Fiat Uno Stalls After a Few Miles

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SIMONWELLS
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Hi there,
Please can someone help me with my believed Fiat UNO.
For the last few weeks it has had an intermittant problem. It starts fine and then drives well for a few miles and then becomes, what I call "lumpy". It then slowly comes to a standstill. I wait a couple of minutes, it starts again, no problem. It drives well for a couple of miles and then, the same thing again.
I took it to a trusty garage who informed me there was a fault with the alternator (electrical strip) which they replaced. A few days later- same thing.
I took it back and was told "Timing" which was fixed. For a few weeks fine, but now the problem has returned.
Any ideas please
Thanks you so much
Simon UK
Feb 19, 2006 at 8:59 AM
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PEPPERMRJ
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What year and mileage?
Sounds like a clogged catylitic convertor. A simple vacuum test will tell.

Anywhere near Burnham-On-Sea?
Feb 20, 2006 at 12:06 PM

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Perform a vacuum test to check for a clogged catalytic converter, as the expert suggested. Year and mileage were requested but not provided in the thread.

Conversation Summary

The owner of a Fiat Uno reports that the car starts and drives normally for a few miles, then runs roughly and comes to a stop. After waiting a couple of minutes it restarts and the cycle repeats. An alternator electrical strip and timing repairs did not permanently fix it. The expert asked for year and mileage and said the symptoms sound like a clogged catalytic converter that a vacuum test can identify.

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