Demand too great - battery dead, or alternator is tight. Alternator should spin freely when belt disconnected. Any resistance suggests something rubbing inside, or bearings failing. Pulleys polished - more common that you'd want. When belts wear, and become slack, people ignore them until they squeal. Devon. Nov 3, 2009. #1. Had my Grande punto t-jet for a few months now and have had a problem with it from when i bought it (Brand New). It appears to be happening when warm, in any gear under gentle acceleration it will suddenly lose power, dropping to 1000rpm when this happens i can put my foot right to the floor yet the speed and revs Gloucester, UK. Jul 18, 2010. #3. Ok I figured some of it out. You were right that nothing goes to the starter itself; it all goes to the solenoid. The 12V feed from the battery daisy chains from the starter to the alternator so. Alternator = big 12V and grey/white. Starter = big 12V, small red. Remove the front section of the exhaust,remove the aux belt,remove the dipstick tube completely,2 small bolts top and bottom+ 2 plastic clips. Access for the alternator is underneath,between the driveshaft and the bulk head.Undo 2 wires from rear of alternator, undo wiring clip/harness that is at the rear of the alternator,1 small bolt, push it The only thing that came with the car was a pile of receipts for a new clutch, battery, starter motor, alternator belt and exhaust. As the problems do not appear until it gets hot, it was not apparent on the test drive that there were any issues. I have not owned a Fiat for about 40 years, when I had to let my 500 go. had a right ordeal with this car the past month, its had a new clutch, hydraulic release bearing, dual mass flywheel, alternator and battery thing is when I start the car, the battery light will illumanate untill I flick the ignition off then on ( very quickly, quick enough for the engine to 3. Connect bat. 4. Position a fully functional other vehicle so that it wold be possible to jump start the Stilo. 5. Measure bat. voltage on the functioning vehicle when off (12.6V) and when on (14.5V). 6. Switch off the functioning vehicle and connect it to the Stilo. 7. Latest 2009 Fiat Punto Problems. 1. response. Won't select any gear. Hi, ihave got fiat punto grande which is not selecting gears, changed the transmission oil (old transmission oil was kind of blackish red,) selespeed oil was black, so removed selespeed, got it check 2009 Fiat Punto 1.4 semi automatic. Posted: May 9, 2023. 1. response. Norfolk UK. Dec 21, 2014. #2. The light comes on to tell you the battery isn't charging, that's why he recommended a new alternator and I would have suggested the same reading the fist couple of lines of your post. It's hard to say what's going on it might be a fault with the steering motor is drawing so much power it's stopping the battery With the trunk open, close the latch, as if the trunk is closed. A screwdriver blade or similar will do this. Then attach your meter to the signal connection, and 'open' the latch. See if the voltage changes. If it does not change, the switch on the latch is not working. Y9sN.