2012 Fiat 500 complaints

STOPPED AT BANK TO WITHDRAW SOME CASH AND THE ALTERNATOR STARTED ON FIRE! HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC TO REPAIR .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,686. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE....UPDATED 09/12/16 *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/16/16.*JB *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE GEARS, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO CHANGE INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS COMING APART INTERNALLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,900. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A RECALL--CLUTCH COVER DIAPHRAGM SPRING MAY FATIGUE/FRACTURE--NO FIX! I DRIVE 560 MILES PER WEEK--THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS.

FIAT RECALL I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH PROPULSION WHERE THE CLUTCH WILL SOMETIMES NOT FULLY RELEASE WHEN GOING FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT, AND I WILL HAVE NO POWER, AND HAVE TO STEP DOWN ON THE CLUTCH AGAIN AND RE-ENGAGE THE GEAR. I AM AFRAID IT IS RELATED TO THE RECALL, AND THAT EVENTUALLY IT WILL NOT FIX IT TO STEP ON THE CLUTCH AGAIN. AND NOW I AM IN A SITUATION WHERE BECAUSE FIAT DOES NOT KNOW YET WHAT PARTS THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE SPECIFICALLY, IF I GET THE CAR REPAIRED I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I ALREADY HAD TO PAY $120 FOR A DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE FIAT WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER HELPING ME IF I DIDN'T HAVE A DIAGNOSIS. MEANWHILE, IF FIAT HQ DOESN'T KNOW THE PARTS YET, HOW IS THE LOCAL FIAT STUDIO SUPPOSED TO KNOW? THEY WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE FORCED TO REPLACE EXTRA PARTS, WHICH FIAT WILL LIKELY NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR. HOW CAN THEY BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A RECALL WTH NO SCHEDULED REPLACEMENT IF MY CAR IS SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL... WHAT'S WORSE IS THAT I NO LONGER HAVE USE OF MY CAR AND HAVE BEEN FORCED TO RENT ONE FROM A FRIEND... AND FINALLY, I WAS PLANNING ON SELLING MY CAR IN EARLY JULY SO NOW FIAT IS COSTING ME ADDITIONAL MONEY THERE AS I OBVIOUSLY CAN'T SELL A CAR WAITING FOR A RECALL. DON'T I HAVE SOME RIGHTS HERE?

FAILER TO SHIFT GEAR,BIG PROBLEMS AND DANGER TOO PLEASE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURES RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO FOURTH GEAR. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,273. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE HAD TO GET MY STARTER REPLACED AND SHORTLY AFTER MY CLUTCH LOCKED UP ON ME .. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, HALF OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND BACK ON IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTED IDLE GEAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER THE FUEL RANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15. ....UPDATED 08/29/16 *BF

NHTSA 16V-302 RECALL AND FCA SOLUTION WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF DEFECTIVE PART THAT CREATES THE SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS ONLY A BANDAID THAT DISGUISES THE PROBLEM. FCA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE PART THAT CREATES THE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS AN INADEQUATE NON-FIX. THE CLUTCH COVER DIAPHRAGM SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ALL MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES. FCA NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR OR NEEDS TO EXTEND WARRANTY FOR THE AFFECTED ASSEMBLY. NO MORE BANDAID FIXES FOR SAFETY ISSUES FROM FCA LIKE THE TRAILER HITCH FIX FOR JEEPS THAT WAS DONE BEFORE.

I GOT A RECALL NOTICE TODAY. IT STATES THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH COVER DIAPHRAGM SPRING WHICH MAY FATIGUE OR FRACTURE CAUSING AN "INABILITY TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH, SHIFT GEARS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER". THIS "COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING". IT WOULD BE GROSS NEGLIGENCE ON MY PART TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT COULD INJURE OR KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I CALLED THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. PARTS WERE NOT IN STOCK AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I ASKED FOR A RENTAL CAR IN THE MEANTIME. THEY DENIED MY REQUEST. I THEN CALLED FCA (FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES) AND TALKED TO 3 PEOPLE THERE ABOUT A RENTAL CAR. THEY ALSO DENIED MY REQUEST. I DO NOT FEEL IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR WHEN THE DEFECT IS THE PROBLEM OF THE MANUFACTURER WITH NO INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THIS COULD COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I AM REQUESTING A RENTAL CAR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL MY CAR CAN BE REPAIRED. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE REAR SUSPENSION FOR BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE TIRE WEAR UNEVENLY ON THE INSIDE WHILE HAVING THE APPEARANCE TO HAVE PROPER TREAD. NEW TIRES LASTED ONLY 18,000 MILES.

