hello everyone new to this as i am a dumb blonde and dont know a lot about cars looking for help.
my fiat punto grande 07 plate has just celebrated doing 4000 miles i put it in for a service and was told i need a new water pump is this common with a 3 year old car that has just clocked up the 4000 miles
my warranty has just run out how unlucky for me
so is this common is my question thanks for the replies in advance
a 21 year old dumb blonde that knows nothing about cars

i havent heard of any going i would say contact fiat uk they might do it under warranty as the miles are so low and you are just out

What grande punto have you got (engine wise)

I wouldn't have expected it to fail at such low mileage

Replacing the water pump is quiet a time consuming job labour wise as the cam belt has to come off which means taking the engine bay to bits, along with the cooling system drained then refilled

(might as well get the cam belt changed at the same time any decent garage should only charge you for the belt and tensioner as they have to take the old one off anyway to change the pump)

try contacting fiat customer services in the first instance and see if they will offer you any goodwill payment it can sometimes pay to be a bit cheeky (need some help section) here : http://www.fiat.co.uk/content/?id=3046

I'd get a second opinion, mine is 3 years old and has covered 97,000 miles, and my water pump is fine, has it been loosing water? is there water in the oil? if not you may be being ripped off.....

Ive Got A 2007 1.3 Mjet And My Water Pump Went At 6000 Miles, Replaced Under Warranty