Fiat Problems

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Juddering when driving

when you drive my fait punto it judders and it feels like it running out of petrol.could you help thank you.checked the injectors. plugs leads.

2000 Fiat Punto manual 12i
Posted: May 3, 2011
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Cut out when starting from cold no revs

Engine cuts out no revs when you start from cold

2003 Fiat Punto 1.2 8 v
Posted: Apr 25, 2011
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Timing marks

2003 Fiat Punto 1.2
Posted: Apr 13, 2011
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Poor mpg

car seems to run fine but can only achieve around 35mpg. doing mostly 30 mile commute each way, every day, using motorway. oddly, i can average 48mpg or so just around town, but as soon as i get on the open road, it plummets. looking at the...

2008 Fiat Doblo 1.3 mj MPV
Posted: Apr 11, 2011
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Over heating

car starts ok after running for about 5 mins starts to get hot and water starts to come out of the filler bottle new head gasket 12 months agow + therm +water pump

2001 Fiat Punto 1.2
Posted: Apr 8, 2011
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Cutting out

My wife's car has recently developed a fault. On a couple of occasions recently the car has just cut out on her and the engine management light on the dash has come on. Two days ago it cut out three times in the space of a couple of hundred...

2001 Fiat Brava 1.2
Posted: Apr 6, 2011
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Cutting out

My wife's car has recently developed a fault. On a couple of occasions recently the car has just cut out on her and the engine management light on the dash has come on. Two days ago it cut out three times in the space of a couple of hundred...

2001 Fiat Brava 1.2
Posted: Apr 6, 2011
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Windscreen wipers coming on by themselves

when i hit a bump or go over speed bumps my front and back windscreen wipers come on by themselves help.

2003 Fiat 500
Posted: Mar 31, 2011
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Burning smell

Have noticed a smouldering smell coming from under the car after running ( engine warm), is similar to melting plastic but cannot see anything. The engine runs very well, car drives perfectly and it's just passed it's MOT test and so i'm p...

1997 Fiat Bravo
Posted: Mar 31, 2011
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Car chucking when driving

i have a 04 fiat punto 1.2 8 valve, which has the engine light on and only doing about twenty miles to the gallon, took it to a mechanic he put it on the computer and the reading was (PO130 o2 sensor signal before cat) i remove the two sen...

2004 Fiat Punto 1.2
Posted: Mar 30, 2011
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Won't start

new battery in car but sometimes car does not fire up when turning over?

2001 Fiat Punto elx
Posted: Mar 26, 2011
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Immobiliser on the fritz!!

I know it says dont post questions about immobilisers but are they expensive to get fixed??

2000 Fiat Punto 1.4 manual
Posted: Mar 24, 2011
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Exhuast sensor

need to replace exhaust sensor on a 04 fiat punto 1.2 thinking of doing it myself but was told today by a mechanic that when it replace it has to be re tune by a computer, but looking on youtube this guy shows how simple it is to replace a ...

2004 Fiat Punto 1.2
Posted: Mar 24, 2011
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Catalytic converter

can anyone give me a rough idea what it would cost to replace a catalytic converter, and is it possible to get one second hand, thanks

2004 Fiat Punto 1.2
Posted: Mar 21, 2011
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Car engine light staying on dash

my wife car engine light staying on dash also only doing about 20 miles to the gallon took it to a garage he connect it to his computer and the code read (Po130 o2 sensor signal before cat) he put the engine light off told me to drive it if...

2004 Fiat Punto 1.2
Posted: Mar 21, 2011
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Will not start

I have had a new cylinder head gasket fitted ,along with one and two other items , ie power steering etc , only drove car three miles from garage , completely died on me . I explained to garage , they said that i need to put in ...

2000 Fiat Punto 1.2
Posted: Mar 19, 2011
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Juddering

Hi guys, car passed mot last week and last night when driving home i suddenly noticed the car juddering and bouncing movements on the clutch, there seemed to be some rattling nocies coming from the engine as though a chain or something had ...

2004 Fiat Punto 2004 punto
Posted: Mar 10, 2011
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Asking for a key code after disabling the battery????

I have recently purchased a 2nd hand Punto, after having initial problems (posted via an earlier thread) i have had to change the gear box. This fine have manged that but after having the battery unplugged for 4days when we reconnected it ...

2000 Fiat Punto
Posted: Mar 3, 2011
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Intermittent power lose

when driving sudden loss of power then suddenly returns has turbo no rhyme or reason when this happens sometimes after downhill drive, fast drive or slow drive what going on here thank for help Mike

2003 Fiat Doblo
Posted: Feb 26, 2011
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Airbag failure

if someone is sitting on the front passenger side and if you switch on the ignition it indicates "airbag failure" but sometimes it doesn't ! maybe its some sensor problem ! iv cleaned out the airbag connectors but still no luck ! iv looked ...

2003 Fiat Stilo 1.2
Posted: Feb 25, 2011
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