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED ON APRIL 15, 2016. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE SECOND ISSUE WAS THAT THE GEARS WOULD NOT MOVE AND I HAD TO USE A SCREW DRIVER TO CHANGE THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND VICE VERSA, DRIVE TO REVERSE AND VICE VERSA, ETC... THE THIRD ISSUE WAS THAT THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE RECENT ISSUE WAS FOR A RECALL ON THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL. IN ADDITION, THE CAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND LOCAL STREETS DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT SIDE. AS A RESULT OF THE DRIFTING, I HAVE HAD ALMOST THREE CAR ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST MONTH. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THE DRIFTING IS A RESULT OF THE ROADS ON THE FREEWAY AND LOCALLY AND NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVE TO THIS CAR AND FEAR GETTING INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. TODAY I CONTACTED THE FIAT OWNER ASSISTANCE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND REQUEST THAT THE ISSUE BE ADDRESSED. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE AS PER THE SERVICE REPORTS AND THAT I SHOULD GET A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AT MY EXPENSE. THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE BY A CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE AND NOT A MECHANIC. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT THE ISSUE BE ADDRESSED AND THAT I AM ABLE TO RETURN THE FIAT FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE AND MEET THE STANDARD OF QUALITY FIAT IS KNOWN FOR.

MILEAGE 33,245 MANUAL TRANSMISSION WONT SHIFT,CLUTCH HAS FAILED,FOUND BELVILLE SPRING ON PRESSURE PLATE HAS BROKE DATE 28/JUL/2014. MILEAGE 57,560 AGAIN 19/MAY/2016 NEED TO RECALL IM HAVE AL DOCUMENT. *TR

57,560 MILEAGE,VEHICLE WONT SHIFT AGAIN, MANUAL TRASNMISION IN ON MY GARAGE

AT 47,500 MILES AND 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, MY PASSENGER SIDE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THE BREAKAGE. UNFORTUNATELY FIAT NO LONGER MAKES THE 2012 LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS AND THE 2013+ BALL JOINTS REQUIRE A NEW ASSEMBLY SO THE ENTIRE BALL JOINT, CONTROL ARM, ETC. ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE CREATED.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT WHILE APPROACHING AN EXIT. MY CLUTCH BECAME STIFF AND NOT RESPONSIVE. I WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE CLUTCH TO CHANGE GEARS. WHILE STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY AT THE BASE OF THE EXIT RAMP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF TO CALM DOWN, SINCE I LUCKILY AVOIDED ANY MAJOR ACCIDENT. A POLICE CAR DROVE BY AND STOPPED TO ASK ME IF I WAS OK AND I SAID I WAS FINE. I WAS UNABLE TO GET MY CAR INTO GEAR AFTER THAT AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE MECHANIC AT THE GARAGE SAID THE CLUTCH HAD FAILED. A QUICK CHECK SHOWED THAT THIS MAKE AND MODEL WERE SUBJECT TO AN UPCOMING RECALL, SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED FROM THE GARAGE TO A FIAT DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH DIAPHRAGM SPRING FAILED AND DAMAGED THE CLUTCH. REPAIR BILLS ATTACHED. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET A CLEAR ANSWER ON THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

WARNING SAYS AIRBAG MALFUNCTION,ALL THE TIME.BRAKES WEAR EVERY 1000 MILES.WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT AT 70,000 MILES..THESE MALFUNCTIONS HAPPEN WHEN MOVING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. WHILE PULLING INTO A STORE PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PRESSURE PLATE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,383.

