
I have done probably 100 grande punto recalls so far and %10 have had new shafts...normally the 08 or 58 plates require new shaft...
The torque of top bolt should be 30nm and lower bolt 55nm after shaft replacement

I have seen some top bolts at 8nm which then requires new shaft...

Its all good fun;)
 
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