30th Jun 2025, 00:05
Until now, I didn't know there was a 2.6 engine in the Daily. Perhaps they made an engine with that displacement for the Australian market.
I wouldn't be surprised because Iveco had its own models for that market, like the Powerstar truck, so they probably made engines that weren't seen in Europe and elsewhere.
25th Mar 2009, 11:40
We have had a 35S11 LWB model for 4 years. We had to keep it as the engine blew up at 90000 miles. It's only good point is its load space marred by low weight payload capacity for its size.
Problems encountered:
Rubbish build quality generally!
Back door locks broke
Side door fell off
Front engine hood release broke.
Fuel tank split
Sender unit popped out twice.
Engine failed
Rear transmission box leaked and failed
RTB stabiliser rusted and fell off
Paint peels off to a yellowish undercoat
Panel rusting all over
Window winder handles came off.
Back step fell off! structure supports snapped.
IVECO Service is awful.
They failed to replace a cam belt correctly, causing engine failure. They refused to accept blame.
Fitted new engine and omitted to fill with oil, put wrong circlips on hoses, causing hoses to blow while running.
Backed the van into a wall twice while in the shop, causing serious body damage (liability accepted).
Tried to repair brake lights (were working fine) instead of replacing brake pads because 'brake light' warning had come, on blew lamp circuits while messing with loom (beam no longer works).
Fitted new fuel tank and did not replace sender unit (charged for), causing fuel spillage and poor performance.
I hear the new models are much improved and know IVECO engines feature in many other manufacturer's products, but the one thing that would prevent me from buying another Daily is their awful service centre record, and continuous incompetence at what should be a simple procedure of maintenance. Shame.