Car Fit for Purpose?

sikersh

KillerWatt wrote: »

I'm curious as to how an inability to actuate the clutch makes a vehicle a death trap.

The clutch still works, but the pedal is loose / broken, so you when you actuate the clutch the pedal moves from side to side knocking into the brake pedal, this to me makes it unsafe.

Bob_the_Saver

harveybobbles wrote: »

Maybe its a driver error...?

Doubtful, but perhaps the nut just behind the steering wheel.

sikersh

Bob_the_Saver wrote: »

Doubtful, but perhaps the nut just behind the steering wheel.

.....and theres me thinking the Fiat Forum was bad :wall:

cardinalbiggles

So it's an Abarth? So you have a Grande Punto or a 500 with standard clutch pedals and they are snapping, you would think that there would be a pile of complaints on two popular cars if it was a general problem!

benham3160

cardinalbiggles wrote: »

So it's an Abarth? So you have a Grande Punto or a 500 with standard clutch pedals and they are snapping, you would think that there would be a pile of complaints on two popular cars if it was a general problem!

Before the FIAT knocking, there are several manufactuers recently that have had problems with the "clutch pedal falling off".

The Fiesta probably being the worst offender.

Regards,
Andy

cardinalbiggles

benham3160 wrote: »

Before the FIAT knocking, there are several manufactuers recently that have had problems with the "clutch pedal falling off".

The Fiesta probably being the worst offender.

Regards,
Andy

Oh I wasnt going to knock, I was about to buy a GP Abarth but got a brand new diesel Bravo Sport for less so went for that instead, had Fiats all my life.

I do suspect there may be some sort of abuse going on here with the pedals as I have never heard of the GP clutch pedals failing.