Streaker12345
New member
Ok!, this is my story...
Last Year I wrote my old Punto off when I hit a skip lorry face on at 60mph (his fault, driving on my side of the road).
Stupidly, and because I love the shape of them so much I decided to buy a brand new 2004 Active Sport,nothing will go wrong with a brand new car. How wrong I was...
Day I picked it up from the Fiat garage and got it home, only to discover that the speaker grills at the back where not even clipped in, they where just sitting there on top of the parcel shelf, hmmm, not a good sign.
month later... squeeking and rattling from rear, windscreen wipers judding, brakes catching and squeeking, rubber door seal catching on door, driver door lock broke, rear window wash not working, clutch juddering at slow speed, found a screw on the floor don't know where it came from.
Now, it's nearly 1 year old, done 15000 miles...
Smell of oil and clutch still juddering, total lack of power (wont do over 70)took it to Fiat...
They replaced the rocker gasket. No other fault found!!!!!
Went for a drive with a Fiat specialist (hahahaha), spotted the juddering, booked it in for a new clutch!!!.
Again, took car to Fiat for new clutch, told them there was still a smell of oil.
They rang me back 2 hours later. The new clutch they put in was also faulty (AHHHHHHHHH) and they would have to order another. Went to pick car up, asked them about the oil smell, they found no fault (hahahahaha), took him out to my car, lifted bonet, showed him the oil pouring out the engine, he instantly booked it in for 3 days, NEW FOOKING HEAD GASKET AS WELL AS A NEW CLUTCH!!, thats on top of the replaced rocker gasket earlier.
Still waiting for them to ring me back, and this "New Clutch" that is faulty is worse than the one I had in, no reverse most of the time LOL
So!... do you love Fiat?
Last Year I wrote my old Punto off when I hit a skip lorry face on at 60mph (his fault, driving on my side of the road).
Stupidly, and because I love the shape of them so much I decided to buy a brand new 2004 Active Sport,nothing will go wrong with a brand new car. How wrong I was...
Day I picked it up from the Fiat garage and got it home, only to discover that the speaker grills at the back where not even clipped in, they where just sitting there on top of the parcel shelf, hmmm, not a good sign.
month later... squeeking and rattling from rear, windscreen wipers judding, brakes catching and squeeking, rubber door seal catching on door, driver door lock broke, rear window wash not working, clutch juddering at slow speed, found a screw on the floor don't know where it came from.
Now, it's nearly 1 year old, done 15000 miles...
Smell of oil and clutch still juddering, total lack of power (wont do over 70)took it to Fiat...
They replaced the rocker gasket. No other fault found!!!!!
Went for a drive with a Fiat specialist (hahahaha), spotted the juddering, booked it in for a new clutch!!!.
Again, took car to Fiat for new clutch, told them there was still a smell of oil.
They rang me back 2 hours later. The new clutch they put in was also faulty (AHHHHHHHHH) and they would have to order another. Went to pick car up, asked them about the oil smell, they found no fault (hahahahaha), took him out to my car, lifted bonet, showed him the oil pouring out the engine, he instantly booked it in for 3 days, NEW FOOKING HEAD GASKET AS WELL AS A NEW CLUTCH!!, thats on top of the replaced rocker gasket earlier.
Still waiting for them to ring me back, and this "New Clutch" that is faulty is worse than the one I had in, no reverse most of the time LOL
So!... do you love Fiat?