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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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nothing can surely compare with this recently issued recall:
"Alert number: A12/1760/19 Category: Motor vehicles Product: Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle Brand: Fiat Name: Scudo Type / number of model: Type-approval number: e2*2007/46*0056*16; type: 270 Batch number / Barcode: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 26 February 2014 and 13 July 2016. Risk type: Injuries Parts of the chassis may become detached. Consequently, they could fall onto the road while the vehicle is in movement, affecting the vehicle stability and increasing the risk of accident for the vehicle and following traffic. Measures taken by economic operators: Recall of the product from end users (By: Manufacturer) Description: Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle under Fiat recall code: 6231. Country of origin: France Alert submitted by: Germany Type of alert: Serious https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/consumers_s...amp;lng=en |
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29th Nov 2019 1:18pm |
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| bigdave Member Since: 13 May 2010 Location: Cornwall Posts: 342
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 Shipping is my thing.
If we cant shift it, to anywhere, it cant be shifted!! md.couriers@virgin.net |
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29th Nov 2019 2:05pm |
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EGR one a week for two mouth 
ABS system that look up back wheel driver side at 60 mph 
three new gear boxes in one mouth 
all on one van, sale man at dealer ship will you be using fiat again | Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3345 
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At least Fiat fessed up to it. WARNING.
This post may contain sarcasm. |
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29th Nov 2019 2:16pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20583
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The Nissan Navara used to have a chassis that would break. And alloy wheel recalls.
Made in Spain... Or at least was. You’d have thought being a Jap derived marque that they would be made there. But no, not at all. KEEP CALM AND Drill ON 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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29th Nov 2019 3:44pm |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
rear axle scrubbing out tyre Its the way you load the van , over 20 van  think so |
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29th Nov 2019 8:19pm |
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| OsloBlue Member Since: 14 Jul 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 825 
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Someone used to sell profiled plates that would encase the chasis when welded... I believe it was the metallurgy of whatever they used. Spain is notorious for low quality metallurgy. Ive seen samples of "Hardened steel" that aren't even of mild steel quality and more like pot metal I'm on IG: https://www.instagram.com/osloblue42/ Current: TD5 '110 "Lucinda" Thread here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic62562.html  |
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30th Nov 2019 8:42am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753 
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Bit like Japanese Stainless Steel that gets rust spots all over it......... Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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30th Nov 2019 8:46am |
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| Fat Cog Member Since: 19 Mar 2012 Location: Oxfordshire & Devon Posts: 502 
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I was helping a friends son look for a good used Japanese pickup, Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi etc & was shocked at the chassis rust on two year old (& mostly privately owned) trucks...& don't get me started on Mercedes Sprinter/ VW Crafter rust...
Perhaps our beloved Defender's aren't that bad at all!!! Since 1973...S1, Air Portable's, Defender's, but only my Wolf TUL HS GS remains |
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30th Nov 2019 11:14am |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2178
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Merc commercials over the last 15yrs or so are terrible for tin worm, its one of the main reasons i have a Transporter.......
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30th Nov 2019 5:07pm |
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