2006 Fiat Grande Punto from UK and Ireland - Comments

All modern red paint chips very easily due to water based paints having to be used now instead of the more durable older paints. See Auto Express article about their Civic Type R long termer.

Fiats and electrics do not mix!!

These Puntos look good though...

I have an 06 Grande Punto 1.4 Active Sport. It has 21k and never had any problems.

Last 4 months it hasn't been starting well and been getting gradually worse. I just left it in this morning to get it looked at and received a call to say it needs a new starter motor and new flywheel?? After 21k miles... and its very well looked after.

Anyone else had a similar problem?

I purchased a Grande Punto reg 56. Within 30 days of owning the car it has been back to the garage twice. It has stalling faults. The car stalls whilst driving. The car is not fixed correctly yet, and I am not happy with the car, and would not trust another.

1.4 8v Grande Punto delivered 25th March 2009.

1800 miles on clock.

Rattles and clonks along on the British road potholes and speed bumps.

Engine suddenly "sprints" to 3000 revs after an initial tardy response.

On very carefully and slowly depressing throttle, the engine has a jerky rhythm around 1100 rpm, and then the above build up ensues.

New plugs and ECU upgrade and check show all parameters are "correct".

On over-run the revs "rumble" back to whatever throttle setting dictates. Description of "running like a bag of nails" comes to mind.

Anyone ever had such an experience??

2007 Grande Punto 1.3 Multijet.

I have had my vehicle for over 55000km's, I have not had 1 single issue with this car.

I unfortunately have no choice but to drive this car in very hard/rough conditions due to the roads and diesel that is available here in Turkey, and I must conclude the car can even handle all that.

This car gets amazing mileage in the hands of a patient driver; it's smooth etc. I can't even think of another car I would buy other than a Civic!