2005 Fiat Punto Active 1.8 diesel from UK and Ireland
Summary:
Smart car, only with STYLE
Faults:
Has anyone ever heard of the bonnet catch seizing up and the bonnet flying up??? My husband was out early in the morning of last week, and doing between 65-70 miles an hour on the middle lane of the M60; his catch failed on the bonnet and the bonnet flew up in a second and completely blanked out his vision, almost killing him.
We have had two Puntos and this has never happened before. Is this a manufacturer fault???
General Comments:
A1 little runner, and gets into the tightest spaces, so cheap and economical.
Down side. Aren't any except for this bonnet catch, was very nearly deadly.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 5th February, 2011
14th Dec 2005, 04:17
UPDATE BY ORIGINAL AUTHOR.
Door still not 100% fixed on second visit, expect another soon. Also I forgot to mention the windscreen wipers juddered when I first took delivery of the car, although this problem was fixed by the dealer.