THIS VEHICLE IS 4 YEARS OLD, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WITH APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES. IT HAS HAD REGULAR SERVICE FOR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS RESISTANCE ON THE CLUTCH WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT RAMP I WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR IN GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES, AND HAD A GREEN LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN WHILE COASTING AND STOPPED THE CAR UNDER THE HIGHWAY OVERPASS WHERE I WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THIS IS A FAIRLY HIGH-TRAFFIC AREA AND OTHER CARS WERE UNABLE TO SEE MY CAR UNTIL AFTER MAKING THE LEFT HAND TURN OFF OF THE EXIT RAMP. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE CAR NEEDS A FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH BEARING AND PRESSURE DISC PLATE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH FIAT500S WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. TO DATE, THERE IS STILL NO RECALL ATTACHED TO THE VIN NUMBER AND FIAT CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN RESPONSIVE TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE. ANY ADDITIONAL NHTSA ATTENTION TO THESE APPARENT MANUFACTURING DEFECTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE WITH 29,600 MILES ON IT. WAS TOLD IT NEEDED NEW VALVE COVER GASKET, BOTH CV BOOTS REPLACED, AND BOTH TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SEALS REPLACED. I HAD ALREADY REPLACED ONE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SEAL AT 22,000 MILES. TOTAL COST $900 ALL OUT OF WARRANTY. I'VE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH. SEEMS THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THIS CAR.

THE PRESSURED PLATE FAIL AT 34769 K, ( WAS OVER 3 YEARS WARRANTY) I HAVE TO PAY FOR A TOWN COMPANY TO MOVE IT TO MY MECHANIC. ALSO Y HAVE A REAMPLACE AND COST ME $ 1742.90

I GOT A FLAT TIRE ON A PRIMITIVE ROAD ON THE WAY BACK FROM A HIKE. I THOUGHT I WAS PREPARED FOR THIS, BECAUSE I HAD A SPARE TIRE AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT TO CHANGE IT. HOWEVER THE DEVICE THAT DEPLOYS THE SPARE WAS BROKEN. I HAD TO DRIVE THE LAST 1.5 MILES ON THE PRIMITIVE ROAD TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE A MECHANIC WOLD FIND MY CAR. FROM THE MAIN ROAD I STILL NEEDED A STRANGER TO DRIVE ME 7 MILES UPHILL TO GET CELL SERVICE. I WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS TOWN AND IT WAS GETTING DARK OUT. BUT EVEN ONCE THE MECHANIC ARRIVED HE WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE SPARE. DUE TO THE SPARE NOT RELEASING AND HAVING TO DRIVE AN EXTRA MILE AFTER GETTING A FLAT TIRE I NOW HAVE A BENT RIM AS WELL. I HAD TO GET RIDES FROM THREE STRANGERS, AND SPEND THE NIGHT IN A SKETCHY HOTEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,488. ....UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HER, THE BACK UP DEVICE WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO TURN OVER. UPDATED 07/21/16.*JB

THE REAR LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED. THE LED BULBS ARE FUNCTIONAL, BUT THE WIRING HARNESS PROVIDING POWER TO THE LIGHTS HAS FAILED DUE POOR ROUTING OF THE HARNESS RESULTING IN BROKEN WIRES AND ELECTRICAL SHORTS TO THE SYSTEM. OTHER SIMILAR MAKE AND MODELS OF THIS CAR HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONSIDERERS THIS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I CONSIDER THIS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. IF THIS PROBLEM AFFECTED THE HEADLIGHTS, THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WITHOUT WARNING, DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON A CITY STREET, IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP (FIAT DEALER) WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE, AND CLUTCH BEARING WERE BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $1612.00

I WAS DRIVING IN 3RD GEAR (MANUAL TRANS) AND TRIED TO SHIFT TO 4TH. THE SHIFT KNOB POPPED OUT OF 3RD FINE, BUT THEN WOULD NOT GO INTO 4TH. WHEN I TRIED TO GO BACK INTO 3RD IT WOULDN'T ENGAGE. I ENDED UP NEEDING TO SHIFT INTO 2ND WHEN THE CAR LOST MOMENTUM, IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN THIS GEAR EITHER, OR 1ST. I HAD TO TURN QUICKLY ONTO A SIDE STREET IN ORDER TO NOT GET HIT FROM BEHIND. WITH THE CAR ON, IN NEUTRAL, AND STATIONARY, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR (WITH THE CLUTCH PRESSED DOWN). IT FELT LIKE IT JUST BOUNCED OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT IT EVER ENGAGING. WITH THE CAR OFF, THE SHIFTER WOULD ENGAGE FINE - IN ANY GEAR. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON MULTIPLE FIAT FORUMS, THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR MANY. MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000MILES, AND NOT HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES THUS FAR, WITH THE ENGINE AND BODY ARE IN GREAT CONDITION. - HTTP://WWW.FIAT500OWNERS.COM/FORUM/8-FIAT-500-GENERAL-DISCUSSION-FORUM/81033-WONT-ABLE-SHIFT-GEARS.HTML ---- HTTP://WWW.FIAT500OWNERS.COM/FORUM/8-FIAT-500-GENERAL-DISCUSSION-FORUM/27713-STIFF-CLUTCH-CAR-WONT-SHIFT-INTO-GEAR-GETTING-SICK-ALL-THESE-ISSUES.HTML ----

