chrisedgaruk
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My wife's Punto Sporting Speedgear has a loud vibration/ rumbling noise from the front passenger footwell area. This has problem has proved to be an absolute nightmare to pinpoint and now 6 months after bringing it to the attention of our local Fiat delaer we are no further forward.:bang:
The biggest problem we have has is that the vibration/ rumbling can not always be heard. Sometimes the noise will be apparent for a few days and then it will dissappear for anywhere from an hour to a day or two before returning. This is the main cause of the dealer not being able to pinpoint it.
The car has had a new Speedgear gearbox fitted under warranty - this did not fix the problem.
It has had wheel bearings to the passenger side - this did not fix the problem.
The first bearing that was fitted by the dealer was faulty and caused the ABS to behave very oddly on the passenger side front wheel.
It has had a new OSF CV joint - the original one had little movement in it.
It has had new gearbox switches fitted after the Speedgear malfunction light came on the dashboard a month ago.
The driveshafts and CV joints have been checked but the dealer said they were okay, all engine and gearbox mounts have been checked - they are okay too.
There is nothing loose under the bonnet or around the footwell/wheelarch area.
The problem most frequently occurs when the car is turning right from a standing start or accelerating in a straight line from a standing start. The problem does not occur when the vehicle turns left from a standing start, but as I have explained, sometimes the problem does not occur at all.:bang:
We've owned this car since the beginning of the year, it has only 9,500 miles on the clock and has an extended FiatCare Premier warranty until Spring 2007.
My local dealer does not know what to suggest, I am considering contacting Fiat UK in Slough to see what they can do. Any ideas you may have as to what may be causing this problem would be appreciated.:idea:
Thanks for your help!
The biggest problem we have has is that the vibration/ rumbling can not always be heard. Sometimes the noise will be apparent for a few days and then it will dissappear for anywhere from an hour to a day or two before returning. This is the main cause of the dealer not being able to pinpoint it.
The car has had a new Speedgear gearbox fitted under warranty - this did not fix the problem.
It has had wheel bearings to the passenger side - this did not fix the problem.
The first bearing that was fitted by the dealer was faulty and caused the ABS to behave very oddly on the passenger side front wheel.
It has had a new OSF CV joint - the original one had little movement in it.
It has had new gearbox switches fitted after the Speedgear malfunction light came on the dashboard a month ago.
The driveshafts and CV joints have been checked but the dealer said they were okay, all engine and gearbox mounts have been checked - they are okay too.
There is nothing loose under the bonnet or around the footwell/wheelarch area.
The problem most frequently occurs when the car is turning right from a standing start or accelerating in a straight line from a standing start. The problem does not occur when the vehicle turns left from a standing start, but as I have explained, sometimes the problem does not occur at all.:bang:
We've owned this car since the beginning of the year, it has only 9,500 miles on the clock and has an extended FiatCare Premier warranty until Spring 2007.
My local dealer does not know what to suggest, I am considering contacting Fiat UK in Slough to see what they can do. Any ideas you may have as to what may be causing this problem would be appreciated.:idea:
Thanks for your help!