Fiat 500 Complaints

812 consumer complaints on file.

#10629299August 29, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES ALREADY. WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND COASTS UNTIL YOU STOP TO SHUT IT OFF AND TURN BACK ON. THE BATTERY AND OIL PRESSURE LIGHTS COME ON DURING THE COASTING. CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING HIT TWICE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER SAY THEY HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628740August 28, 2014
ENGINE
2012 FIAT 500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE "GENERIC WARNING LIGHT" ILLUMINATED. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619350August 6, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A ROCK OR METAL PIECE THAT HIT THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL FROM THE GAS TANK LEAKED OUT OF THE TANK AND ONTO THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE DIAGNOSIS ON THE VEHICLE WAS A FAULTY FUEL TANK. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619210August 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT A STOP TO SHOP, EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. COULD NOT TURN CAR KEY ON OR OFF OR REMOVE KEY. COULD NOT OPEN DOORS OR WINDOWS. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES IT WAS OK. I AM ELDERLY AND QUITE NERVOUS ABOUT SUCH THINGS. NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY STILL ARE WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS AND TELLING ME A BUNCH OF NONSENSE THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN IF STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS ARE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617938July 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614805July 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY 2013 FIAT 500 WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I BROKE MY ARM AND HAD A HEAD INJURY... UPDATED 08-20-14 *BF--UPDATED 08-26-14*BF UPDATED 09/2/2014 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10608610July 7, 2014
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
INTERMITTENT NO CRANK NO START, WHEN TURNING THE KEY TI TO START THE CAR THE ENGINE DOES NOT ENGAGE ON THE FIRST TRY. YOU CAN HEAR THE CLICKING OF THE STARTER AND ALL ELECTRONICS POWER UP BUT ENGINE DOES NOT ENGAGE AND START, SIMILAR TO NOT HAVING ENOUGH COMPRESSION IN THE ENGINE. AS TIME PASSES THE MORE FREQUENT THE ISSUE BECOMES. 5/23/14 1ST VISIT TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT, UPDATED POWERTRAIN MODULE. RETURNED CAR TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 5/29/14 FOR SAME NO START ISSUE, SOFTWARE UPDATE AND REPROGRAMMED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE SOFTWARE. 6/9/14 CAR DID NOT STAT, RETURN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT 6/13/14, INTERNAL CIRCUIT/SOFTWARE FAILURE REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED NEW POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. 7/3/14 WENT TO PICK UP CAR FROM SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND CAR DID NOT START. BACK IN SHOP AND WAS TOLD NEEDED AN UPDATE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED TO PICK UP CAR AND DEAL WITH NO STARTING ISSUES UNTIL UPDATE IS READY. LEFT THE CAR AT DEALERSHIP SAYING NOT ACCEPTABLE TO PICK UP IF NOT FIXED. STILL WORKING ON TRYING TO GET IT FIXED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608613July 7, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT STAY COLD NO MATTER WHAT SPEED, STOPPED, FACING OR NOT FACING THE SUN, RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC OR NOT RUSH HOUR, ON FREEWAY OR SURFACE STREETS. AIR IS COLD AND AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES BECOMES HUMID AND COOL, NOT COLD. IT DISPLAYS SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AS IS IF THE CONDENSER IS ICING OVER. WENT INTO SHOP ON 5/23 INTERNAL CIRCUIT FAILURE AND REPLACED THE A/C CLUTCH RELAY. RETURNED TO SHOP FOR EXACT SAME ISSUES ON 5/29/14 FOR FAILURE IN NEW RELAY AND WAS REPLACED WITH NEW A/C CLUTCH RELAY. RETURNED TO SHOP ON 6/13 FOR SAME ISSUE OF NOT STATING COLD. WAS TOLD NEW POWERTAIN COMPUTER MODULE WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. WHEN I WENT TO PICKUP CAR ON 7/3/14, CAR DID NOT START SO UNABLE TO VERIFY IF A/C WAS FIXED. SINCE NO WORK WAS COMPLETED ON A/C UNIT FIGURE THAT SINCE THE MODULE DID NOT FIX THE STARTING ISSUE THE A/C WOULD MORE THEN LIKELY STILL FAIL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606180June 26, 2014
SEAT BELTS