THE CLUTCH GAVE OUT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AS I WAS DOWNSHIFTING TO ENTER A TRAFFIC CIRCLE. THE CLUTCH PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, BUT COULD NOT PUT THE CAR BACK IN GEAR, OR DEPRESS THE CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THE PRESSURE PLATE CRACKED DUE TO IT BEING MANUFACTURED WITH LOW-QUALITY METAL. THE CAR HAS ONLY 43,000 MILES ON IT.

"TAKATA RECALL" MECHANICAL DEFECT HAS BEEN DETECTED. MY CAR WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY IT RANDOMLY BEGAN STATING TO "CHECK TRANSMISSION SEE HANDBOOK." I TOOK IT TO A FIAT DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I IMMEDIATELY ADVISED THEM OF THE DIAGNOSIS CODE P0741 HAD BEEN PROVIDED TO THEM AT DROP OFF BEFORE ANY WORK WAS PERFORMED - TONY (THE SERVICE ADVISOR) SAID THAT WAS NOT HELPFUL COULD MEAN ANYTHING. (DIAGNOSIS MEANS: TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE OR STUCK OFF) I WAS ADVISED NUMBERS LIES AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TURNS OUT THERE IS A FAULT IN THE WIRING OF THE SYSTEM AND COMPUTER WHICH IS NOW CAUSING CAR TO NOT STAY IN GEAR. I WANT TO RAISE ALL AWARENESS TO THIS ISSUE. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR (ONLY 58K IN MILEAGE) I HAVE HAD TO PERSONALLY REPLACE THE FOLLOWING: NUMBER OF RADIATOR REPAIRS: 2 SUNROOF: 1 TRANSMISSION: FAULTY MECHANICAL ERROR TOTAL TUNE UPS: 2 BRAKE INSTALLMENTS: 3 I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF ANY PRIOR ISSUES BEFORE PURCHASE ALL ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO MANUFACTURE NEGLIGENCE! NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500 ABARTH. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CLUTCH FAILED AND PREVENTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

AT ABOUT 33,000 MILES THE FUEL ROLLOVER VALVE FAILED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PUMP FUEL INTO MY TANK AND AT TIMES CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL FROM THE FILLER TUBE. THE VALVE IS NOT REPLACEABLE SO THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT 3,200 MILES LATER THE ROLLOVER VALVE FAILED AGAIN. EVEN THOUGH THE TANK ONLY HAD A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON IT FIAT/CHRYSLER REFUSED TO WARRANTY THE REPLACEMENT TANK DUE TO THE CAR ITSELF BEING OUT OF NEW CAR WARRANTY BY A FEW MONTHS. I REFUSED REPLACEMENT OF THE SECOND TANK AT MY EXPENSE. THERE ARE A LOT OF DETAILS, DISCUSSIONS, AND A PROMISE BROKEN BY FIAT/CHRYSLER THAT ARE MISSING HERE BECAUSE OF AVAILABLE CHARACTERS TO TYPE. SIMPLY PUT THOUGH, FIAT ADMITS HAVING A ROLLOVER VALVE PROBLEM. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM BELIEVE IT IS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE ITSELF SO THEY HAVE NOT COMPLAINED TO FIAT. ONE OF THE 3 DEALERS I SPOKE WITH MENTIONED THEY ARE HAVING TO REPLACE TANKS BECAUSE OF THE ROLLOVER VALVE THAT "STICKS". UPON CHECKING THE VALVE MYSELF I SAW NO EVIDENCE OF STICKING YET SOMETHING WAS BLOCKING FUEL FROM COMING IN. IS IT SO SENSITIVELY CALIBRATED THAT ONE CAN'T ACTUALLY TELL IF IT WORKS WITHOUT SPECIAL MEASURING TOOLS? HOW DOES FIAT SERVICE TEST IT? IF IT IS STICKING CLOSED, CAN IT STICK OPEN RENDERING THE ROLLOVER SAFETY COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE? REGARDLESS, THIS VALVE WAS DESIGNED NOT TO FAIL, OTHERWISE IT WOULD REQUIRE AN INEXPENSIVE REPLACEABLE PART RATHER THAN A $800.00 FUEL TANK REPLACE

