Fiat 500 Complaints

812 consumer complaints on file.

#11203776April 25, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HARTSVILLE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (900 E BOBO NEWSOM HWY, HARTSVILLE, SC 29550, (843) 309-9892) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197323April 19, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED CARBON MONOXIDE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE ENGINE AND BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196904April 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF AT ANY TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193108April 1, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING CAR LOST POWER AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS PULLED TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE. IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD TO SEE FLAMES AND SMOKE. CALLED 911 REPORT THE FIRE, DISPATCH SAID FIRE AND POLICE WOULD ARRIVE SOON. CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD FOR A SECOND TIME, THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE MORE FIRE AND SMOKE. PROCEEDED TO GATHER PURSE AND BAG FROM THE BACKSEAT. APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES HAD ELAPSED. BY THIS TIME THE CAR IS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I MOVED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AWAY IN FEAR THE CAR MAY EXPLODE. ANOTHER 4-5 MINUTES PASSED WHEN POLICE ARRIVED AND AN ADDITIONAL 6-7 MORE MINUTES FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS TO RESPOND. AS FOR PERSONAL SAFETY, DRIVING HAD APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES TO ESCAPE VEHICLE FROM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING TO THE ENTIRE BE COMPLETELY ENCOMPASSED WITH FLAMES. DRIVER ESCAPED UNHARMED, BUT WAS INCREDIBLY SHAKEN BY THE SCARY EVENTS THAT UNFOLDED IN SUCH A RAPID PERIOD OF TIME. CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE SAVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193125April 1, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE RECALL WAS STOPPED AT 74 000 MILES AND NOW I NEED TO BUY A NEW CARE I HAVE AN OIL LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF\ENGINE BY THE CAM SEAL, ACTUATOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193127April 1, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THERE IS AN OIL LEAK ON DRIVERS SIDE CAM SEAL OR ACTUATOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192611March 30, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE FILLING GAS TANK, "CLICK" AS TANK FILLED DID NOT OCCUR, TANK OVERFLOWED. TANK THEN BECAME DIFFICULT TO REFILL, VERY SLOW CAUTION LIGHT OCCURRED SERVICE GARAGE SUSPECTS MALFUNCTION IN TANK SYSTEM DEALER WILL WARRANTY IF "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" APPEARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190879March 22, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN PUTTING FUEL IN TANK, I COULD ONLY PUT ABOUT ONE GALLON AND IT STARTED BUBBLING OUT OF TANK. FUEL ROLLOVER VALVE IS PROBLEM AND HAS TO BE REPLACED BY REPLACING ENTIRE FUEL TANK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND COVERED ON THE 2012 FIAT 500 POP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190205March 20, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS - PUMP CLICKS OFF EVERY FEW SECONDS. TAKES A LONG TIME TO FILL TANK AT A VERY LOW RATE OF FLOW. MAKES IT EASY TO OVERFLOW! MY MECHANIC SAYS SOMETHING IS FAULTY WITH THE GAS TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190342March 20, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS AND POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH ACADIANA DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (1700 SW EVANGELINE THRUWAY, LAFAYETTE, LA 70508, (337) 232-7361). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11189916March 19, 2019
ENGINE
LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. OIL LEVEL WAS FINE. THEN LOSS OF POWER. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND NEED NEW ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186790March 14, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
CAR HAS OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE MAIN SEAL.ISSUE ADVICED TO DEALER UPON SALE,MECHANICS DENIED UNTIL 3RD PARTY ESTIMATE.THEN DEALER SAID TO HAVE FIXED IT UNTIL ONCE AGAIN THE ISSUE CAME UP--SERVICE DONE FOR MAINTENANCE KEPT. DEALERSHIP SOLD. NEW OWNERS OF DEALERS FOUND SAME PROBLEM. NEW WARRANTY DENIED CLAIMS AND SAID IT WAS A PREX CONDITION THAT WAS NOT TAKEN CARE. CAR CONTINUES TO LEAK OIL AND ISSUE IS NOW ON MY BILL AS RESPONSIBILITY. ISSUE IS A FIAT BRAND FOR THE YEAR 2012 AND SHOULD BE FIAT RESPONISBILILITY TO MONITOR AND RECALL CARS WITH THESE ISSUES TO FIX.FIAT TOO NEEDS TO MONITOR DEALERSHIPS THAT SELL USED CARS WITH PROBLEMS THEY DENY TO SERVICE PRIOR TO SELLING AND AWARE OF THE ISSUE BEFORE IT WAS SOLD ALONG WITH A RECALL THAT HAD NOT BEEN SERVICED PRIOR TO THE SALE AND OLD MANAGER/PRIOR TO SALE OF BUSINESS DID NOT TAKE CARE OF ALTHOUGH AWARE IT WAS IN PLACE..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183912March 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
GEAR SHIFT IS STUCK IN PARK BUT CAR IS ACTUALLY IN NEUTRAL. IT WILL NOT MOVE. WAS PULLING IN PARKING SPOT AND REALIZED WHEN I PUT CAR IN PARK AND RELEASE FOOT OFF BRAKE MY CAR WAS ACTUALLY IN NEUTRAL. CANNOT CHANGE GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183928March 4, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN TRYING TO PUMP GAS IN CAR, IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 10 MINS TO PUMP ONE GALLON AND IT WOULD SHUT OFF CONSTANTLY. IN OTHER WORDS WHEN SQUEEZING THE PUMP, IT WOULD PUT A FEW DROPS AND CUT OFF AND IT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY DO THIS. THE PROBLEMS WAS THE ROLLER OVER SHUT OFF VALVE WAS STUCK AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO GET A WHOLE NEW TANK. IN ORDER TO KEEP EXPENSES DOWN AND BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT RECALLED, WE HAD OUR MECHANIC MOVE THE "BALL" AND THIS RESOLVED THE ISSUE UNTIL IT GETS STUCK AGAIN. THE COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $150
