Fiat 500 Complaints

812 consumer complaints on file.

#11011338July 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (CRISWELL FIAT, 88 BUREAU DR, GAITHERSBURG, MD, 20878), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010782July 26, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE CAR CAUSING THE TRUNK TO NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COIL. LIGHT BULBS IN MIDDLE CONSOLE ALL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE AND AIR FILTERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010444July 25, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SAFETY RECALL IS STILL NOT COMPLETE! CLUTCH SAFETY SWICTH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010084July 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
STUCK IN PARK - MUST PUSH RELEASE BUTTON EACH TIME TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010012July 21, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY CAR IN OCTOBER OF 2016 I PAID $10,000 FOR IT IT HAD 56,000 MILES ON IT I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I AM HANDICAPPED AND I NEED IT A SMALL CAR BUT ALSO ONE WHERE I COULD PUT A WALKER OR WHEELCHAIR IN WHICH I CANNOT BECAUSE THE WIRES ALL BROKE IN THE HAT FROM A MANUFACTURE DEFECT I HAD I JUST NOW WAS ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED IT COST ME $430 AND THEN BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRES BEING BROKE THEY SHORTED OUT A COMPUTER SO THEY STILL DON'T WORK I STILL CANNOT OPEN MY HATCH AND GET INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR TO BE ABLE TO PUT A WALKER OR WHEELCHAIR IN AND I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS FOR ME FOR I'M DISABLED AND I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR IF I KNOWN IT HAD THIS ISSUE IT IS NOT HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE AND IT ALSO THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE IT IS ALL I WILL NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS PLEASE HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010022July 21, 2017
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PANORAMIC ROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SUN ROOF AFTERWARDS. SCOTTSDALE FIAT OF SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A SERVICE WORKER EXPLAINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THESE VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010038July 21, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING TO AN APPOINTMENT AND WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY FIAT BEGAN TO SHAKE. I TOOK IT TO THE FIAT DEALERSHIP AFTER MY APPOINTMENT ON JUNE 16, 2017. THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY THEY SAID I WAS MY SPARK PLUGS AND I APPROVED CHANGING THEM. WHEN THEY STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THEN THEY GOT A MESSAGE STATING NO COMPRESSION IN CAM 2. I AN THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE HAD THE CAR JUST UNDER 4 YEARS. I HAVE HAD ALL THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE THERE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HOWEVER HAVE 54K ON THE ENGINE SO I AM JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH VARIOUS FIAT FORUMS AND SEE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH CAM 2.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003765July 8, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY FIAT 500 MANUAL TRANMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH DIAPHRAGM SPRING CAUSEINGTHE CAR NOT TO SHIFT THE RECALL WASTO REPLACE THE CLUTCH PEDAL OVER TRAVEL I TOLD THE FIAT DEALER THEY SHOULD CHECK THE CLUTCH FIRST TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE NOW MY CLUTCH WENT THE CAR GIVES YOU NO SIGN WHEN ITS GOING TO FAIL VERY DANGEROUS CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN IN HAPPEND
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002480June 30, 2017
AIR BAGS
PASSSENGER AIR BAGS CONSTANTLY WARNING ERROR AND DISABLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000347June 21, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN A PUBLIC LOT AND WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE AND STARTED IT THE LIGHTS TURNED ON THEN SHUT OFF QUICKLY AND THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH SEEMED TO JUST CHARGE IT AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE KEY RELEASED AND THE POWER, LIGHTS AND WINDOWS ALL WORKING AGAIN BUT WHEN I TURNED TO START THE ENGINE IT DOES NOTHING BUT CLICK. I ALSO TRIED BOTH KEYS THAT I HAVE FOR THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER LOCK AND UNLOCK DOES NOT EVEN WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000436June 21, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT SUPPLIED THE REMEDY AND PARTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. MONTHS AFTER WAITING FOR THE RECALL REPAIR PARTS, THE CLUTCH WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM THE PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD A DEALER (BOB FRENSLEY CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT IN MADISON, TN) SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR JULY 6, 2017. IN THE INTERIM, THE CONTACT COULD OBTAIN A RENTAL VEHICLE AND WOULD BE REIMBURSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000504June 21, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING , I FILED FOR LEMON LAW. I WON. NOW THEY ARE GOING TO SELL THIS CAR ON THE INTERNET AS A BUY BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000177June 20, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MANY DIFFERENT THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG WITH THIS CAR STARTING AT THE FIRST 900 MILES. THE CLUSTER THAT SHOWS YOU SPEED AND RPM WENT OUT AT 900 MILES WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE. IT TOOK THE DEALERSHIP TWO WEEKS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER THIS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME. TWO WEEKS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THEN THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH SOMETHING RELATED TO THE CLUSTER. