2012 FIAT 500 Complaints

TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR DOES NOT FUNCTION OR RESET. THE CAR IS NOT ABLE TO MEASURE THE TIRE PRESSURE, IT STATES UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS SAID TO RESET IT, BUT UPON DRIVING IT WOULD RESET.. HOWEVER, IT NEVER DID. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM ALTHOUGH CAR WAS JUST PURCHASED WITHIN 2 WEEKS TO BE EXACT. THE MONITOR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE LOW OR HIGH PRESSURE ON TIRES, AND THE CAR IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN EMERGENCY TIRE. MECHANICS SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS YEAR CAR, AND WHILE SITTING WAITING FOR ANOTHER SERVICE, SEVERAL PEOPLE SEEM TO COMPLAIN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. MONITOR NOT WORKING, BUT EVERYONE WAS OFFERED TO BE RESET FOR A PRICE, WEBSITE DOES NOT HELP, MOPAR WILL NOT SET IT, AND THE MECHANICS WILL CHARGE, BUT THE RESET DOES NOT WORK NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.

CAR IS VERY YOUNG, 24, 781 MILES AND TURNED IN BY PRIOR OWNER WITH 22,400'S MILES. AFTER CAR WAS SOLD WITH A RECALL, IT WAS NOTED IT ALSO SUFFERS FROM OIL LEAKING FROM THE REAR MAIN TRANSMITTION, PER MECHANIC IT AFFECTS BOTH THE TRANSMITION AND THE MOTOR, AND COULD CAUSE DEATH IF CAR RAN OUT OF OIL. LEAK PER SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS IS TOO SOON FOR A FIAT WITH SO LITTLE MILES, AND A CAR THAT STILL OWNS THE ORIGINAL TIRES, WIPERS, AND STILL HAS THE SMELL FROM WHEN IT WAS NEW. CAR BY PRIOR OWNER WAS FOR VACATION, BUT CAR NOW LEAKS AND IT SEEMS MANY VEHICLES THIS YEAR MODEL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE PER BLOGS AND FIAT COMPLAINTS BLOGS, UNFORTUNATELY THE DEALER WONT FIX THE PROBLEM AND MECHANICS ARE IN SHOCK CAR WAS SOLD WITH A RECALL AND WHEN IT WAS SERVICED THEY TOO REFUSED TO WORK ON THE SEAL WAITING FOR THE CAR TO GO THROUGH THE BANK FIRST & HOPE FOR A WARRANTY TO PAY FOR THE LABOR AND PART, EVEN AFTER I OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE PART WHILE THEY WERE ALREADY IN THE CAR CHANGING. HOWERVER, THEY FAILED TO INFORM ME ABOUT THE ISSUE, UNTIL I GOT HOME WITH THE CAR. ISSUE IS LIFE THREATENING BY MECHANICS WORDS, AND ALL 4 DIFFERENT SHOPS DEMANDED I EITHER RETURN THE CAR TO THE DEALER OR DEMAND THEY FIX IT BEFORE I WOULD END UP DEAD OR IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE PART OF A YOUNG CAR, IT SHOULD NOT BE LEAKING FROM A SEAL, PARTICULARLY THE TRANSMITION MAIN REAR SEAL, WHICH PER MECHANIC IT TOO AFFECTS THE MOTOR AND THE T RANSMISSION ABILITY TO FUNCTION ON A MANUAL VEHICLE.

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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 06/23/17*LJ *CN

HUBCAPS EASILY FALL OFF WHILE ON FREEWAY AND WHEN TURNING. AT TIMES THE SEAT BELT DOESN'T FULLY RETRACT ITSELF, CAUSING IT TO BECOME LOOSE.

ON 03/07/2017 I WENT TO JIFFY LUBE #3318 SRE CORPORATION 284 E STATE ROAD 73 SARATOGA SPRINGS UT 84045 TO HAVE AN EMISSONS TEST PERFORMED WORK ORDER #55 INVOICE# 96902 MILEAGE 187903 STATION # U575 INSPECTOR# UET003081 I WAS TOLD THAT MY FIAT DID NOT PASS EMISSIONS THE FUNNY THING IS I WENT TO THE EXACT SAME PLACE ON 10/31/2015 WORK ORDER 82 INVOICE NUMBER 222206608 AT 3:59PM AT THAT TIME THE INSPECTOR # WAS UET002450 STATION U575 (JUST THOUGHT I WOULD POINT THAT OUT) ALSO THE PERSON DOING THE INSPECTION SAID HE HAD TO PUT IT IN AS CALIFORNIA AND THE OTHER 50 STATES INSTEAD OF PUTTING FED ONLY AND THE OTHER 49 STATES THE INSPECTOR SAID MY CAR WAS MADE IN CALIFORNIA AND I KNOW THATS NOT TRUE MY CAR WAS MADE IN TOLUCA MEXICO WELL NOW I'M TOLD I MUST GO TO KEN GARFF FIAT TO COMPLETE A DRIVE CYCLE I REFUSE TO TAKE MY CAR TO KEN GARFF FIAT BESIDE THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE A DRIVE CYCLE! SO NOW I AM UNABLE TO PASS EMISSONS AND WILL BE UNABLE TO RENEW MY VEHILCE FOR JANUARY OF 2019 I HAVE ALREADY RENEWED UNTIL JANUARY OF 2018.

