Hi There!
I'm looking for some help / advice on my 56 plate 1.9 8v JTD Eleganza please.
I've had it since I bought it new from the dealer in April 07 (pre reg 30/9/06 so warranty expired) and it's suffered a few faults which up until now have been fixed OK. It's been MoT'd and serviced by he same dealer since new.
However, in Jan 10 about 4k miles after the service it reported a DPF issue so back it went to the dealer. The changed the oil and filter and regenerated the DPF at a cost of £193.
In Feb, about 500 miles later, the check engine light came on so back it went and this time it was an ECU reflash, oil change and DPF regen which they said FIAT recommended but that they didn't think would work. Another £130 down.
It came on again last week (about 500 miles), so back it went and sure enough it's reporting a DPF issue but no-one believes that this is the cause.
They've opened a call with FIAT who say that they need to run though a checklist that will take 4 - 6 hours at a cot of £65 ph + VAT before they might know what the problem is.
I've called FIAT head office and they're going to look into it but don't know when they'll be able to tell me when they'll be able to tell me whether they'll be able to offer any goodwill.
It's beginning to feel almost as if the car is a write off (they reckon the value is about £4k) as who knows how much the problem will cost to fix once we know what it is.
I'd therefore be very grateful if anyone here could give me any advice or pointers about how best to approach this as I'm not sure I'm ready just to walk away from the car yet. It also seems like a terrible waste.
I've got ECUScan and a VAG com cable so could run diags OK but I wouldn't know what any of it meant.
If anyone here can think of anything I;d be very grateful.
Best regards,
Brian
I'm looking for some help / advice on my 56 plate 1.9 8v JTD Eleganza please.
I've had it since I bought it new from the dealer in April 07 (pre reg 30/9/06 so warranty expired) and it's suffered a few faults which up until now have been fixed OK. It's been MoT'd and serviced by he same dealer since new.
However, in Jan 10 about 4k miles after the service it reported a DPF issue so back it went to the dealer. The changed the oil and filter and regenerated the DPF at a cost of £193.
In Feb, about 500 miles later, the check engine light came on so back it went and this time it was an ECU reflash, oil change and DPF regen which they said FIAT recommended but that they didn't think would work. Another £130 down.
It came on again last week (about 500 miles), so back it went and sure enough it's reporting a DPF issue but no-one believes that this is the cause.
They've opened a call with FIAT who say that they need to run though a checklist that will take 4 - 6 hours at a cot of £65 ph + VAT before they might know what the problem is.
I've called FIAT head office and they're going to look into it but don't know when they'll be able to tell me when they'll be able to tell me whether they'll be able to offer any goodwill.
It's beginning to feel almost as if the car is a write off (they reckon the value is about £4k) as who knows how much the problem will cost to fix once we know what it is.
I'd therefore be very grateful if anyone here could give me any advice or pointers about how best to approach this as I'm not sure I'm ready just to walk away from the car yet. It also seems like a terrible waste.
I've got ECUScan and a VAG com cable so could run diags OK but I wouldn't know what any of it meant.
If anyone here can think of anything I;d be very grateful.
Best regards,
Brian