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR A WEEK THIS TIME WHILE THEY REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM. SIX MONTHS LATER A GENERIC LIGHT CAME ON THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, I BROUGHT IT IN AND AGAIN THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WENT OUT AND I STARTED GETTING A WARNING TO CHECK THEM, THEY SAID THIS WASN'T COVERED AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES MY HEAD LIGHTS BURNED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD TO DRIVE 70 MILES AT NIGHT WITH NO HEADLIGHTS ON THE FREEWAY. I REPLACED THESE MYSELF FOR $60. THEN THREE MONTHS LATER MY HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THE LIGHTS WEREN'T BURNT OUT BUT THEY WERE LOOSE AND I HAD TO JIGGLE THEM TO GET THEM BACK. AT THE SAME TIME THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE CLUTCH AND IT TOOK THEM A YEAR TO GET THE PARTS AND REPAIR THE RECALL AT 66,751 MILES. NOW AT 74,500 MILES THE CLUTCH HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY I HAD JUST GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND LEFT IT PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $3,300 TO FIX THE CLUTCH. THE CAR IS ONLY WORTH $6600 AND I OWE $13000. ALSO I HAVE TRIED TO TRADE IT IN AND NO ONE WILL TAKE IT DUE TO ALL THE PROBLEMS THESE CARS HAVE. FIAT SHOULD BE BANNED FROM SELLING THESE CARS UNTIL THEY STOP TURNING OUT CRAPPY CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995903June 19, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HI, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY CAR WHICH HAVE HAD SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX. SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL LOCKING UP ON MY VEHICLE, CONVERTIBLE TOP STILL NOT ADJUSTING AND BLOCKING LINE OF SIGHT IN THE BACK SO YOU CANNOT SEE WHAT IS BEHIND YOU WHILE DRIVING, AND START UP ISSUES WITH CAR NOT ALWAYS STARTING UP CORRECTLY, HAVING MISFIRES. THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN WORKED ON THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT THE FIAT OF VAN NUYS, CA. THE CAR HAS BEEN WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT BACK IN JAN OF 2013. I AM SEEKING OUT ANY HELP NECESSARY AS I HAVE HAD THESE SAFETY CONCERNS SINCE I FIRST GOT THE CAR TO NOW AND I AM FEEL VERY UNSAFE WITH THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE AS WELL AS MY OWN SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHERS. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995475June 16, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FOB ONLY UNLOCKED THE REAR HATCH DOOR; HOWEVER THE HATCH DID NOT OPEN AND THE SPRING AND THE LATCH BECAME DETACHED FROM THE HATCH DOOR. THE HATCH NEVER OPENED AGAIN. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO EXPRESSWAY DODGE/FIAT IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 08/04/17*LJ *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994579June 13, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BEN RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2016 AND BEEN CONTACTING MY DEALER FOR MY FIAT TO GET CHECKED EVER SINCE AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEIRS NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I HAVE RECENTLY CONTACTED THEM FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS TO GET MY CLUTCH FIXED AS ITS BEEN JUMPING TO NEUTRAL WHEN I'M ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65-70 MILES PER HOUR AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE. ALL I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THEM IS NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND IF I WOULD LIKE I CAN TRADE MY CAR WITH $5000 DOWN. ONE I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND TWO I DON'T FEEL SAFE ON THE VEHICLE. I EVEN CONTACTED MY FINANCE TO GET HELP BUT THEY COULDN'T DO MUCH ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994378June 12, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FIAT 500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING STRUCTURE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993998June 8, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER (SUNSET FIAT OF SARASOTA 7641 TAMIAMI TRAIL, SARASOTA FL 34231) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993790June 7, 2017
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALLS ON MY CLUTCH. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE JANUARY 11TH, 2017 AND THEY STILL HAVE YET TO CONTACT ME. ALSO I HAVE AN OIL LEAK IN WHICH THEY SAID THEY FIXED. RIGHT AFTER I TOOK IT HOME OIL HAS BEEN FLOODING OUT OF IT AND SPRAYING ALL OVER MY CAR. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM GIVEN MY MILES AND YEAR OF MY CAR. I GOT ALL OF THE NECESSARY OIL CHANGES BUT HAVE NO PROOF SINCE MY HUSBAND DID THEM HIMSELF AND PAID CASH FOR THE ITEMS HE NEEDED. SO THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO WORK WITH ME AT ALL WITH THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THEY MADE THE OIL LEAK WORSE THEN IT ORIGINALLY WAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991412May 24, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FIAT 500 POP HATCHBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (TONY DOMIANO FIAT 900 SCRANTON CARBONDALE HWY EYNON, PA 18403, 866-766-1722) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL AND THAT THEY RECEIVED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PARTS AT A TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT COULD LOCATE ANOTHER DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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