1997 Fiat Tempra SX i.e Saloon 4dr review from Brazil
"Do not buy a FIAT! Very poor quality and reliability, Stay away from Tempras!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Oil leaks at 52.000
Alarm Failed at 53.700
Central locking faulty, doors keep unlocking by themselves at 55.000.
Front speakers blow at 56.200.
Reverse light not work at 56.700.
Clutch replaced at 58.000.
Noises from the rear suspension since I bought the car.
Front electric windows (both) stopped working at 58.300.
Air-con failed 59.000.
Noises from the dash since I bought the car.
Noise and knockings from undefined parts of the car since I bought the car.
Seat base, faulty and causing noisy since I bought the car.
Shock absorbers replaced at 60.000.
Brake pads replaced at 62.000.
Gearbox replaced twice, first at 65.000 and the second time at 73.000.
Dashboard illumination replaced at 75.000.
Noise coming from the left rear wheel 76.000.
Knockings from steering wheel, since I bought the car.
General comments?
This car it's a real, crap!
Expensive to keep, underpowered, gas guzzler, very poor built and unreliable.
As well the car, the services given by FIAT dealers also has a very poor quality, collect a very expensive price for badly services, I had to took the car one, two, three, four... ten times to fix something!
A very poor support, given by the dealers, not being rare the times where they lacked parts.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 i.e 8v petrol Manual |
| Performance marks | 2/10 |
| Reliability marks | 0/10 |
| Comfort marks | 3/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 1/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 50000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 77000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Chevrolet Monza |
| Date of Entry | 17th January, 2003 |



