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10 February 2012
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2006 Fiat Ducato reviews
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George Raffan, England
Fiat Ducato Maxi 2006
The best van I have ever owned. I’m a builder and the van often tows my twin axel trailer with a mini digger. The only fault I have had since I bought it new was the rear brakes binding. This van has given us 50 thousand of the best miles we have ever travelled.
Submitted: 02/01/2012 19:52:55
Darren Leach, Nottinghamshire
Fiat Ducato 2006
Hi, Back again with another update!! Had the EGR valve replaced in September this year (2011) now I’m having to do it AGAIN!! I don’t know how much more I can take of this damn van?! Also this year I’ve had to have the airflow sensor cleaned due to a build up. The back doors are getting worse, and my side door’s running gear decided to fall apart! This has cost me £45 from a Fiat dealer (fitted myself). My advice regarding side door rollers is grease them now or pay for it later (all three rust on the bearings). How many of you knew it’s a Ford engine in your Fiat? Happy driving.
Submitted: 22/12/2011 09:48:53
David Hosea, Northamptonshire
Fiat Ducato SWB 2.2 Multijet 2006
I’ve had my SWB 2.2 Multijet from new and apart from (early on) a problem with the fuel injection it’s been great.That is until 2 weeks ago when the engine seized after 63,000 miles, even though it has a full service history. The engine has been rebuilt, along with a new crank at the cost of £3,500 and is now back on the road. I have been in touch with Fiat head office and I am now waiting to hear back.
Submitted: 29/07/2011 10:18:20
Andrew, England
Fiat Ducato 2006
Hello, I know there is a design flaw in the new Fiat Ducato windscreen wiper moter linkage as the large arm on my van bent, (very weak and only flat 50mm metal), it was during the frost, the wipers got stuck to the windscreen, the arm by the motor got bent and I had to bend it back in to shape but was never the same and broke completly soon after. Ordered a used part, it was bent in the same place! They refunded the money no problem and the breaker said that as soon as this linkage comes in from vans that have been in the breakers they go straight out so there’s a high demand. Dear Fiat, Peugeot, Citroen, It’s a flaw in the design!
Submitted: 17/02/2011 15:22:50
Martin Hodgson, Yorkshire
Fiat Ducato 2006
We have a Ducato swb van and for the money, it’s been pretty good. It’s done 98,000 miles. We bought it new and quickly found the Fiat dealer to be very, very poor. Instead we had all service work done by our local garage. The only faults have been a front wheel bearing. This was changed by Fiat under warranty but was not much better, I got the local garage to sort it and all is now well. At 80,000 miles we had new glow plugs and have just put a new battery on last week. Have fitted deadlocks and an alarm as Fiat security and door locks are no good at all. The van is good on fuel and handles well. We also have a 2007 ci motorbike based on the 2.3jtd Fiat. It’s done 15,000 miles and seems fine so far. It did have a new battery before we bought it. It drives very well and does well on fuel. I will not let Fiat near it and all repairs will be done by the guy who looks after our other van. The vans are certainly no worse than other makes I have had in the past. You have to remember they are cheap to buy.
Submitted: 04/01/2011 18:49:10
Phil Roberts, Essex
Fiat Ducato 2006
We purchased a New Fiat Ducato 160 Maxi extra long and high van with the Comfortmatic gearbox that we had converted into a motorhome of our design. We did have a few teething problems however the problems where promptly rectified under the warranty by a Iveco/Fiat dealer in Hildenbourgh, Kent. The dealer went out of the way to accommodate us and even lent us a small van! We have now covered almost 20k miles travelling around Europe and the vehicle has performed faultlessly. In my opinion a lot of the problems reported especially with motorhomes is because of the low vehicle specification of the base chassis. We ordered our vehicle on a 4 ton chassis with the 160 engine, self levelling air suspension, extra large wheels & increased load index tyres, climate control, light & rain sensor engine sump shield etc etc. As with most motorhomes on the road they are overweight, we had to have the GVW increased and re-taxed as a private HGV because of the fully laden weight. The vehicle is very stable on the road even with high crosswinds on motorways, in fact I now prefer to drive this rather than our car due to the ride, seats and the higher driving position. If you are buying a motorhome based on any vehicle manufactures chassis make sure that you go for the highest specification possible, you are asking for trouble with a small engine and standard suspension otherwise you are just asking for trouble. Also bear in mind 80% of motorhomes are built on a Fiat chassis therefore you are going to have a lot more feedback than for other manufactures.
