Power Steering Problem with my Fiat Punto
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So we looked at fuse thing under car but as its raining jus quickly looked and wiggled and cliosed it up! now tho my car wont start at all!!!!!! it turns over but wont fire!! any suggesstions? ..................apart from scrapping it!!!!
The unit was £187 with delivery. It cost me three hours labour - very cheap at half the price as *!#%!@ fiat wanted over a grand, PLUS VAT go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog and tell them about it
i noticed mine went when it started to get really really cold last week, came back on after a day r so then went again the same night and hasnt come back on...im getting used to driving without powersteering now, reminds me of my older cars lol....my left side rear light has messed up too, dont know if its linked with something to do with the powersteering going, my rear light and brake light seem to flash when i indicate, and my indicator light shows on when i brake! .......................................................................................... yes mate iv reported it on the watchdog website,wrote them a nice little story lol...hope soething gets done about, i well think fiat should of had a product recall, and should still have one...its not fair on us :(
Thanks for the quick response though!! Lu
if it is the brake fluid 100% id suggest u have ur brakes bled and have it refilled, hope that makes sense lol... iv had dodgy wiring since i bought the car, i had the horn & wipers sorted as they where juddering, and the indicator to show a bulb is not working normally shows on my dash although all my bulbs work, i think thats due to some sort of loose wiring as when have my bass kikin it flicks on & off with the vibrations Adverts Currently On Preloved - Place an ad here for free
Thanks H
Fiat Punto ELX 16v 1.2 2001 As with many other Punto's, mine developed a fault where the power steering failed intermitently then totally. This is a very common fault in Punto's - obviously a manufacturers defect, and I believe Fiat should be reimbursing their customers instead of fobbing us off telling us it's driver error (overuse of the City button, which I rarely used). Fiat themselves wanted over £600 to replace the steering unit (on a car that hadn't even done 40k miles!). Fortunately I found a company who sell reconditioned units and had it fitted at a local garage, at total cost of £240. There are plenty of others who have had the same problem: http://forums.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-foru......0/241a8171.html http://www.fiatforum.com/punto-guides/70......ing-column.html Hopefully others will have also contacted you about this matter and you will be able to take Fiat to task!
Please pass on to anyone you can.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog Craig
the more people that report this the better chance of someone as big as the BBC doing something about the robbing Italian bas***ds. Fiat know about this problem and have done nothing. The more people that reoprt this the more chance we have of getting our money back...
I drove home from work last night (interestingly it was the first freezing cold night for a while) and had to call in at a shop on the way. The shop was in a narrow side street and involved some manoeuvring using the City mode to get into a tight parking spot. All was well. When I got back into the car five minutes later, the steering had died a sudden death. It was virtually impossible to turn the steering wheel and the City light remained on despite my frantic pressing. The AA man came to my rescue but couldnt do anything except check the battery and fuses, and advise a trip to the Fiat dealer. He took the fuse out so that the power wouldnt suddenly cut in should it decide to work again and said it would be ok to drive, if a little heavy at slow speeds. He wasnt kidding! It was only the fact that he was watching when I drove off that gave me the super-human strength required, and each corner on the journey home was approached with dread. I've had the car since February and while I have had a couple of other problems (including an exhaust that keeps coming loose despite going back to the garage 3 times, as mentioned by someone else on here!) there's not been so much as a hint of a steering problem. Will let you know what happens. Thanks all.
please pass this on, to EVERYONE
THANKS MELX
I have also had problems with the power steering on my X reg Punto (has done just over 50,000 miles) it went as I was reversing off my drive back in August. I took it to my local garage but they were unable to repair it. Fiat have quoted me over £600 plus vat to put in a new power steering unit. The problem was intermittent but now the power steering hardly ever comes on. After discovering the preloved forum I was astounded at how many others have had the same problem. This makes me determined not to pay Fiat's prices but to do as others have recommended and get a recon part from bba reman and a local garage to fit it. I have also submitted my story to Watchdog as I feel that Fiat should do something about it as it is both a dangerous fault to go on any car and an extremely costly one to put right.
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