2012 FIAT 500 Complaints

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.

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. 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.

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?

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

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.

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 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. 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