Submitted: 20/07/2010 21:38:04
Si Ki, England
Fiat Ducato 9 seater combi van 2006
I bought this vehicle to do airport transfers, 300 miles ex demo and 8 month old, now done 70,000 miles, out of warranty, engine has gone bang and dual mass fly wheel u/s what a nightmare. Get your money out! Lost an absolute fortune in business, parts very expensive , will have to sell it asap once completed repair. Don’t buy a Fiat, they look good, drive good, but when they go wrong don’t bother repairing.
Submitted: 29/06/2010 21:34:36
Richard Wilkinson, Warwickshire
Fiat Ducato Trigano Tribute 2006
BRAKE FAILURE!?! I have owned my 2.3JTD 110hp since new in Mar’06, it is the last of the Mk3’s before the latest ’ugly model’. Mine runs a Spider Tuning Box at 156bhp (Dyno’d!) and I have to say that overall it has been just great with problems whatsoever until now! I’ve done a bit of web surfing lookong for an answer but it doesn’t seem to be a issue: I last used the van yesterday morning and all was okay; tonight there is -8 degrees of frost outside and I just tried to use it and the brakes don’t work at all. There is no resistance in the peddle which can be pushed to the floor. I can pump up pressure but afterwards the peddle goes back to no resistance. I checked to fluid resovior and the brake fluid level is as it should be so what’s happening?
Submitted: 23/12/2009 22:10:17
Ted Short, Cumberland
Fiat Ducato 2006
I have had a 06 new shape Ducato from new. And have had nothing but bother with it as already mentioned; glove box is flimsy and was broken within a week, all the plastics on the van are prone to damage. Water pump went after less than 30,000 miles the sliding door has never worked or locked without pushing it with your shoulder despite being looked at three times. Now after only 40,000 miles the clutch slave cylinder has gone and it is inside the gearbox will cost me over £1,000 as Fiat say it isn’t covered by the final year drive only warranty. The van drives well apart from when in reverse and it judders like hell. My advice is do not buy a Fiat. Nearly forgot the spare tyre holder had to be cut to get the tyre out as it did not work - only six months old.
Submitted: 04/06/2009 08:44:33
Andrew Andrew, Durham
Fiat Ducato 2.3 2006
We run 6 vans in all and our two Fiat’s are the only vans that we have had no problems with in 3 years. The rest are Ford’s and they are never out of the dealers.
Submitted: 13/05/2009 11:14:54
John Davis, Warwickshire
Fiat Ducato Hobby 725 2.8JTD 146BHP 2006
Purchased new in Germany in January 2006; face lifted mark 2, LHD 4,500 kilo ALKO chassis, tag axle Hobby 725 motorhome with 146 bhp engine [uprated engine only available in lhd]. Drives superbly, pulls like a train, will cruise all day at 80mph, plenty of poke for overtaking. Fuel consumption 21 - 27 mpg. Mileage 35,000 kms (date now; 06/05/09); nothing has gone wrong/fallen off, nothing has been replaced (which is more than can be said for the motorhome conversion). Came with cruise control, twin airbags, cab air con, elec. mirrors, CD player. Good van, well pleased.
