How does the door lock come into play?
Technical Help! My car is leaking!
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Technical Help! My car is leaking!
How does the door lock come into play?
There is a 'membrane' behind the panel to prevent water leaking it,this has to be partly removed to renew lock.
We got the car back yesterday - the diagnosis was "missing sealant on the bulkhead", I couldn't chat to the people who did the work to get specifics but I'll have a poke around on the car over the weekend.
Obviously the water was getting in there, pooling up somewhere and then moving to the rear of the car when parked on the driveway at a steep angle, odd how it was only in the rear when we first noticed it on the flat though.
Anyway they reckon it's sorted - carpets removed and dried out, all the foam underneath replaced and the car valeted, I can't fault the work so far if it does prove to fix the issue
Sadly they let themselves down with the courtesy cars.
On arrival on Monday morning, almost a month after booking the car in, my partner was told that someone else had been given the car reserved for her. They opted to get another car from their other dealership which meant my partner was almost late for work. The car was a previous shape Punto, filthy windscreen, vapours in the tank and, as we realised that night, without a valid tax disk! Nice to drive though, I preferred the newer black interior to the grey one in our old ELX 16v.
So the car went back and was swapped for a Grande 1.2 Dynamic in silver, lovely colour, contrasting light blue seats and dash trim (potential for dirt though) and felt about the same to drive as our 1.4, for the savings available on this engine it's definitely worth considering over the 1.4 8v. Sadly the car, despite being new, wasn't without a fault, apart from the usual lack of petrol (needle didn't even move when we started it up) the heater fans only worked on number 4, the other settings resulted in nothing.
All in all a decent enough experience for a Fiat warranty repair but it's clear they still have a fair way to go on the service side of things unfortuntely. We asked about swapping the car for something similar in 16v and despite the dealer principle saying he'd help out to compensate for our woes the offer made was offensive.
So we'll either hang on to it for a while or try our luck elsewhere.
Obviously the water was getting in there, pooling up somewhere and then moving to the rear of the car when parked on the driveway at a steep angle, odd how it was only in the rear when we first noticed it on the flat though.
Anyway they reckon it's sorted - carpets removed and dried out, all the foam underneath replaced and the car valeted, I can't fault the work so far if it does prove to fix the issue
Sadly they let themselves down with the courtesy cars.
On arrival on Monday morning, almost a month after booking the car in, my partner was told that someone else had been given the car reserved for her. They opted to get another car from their other dealership which meant my partner was almost late for work. The car was a previous shape Punto, filthy windscreen, vapours in the tank and, as we realised that night, without a valid tax disk! Nice to drive though, I preferred the newer black interior to the grey one in our old ELX 16v.
So the car went back and was swapped for a Grande 1.2 Dynamic in silver, lovely colour, contrasting light blue seats and dash trim (potential for dirt though) and felt about the same to drive as our 1.4, for the savings available on this engine it's definitely worth considering over the 1.4 8v. Sadly the car, despite being new, wasn't without a fault, apart from the usual lack of petrol (needle didn't even move when we started it up) the heater fans only worked on number 4, the other settings resulted in nothing.
All in all a decent enough experience for a Fiat warranty repair but it's clear they still have a fair way to go on the service side of things unfortuntely. We asked about swapping the car for something similar in 16v and despite the dealer principle saying he'd help out to compensate for our woes the offer made was offensive.
So we'll either hang on to it for a while or try our luck elsewhere.
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So it's fixed?
Been few mentions of courtesy cars recently,its not on to let a car go out without tax however its not like a hire car & theres not time to check/clean cars before its loaned out again (better than nothing?) and it depends who had the car last...no fuel,dirty nappies under seats,seatbelts chewed through by a dog...sadly some folk have little respect for other peoples property.
Keep us up to date if all is ok (i'll log this fix if it works) after the next downpour
Been few mentions of courtesy cars recently,its not on to let a car go out without tax
however its not like a hire car & theres not time to check/clean cars before its loaned out again (better than nothing?) and it depends who had the car last...no fuel,dirty nappies under seats,seatbelts chewed through by a dog...sadly some folk have little respect for other peoples property.Keep us up to date if all is ok (i'll log this fix if it works) after the next downpour
Hopefully it's fixed, fairly typical that summer has now arrived but I'm sure it will be short-lived so plenty of water testing to come
Like you say the courtesy cars are generally only as good as the last person to have them, sadly all drivers aren't car enthusiasts, the tax thing could have been avoided though, not something I generally check despite it being something the driver of the car is responsible for.
Will keep you posted once the downpours arrive
Like you say the courtesy cars are generally only as good as the last person to have them, sadly all drivers aren't car enthusiasts, the tax thing could have been avoided though, not something I generally check despite it being something the driver of the car is responsible for.
Will keep you posted once the downpours arrive
Cheers
Trying to make up a post with potential water leak areas but very few seem to get 100% sorted
Trying to make up a post with potential water leak areas but very few seem to get 100% sorted
Well mines fixed at last
Fiat tech finally came to sort it for me as the monkeys at the garage had no idea.
I was informed that the boot was letting in water from three seperate areas.
1. Rear screen motor
2. Badge somewhere lol
3. Door Seam
Dont ask be about the badge as im clueless how the hell that could let water in but thats what I was told. I have jet washed the car and no leaks so looks like the water saga is over. At least I hope so anyways!
Fiat tech finally came to sort it for me as the monkeys at the garage had no idea.
I was informed that the boot was letting in water from three seperate areas.
1. Rear screen motor
2. Badge somewhere lol
3. Door Seam
Dont ask be about the badge as im clueless how the hell that could let water in but thats what I was told. I have jet washed the car and no leaks so looks like the water saga is over. At least I hope so anyways!
i got this now, doesnt really bother me
i treat it like a game. trying to avoid it!
i treat it like a game. trying to avoid it!
Well mines fixed at last
Good stuff - should be made a sticky as its affecting a few peeps here.
Well mines fixed at last
Fiat tech finally came to sort it for me as the monkeys at the garage had no idea.
Thats not really fair mate as fiat technical tend to keep things 'under their hat' much to the annoyance of fiat techs,hopefully after many meetings this will change!
I can only comment on the monkeys that looked at my car 11 times yes 11 times in total to fix my boot leak. Thats 20 days in all, in the garage to fix a leak. Whats worse each time it was handed back to me as fixed!
One day with fiat technical bod and it was fixed.
So im afraid I can only say it as I see it! Im sure not all garages are so slack but again ive only had dealings with this one!
One day with fiat technical bod and it was fixed.
So im afraid I can only say it as I see it! Im sure not all garages are so slack but again ive only had dealings with this one!
Now heres my point.........it was coming in from 3 areas? I doubt it,it looks more like a case of lets do the known problem areas as its bound to be one of them.
Now they are know problem areas to fiat technical but they are not releasing this info to the garages...I mentioned all this in a previous thread as it annoys me and makes a techs job harder.There are service ews for garages on a lot of 'mundane' things but I think the GP water leak saga is p*ssing alot of customers off & they should help out the garages abit more.
11 times is alot I admit but water leaks can be a bugger to find and lets also not forget the garage only gets paid for fixing the actual leak not for the hours trying to find it/water leak testing etc... thus its a catch 22 situaton as garage cant afford to have the tech 'non-productive' as they pay his wages!
Anyway its fixed thats all that matters
