The clutch pedal on my new Panda Cross 4x4 (July 2020 milage 1k) has suddenly went to the floor and staying there. I called Fiat Assist and while waiting for the mechanic to arrive I pulled up the pedal and got the clutch back. Managed to get home and the same thing happened. Fiat assist could not find a problem but think the problem is the slave cylinder and has ordered up the part ( on back order).

He said he could fit it the part when it come in stock and I would probably be better letting him fit the part at my home as a mechanic in the local dealership would probably say fault not found.

The gear change has been a bit notchy since I bought the Cross new, has anyone else had a similar problem.

comes up fairly regularly. Worth bleeding first and checking the carpets.

Most are the "master" cylinder but worth changing both

I would let Fiat do any repairs, when it fails I would park it where it is and contact the dealer. you have reported the problem to them so there is a log of the contact. when they arrive to collect the car the pedal should still be on the floor.

Tim

should be in the Panda 2012+ sub forum

That fact I called Fiat Assistance means it is now on record with Fiat and when the Fiat guy came the pedal was on the floor. I just wondered if anyone else had a similar issue with an almost new Panda..I can see that other people have had similar problems but not with cars having done only 1K. Thanks for the reply.

koalar said:

comes up fairly regularly.

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Indeed it does, but this is a brand new car. The clutch actuating mechanism on RHD cars is a known weakness, but they don't normally fail in the first few months.

mogsy1 said:

The gear change has been a bit notchy since I bought the Cross new

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Not surprising if you have a clutch problem; any clutch drag will put a lot of additional stress on the selection mechanism, particularly the synchromesh cones. This is the bit that would concern me the most; the clutch problem will get sorted under warranty, but any long term damage done to the gearbox in the meantime will stay with the car.

A responsible manufacturer would take the car out of service until the clutch fault was fixed properly, providing a replacement courtesy car in the meantime, but that isn't Fiat's way of doing things. If the car goes on to develop a fault requiring gearbox replaement in five years time, it won't be Fiat's problem.

To be honest Fiat immediately offered a replacement car and the Panda will not move until the replacement part is available. This is my third 4x4 and I have always had excellent service from Fiat Customer Care. I doubt that there will be any major issues down the road and if the gear box is still notchy after part replacement I will address that issue with Fiat. I had a major rant with Fiat and the way they seem to be dumbing down the Cross 4x4 and they addressed all my issues.

koalar said:

should be in the Panda 2012+ sub forum

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Also there..

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