The car is kept well serviced, and specific to the problem we have had the following done.
Fuel filter cleaned,
Injectors checked (a fiat dealer said he thought he may have fixed the problem)
Changed petrol brand/garage.
Fuel regulator (the lever thing beneath the air filter) checked
It feels like the engine is starved, or flooded and this can happen during any driving condition (i.e. in traffic jams or doing 60mph on the motorway).
Has anyone had this problem (I have been behind a Fiat Brava with the same symptoms). And how was it fixed?
Personally I am thinking new car definetly not a Fiat!
Thanks.Why does the engine on my Fiat Bravo lose power when driving?
You seemed to suggest that you had this car serviced by a fiat dealer, if so, than, if the mechanic can't figure out what was wrong with it, a guy who is reading the symptoms on Y/A can't either.
Its 10 years old, this stalling problem is something you will have to get used to. If you are going to pay mechanics to fix everything that is wrong with it, its better to spend the money on a better car.Why does the engine on my Fiat Bravo lose power when driving?
I had a problem a couple of years ago with power loss,people were saying its the turbo etc, it happened to be the air mass meter, it cost about 拢150, to be fitted etc and after that it drove like new with ful power
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Why does the engine on my Fiat Bravo lose power when driving?Do you know what Fiat stands for? I'll tell you. F*cked in a tickWhy does the engine on my Fiat Bravo lose power when driving?
is the catalytic converter ok? sometime if its getting blocked then car will run fine in idle but it will lose power if it will go under load.Why does the engine on my Fiat Bravo lose power when driving?
Is the fuel line running to close the the hot block, and boiling the fuel ? Keep it away as far as possible. Good God...how I hate Fiats ! Ever hear of anyone owning more that one ?Why does the engine on my Fiat Bravo lose power when driving?
the fuel pick up pipe in the tank may have an obstructionWhy does the engine on my Fiat Bravo lose power when driving?
Firstly let me tell you this. Fiats are not the only cars that give problems. I work with a Subaru dealer and every day we have to face a new hateful problem which would take ages to identify (and these problems are on new cars such as the Impreza WRX, Legacy and Outback). Even the Fuji Heavy Industries (the company that makes the Subaru) couldn't find what the problem is. A friend of mine who works with the Volkswagen dealer also says that they have many problems that have to be solved with the guarantee such as clutch problems, ECU problems, injectors problems etc... The Ford aren't better cars either. Who says that the BMW and the Mercedes are the best I would like to tell him that many BMW's and Mercedes rust during the transportation and some of them in a few months after being sold (new ones) and I'm sure about this because I've seen these cars in the dealers' garages. So I would say that no car is perfect my friend.
As for your problem I would say that your car needs a good computer test because the problem you're having is some kind of an electric issue and not mechanical. You might need to replace a sensor or a remap in the ECU. But firstly a computer test is the first step with which the technician would be able to identify your problem.
Hope this helps mate and keep in my mind that no car is perfect !!!!!Why does the engine on my Fiat Bravo lose power when driving?
Well...I dont think your fiat dealer has been doing the right things at all.
Fiat are no worse or better than any other car manufacturer by the way. The good thing with Fiat (and Ford) is that the parts are cheap. Nissan parts for example are horribly expensive!
Anyway, on to your problem....
It is almost definitely a sensor problem (as the injector light comes on). A computer test may show which sensor is giving you grief and it may not, but the dealer should have tried this....did they?
Its likely to be one of the following sensors - Lambda Probe (the likely culprit and should have been tried first) or any of the following...MAF sensor or MAP sensor.....none of them are particularly expensive.
If its a sensor issue blame Greenpeace for your agro because the only reason a car has any of these is to regulate emissions and when one of them goes belly up your air/fuel mixture is effected and you get rubbish performance....other than that an engine does not need them.
Other things to consider...
Spark plugs and leads (I cant believe your dealer has not tried changing these!)
It is possible that there is a fuel blockage.....but this is fairly rare.
If you are in the UK I can let you know a few specialist Fiat mechanics that are much cheaper than fiat dealers and they do actually diagnose and fix problems!Why does the engine on my Fiat Bravo lose power when driving?
Its a 1.3 L man, thats not much power at all.Why does the engine on my Fiat Bravo lose power when driving?
i had the same problem it was a diaphragm in d bottom of d carburetor i had 2 buy a new carburetor , doesn't mean u have same problem but try it if want ?Why does the engine on my Fiat Bravo lose power when driving?
try replacing the entire fuel pipe it happened to me once it gets blocked up with the muck in petrol.