I CALLED CHRYSLER PHONE NUMBER 800-992-1997 AROUND 6:30PM-7:00PM ON 03/05/2017 TO INFORM THEM THAT MY 2012 FIAT 500 POP 2DOOR HATCHBACK NERO BLACK HAS A PROBLEM THE REVERSE HAS STOP WORKING! I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE CAR TO KEN GARFF FIAT IN SALT LAKE CITY UTAH! I EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE CAR TO LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP IN SANDY UTAH. I ASK CHRYSLER IF THEY WOULD RELEASE THE PARTS TO FIX MY REVERSE TO LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP. I WAS TOLD I MUST TAKE THE VEHICLE TO KEN GARFF FIAT OF SALT LAKE CITY. I THEN EXPLAINED REFUSING TO RELEASE THE PARTS FOR MY FIAT TO ANYONE BUT KEN GARFF FIAT WAS NOT LEGAL! THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT REPLY BY SAYING: "I DON'T NO ANYTHING ABOUT BEING LEGAL. ...... MY REPLY WAS "OH THAT'S FOR SURE!"

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON BIG TREE ROAD IN SOUTH DAYTONA FLORIDA AS I APPROACHED MY NEIGHBORHOOD I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH NOR COULD I SHIFT THE GEARS. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SO I BRAKED AND MANAGED TO DRIFT IN NEUTRAL TO MY DRIVEWAY AT MY HOME.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2012 FIAT POP IN NOVEMBER 2016.I CALLED STATELINE FIAT AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN.I NEVER RECEIVED THAT CALL.ON 02/20/2017 I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN UPTOWN CHARLOTTE NC AND MY CLUTCH WENT OUT AND I WAS NEARLY HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC.I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP.I HAD MY CAR TOWED THERE.THAT WAS 6 DAYS AGO.I AM VERY UNHAPPY BECAUSE NO ONE EVER CALLED ME IN TO GET THE RECALL REPAIRED.NO ONE OFFERED ME TOWING AND NOW 6 DAYS LATER I STILL DO NOT HAVE A CAR.I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FIAT AND I FEAR THAT THIS CAR WILL NOT LAST VERY LONG.I REACHED OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FIAT USA BEFORE DECIDING TO SEND THIS COMPLAINT

ON FEB 11TH 2017 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHYSLER DODGE JEEP DEALER IN SANDY UTAH (LHM) I ASK THEM IF THEY COULD REPAIR MY VEHICLE. THEY SAID YES SO I AUTHORIZED LARRY H MILLER CHYSLER DODGE JEEP TO WORK ON MY VEHILCE. KEN GARFF FIAT REFUSED TO GIVE THE PARTS TO LARRY H MILLER AND BACKED THE DEALERSHIP INTO A CORNER MAKING LARRY H MILLER TAKE THE CAR TO KEN GARFF FIAT AT 198 E 500 S IN SALT LAKE CITY UTAH AND I KNOW FOR FACT KEN GARFF REFUSED TO GIVE LARRY H. MILLER THE PARTS FOR THE VEHILCE BECAUSE KEN GARFF FIAT LIKES TO FORCE EVERYONE TO COME TO THEIR DEALERSHIP WELL KEN GARFF HAD THE VEHILCE TOWED TO THEM AND KEPT THE VEHILCE FROM 12NOON UNTIL 5PM STATING THEY HAD NOT STARTED WORK ON THE VEHILCE AND THEY HAD PLANS TO WORK ON THE VEHILCE OVER NIGHT WHEN THE SHOP WAS CLOSED I TOLD KEN GARFF THEY WILL NOT BE WORKING ON MY VEHILCE OVER NIGHT AND NOT TO TOUCH MY CAR WELL NOW MY CAR IS SETTING ON KEN GARFF LOT WITH NOT ONE PIECE OF PAPERWORK THAT SAYS KEN GARFF CAN TOUCH MY VEHILCE AND IF THEY TRY TO LIE AND SAY THEY DO THEN THEY HAVE FORGED MY SIGNATURE. I HAD MY PLATES REMOVED FROM THE CAR I CONTACTED LARRY H MILLER AND TOLD THEM ON 02/15/2017 THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO LARRY H MILLER. THE RECALL IS STILL NOT COMPLETE AND KEN GARFF REFUSES TO GIVE THE PROPER PARTS SO ANOTHER CHYSLER DEALERSHIP CAN WORK ON THE VEHILCE ........... I WANT TO NOTE THAT LARRY H MILLER CHYSLER DODGE JEEP IS WONDERFUL AND I AM BEING TREATED WITH RESPECT BY LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER DOGE JEEP AND THEIR STAFF....... HOWEVER THE RECALL WORK IS STILL INCOMPLETE BECAUSE KEN GARFF FIAT 198E 500S OF SALT LAKE CITY UTAH WILL NOT GIVE LARRY H MILLER PARTS.

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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.