LOCKING MECHANISM ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. BUCKLE POPPED OPEN AND CANNOT BE LOCKED. MUST USE PASSENGER SIDE LOCKING MECHANISM IN ORDER TO PROTECT DRIVER. IF TWO PASSENGERS ARE IN THE FRONT SEAT, ONLY ONE CAN BE PROTECTED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. LOCKING MECHANISM APPEARS TO BE JAMMED OR LOCKED UP AND WILL NOT "CLICK" WHEN SEAT BELT TONGUE IS INSERTED PER FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND MANUFACTURER STATES CANNOT FIX UNTIL "PARTS ARE AVAILABLE", ESTIMATED NOVEMBER 2014. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605729June 24, 2014
STEERING, STRUCTURE
CENTER EMBLEM KEEPS COMING OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL REVEALING THE AIRBAG BEHIND IT. I KEEP "POPPING" IT BACK IN PLACE, BUT IT DOES NOT STAY. THE NEAREST DEALER FOR REPAIRS IS 90 MILES AWAY. I SCHEDULED A TIME FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT, BUT NOW HAVE TO BRING IT IN AGAIN SO THEY CAN KEEP IT LONGER TO DETERMINE IF IT JUST NEEDS THAT PIECE REPAIRED OR IF I NEED A WHOLE NEW STEERING WHEEL. I CAN ONLY HOPE THE AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY FROM BEHIND THIS LOOSE PIECE AS IT IS CLEARLY NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604797June 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I PURCHASED THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE JUNE 8, 2014 WITH 98 MILES ON IT FROM PREMIERE FIAT OF FREMONT. AFTER ONLY OWNING THE CAR FOR 4 DAYS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON JUNE 12, 2014. IT WAS TOWED TO THE NEILLO FIAT STUDIO IN SACRAMENTO WHERE THEY FIRST DETERMINED A BROKEN RELAY TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE LIGHT. AFTER TEST DRIVING THE CAR, THE LIGHT STILL CAME ON. THEN THEY DECIDED THE PROBLEM WAS A BROKEN O2 SENSOR. THEY ORDERED THE PART, AND REPLACED IT. THE LIGHT STILL CAME ON DURING A TEST DRIVE. AT THIS POINT, THEY NOW HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A WEEK WITH LITTER IDEA OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THE LAST UPDATE I RECEIVED WAS THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR A PART TO COME IN SO THEY COULD TEST THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THERE IS NO ETA FOR THIS. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER IN ORDER TO TRY TO SEE WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE, AS THIS CAR NOW SEEMS LIKE A LEMON AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY ARE PROVIDING LITTLE ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN CONTACTING THE STUDIO FOR UPDATES AND TRYING TO DETER ME FROM ASKING FOR A TRADE. THERE DOES SEEM TO BE SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN GOOD FAITH AND ONLY DRIVEN FOR 4 DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598709June 16, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING "ESC DISABLED" AND MULTIPLE LIGHT WARNINGS FOR THE GEARBOX, THE STEERING, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, GENERAL MALFUNCTION LIGHT, ESC OFF LIGHT, AND ESC MALFUNCTION LIGHT, AND LOST POWER STEERING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY WITH NO CHANGE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A HALF-HOUR, THE CAR WAS RESTARTED AND STEERING WAS RESTORED AND NO WARNING LIGHT WERE ON. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND PARKED UNTIL IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DROVE THE CAR OVER 50 MILES AND WERE UNABLE TO REPEAT THE INCIDENT OR IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM SO THEY RELEASED THE UNREPAIRED VEHICLE TO THE OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592031May 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586678May 5, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585568April 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584164April 22, 2014
TIRES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583721April 20, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582921April 15, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578404April 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
THE VEHICLE "POPS" OUT OF 5TH GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60MPH OR HIGHER. THE TACHOMETER GOES INTO THE RED AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN IN TRAFFIC OR ON A HILL UNTIL PLACED INTO GEAR AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575417March 28, 2014
SEATS
I'M A POLICE OFFICER THAT INVESTIGATED A CRASH INVOLVING A FORD F150 P/U TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH; REAR ENDING, STRAIGHT ON, A 2012 FIAT 500C THAT WAS STOPPED WAITING TO MAKE A TURN. UPON IMPACT BOTH FRONT SEATS IN THE FIAT COMPLETELY RECLINED AND TWISTED OUTWARD TO THE EXTENT THE SEATS COULD NOT RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE OUTWARD SIDES OF THE SEAT BACKS WERE WEDGE AGAINST THE "B" PILLAR. LEG INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKELY IF THERE WERE BACK SEAT PASSENGERS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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