Comfortmatic gearbox fiat ducato issues

[Vmaxman]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this site but thought you may give me some clue to my fiat ducato 2017
with a comfortmatic gear box, i have a warning light and a message on dashboard saying no
gears available? HELP PLEASE

 

[chris t]

As other have said. Become a member and read some of the many comformatic threads. You could well save the joining fee many times over. Other than that Adams and Morley in Portsmouth are the trusted comformatic dealers I believe and that's who I used before we changed vans.

Be warned you may need a stiff drink whilst reading them. Good luck hope you get sorted.

Recently I had issues with my comfortmatic gearbox as a result of contamination in the master/slave cylinder. Had no clutch at all. Had to be recovered to the garage by the AA. Cost £3,800 which fortunately the warranty paid for. The difference in drive quality was amazing. Had it done at Adam’s and Morley in Portsmouth.

 

[SteveandSueJ]

My 2009 3 ltr Comformatic had errors, wouldn't go beyond 1st gear. Turned out the brake switch connected to the pedal was faulty. Gearbox ECU assumed brake failure and shut it down to 1st gear, limp mode. I now carry a spare brake switch.....

 

[Don Campbell]

Hi Has the clutch fluid been replaced every year . This is essential as can lead to sludge and affect the gear changing. First place to look is your service schedule and receipts.

Not true. Clutch fluid does not need replaced every year. Hopefully the ignition switch on/off tips helped because I have had it twice and both times it worked.

 

[SteveandSueJ]

Clutch fluid every 2 years and gearbox every 4 years I understood???

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[Fish’s Mrs]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this site but thought you may give me some clue to my fiat ducato 2017
with a comfortmatic gear box, i have a warning light and a message on dashboard saying no
gears available? HELP PLEASE

Hi does it say on system transmission failure? Are you able to drive it?

 

[Two of usI]

Guess I was lucky I took the van out yesterday and all was fine

I had that a few times..... 2 times it wouldn't drive and had it recovered to Adam Morey ( Southampton ) £700, when it happened again, due to this website, took it to Portsmouth..... fine ever since !!!

 

[WESTY66]

I now carry a spare brake switch.....

As do I, belts and braces and all

 

[Lenny HB]

Clutch fluid every 2 years and gearbox every 4 years I understood???

It's the gearbox actuators that need the fluid checking/changing at 4 years not the gearbox oil.

 

[CAB96]

now i have been reading threads to the missus its at last sunk in with her .to stop looking at auto fiats..she says come on babes you cant take it with you i said i can if i dont give it to fiat

Pre 2020 (or 21?) comfortmatics, or post 2020 true autos?

The two are very different.

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[rambo]

Pre 2020 (or 21?) comfortmatics, or post 2020 true autos?

The two are very different.

stick shift for me all day long .its saves arguments when we are driving ,she talks to me and i dont have to say a word just the way i change gears and the length of time between change and shake my head and mutter under my breath.its not the same in a auto

 

[Paulg525]

Not true. Clutch fluid does not need replaced every year. Hopefully the ignition switch on/off tips helped because I have had it twice and both times it worked.

Read the 3rd thread up . I had the same problem but not under Warranty! Cost me £3.5k Advise was keep the fluid changed yearly. Up to you .

 

[Burge]

Read the 3rd thread up . I had the same problem but not under Warranty! Cost me £3.5k Advise was keep the fluid changed yearly. Up to you .

A/Morey said to me ,change every 2 yrs going get mine done there nxt Yr, Van is 5 yrs old don't know if it's ever been changed !!!!

 

[Burge]

Is the OP still with us ?????

 

[Bessy765]

Our 2019 Fiat 2.3 150 handbook states check actuator fluid every 2 years change at 4. Had Adams Morey do the 4 year change, had the cam belt done at the same time. Will get them to change the fluid at the 6 year service.

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[DDJC]

A/Morey said to me ,change every 2 yrs going get mine done there nxt Yr, Van is 5 yrs old don't know if it's ever been changed !!!!

Changed mine early this year. Simon at AM told me that you need your Comfortmatic fluids changed and re-bled every two years. I asked him, how often does he change his. He said annually.

If I had the time and the money, I would go for annually, but I wouldn't let anyone except AM do the work, and they aint cheap, so biennially it is.

