KNOWN FAULTS · Fiat
Fiat Multipla 1.6 common problems.
2000–2010 · Petrol
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
1 known fault with sources
Timing belt and repeated faults on the Fiat MultiplaValve timing
- 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.