Fiat 500 Complaints

812 consumer complaints on file.

#10897949August 23, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897463August 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION COMPLETELY SNAPPED WITH NO ACCIDENT OR ROAD DEBRIS INVOLVED. THE WHEEL TURNED SIDEWAYS AND LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE'S ABILITY TO TURN. THE ENGINE THEN GAVE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WARNING AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT. WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE LANE AND WAITED FOR TRIPLE A TO SHOW UP UNTIL 5AM. TOOK PICTURES OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WHICH WAS BASICALLY DANGLING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897101August 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL? TRAVELING ON A POORLY DESIGNED NEW TOLLWAY HEADING TOWARD AN EXIT RAMP DECELERATING FROM THE 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND IMPACTED A RETAINING WALL. THE DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND LOWER CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE CAR. THE DRIVER WAS STRUCK IN THE UPPER RIGHT CHEST WITH SOMETHING THAT SLICED THROUGH THE FLEECE LINED RAIN JACKET WORN, AND WHATEVER IT WAS WAS SO HOT THAT IT MELTED THE EDGES OF THE CUT MATERIAL. THE DRIVER ALSO SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DEEP BRUISING IN THE LOCATION OF THE STRIKE. HAD THE DRIVER NOT BEEN WEARING THE JACKET, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE FLESH BEYOND BRUISING, AND HAD THE STRIKE HAPPENED SLIGHTLY HIGHER, INJURIES LEADING TO DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THERE IS NO PUBLISHED INFORMATION STATING THAT THE AIRBAGS IN THIS VEHICLE ARE TAKATA, BUT THE DAMAGE AND INJURIES RESULTING FROM THE DEPLOYMENT SUGGEST THAT THEY ARE. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. ALL INJURIES WERE SEATBELT AND AIR BAG RELATED. THE DRIVER'S CORNEAS ARE ALSO SEVERELY ABRADED DUE TO PATICULATE MATERIAL PROJECTED DURING THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10896996August 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
"TAKATA RECALL" I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE MAY 2016. IT HAS A HYBRID MANUAL/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I NOTICED THE PAST COUPLE WEEK MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING A LITTLE WEIRD. IT'S SHIFTING RIGHT WHEN IT'S IN AUTOMATIC. IT'LL STAY ON THE FIRST GEAR AND REV MY ENGINE RPM TO LIKE 5 O 6, JUST A FEW DAYS AGO I HAD A SCARY INCIDENT I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT DOWN 2 GEARS AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE; I DROVE OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY, NO ONE HURTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896637August 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896195August 16, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY FIAT HAS LESS THAN 36K MILES MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF AND HAS BEEN ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR OVER A MONTH. I CAN NOT EVEN GET IT FIXED RIGHT NOW. ALSO MY STARTER DOES NOT WORK AND I HAVE TO POP START THE ENGINE AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE I CAN NOT ORDER THE STARTER TO REPLACE IT. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 36K MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896329August 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896415August 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895430August 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN
S34 RECALL TAKING EXCESSIVE TIME MAY 10TH - S34 RECALL PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED, AFFECTED POWER TRAIN, THEREFORE A FIX IS VITAL TO SAFETY AND URGENT JUNE 28TH - LETTER RECEIVED FROM FIAT STATING THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX. JULY 10TH - SINCE IT WAS 2 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, CALLED FIAT TO ASK WHEN PARTS/A FIX WOULD BE IN PLACE. WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN/IF PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND THAT THE NEED FOR A RECALL WAS ONLY IDENTIFIED BY FIAT IN LATE JUNE 2016 SO IT WASN'T URGENT YET. AUGUST 12TH - 3 MONTHS SINCE THE NEED FOR THE RECALL WAS PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED, STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE, STILL NO NEWS FROM FIAT ON WHEN/IF PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. NO PHYSICAL INCIDENT AS YET, BUT THE RECALL IS TAKING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME, AND SINCE THE RECALL IS TOLERANCE/FATIGUE BASED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN INCREASES THE POTENTIAL OF AN INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895058August 11, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/23/16*LJ *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895095August 11, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MANUAL TRANSMISSION BECOMES INOPERATIVE WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO PROBLEM ADDRESSED IN RECALL 16V302000. I AM RECEIVING ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE FROM FIAT OTHER THEN TO SAY THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM ARE UNAVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD THAT IN JUNE AND IT IS NOW MID-AUGUST WITH NO FURTHER UPDATE FROM FIAT DESPITE ASSURANCE THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE ONE. THIS RECALL IF LEFT TO THE INDIFFERENT ATTITUDE DISPLAYED BY CHRYSLER- FIAT IS GOING TO CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE BECAME COMPLETELY DISABLED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING BUT FORTUNATELY I HAD JUST STARTED THE CAR TO LEAVE AND WAS NOT GOING 60 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894869August 10, 2016
POWER TRAIN
CLUTCH STARTED GOING BAD IN 500 SPORT SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE RECALL S34. (CLUTCH MAKES A WHINING NOISE AND CAUSES ABNORMAL VIBRATIONS WHEN TRYING TO ENGAGE GEARS. STILL MAKES WHINING SOUND WHEN ENGAGED WITH GEAR) FCA MADE NO EFFORT TO COVER REPAIRS OR EVEN LOOK INTO EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CLUTCH. ALL I WAS TOLD WAS I NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH KIT AND THROW OUT BEARING. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING SINCE THERE IS NO PERMANENT REMEDY YET DESPITE THAT MY CLUTCH IS GOING BAD NOW. I WAS OFFERED NO ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE OR ESTIMATE ON WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE YET FCA SEEMED FINE WITH LETTING ME DRIVE IT DESPITE THE RECALL STATING THAT THE BAD PARTS COULD "RESULT IN THE INABILITY TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH..." AND THAT COULD "CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING". THE RECALL NOTICES WENT OUT IN JUNE, IT'S NOT AUGUST, AND THE OWNER'S FORUMS ARE SAYING PARTS MIGHT NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER BUT I CAN'T SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894320August 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK WHILE USING THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894307August 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894357August 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
FIAT 500 RECALL. FIAT RECALLED MY VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2016 FOR A DEFECT IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT "COULD CAUSE A CRASH." IT IS AUGUST OF 2016 AND FIAT HAS NO DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE, NOR ARE THEY WILLING TO ADVISE HOW LONG IT MIGHT BE. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE TO BE DRIVING A CAR THAT COULD CRASH "WITHOUT WARNING" YET NO PLAN IS IN PLACE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894440August 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER CORP I AM BEING TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS FOR MY RECALL AND THAT I SHOULD MAKE THE REPAIR ON MY OWN UTILIZING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT ARE ON RECALL!!! I ALREADY HAD AN ACCIDENT ON 7/29 WHEN THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH IT OUT OF HARMS WAY I FELL HARD ON THE CONCRETE. TO PUT IN AT MY COST THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS IS PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10894017August 8, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TRAVELING DOWN THE A CITY ROAD AND I HERE ALOUD BOOM, AND THEN I HERE GLASS POORING IN MY CAR. NO ONE WAS AROUND ME TRIED TO GET IT FIXED BUT THEY WERE OUT OF STOCK. WITH TALKING TO DEALERS THEY HAVE HAD ALOT OF THESE EXPLODING WINDOW . IT SEEMS THAT IT MAY BE DO TO A PLASTIC REGULATOR IN MY CASE I WAS LUCKY IT BROKE IN THE BACK SEAT NO CHILDREN. BUT I HAVE 3 MORE WINDOWS THAT MAY EXPLOAD PLEASE SEE TO IT THAT THESE GET FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894121August 8, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,491.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894163August 8, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893611August 5, 2016
WHEELS
REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE: AT 47,700 MILES AND 4 YEARS 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF MY 2012 FIAT 500 (4 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY), THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING HAS FAILED AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING IS FAILING. NORMALLY OEM WHEEL BEARINGS SHOULD LAST OVER 100,000 MILES. IN MY 50 YEARS DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE IN WHICH THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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