FIAT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO FIRST GEAR USING THE CLUTCH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND A BURNING ODOR OCCURRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD GAIN POWER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR, IT FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY DUE TO THE CLUTCH SLIPPING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE AND/OR DISK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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.

UNDER COLD CONDITIONS (25 DEGREES F) AND FIRST STARTUP OF THE DAY, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IN CITY DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE RESPONSE WILL STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE ISSUE TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING IN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND THEN DRIVING IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR TO EXIT RESIDENCE AND ENTER TRAFFIC. UPON STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, AND THEN PROCEEDING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE WILL MALFUNCTION AND THE GAS PEDAL WILL NOT RESPOND WHEN PRESSED. THE RPMS WILL DROP TO ABOUT 1300RPMS AND ENTER WHAT FEELS LIKE LIMP MODE MOMENTARILY UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL IS PUMPED A FEW TIMES AND THEN IT WILL RESUME ACCELERATING AS NORMAL. NO ERROR CODES ARE THROWN AND THE LOCAL FIAT STUDIO CANNOT GET THE ERROR TO DUPLICATE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHILE ENTERING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE. 2014 FIAT 500L TREKKING WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS HAPPENED EACH WINTER I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE. VIDEO EVIDENCE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO FIAT WITH NO RESOLUTION. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN), THE DEALER HAD SCHEDULED TWO APPOINTMENTS AND WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL BACK 30 DAYS LATER TO DETERMINE IF THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. .....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF *CN

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