Submitted: 07/05/2009 08:51:53
David, Renfrewshire
Fiat Ducato Hymer 574 2006
Re: FIAT Ducato problems: Gerard Moyne, Northern Ireland Fiat Ducato 2008: I need people to contact me re: the difficulty with Fiat Ducato Motorhomes Vans! My 2008 4.5 tonne motorhome is shuddering in reverse gear and the clutch is burning when trying to reverse due to a problem known by Fiat to exist. I am looking at taking a class action re: this problem and need anyone who has a problem to contact me. moyne@gpsi.ie Reply: I bought a new French Hymer 574 - 2006 model, put on the road Jan. 2007 - nothing but problems! Investigation shows that our chassis left Italy for Hymer Germany autumn 2005, so it hung around until we bought the vehicle end of 2006. As to the Fiat Ducato chassis. I have the Iveco 2.8 engine - fine. Chassis: front wheel bearings failed, replaced in Paris free of charge last September, but took 3 days as the part numbers with ABS & without ABS are the same, but some bits that were required are different - the told me. Failure of Ducato front wheel bearings is a well know weakness. Reversing on a slope: bad clutch judder as the ratio is too high - a well know problem which I have and Fiat don’t want to know about. Fiat France tell me there is a ’short gearbox’ with a lower gear ratio that can be fitted at customer’s expense. HYMER should have not built a 3.5 vehicle on this chassis. Speedo was for the usual 16 inch wheels, but Hymer used a series of special chassis with 15 inch wheels (cheaper for them). Took a year for the complete speedo assembly to be replaced under guarantee by approved Fiat (Iveco) dealer here in France Hand break failed several times causing two accidents. Re-tensioning by Fiat dealers failed to overcome the problem. Explanation: this is caused when the rear break assembly is hot. When the hand brake is first fully applied to maximum, it works. BUT, as the mechanism cools, the breaks soon began contract, slowly relaxing the grip thus allowing the vehicle to move if on a slope. No remedy for this, block in first gear, I am told. As to the Hymer problems, too long to explain here, but we have had to resort to legal assistance to try to have outstanding faults repaired and still await parts to arrive from Germany. And as a journalist, in direct contact with the director of Hymer France, who I meet each year at the big exhibition in Le Bourget - Paris, I still can’t get anywhere! Basic problem is the motorhome constructors have had such a demand in recent years for their products, they just don’t care when their dealer has our money. Also, the Ducato van chassis is not designed to be permanently loaded to 3.5 ton, I am told. And under your UK regulations there is the C1 category of 3.5 ton un-laden, up to 7.5 ton maximum weight (which does not exist in France, but in Germany they drive 3.8 ton on a car licence). Many motorhomes are too heavy for the commercial van chassis they are frequently built on.
Submitted: 23/03/2009 09:53:14
Steve Cooper, Devon
Fiat Ducato 2006
I purchased a Fiat Ducato 2.2 multijet 100bhp in March 2007, this vehicle was 6 months old and had been used as their demonstrator the mileage was 1130. I am on a 56 plate (new shape). Since i purchased this van i have had 3 new glove boxes because the catches kept on breaking and it would fall down whilst driving. I have had the air scoop on the bonnet replaced because when it rained the rain water would drip onto the engine because it was the one for the LHD model; i have had a new indicator stalk because of a fault with the indicators blowing fuses. I have had the electric door mirrors replaced. And to finalize in mid November 2007 on a Saturday morning on my way too London the engine management warning light came on. i tried to get it looked at whilst i was in London but i was told i would have to leave it with them for a week as they were too busy to look at it so i contacted fiat Exeter where i purchased the vehicle from. And limped home on reserve power and took the van in the next day, i was told the needed the van for 3 days as there was also 15 recalls on this model. The van is still at the dealership and i am driving around with a ford transit thrifty hire van. As fiat cannot get the parts needed to repair my van. It is now getting on to nearly 3 months. That is 3 months i have lost off the guarantee and the tax insurance i have been paying and 3 months of finance... has any one else had problems like these? The mileage is now at 18000.
Submitted: 31/01/2008 14:14:22
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