AT ABOUT 36,000 MILES IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CHANGE GEARS AND THEN SHIFTER SUDDENLY BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL WHILE ON THE ROAD. GOT OFF THE ROAD AND CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO FIRST GEAR, AND WHEN TRYING TO REVERSE IT MADE A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. CAR WAS IMMOBILE. TURNS OUT THAT SOME 2012 FIATS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE FAULTY PRESSURE PLATES INSTALLED. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS MY PRESSURE PLATE AND QUOTED A PRICE OF 1100+ AS THEY SAID CLUTCH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I FOUGHT THAT AND FIAT CHRYSLER CORPORATION ENDED UP PAYING FOR THE NEW CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. A PHOTO OF PRESSURE PLATE WERE EMAILED BY DEALER WITH THE NOTE: AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE PICTURE THE FINGERS FOR THE PRESSURE PLATE ARE BENT IN 3 PLACES CAUSING THE ISSUE YOU ARE EXPERIENCING. THE GOOD NEWS IS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH ERICKA FROM FIAT CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS AND THIS WILL BE WARRANTIED BY THEM AT NO COST TO YOU FOR THE PARTS, LABOR OR RENTAL.

WHILE IN MOTION (1ST GEAR) AND ABOUT TO SHIFT INTO SECOND THE CLUTCH BECAME COMPLETELY FROZEN AND THE SHIFT LEVER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE GEARS. THIS WAS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN IN ORDER FOR THE SHIFTER TO BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. NO PREVIOUS CLUTCH ISSUES WERE APPARENT.THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD US IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE AND CONSEQUENTLY THE SLAVE CYLINDER. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH WAS NOT WORN BEYOND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR THE MILEAGE SO THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY USER ERROR BUT DEFECTIVE PRESSURE PLATE. WE WERE TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT WE MIGHT AS WELL REPLACE THE CLUTCH BUT IT WAS NOT REQUIRED. TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $1030.00 INCLUDING THE PRESSURE PLATE, SLAVE CYLINDER, CLUTCH AND LABOR. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS 2012 FIAT 500'S BASED UPON OTHER OWNERS. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD FROM A DEFECTIVE PART. THE NEW PART HAS A NEW PART NUMBER BUT I WAS TOLD THIS HAS NO RELATION TO PRESSURE PLATE UPDATES EVEN THOUGH NEWER 500'S DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THE ISSUE. ALSO NOTICED WAS THE CARS CLUTCH FEELS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN IT DID UPON PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IN 2012 THROUGH PRIOR TO THE REPAIR. NOW THE CLUTCH PEDAL EXHIBITS A COMPLETELY LOOSE FEELING WITHOUT TENSION AS IT DID THE PAST 4 YEARS.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND CANCELLED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. I PULLED OVER TO PULL IT AND MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS MAKING IT BE ENGAGED. DROVE ON HOME WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, INCLUDING THE LIGHTS, GAUGES, AND METERS, FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, COULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM NEUTRAL,IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, HAD TO SHUT ENGINE OFF, PUT IN GEAR, START IN GEAR AND DROVE TO SAFE LOCATION[CITY STREET] [11/20/2015] [17,500 MILES ON CAR]$1400.00 FOR CLUTCH REPLACEMENT

THE CLUTCH FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, PREVENTING THE CAR FROM SHIFTING GEARS -- FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR IN REGULAR, CITY-STREET TRAFFIC (LYNDALE AVE., IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN). AT THE MOMENT OF FAILURE, I HEARD/FELT A DISTINCT YET LIGHT "THUMP" AS I PRESSED DOWN ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL. THE CAR ONLY HAS 40K MILES ON IT.

