can anybody please tell me what this warning is all about ,it only happens early morning 3days out of 7 many thanks.

The car believes the coolant is over hot (it thinks the cars engine is over heating)

often due to bad voltage from a low charged battery/ faulty battery/ dirty / corroded earth terminals

in some cases it can be a Body computer software glitch which in some cases can be updated by a fiat dealership which affected the early gp's

https://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punto-faqs/318839-electrical-gremlin-thread.html


Is yours a 2012 facelift or is it older?

thank you for your reply,my punto is 2007 and a great car but every now and then it throws a wobbly and this radiant warning happens,i turn my engine off & on and it goes ok,i will check the things you suggest and let you know many thanks rayo.

Did you have any joy with the starting issue as I have the same problem cheers

biglen said:

Did you have any joy with the starting issue as I have the same problem cheers

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Unfortunately (lot of) people only write when they have a problem, not when it is solved

What age for your car ? Your battery ?
Happens only at cold start ? Are you able to indicate us voltage of your battery in this condition ?

Mines is 08 battery is new only happens after short journeys

Used to happen to my gp. Fine after I changed the battery...

Give it a go

Think there more to it than the battery I gonna get it tested tomorrow and see

Any update to the problem/cause?

Early gp's needed a software update to fix this ...

Other issues that cause it

Overheating (but it won't be overheating at a cold start)

Bad battery

Bad engine bay earth

Wiring fault to temperature or map sensor

Faulty water temperature sensor

Faulty map sensor

Sorry to reignite an old thread but did anyone get this solved?? And also could a dodgy starter motor cause this warning to flash up at all?? I know it’s not the battery because it’s new and I’ve had my glow plugs tested (all fine) and glow plug relay is new...my partner thinks it’s the starter motor and I’m thinking it may be alternator, though this was also changed just 4 years ago (2015)?? I’ve got a 2007 1.9 mjet, 96000 miles and starting issues...though this excess fluid temp flashes up after the car is warmed mostly