Fiat Ducato 2019 accelerator fault

Dark side? Hush your mouth🤭

Tbh, nothing regarding Sevel vehicles surprises me but thanks for the heads up to those who may be similarly affected.

Glad to hear you got out of a scary situation without mishap.

i lost acceleration and had to move into lane one slowly then move very slowly to SOS point with hazards on at this point I tried manual and the accelerator worked OK

Sorento, when you say tried manual do you mean, as in your MH has the semi automatic gearbox?

The recall procedure does seem to work for some things, we had one for a possible intercooler sleeve problem, which it said could result in the engine going into limp mode. Sorted out very quickly by a Fiat Proffesional garage in Southampton, as we were on holiday at the time.

Yes I have the semi auto box but maybe just coming to a stop would have worked as well .thanks Pete.

Thanks for the clarification. Hopefully it is sorted out quickly. We were very impressed with the efficiency / customer service of the Fiat dealer we used.

Recall on accelerator body now completed ,power loss fault was because at some time earlier I have touched the brake and accelerator together causing a computer fault ? So I was told  hope they are right fingers crossed.

   Peter

Mmm? Sounds an iffy excuse to me. I've tried various times on modern vehicles with fly-by-wire throttles pressing both pedals at once and within a couple of seconds the throttle will 'switch off' .... coincidentally I tried it the other day with my Merc ML just to see if it would do the same ... it did! 

Some cars just have (known) faults in one or the other end of the throttle.

Modern vehicles are complex and deliberately so, it saves countless lives due to driver error. Throttle and brake input together is an implausible situation so the vehicle goes in to limp home mode. It does this because it thinks there could be a system fault on the brakes or the throttle so takes the safest course of action to protect the vehicle and its occupants. 

It was not a computer fault, it was designed to that to stop the driver doing something it considered dangerous or damaging to the vehicle.

It was not a computer fault, it was designed to that to stop the driver doing something it considered dangerous or damaging to the vehicle.

I know .... Sorento was told there was a computer fault cos both pedals were pressed at the same time, I pointed out that pressing them both wouldn't do that.

Just completed 3000 miles trip Spain and Portugal fiat wise perfect, dometic wise not good freezer door catch broke could not open freezer had to go to camperserv Portugal for warranty repair who did a great job .They also repaired dometic oven when it jammed open this happens when waiting for ferry to Santander.

The computer showed a error 299 not fault as you pointed out molly's mum .

PS we love the Dark Side.

Kind regards Pete.

Hi, looking for some help. I have a 2021 Fiat which is going into limp mode and  have been told it’s because the accelerator pedal and brake have been used  together but reading your post you had a similar problem, is there a recall on this issue or what was your outcome please. Regards Dave