FIAT Complaints

THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE. I HAVE HAD THIS PART REPLACED AND WORKED ON 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. IN FACT ONE OF THE TIMES WAS FOR THE RECALL. THE 2 TIMES PRIOR TO THIS THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND LEFT ME STRANDED. I HAVE CURRENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES FOR VARIOUS ISSUES AND HAVE OWNED THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR. *TR

LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. NO ACCELERATION AND ETC LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE SHUT OFF AND RE-STARTED IN ORDER TO BE MOBILE. VERY DANGEROUS!!!! FIAT RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND TRIED REPEATEDLY WITH ALL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *TR

BRAKE MAKES SQUEAK NOISE WHEN BRAKE. (NOTICED WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASED) TECH CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM, BUT HEARD THE SQUEAK NOISE. RECALL REPAIRED TRANSMISSION ON APRIL 15, AFTERWARD BACK-UP CAMERA PIXEL IN SLOW MOTION. STEREO SETTING NOT PROPERLY, NEED TO SET RADIO AND MEDIA EVERY TIME WHEN CAR STARTS. *TR

PERIODICALLY THE STARTER WILL NOT ENGAGE. IT DOES A WHINE AS THOUGH THE STARTER ON THE VEHICLE IS A STARTER THAT IS GOING OUT. I TOOK IT BACK TO BUTLER FIAT IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN ON APRIL 1ST , AS THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE AND WORSE. THEY REPLACED THE STARTER UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER REPLACEMENT. SOMETHING WAS MENTIONED AT THE TIME ABOUT FAULTY BOLT OR A PART IN THE STARTER CAUSING A MALFUNCTION. IF ANYONE HAS EVER HAD A STARTER GO OUT IN A CAR IT IS THE SAME SOUND WHEN THE ROTARY DOES NOT ENGAGE AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE A SECOND ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR. MY VEHICLE STILL HAS LESS THAN 13,000 MILES ON IT AND I NEED THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

WENT TO PUT ON SAFETY BELT AND LATCH HALF WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE BUCKLE. SAFETY BELT COULD NOT BE WORN. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP IN THE BAY AREA WHERE I WAS LOCATED AT THAT DAY FOR REPAIR. *TR

THE ESC BUTTON WILL NOT TURN OFF ESC. NORMALLY THIS ISN'T AN ISSUE, BUT WHEN I AM STUCK IN SNOW IT WOULD HELP TO TURN ESC OFF. THE OWNERS MANUAL EVEN SUGGESTS THIS. MY BUTTON WILL NOT DISABLE ESC SOME TIMES. THE BUTTON WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED IT MULTIPLE TIMES. THE "ESC OFF" LIGHT SHOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN IT IS REALLY OFF, BUT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN. *TR

DRIVING HOME DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, CAME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. CLUTCH FAILED, COULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC AND TOWED TO SERVICE STATION. FIAT CLAIMING THAT IT IS A WORN CLUTCH AFTER 27,000 MILES. WILL ONLY SUPPORT CLUTCH FOR FIRST 12,000 MILES. IT'S GOOD MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR OR THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JS

HAD TO REPLACE THE OEM TIRES ON MY 2013 FIAT 500 @ 5000 MI BECAUSE OF SIDEWALL BULGE,. TIRE SIZE IS 185 55 15 FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GT. NO LETTERS AFTER GT,FIRESTONE STORE TOLD ME ITS A ROAD HAZARD PROBLEM. I LOOKED ON THE WEB FOR FIAT TIRE PROBLEMS,OTHERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM BUT SEEMS TO ONLY BE CARS WITH FIRESTONES.SO I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM,NONE OF MY 5 OTHER CARS,WHICH GO THE SAME PLACES HAVE A TIRE PROBLEM. I JUST TRIED TO CALL IN TO VSH HOTLINE AND GOT TREATED LIKE AN IDIOT. I'VE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR OVER 30 YEARS,I MAY HAVE SOME INSIGHT OF WHAT IS NORMAL TIRE PERFORMANCE. *TR

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT NIGHT, I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL! SUDDENLY JUST GO DARK! EACH TIME, IT HAPPENED WHEN I OPERATED A WINDOW SWITCH. THE OUTAGE EACH TIME WAS SHORT, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON WITHIN SECONDS [THOUGH IT SEEMED LONGER]. THE SERVICE GUYS AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE IT, NO IDEA WHY IT HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FIAT 500 SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SAME DEFECT OCCURRED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60.