Colin the Kiwi replied on 15/12/2018 08:17
Posted on 15/12/2018 08:17
We have a Dethleffs Esprit with the Fiat Ducato 2.3 150hp engine. Its about 9 months old and automatic. From day 1 its occassionally surged in 2nd or 3rd gear, mainly when starting off from cold, but did happen a couple of days ago when warm after a 30min stop. It feels like either the gearbox is trying to decide whether to change gear and can't make up its mind, or the engine is surging. I did mention this to our dealer in the first few weeks, but he claimed to find no issues. I have read (somewhere) of this being the result of incorrect filling of the gearbox oil when it was built, but this is hearsay only.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Colin the Kiwi
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