Hi
just recently I noticed when starting the starter would momentarily slow so I thought the battery must be on its way out,then one morning I tried to start the panda and the starter motor just turned slowly as if battery was low, but when I turned the ignition key back off the starter continued to turn even with the key out(about a minute) until a small amount of smoke came from the steering column then all went quiet.
So put key back in ignition switched on and everything working fine except no starter.
Sooo took the ignition switch off,which now smells of burnt components and replaced,£47 from fiat which I thought was not unreasonable.
With new ignition fitted tried again....no starter but solenoid was clicking.
Took starter off and checked it,solenoid was clicking but not throwing the starter,checked motor and it was turning over so slowly it wouldnt have pulled the skin off a rice pudding.....bought and fitted new starter motor and all was well with the panda again....except we now have ABS and brake warning light on signifiing EBD failure.
Battery voltage is 12.4 vlts with engine off and 14.4 vlts with engine running.
Plugged in diagnostics reader but computer says no faults so any suggestion would be appreciated.
just recently I noticed when starting the starter would momentarily slow so I thought the battery must be on its way out,then one morning I tried to start the panda and the starter motor just turned slowly as if battery was low, but when I turned the ignition key back off the starter continued to turn even with the key out(about a minute) until a small amount of smoke came from the steering column then all went quiet.
So put key back in ignition switched on and everything working fine except no starter.
Sooo took the ignition switch off,which now smells of burnt components and replaced,£47 from fiat which I thought was not unreasonable.
With new ignition fitted tried again....no starter but solenoid was clicking.
Took starter off and checked it,solenoid was clicking but not throwing the starter,checked motor and it was turning over so slowly it wouldnt have pulled the skin off a rice pudding.....bought and fitted new starter motor and all was well with the panda again....except we now have ABS and brake warning light on signifiing EBD failure.
Battery voltage is 12.4 vlts with engine off and 14.4 vlts with engine running.
Plugged in diagnostics reader but computer says no faults so any suggestion would be appreciated.