Joined the Comfortmatic failure club

[TheLifeofBrian]

A while ago I read a huge German forum post on the Comfortmatic system. It discussed a great many aspects of the system and potential problems. The thougt of putting in neutral at lights etc was discussed and said to be a good thing and would probably extend the life of the hydraulics. However. Someone used Mes to read the clutch position when in neutral or in a gear. The difference wasn't significant and the pressure in the system wasn't reduced. In other words there was no benefit to putting in neutral...

Yes that was the thread I was referring to.....

 

[dunnah01]

Di

I can certainly vouce for that, I had a 2019 Fiat with the 6 sp 'comfort-matic' and it failed at 10,800 mls, luckily for me, Fiat upheld my claim for a complete new gearbox and robotic actuator, but I then sold the van on, and ordered the same e van, but with the 9 sp 'proper' auto, and yes . . . It is a dream to drive, and with the newer 2.2 ltr engine easily returns 40+ mpg when motorway cruising.

For once, we'll done Fiat for finally realising the comfort-magic was a disaster !!!

Did they ever say whether it was the gearbox or the Comfortmatic that had the issues?