Hi all, last November my Fiat Punto W Reg started making a funny noise, nearly all the time but especially when I went over speed bumps. You know when some people get married, they sometimes tie tin cans behind the car - well that's what it sounded like. Eventually the exhaust fell off and I had to have a new one fitted.
Well today I drove it back from college and the noise has started again but this time it's a lot worse. I took it back to the garage as the new exhaust has one year's warranty on it. The guy there did something to it (wiggled it around quite violently) and then stuck what looked like a crowbar up the pipe. He said that the exhaust was causing the problem because it was rubbing against another part of the car. He said it was fixed because he's moved it out of the way. 20 seconds later after leaving the garage the noise started again even worse than before. I swear it sounds like I've got tin cans hanging from the back. So I'm starting to think it might be the suspension - but when I park it up and bounce the back up and down by sitting on it, there's no noise whatsoever.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Ashley
Well today I drove it back from college and the noise has started again but this time it's a lot worse. I took it back to the garage as the new exhaust has one year's warranty on it. The guy there did something to it (wiggled it around quite violently) and then stuck what looked like a crowbar up the pipe. He said that the exhaust was causing the problem because it was rubbing against another part of the car. He said it was fixed because he's moved it out of the way. 20 seconds later after leaving the garage the noise started again even worse than before. I swear it sounds like I've got tin cans hanging from the back. So I'm starting to think it might be the suspension - but when I park it up and bounce the back up and down by sitting on it, there's no noise whatsoever.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Ashley