Helen173
New member
It is definitely still happening. I have a new Fiat 500C and have just over 1000 miles on it. I have now collected it from the garage for the 3rd time in 10 days due to 3 engine warning lights (General warning S&S, and EOBD) coming on each time. The service manager has just told me that this is due to my "driving style"!
Having been driving for 24 years and never had any clutch problems before I am disappointed ( to say the least) to be told that the problem is not with my brand new car but with me.... that I must now adapt my driving style to suit the car and avoid holding the car on the clutch at a junction, something I admit to doing but no more than many drivers I know, especially in heavy traffic.
Interesting enough, although being told this is due to my driving, the service manager did acknowledge it would be a relatively simple fix for Fiat to make to increase the time before the sensor determines there is an engine problem.... and another point is that he said it wouldn't make any difference if I switched the S&S off as it still passes back the information on clutch use.
Posted by a very disappointed Fiat Customer
Having been driving for 24 years and never had any clutch problems before I am disappointed ( to say the least) to be told that the problem is not with my brand new car but with me.... that I must now adapt my driving style to suit the car and avoid holding the car on the clutch at a junction, something I admit to doing but no more than many drivers I know, especially in heavy traffic.
Interesting enough, although being told this is due to my driving, the service manager did acknowledge it would be a relatively simple fix for Fiat to make to increase the time before the sensor determines there is an engine problem.... and another point is that he said it wouldn't make any difference if I switched the S&S off as it still passes back the information on clutch use.
Posted by a very disappointed Fiat Customer