DEALER REFUSE TO CHANGE A DEFECTIVE TIRE (GOUGE) IN SIDE WALL. I DID NOT TAKE POSSESSION OF CAR AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, DUE TO AFTER HOURS. FOLLOWING DAY SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME SAYING IT WAS COSMETIC AND THAT IT MEETS NHTSA STANDARDS. I COULD STICK MY FINGER INTO THE HOLE AND FEEL THE TIRE CORD. LOOKED AT CAR INITIALLY WITH POOR LIGHTING. NOTICED THIS DEFECT JUST PRIOR TO DRIVING OFF WHERE THERE WAS BETTER LIGHTING.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND MY CLUTCH PEDAL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO PUSH IN AND I COULD NOT SHIFT. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. ONCE THE CAR WAS OFF I COULD MOVE ABOUT THE GEARS BUT ONCE THE CAR WAS ON THE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY AND I COULD NOT GET IT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN ZERO SLIPPING OR GRINDING OF THE GEARS AND I HAVE LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING IF MY WARRANTY WILL COVER THIS ISSUE. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THE PRESSURE PLATE HAS BEEN CRACKED OUT WARPED SO I PLAN TO FIGHT TO HAVE THIS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TO THINK THAT A CLUTCH WOULD GO OUT IN 2.5 YEARS AND UNDER 30,000 MILES IF CRAZY BUT WHEN I SPOKE WITH FIAT DEALERSHIP HE MADE IT SEEM THAT THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME AND CUSTOMER CARE AT FIRST SAID THEY HAVE SEEN IT MULTIPLE TIMES....UPDATED 7/19/16*BF

THE TRANSMISSION NEARLY FELL APART WHILE MEGING ON THE FREEWAY. I NOW NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WITH 46,000 MILES ON IT.

MY STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, THE PART HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER EVERY TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE. IT'S BEEN A YEAR, SINCE I'VE HAD A CLUNKING STEERING SHAFT, AND THEY ASSURED ME IT WILL BE FIXED.... BUT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER... THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE CARS IT SEEMS.

CLUTCH FAILURE IN TRAFFIC AFTER LEAVING A STOP LIGHT. NO PRIOR WARNING/SIGNS THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD FAIL (IE. NO SLIPPING). CAR STARTED IN FIRST JUST FINE, WENT TO SHIFT INTO SECOND AND THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY STIFF AND WAS UNABLE TO BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I THEN DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP, THANKFULLY I WAS NOT GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED OTHERWISE THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED A WRECK. AT THIS POINT IN TIME I TRIED TO SHIFT MY CAR INTO GEAR (WITH THE CAR OFF), BUT THE CLUTCH WOULDN'T EVEN ALLOW ANY GEARS TO ENGAGE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME, AND THEN FIAT HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER OF MY CHOICE (I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE FIAT TOWING). I AM CURRENTLY PENDING A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE + FIX MY CAR, WHICH WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TO BE PAYED OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS MOST LIKELY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AS HAS BEEN STATED IN NUMEROUS OTHER CLUTCH FAILURE REPORTS FOR THIS YEAR'S MAKE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY THOROUGHFARE AT AROUND 30 MPH WHEN MY CLUTCH SUDDENLY STIFFENED UP AND BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO ENGAGE. I TRIED IN VAIN TO SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR AS I NEARED A STOPLIGHT, BUT THE GEAR STICK WOULDN'T BUDGE AND THE CAR ENDED UP STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I MANAGED AFTER A MINUTE TO YANK THE STICK INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST DOWN A SMALL HILL INTO AN EMPTY PARKING SPACE. IN THE END, IT WAS A DEAD CLUTCH AFTER ONLY 30,000 MILES. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HAD IT OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY OR IN A BUSY INTERSECTION.

2012 FIAT 500 PRIMA EDIZIONE. BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL DISCONNECTS FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. CAR FALLS ALMOST TO THE GROUND. DEALER IDENTIFIES WORN BALL JOINT. JUST UNDER 62K MILES. RECENT ALIGNMENT AND TIRE REPLACEMENT DONE BY THE DEALER. ALL REGULAR SERVICE DONE AT SAME LOCAL DEALER SINCE NEW. FIRST AND ONLY OWNER. VERY FORTUNATE THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED.