Mary Cochrane
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Can anyone help? I've had a problem with my Fiat Punto Sporting (W reg) for several months now and I can't find a mechanic who can sort it out.
This is what happens. I'm driving along and when I brake the car 'thinks' it is in reverse. The R signal flashes up on the dashboard (well, it sometimes alternates between D and R as though it is 'confused' about which gear it is in). In addition, the beeping sound that I get when I'm actually in reverse goes off, and continues until I take my foot off the brake. The gears themselves are actually OK - the car just seems to be getting the wrong signal. I have taken it to 3 mechanics and these were the results.
1. The first guy changed the brake switch and said he did some work on the electrics. The problem returned within 3 days.
2. The next lot, a Fiat garage in Catford, said the car need a new ECU (and attempted to charge me a small fortune). However, my friend spoke to an ECU specialist in Greenwich, who said this was not an ECU problem.
3. The latest mechanic thinks the computerised system is out of kilter and just needs to be reset (by a Fiat specialist).
As you can imagine, I really don't know what to do next. The problem can't be so complex that it is unsolveable. I definitely don't want to spend any more money until I have a good idea of what the problem actually is. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Mary Cochrane.
This is what happens. I'm driving along and when I brake the car 'thinks' it is in reverse. The R signal flashes up on the dashboard (well, it sometimes alternates between D and R as though it is 'confused' about which gear it is in). In addition, the beeping sound that I get when I'm actually in reverse goes off, and continues until I take my foot off the brake. The gears themselves are actually OK - the car just seems to be getting the wrong signal. I have taken it to 3 mechanics and these were the results.
1. The first guy changed the brake switch and said he did some work on the electrics. The problem returned within 3 days.
2. The next lot, a Fiat garage in Catford, said the car need a new ECU (and attempted to charge me a small fortune). However, my friend spoke to an ECU specialist in Greenwich, who said this was not an ECU problem.
3. The latest mechanic thinks the computerised system is out of kilter and just needs to be reset (by a Fiat specialist).
As you can imagine, I really don't know what to do next. The problem can't be so complex that it is unsolveable. I definitely don't want to spend any more money until I have a good idea of what the problem actually is. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Mary Cochrane.