Hi Keith,
Thanks for the comment. It seems clear that this is a design fault and despite the high number of failures Fiat don’t want to admit any liability that the design is the issue. Certainly I would advise anyone buying a Ducato based motorhome to be wary of this and keeps revs high when changing up to 5th gear. I wish I knew of this problem when I bought mine as my natural driving style is quite conservative ‘revs’ wise.
Thanks for the insight. I’m sure the others who find this blog after 5th gear problems appreciate it too.
All the best
Gary
The Motorhome Vagabond