We have recently bought a Fiat Multipla for the family car, but have had a few problems with it. [:@]
One of the weird ones is that when you accelerate hard, the car tries to pull quite hard and suddenly to the right.
Tyre pressures seem okay, but not felt this in anycar over the years.
Its a 1.9 diesel, and its not torque steer
Any ideas?
Is it every time on different roads?
Is it only under hard acceleration?
Does it run straight when not accelerating?
Sounds like torque steer if so… or suspension / tracking.
No real pattern to types of roads, doesnt seem to discriminate.
Only really under hard acceleration. Most noticable when you floor it on motorway overtaking.
Yep, runs straight as a die.
The steering wheel is off centre by the way…
Thanks
Does sound like tracking if the steering wheel is out as well.
Thanks.
Ive asked the dealer to get that checked while its up there having the rest of the problems sorted out!
Hopefully that will be an easy cure…
I’m amazed at the number of people who have problems with cars they have just purchased from dealers. These guys normally claim to service the car before you collect it - sometimes making you wait a few days before handing it over, but it would seem they seldom test drive the car which would let them spot so many of these basic faults.
I think that many of them think that they can get away with a quick oil change which is about the only thing you can easily check nowadays.
Maybe the answer is to insist on another test drive with the salesman before you complete the deal but if it’s a “new” 5 you probably can’t wait to zoom zoom off into the distance with the top down!
Well, I picked the car up for the 3rd time of asking today!
Pulling to the right fixed, it ws the tracking.
The other big fault was not being able to start the thing without sitting in the car for ten minutes waiting for various warning lights to go out on the dashboard [:@]
After almost two weeks of messing about, turned out to be a £1.50 relay!!
We were so close to rejecting the car on grounds of not suitable for the job, but hopefully now its sorted at long last!!
Glad its all fixed - let’s remember its a buyers maket - the motor trade is on its knees, even more reason why we should not have to put up with service like this…