2012 FIAT 500 Complaints

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING MY CAR INTO GEAR. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY TRANS-AXLE CLUTCH PEDAL BUT WHEN I TRIED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR IT TO BE FIXED, ALL THE FIAT DEALERS IN MY AREA HAVE SAID THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH. I WOULD LIKE A RENTAL CAR UNTIL MY CAR HAS BEEN FIXED AS IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT I AM DRIVING MY CAR WITH THIS RECALL FOR SEVERAL MORE WEEKS. *TR

DEALER WILL NOT CONFIRM A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR SA RECALL NUMBER16V-302, MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERS34 WHICH WAS ISSUED BACK IN MAY OF 2016. I ADVISED TONKIN FIAT THAT I AM AWARE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED RECALL WHICH POSES A CRASH RISK. DEALER DID NOT RESPOND UNTIL I HAD SUBMITTED THREE REQUESTS FOR SERVICE. THEN, ONCE THEY DID RESPOND, THEY REFUSED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. PLEASE HELP.

STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN LIGHT CHANGED, I LET OUT THE CLUTCH TO START DRIVING, BUT THE GEAR NEVER ENGAGED. TRIED EVERY GEAR. ONLY REVERSE WOULD TRY, BUT IT WOULD ONLY GRIND. NO CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REMAIN IN THE CURRENT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ISSUES WERE NOT THE SAME AS THOSE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,598.

TAKATA RECALL - CHRYSLER OWNS FIAT AND I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAGS ON A 2012 FIAT. I WAS IN A SMALL FENDER BENDER. ALL AIR BAGS OPENED BUT ALL THE FRONT AIR BAGS RUPTURED. NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME BUT THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DID NOT KICK IN. ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I HAD INJURIES WHICH WERE A FRACTURED ELBOW, DISLOCATED MY ARM IN TWO PLACES. SINCE THEN I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY SHOULDER, NECK, HEADACHES, AND MY BACK. I AM GOING TO THE DOCTORS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS I AM GOING TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY CONSIDER IT A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

FOR THE RECORD MY VEHICLE IS AT MY HOME AND NOT AT A FIAT STUDIO THIS HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY MY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. I WILL TAKE MY VEHICLE INTO FIAT TO COMPLETE THE INCOMPLETE RECALL WHEN........ CHRYSLER FIAT GETS MECHANICS IN THE STATE OF UTAH THAT ARE CERTIFIED AND TRAINED TO WORK ON A FIAT USING THE PROPER TOOLS! WHEN I SPOKE WITH FIAT PHONE NUMBER 800-992-1997 ON 01/16/2017 AROUND 9AM MOUNTAIN DAY LIGHT TIME I FELT AS IF I WAS BEING COHERED INTO SUMMITING A CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE FAULTY PARTS THAT WERE PUT INTO MY VEHICLE BY FIAT CHRYSLER IN SLC UTAH BETWEEN 10/03/2016 AND 10/27/2016 I HAVE NOT AND WILL AUTHORIZE ANYONE TO BE REIMBURSED ON MY BEHALF. I HAVE NOT FILED ANY CLAIM MYSELF FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT REFUSED TO SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL OR INTO REVERSE. IT''S BEEN TAKEN IN FOR AN INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC AND I'VE BEEN INFORMED THE PRESSURE PLATE IS WORN AND THEY SAY IT''S UNRELATED TO THE WELL KNOWN S34 RECALL. MY CAR IS ONLY AT 38000 MILES AND THEY SAY IT''S NORMAL FOR A PRESSURE PLATE TO WEAR AT THIS PERIOD BUT I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IT''S ENTIRELY UNRELATED TO THE CLUTCH SPRING ISSUES STEMMING FROM THE CLUTCH TRAVEL NOT HAVING A LIMITER. IF I'D BEEN ON THE ROAD OR FREEWAY THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND I'M CONCERNED BY THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COMPANY OFFICIALLY SO FAR HAS TOLD ME THAT IT''S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS THE PRESSURE PLATE WARRANTY ONLY LASTS 1YR OR 12,000 MILES WHICH IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PART, THE DIFFICULTY AND EXPENSE OF REPLACING IT, AND THE FACT THERE ARE SO MANY RELATED ELEMENTS THEY'VE CHOSEN TO IGNORE AS POSSIBILITY CAUSE. I'VE BEEN QUOTED JUST UNDER 1600 TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN A CAR AT ONLY 38000 MILES TO HAVE SUCH AN EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR

AS OF 01/15/2017 MY 2012 FIAT 500 POP RECALL HAS STILL NOT BEEN FIXED CORRECTLY. I AM CURRENTLY RENTING A VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION. FIAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT PAID ME ONE PENNY TOWARD MY VEHICLE RENTAL. I HAVE RECEIVED RANDOM EMAILS FROM CHRYSLER THE LAST EMAIL WAS DATED JANUARY 13, 2017 SAYING THEY HAD AN UPDATED ON CASE #30818709. WHAT UPDATE COULD THEY HAVE MY VEHICLE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED IN A TIMELY MANNER. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AT ALL. THE TRUTH IS THERE ARE VERY FEW MECHANICS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CAPABLE OF FIXING A FIAT BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE DESIGN MOST MECHANICS DON'T HAVE THE PROPER TRAINING FOR THIS PARTICULAR DESIGN OF VEHICLE NOR DO THEY HAVE THE CORRECT TOOLS THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED USING A EUROPEAN METRIC SYSTEM IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY STANDARDS FIAT MECHANICS NEED THE PROPER TRAINING AND TOOLS! BOTTOM LINE MY RECALL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED!

2012 FIAT 500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MANUAL TRANSAXLE/CLUTCH PEDAL RECALL 16V-302 TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. *SMD

THE CLUTCH PEDDLE RECALL S-34 DOES NOT FIT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FIAT CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE THROW OUT BEARING AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PRESSURE PLATE. MY CLUTCHED FAILED AT 105170 MILES AT UNDER 1 MPH WHILE GOING FROM A STOP TO PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE TO PARK AT MY WORKPLACE IN BATON ROUGE, LA. THIS OCCURRED IN LATE AUGUST AND I WAS WITHOUT MY PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION UNTIL DECEMBER 30TH DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL ISSUED AND THE RECALL NOT COVERING ALL OF THE FAILED PARTS AS IT SHOULD HAVE. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A DESIGN FAILURE ON THE MANUFACTURERS PART AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $1500 FOR A REPAIR THAT FIAT AND THE NHTSA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED WHEN CLUTCHES STARTED FAILING WITH LESS THAT 20000 MILES ON THEM BACK IN 2012. FIAT NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR FAILURE AND RECALL THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NOT JUST THE PEDDLE. THAT IS LIKE PUTTING A BANDAGE ON A TIME BOMB HOPING NOBODY NOTICES.