Hello all, I have quite a big problem with my Fiat Grande Punto 1.4 Active Sport.
Yesterday evening I was driving down a dual carriageway doing 40-45, when I changed up to 5th and the car kinda jumped a little, and made a thudding noise only for a split second.. like a crunch?
So I thought hmm maybe I was too slow to shift up and it made that crank noise... I was wrong :-S This morning on the way to college, every single gear was scary as hell, I was driving in 1st and the car began to shudder and slow down and really crunch and rattle, second was no better, third was slightly better but still heard the crunching and felt the rattles, I couldn't even get near 4th it just made everything worse, and 5th well 5th was just a stall waiting to happen, anyways, the car seems to jump a lot as almost as if someone has just hit me from behind in my car, the car shudders and crunches and it's very scary...
Today I was driving at lunch in college down the dual carriageway to get some lunch and I had to pull over in a bus lane and put my hazards on because I was really scared... I managed to take it on the chin and get the car back into college safely and without putting anyone at risk... (no-one was in my car at the time)..
My questions are:
Is the problem my gear box or my clutch?
If I need a new gear box or clutch, how much will one cost?
How much on average will the fitting cost?
How long will the car be off the road (average/approx)
Yesterday evening I was driving down a dual carriageway doing 40-45, when I changed up to 5th and the car kinda jumped a little, and made a thudding noise only for a split second.. like a crunch?
So I thought hmm maybe I was too slow to shift up and it made that crank noise... I was wrong :-S This morning on the way to college, every single gear was scary as hell, I was driving in 1st and the car began to shudder and slow down and really crunch and rattle, second was no better, third was slightly better but still heard the crunching and felt the rattles, I couldn't even get near 4th it just made everything worse, and 5th well 5th was just a stall waiting to happen, anyways, the car seems to jump a lot as almost as if someone has just hit me from behind in my car, the car shudders and crunches and it's very scary...
Today I was driving at lunch in college down the dual carriageway to get some lunch and I had to pull over in a bus lane and put my hazards on because I was really scared... I managed to take it on the chin and get the car back into college safely and without putting anyone at risk... (no-one was in my car at the time)..
My questions are:
Is the problem my gear box or my clutch?
If I need a new gear box or clutch, how much will one cost?
How much on average will the fitting cost?
How long will the car be off the road (average/approx)