2005 Fiat Scudo jlx 2.0 turbo

Summary:

Poor build and after sales make this the worst vehicle purchase I have ever made

Faults:

Brake discs required replacement after 8300 miles

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Floor covering in drivers foot-well worn out completely in 3 months

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Interior light broken. requires auto electrician to repair!

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Drivers front electric window requires auto electrician to repair!

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Drivers seat starting to collapse.

General Comments:

The vans performance is quite good. The turbo engine pulls very well and maintains great motorway performance and economy.

Load space is almost tar dis like.

The build quality is poor throughout. Seals fell away from day one and we have resorted to super glue and double sided tape to fix them in position.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 11th January, 2007

9th Oct 2009, 15:14

Like you we have suffered some serious brake problems. Now on third set of pads and second set of discs. Fiat settled a contentious claim just out of warranty when it lost all brakes due to master cylinder defect. No recall!

Tyres wear out on front LH after only 10,000 miles. Brakes always squeal.

Also had brakes seized on and burnt out RH front disc.

As ours has a specialised body, it is very difficult to replace, and the loss of brakes means it's off the road until safe. Very worried and it's common.

26th Jan 2011, 15:02

Fiat Scudo 2006 2.0 JTD has an fuel cooler hanging off the nearside front chassis outrigger, why??? To keep charging good money for replacing the ones that get knocked/damaged/leak after hitting anything over 10" high (snow /ice have all caused leaks). Don't pay to replace it.. Pay to bypass it, Simples. Do you do much driving in? Saudi Arabia? Sudan?? Sahara??? Where it MAY help stop fuel boiling. Another useless add on for us donate more money to next service (it's damaged because of stones on the road, will stop its cooling effect have to replace it???) What crap. One of the most blatant dealer (stealer)cons.

In reply to 26th Jan 2011, 15:02

31st Aug 2013, 14:32

Was getting a depollution fault light, and the engine cutting out. The garage was blaming poor quality diesel. To be fair, the diesel sample from the car looked very pale.

Turned out to be caused by dirt on the diesel cooler, which turned to clay when wetted on road. So, instead of a diesel cooler, I now had a clay "insulator", which caused hot diesel to be returned to fuel the tank, which cools and condenses... Give it a few thousand miles and watery diesel = depollution fault. Car cuts out when the fuel level in the tank is low, and you end up with water in the diesel filter.

Simple cure. Take off the protective cover, and wash it when washing the car.

2006 Fiat Scudo jtd SX combi 2.00 diesel

Summary:

A fantastic small business vehicle

Faults:

Nothing at all.

General Comments:

Fantastic vehicle, very comfortable, and a dream to drive.

It is so silent, it's hard to believe it's diesel powered.

I have owned a few vans, but this one is the best, I have ever driven.

What a joy to drive.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 8th November, 2006

2000 Fiat Scudo 2.0JDT 2.0 turbo diesel

Summary:

Great van when it runs which is not often

Faults:

Engine mount collapsed, caught cam belt and trashed a rocker and valve.

Loom burnt out.

Fuel computer died.

Gear selector mechanism failed.

Now it conks out when warm and will not start until cooled down, any suggestions?

General Comments:

Performance, size and use is fantastic when it is running, unfortunately this is not very often.

This is the first and last Fiat I will ever buy, which is a shame as it does everything I want of it very well except for its reliability.

Any clues to the previous question about it stopping when warm?

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 14th June, 2006

8th Nov 2006, 12:37

This individual buys a car that is 5 years old, over 100K miles. They make no mention of service history or who they have had to attempt a repair on this vehicle, which probably means it's not actually been to anyone who knows what they are doing. As they say, it does everything they want it to do, but for the sake of spending a little money with someone who knows what they are doing the ownership experience is poor, much like their review.

23rd Oct 2007, 07:27

Even if it been fully serviced it would not affect the engine mount, its not a serviceable part, and he has a right to his opinion same as you or I.

1st Aug 2009, 09:48

My Scudo 1.9 JTD goes like a rocket, but it suffered the won't start when its hot routine. I was told that it was the main diesel pump = £800. Could not afford to fix it. So had to use it to get to work for 6 weeks and now the problem has disappeared and it runs fine. Very odd.