2012 FIAT 500 owner complaints

The clutch peddle recall s-34 does not fit the problem with the Fiat clutch assembly. The root cause of the problem is excessive pressure on the throw out bearing and subsequently the pressure plate. My clutched failed at 105170 miles at under 1 MPH while going from a stop to putting it into reverse to park at my workplace in baton rouge, la. This occurred in late august and I was without my primary transportation until december 30th due to parts not being available for the recall issued and the recall not covering all of the failed parts as it should have. The consumer should not be responsible for a design failure on the manufacturers part and should not have to pay $1500 for a repair that Fiat and the NHTSA should have recalled when clutches started failing with less that 20000 miles

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 16v302000 (power train) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

My car [xxx] 2012 Fiat 500 pop 2 door hatchback has still not had the safety recall fixed Fiat Chrysler is in contempt of court because my recall has not been fixed in a timely matter! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. After the vehicle was parked in the garage, it failed to restart. The gear shifter was placed in park, but the indicator on the instrument panel indicated that the vehicle was still in drive. The contact read the owner's manual, which instructed to release the gear shifter to take it out of park. The gear shifter was placed in park, but the indicator displayed that the vehicle was in drive. After the contact exited the vehicle, he noticed that it moved a little. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to call NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v302000 (power train). Due to the dealer's refusal to work within the contact's schedule, the recall repair was not completed. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Clutch would not disengage, could not shift into gear from neutral,in middle of traffic, had to shut engine off, put in gear, start in gear and drove to safe location[city street] [11/20/2015] [17,500 miles on car]$1400.00 for clutch replacement

Since I purchased my 2012 Fiat 500 sport in september of 2012 I have had this issue. Occasionally (about 4 times a week), the car fails to start. When turning the key in the ignition, the car makes a noise as if it is going to start but winds down and loses power. I turn the key back, wait about 5 seconds and the car will normally start. This happens all year around. I contacted the holt Fiat of fort worth where the car was purchased and took it in to be looked at. They could not replicate the issue. It is very random but happens very often. *tr

Multiple occasions, probably > 10 times in past two months. At low steady speed, such as driving in a parking lot, when I let up on gas pedal, the car does not slow down immediately. One expects the immediate, slight feeling of deceleration on the body, but it doesn't come right away. Usually it lasts about one second. It has lasted up to three seconds. Recently this happened while driving steadily at 30mph, I let up on accelerator entering a 20mph zone, and car did not slow down immediately. This was the occasion it took 3 seconds. I have been paying attention to this issue recently because it happens so much. I have not noticed this problem at high speed, such as expressway driving. *tr

Just like everyone else that owns a 2012 it won't hold oil pressure

I had been smelling burning oil from my car while parked for a period of months after my latest oil change at the dealership. I did not see any dripping on the ground and assumed it was a sloppy oil change with residual oil burning away in the engine bay. During a normal oil change around 37,000 miles the dealer informed me the rear main seal on my Fiat 500 went out and that the repairs would be upwards of $1,000. I researched online and found out many Fiat 500s manufactured from 2012 had this issue occur at very low miles. The dealer informed me my 4 year/50,000 mile warranty had run out in june 2016 and that I must pay the costs. I ended up paying over $1,100.

I'd pulled over in a parking lot to take a phone call (bluetooth reception was static-y), and was sitting with my foot resting on the brake pedal. I felt a kick under my foot, turned the engine off and removed my foot from the brake as I completed the call. When I started the car and pulled to the edge of the lot's exit, I of course stepped on the brake to stop and check for traffic, but the brake pedal was stuck and I rolled into the street. I hope I used the handbrake to stop the car, although I really don't remember. I did reverse back into the parking lot, using the slight slope of the driveway to ensure I could stop once out of the street. The car was towed to the dealer. It's probably unrelated, but the voice recognition system was working sporadically that same morning. *kb

Driving down the highway with my cruise control on, and all of a sudden my emergency brake light came on and the brakes were applied and cancelled the cruise control. There was nothing around my emergency brake. I pulled over to pull it and make sure nothing was making it be engaged. Drove on home with no other problems.

Was in a crash and the car was totaled. Not 1 air bag deployed.happenrd on dec. 9, 2020.

I am black my 17 year old son is black we are both dark skinned black people darker than a brown paper bag I am the only owner of this car I have not made a complaint since 2017 about VIN [xxx] and for your info the car is nero black and it is a stick shift . I am [xxx] I am black not any other race I will not sell this car or take it back to Fiat I own it! Now you are tring to steal my identity in order to win this court case check....... Out case no. 1:17-md-2800-twt (n.d. Ga) I stop filing complaint about this vehicle in 2017 and when I called to let NHTSA know I have not filed a complaint since 2017 I got hung up on I also let it be known that I am black and got hung up on again! I promise I will never go to NHTSA curse your court case stop violating my 1st and 4th amendment rights

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. While driving at a low speed, the instrument cluster, including the lights, gauges, and meters, failed to function. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 25,000.

Dash displays two MPH - one gauge and one digital. When driving at 50mph, both display 50mph. When driving any slower or faster, they do not match. When driving through a school zone, the gauge shows 20mph while the digital shows 23mph. When driving on the highway, digital will show 65mph and gauge shows 68-70. The only time the two match is when I drive a steady 50mph. Gauge shows slower when driving below 50mph and shows faster when driving about 50mph. *tr

There is an existing recall s34 / NHTSA 16v -302 on my vehicle. The service center, helfman Fiat alfa romeo maserati 7720 katy fwy, houston, tx 77024 is unable to remedy this defect until may 24th 2017. This is an unreasonable amount of time.

Hello, I went to the dealership and I them to fix my shifter cable recall and they said we don't have this part yet till next year and I need to remove the recall to start rent my car through turo.

The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated that she was having difficulties refueling the vehicle as the gas pump would constantly stop pumping gas though the tank was not full. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel tank sensor had failed, and the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that it was a known failure however, she would be responsible for the cost of the repair since there was no recall related to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.

From california visiting family in oklahoma. At the time of visit we experienced a winter cold front that brought ice rain and snow. Went out on the morning of the incident to warm the cars in the yard, and the temperature at the time was 18 degrees wind chill, with effect was 5 degrees. Started the car and let it warm up for about 15 minutes, and heat and defrost were not turned on at the time, then after 15 minutes went out to turn off all the vehicles. I then turned off the Fiat and close the doors and took two steps away from car and the rear window exploded outward. When I warmed up the car, no defroster was turned on of any kind, I just turned the car on so the fluids wouldn't freeze. I called ahead of time to ask all the appropriate questions before heading out to 45 minutes to the