KNOWN FAULTS · Fiat

Known faults for the Fiat Multipla.

2000–2010 · Petrol / Diesel

Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.

2 known faults with sources

Engines: 1.6 (Petrol)

Timing belt and repeated faults on the Fiat MultiplaTiming system

Engine / equipment: Fiat Multipla (1.6 petrol and JTD)
Period mentioned: 1998–2010
Symptoms: Timing belt, tensioners and pulleys to replace every 58,000–64,000 km with the water pump: if the pump seizes, the belt comes off. Owners cite the thermostat, air-flow meter, ECU, radio, air conditioning and handbrake cables that freeze; on diesels with a particulate filter, EGR and filter clogging on short trips.
Possible cause described: The water pump is driven by the timing belt; the rubber boots of the handbrake cables crack and let water in.
Check for the garage: Replace belt, tensioners and pump together on time; test the handbrake in winter.
Cost cited in the source: No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.

Engines: 1.9 JTD (Diesel)

1.9/2.4 JTD intake flaps, EGR and flywheelIntake / EGR / flywheel

Engine / equipment: 1.9 JTD / Multijet (8 and 16 valves), 2.4 JTD and JTDm in Fiat, Alfa Romeo 147, 156, 159, GT and Brera, Lancia and the Opel 1.9 CDTI
Period mentioned: 1997–2012
Symptoms: Power loss, rough idle and an engine light with “swirl actuator malfunction”; soot around the intake manifold; vibration and knocks in low gears (dual-mass flywheel).
Possible cause described: On the 16-valve 1.9 and 20-valve 2.4, the intake flaps seize with EGR soot and oil, and the control rod comes off as its plastic bushes wear. The EGR fouls in town use and the dual-mass flywheel wears between 80,000 and 150,000 km. The 8-valve 1.9 has no flaps.
Check for the garage: Check the rod and flap operation on top of the manifold, read actuator codes, inspect the EGR and listen to the flywheel when starting and stopping.
Cost cited in the source: Intake manifold: €400–900 in parts; EGR cleaning: €150–250A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.

Mileage cited in the database: 80,000–150,000 km. This is not a maintenance interval and does not predict a failure.