2012 FIAT 500 Complaints

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN OCTOBER OF 2016 I PAID $10,000 FOR IT IT HAD 56,000 MILES ON IT I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I AM HANDICAPPED AND I NEED IT A SMALL CAR BUT ALSO ONE WHERE I COULD PUT A WALKER OR WHEELCHAIR IN WHICH I CANNOT BECAUSE THE WIRES ALL BROKE IN THE HAT FROM A MANUFACTURE DEFECT I HAD I JUST NOW WAS ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED IT COST ME $430 AND THEN BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRES BEING BROKE THEY SHORTED OUT A COMPUTER SO THEY STILL DON'T WORK I STILL CANNOT OPEN MY HATCH AND GET INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR TO BE ABLE TO PUT A WALKER OR WHEELCHAIR IN AND I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS FOR ME FOR I'M DISABLED AND I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR IF I KNOWN IT HAD THIS ISSUE IT IS NOT HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE AND IT ALSO THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE IT IS ALL I WILL NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS PLEASE HELP

MY FIAT 500 MANUAL TRANMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH DIAPHRAGM SPRING CAUSEINGTHE CAR NOT TO SHIFT THE RECALL WASTO REPLACE THE CLUTCH PEDAL OVER TRAVEL I TOLD THE FIAT DEALER THEY SHOULD CHECK THE CLUTCH FIRST TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE NOW MY CLUTCH WENT THE CAR GIVES YOU NO SIGN WHEN ITS GOING TO FAIL VERY DANGEROUS CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN IN HAPPEND

HI, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY CAR WHICH HAVE HAD SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX. SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL LOCKING UP ON MY VEHICLE, CONVERTIBLE TOP STILL NOT ADJUSTING AND BLOCKING LINE OF SIGHT IN THE BACK SO YOU CANNOT SEE WHAT IS BEHIND YOU WHILE DRIVING, AND START UP ISSUES WITH CAR NOT ALWAYS STARTING UP CORRECTLY, HAVING MISFIRES. THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN WORKED ON THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT THE FIAT OF VAN NUYS, CA. THE CAR HAS BEEN WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT BACK IN JAN OF 2013. I AM SEEKING OUT ANY HELP NECESSARY AS I HAVE HAD THESE SAFETY CONCERNS SINCE I FIRST GOT THE CAR TO NOW AND I AM FEEL VERY UNSAFE WITH THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE AS WELL AS MY OWN SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHERS. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER (SUNSET FIAT OF SARASOTA 7641 TAMIAMI TRAIL, SARASOTA FL 34231) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MY 2012 FIAT 500 WITH 36,298 MILES ON OD HAD CLUTCH FAILURE. I RECEIVED S34 RECALL FROM FIAT AND HAD RECALL WORK COMPLETE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALLED PART COULD CAUSE WEAR ON CLUTCH PLATE AND THAT THE RECALL WAS CORRECTING THE ISSUE. THREE WEEKS LATER, I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CLUTCH FELT FUNNY AND TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSTIC STATES THAT BEARING-CLUTCH RELEASE AND DISC & PRESSURE PLATE NEED REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD NO BEARING ON THE CLUTCH FAILURE..."IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR LIKE BRAKE PADS AND TIRES." I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MY SERVICE REP AND FIAT CUSTOMER SERVICE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY BEEN TOLD THE FAILURE IS A "WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE". I HAVE REPEATEDLY STATED THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT THE RECALLED PART WAS SAID BY BOTH THE SERVICE PROVIDER AND FIAT, TO CAUSE WEAR ON COMPONENT (WEAR AND TEAR) PARTS OF THE CLUTCH. I MAINTAIN THAT THE FAULTY PART HAS ACCELERATED WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH SHOULD BE COVERED BY FIAT. FIAT CUSTOMER SERVICE STATES THEY ARE INVESTIGATING MY CLAIM BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. AT THIS TIME, I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR THE $1200 REPAIR WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ACCELERATED WEAR AND TEAR DUE TO A DEFECTIVE, RECALLED PART. PLEASE ADVISE.

"MANUAL TRANSAXLE CLUTCH PEDAL" THERE IS AN ONGOING RECALL THAT SINCE MAY 2016 HOWEVER PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE DEALER FINALLY INFORMED US PART WAS AVAILABLE AND SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT FOR 5/9/2017 AT 9AM. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN TO APPOINTMENT WHEN CLUTCH FAILED TO DISENGAGE RESULTING IN CAR REARENDING CAR INFRONT OF IT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH COVER DIAPHRAGM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO FATIGUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT SHE WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,100.

CLUTCH WEAR SEEMS TO BE EXCESSIVE FOR MILEAGE (25K) ON VEHICLE. CLUTCH IS SLIPPING AND PRESSURE PLATE, FORK, BEARING AND RELATED COMPONENTS ARE FAILING. ENGAGEMENT POINT VERY HIGH UP IN PEDAL TRAVEL. SOMETIMES SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN GEAR AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET AT 6:10 AM AND UPSHIFTING AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE CLUTCH DIAPHRAGM SPRING FRACTURED AND THE CLUTCH NO LONGER OPERATED, AND THE GEAR COULD NOT BE CHANGED WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. MANAGED TO BRING CAR TO A STOP IN LEFT TURN LANE, GET CAR IN TO NEUTRAL AND PUSH IT ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO A PARKING LOT SO I COULD BE OUT OF THE INTERSECTION SINCE IT WAS DARK. CAR HAD 25,583 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. FRICTION DISC STILL HAS PLENTY OF MATERIAL, PRESSURE PLATE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND FREE OF DAMAGE, THROW-OUT BEARING IS INTACT AND ROTATES SMOOTHLY. CONDITION OF PARTS INDICATES MINIMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON CLUTCH AND SHOWS NO SIGNS OF ABUSE. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY BUT HAD NOT YET HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS ALLOWING TOO MUCH TRAVEL AND OPERATING THE CLUTCH DIAPHRAGM SPRING BEYOND ITS INTENDED RANGE OF MOTION, STRESSING IT TO A POINT OF FAILURE. REVISED PEDAL ASSEMBLY LIMITS TRAVEL TO PREVENT THIS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE REVISED PEDAL ASSEMBLY INSTALLED BUT ARE OPERATING WITH THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH DIAPHRAGM SPRING THAT MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPROMISED AND COULD STILL FAIL WITHOUT WARNING.