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182740February 27, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING IN 3RD GEAR SLID AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED COULDN'T GET VEHICLE OUT OF 3RD GEAR. HAD TO USE BOTH HANDS TO GET VEHICLE INTO 1ST GEAR. AFTER VEHICLE WAS IN 1ST GEAR THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. FOUND A RECALL BULLETIN #16V302000 ON FCA US LLC WEBSITE WHICH DESCRIBES A RECALL FOR S34: "IF THE CLUTCH DIAPHRAGM SPRING FAILS, THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS OR THE VEHICLE MAY LOSE POWER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH." THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPEN TO THE VEHICLE. FIAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT STAND BEHIND RECALL S34 ON THIS VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DRIVING IN 3RD GEAR AND COULDN'T GET VEHICLE TO GO INTO 4TH GEAR STUCK AND CRASHED ON A COUNTY ROAD.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182593February 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT MY FIAT FROM 1ST OWNER WITH 40,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. 2ND DAY OF HAVING THIS CAR MY FAMILY AND I GOT IN OUR VEHICLE & CLUTCH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR & WAS STUCK IN GEAR. 3 MONTHS LATER I FOUND THE RECALL ONLINE FOR MY VIN. WE HAD TO PUT DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID IN EVERY OTHER DAY IN THE BEGINNING AND AT THIS POINT WE PUT IT IN AT MINIMUM 3 TIMES DAILY JUST TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE FIAT SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THE RECALL SITUATION RESOLVED BUT THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS WHICH HAS TAKEN 3 WEEKS FOR THEM TO ARRIVE. AFTER A WHILE WE COULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER LOSING 2ND GEAR, WE LOST 3RD GEAR. TRYING TO PULL ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND MERGE INTO TRAFFIC GOING 65 MPH IS VERY DANGEROUS. ALL THE WHILE DEALING WITH THE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID FOR THE CLUTCH AND NEVER KNOWING WHEN IT WILL JUST NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WHILE TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT TO TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT STOP SIGNS AND STOP LIGHTS & TURNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN. MY RECALL APPOINTMENT IS FOR 9AM FEBRUARY 26TH. THE EVENING OF THE 25TH I AM LEAVING MY HOME AND EXIT MY DRIVE IN 1ST GEAR WHILE I AM ABOUT TO START UP A HILL, I ATTEMPT TO SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR-NOTHING. MY GEARSHIFT JUST TURNS IN CIRCLES FREELY. I AM STRANDED BETWEEN TWO HILLS IN PITCH BLACK WITH ONLY DITCHES FOR A SHOULDER. WE COULD NOT GET IT UP THE HILL BEHIND US SO WE PUSHED IT HALFWAY UP THE ONE IN FRONT OF US ACROSS THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC INTO A DRIVEWAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY I CAN NOT MAKE MY APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL PARTS REPLACED SINCE MY CAR IS NON-OPERATIONAL & I AM NOT HAVING IT TOWED 100 MILES TO MY FIAT DEALER. I TEND TO THINK THAT THE RECALL ISSUE IS THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM WITH MY GEARS GOING OUT. THIS CAN NOT BE JUST A COINCIDENCE. THESE THINGS MUST BE LINKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182209February 24, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS PUMP CONSTANTLY KICKS OFF WHILE PUMPING GAS. BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FILL CAR UP WITH GAS. HAVE TO CONSTANTLY SQUEEZE LITTLE BURSTS OF GAS IN A TIME BETWEEN GAS PUMPING KICKING OFF. CHECKING ONLINE FOR OPTIONS TO RESOLVE ISSUES RESULTS IN SEEING THE ISSUE OCCUR IN MANY DIFFERENT FIATS FROM THIS YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176112February 10, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHENEVER I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THEY GO OFF. WHENEVER I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF, THEY GO ON. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE BREAK LIGHTS DON'T WORK. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BREAK LIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS. FIAT WANTS OVER $1000 TO FIX ONE MONTH AFTER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174828February 6, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE 20 MINUTES TO FILL THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL SPILLED OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. FIAT OF MELBOURNE (300 E NASA BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL 32901, (321) 727-7711) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK, FUEL TANK PUMP, AND CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,359. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173913February 4, 2019
ENGINE
AN ISSUE INVOLVING THE STARTER MOTOR BOLTS NOT BEING GROUNDED. CAUSED INTERMITTENT STARTING. THIS ISSUE IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR FIAT UNDER THE FOLLOWING: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION N15 STARTER MOTOR MOUNTING BOLTS 2012 (FF) FIAT 500 NOTE: THIS NOTIFICATION APPLIES ONLY TO THE ABOVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSAXLE (SALES CODE DDF) BUILT FROM MARCH 15, 2011 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2011 (MDH 031500 THROUGH 063023). '' HOWEVER, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY CAR...BUT IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM...I SEE OTHER FIAT OWNERS REPORTING THIS ISSUE...BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL...THIS CAUSED ME TO MISS APPROX 2 DAYS OF WORK...PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK...AND SEND TO A DEALER TO FIX AT A COST OF 280 DOLLARS FOR A KNOWN ISSUE BY FIAT....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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