 

[Burge]

Changed mine early this year. Simon at AM told me that you need your Comfortmatic fluids changed and re-bled every two years. I asked him, how often does he change his. He said annually.

If I had the time and the money, I would go for annually, but I wouldn't let anyone except AM do the work, and they aint cheap, so biennially it is.

He Quoted me I think it was £145 for a Clutch Oil change !!!!

 

[Fragle]

Recently I had issues with my comfortmatic gearbox as a result of contamination in the master/slave cylinder. Had no clutch at all. Had to be recovered to the garage by the AA. Cost £3,800 which fortunately the warranty paid for. The difference in drive quality was amazing. Had it done at Adam’s and Morley in Portsmouth.

I am more than happy that I got rid of our comformatic. We had the van for over 4 years with no problems. But I was not happy with the potential small things that were costing people an absolute fortune to repair and the uncertainty this gearbox gave me with people who actually know what to do to repair it very limited.
Good riddance to it

 

[rb62]

He Quoted me I think it was £145 for a Clutch Oil change !!!!

It's not just an oil change,they hook it up to a computer and re calibrate the clutch,I think you'll find everyone who has had it done thinks it's well worth the money.

 

[Badknee]

It's not just an oil change,they hook it up to a computer and re calibrate the clutch,I think you'll find everyone who has had it done thinks it's well worth the money.

Correct Richard. If every 12 month change is good enough for Simon at Adams Morey it’s good enough for me ‘cos he’s got one.

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[Burge]

I am more than happy that I got rid of our comformatic. We had the van for over 4 years with no problems. But I was not happy with the potential small things that were costing people an absolute fortune to repair and the uncertainty this gearbox gave me with people who actually know what to do to repair it very limited.
Good riddance to it

Glad your Happy

 

[Meg and Sue]

He Quoted me I think it was £145 for a Clutch Oil change !!!!

The same procedure will cost you 300 euros in Ireland???

 

[Meg and Sue]

You've probably already done this but try turning the engine off and trying again.

If that doesn't work, disconnect the cab battery, wait 30 seconds and then reconnect it. This will force the transmission control unit (TCU) to reboot. But if you have a batterymaster or some other device to top up the cab battery from the leisure batteries you will need to disconnect this first.

If your dot 4 clutch fluid has gone black and thick, switching off/on etc will not cure it. The actuators cannot move quickly enough for the ecu, hence it throws up the fault messages. All fluids don't go black hence this method works sometimes.

 

[Burge]

The same procedure will cost you 300 euros in Ireland???

I shall be travelling down to Adams Morey in Portsmouth, after talking to Simon there he was very helpful / Knowledgeable knowing what he was talking about & even though it's quite a distance will make a trip out of it

 

[Burge]

Is the 'Adams Morey 10% Discount 'Thread by 'Jim' locked as I can't seem to access it ,thanks Chris.

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[lorger]

I shall be travelling down to Adams Morey in Portsmouth, after talking to Simon there he was very helpful / Knowledgeable knowing what he was talking about & even though it's quite a distance will make a trip out of it

Do you mind if I ask where you’re from when you say it’s quite a distance

 

[Burge]

Do you mind if I ask where you’re from when you say it’s quite a distance

The West Midlands

 

[Bessy765]

We travel from Plymouth to AM. Given our local (Fiat)) dealer told me when I booked ours in for its first (2 year) service as I had only done 4600 miles it didn’t need servicing and when I insisted it would be serviced when I asked how was the actuator fluid I got a blank stare.

 

[Badknee]

Is the 'Adams Morey 10% Discount 'Thread by 'Jim' locked as I can't seem to access it ,thanks Chris.

It’s ended I think

 

[Badknee]

We have it done while we’re in Portsmouth before we get the boat for Santander.
The first time we had it done the fluid was very dark but no shrapnel in it This time it looked normal.
I must say the gear change is so much smoother than original which was six years old. Richard rb62 says the same so deffo worth having it done imo.

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[lorger]

The West Midlands

Possibly a bit far, there is a guy in Scotland we use and is top notch. He is a fully trained fiat master technician, the comformatic dot oil is included in his 2 year service or £90 plus vat on it’s own, I’ll be getting my timing belt done by him this year.