Just had the van activate the fuel cut off after hitting a bad pothole, which cuts the fuel supply and puts the hazard warning lights on. It also dumps a small amount of diesel under the engine which looks more worrying than it is!
Unfortunately this was on a remote single track road and we were then blocking it! Helpful other motorists helped to push it into a passing place. We then spent a 'happy' hour trying to find the fuel reset switch, after finding out what had happened from the manual.
Thought I would post this to warn others of the possibilities of the fuel cut off operating after a sudden jolt
Also the button is located in the passenger foot well accessible through a cut out on the trim. The manual shows it on a LHD which made it harder to find.
And make sure you always carry the Fiat Manual as there was no 4g signal where we stopped so couldn't google it!
The engine management light has now come on but it Inthinl will just need reset.
A similar thing happened to me some years ago. Not a single track road, but with a wide tractor coming towards me, I pulled into the side where I hit a sunken storm drain. The dash lit up like a Christmas tree before the van spluttered to a stop. Fortunately, it re started and we made it home with a selection of warning lights lit.
On checking it out, I found one of the wiring plugs under the bonnet and a plug at the back of the instrument cluster had come slightly loose . I cleaned and re-seated them and got my local garage to reset the error codes. It's been OK since then.
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Had something similar happen once with our Citroen Berlingo car. Engine would start, run for 2 or 3 seconds then stop and the hazard lights came on. The car had been parked on the drive overnight during gusty high winds which must have caused it to rock enough to fool the sensor. Never happened again. The reset button is on the left of the engine bulkhead.
Quote: Originally posted by Wendyhouse on 25/7/2021
Lukeledge. Many thanks for posting. I didn’t know where it was, will go and check on mine later.
Have a proper suspension check, not just tracking.
A component may have been damaged which will be compensated for by adjusting the tracking, but it won't fix the underlying problem. I found this out when I bent a lower wishbone, but just had tracking done.
Have a proper suspension check, not just tracking.
A component may have been damaged which will be compensated for by adjusting the tracking, but it won't fix the underlying problem. I found this out when I bent a lower wishbone, but just had tracking done.
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Topic: Ducato Fuel Cut Off after hitting pothol.
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