2012 FIAT 500 Complaints

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.

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

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.

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 ----