The rear license plate lights have failed. The LED bulbs are functional, but the wiring harness providing power to the lights has failed due poor routing of the harness resulting in broken wires and electrical shorts to the system. Other similar make and models of this car have suffered the same problem. The service department considerers this normal wear and tear. I consider this a manufacture defect. If this problem affected the headlights, this could be a major safety issue.
2012 Fiat 500 lights complaints
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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.
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