The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V302000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and determined that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
2012 Fiat 500 transmission complaints
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The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle, and the transmission failed to shift gear properly and lost motive power. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to push the vehicle into a parking lot. The dealer was contact and stated there was no recall on the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was 187,000.
My 2012 Fiat 500 has had the same problem twice now. While driving, the clip attaching the clutch pedal to the master cylinder assembly breaks and disconnects. The pedal will go to the floor and stay there, and it becomes impossible to shift the manual transmission. After replacing the entire master cylinder assembly, to repair this issue, it just happened again months later. The last time it happened, my husband was driving the car, and was barely able to prevent an accident after the pedal disconnected on the freeway. This topic is discussed in Fiat owners groups around the world, and it happens often. When I tried to contact Fiat with my concern, they simply replied by automated response to tell me this recall (Safety Recall S34) doesnt apply to my model based on my vin (despite the same resulting danger)
The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated while her daughter was parked in a parking lot with the vehicle in park(P), the contact was attempting to enter the front passenger’s side seat, her daughter accidentally shifted her foot off the brake pedal and the vehicle rolled backwards. The contact stated that the passenger’s side door struck her at less than 2 MPH and knocked her back and she fell onto the parking lot floor. The contact’s daughter had the vehicle turned on and attempted to stop the vehicle; however, when she exited the vehicle to help her mom up off the parking lot floor, the vehicle rolled backwards again while the gear shifter was still in park(P). The contact stated that her daughter turned the vehicle off and the vehicle stopped rolling backwards. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart and was pushed into a parking space. The contact stated that she was transported by ambulance to the emergency room. The Police was on the scene and filed a report. The contact stated that she had not broken any bones, however she had severely bruised her coccyx bone. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed and was not repaired. The contact had received a recall letter from the manufacturer for the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V817000 (Power Train). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the clutch was squishy while shifting gears. The dealer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V302000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available until February. The clutch later failed, and the vehicle was inoperable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated that while depressing the clutch, the clutch was vibrating and shuddering. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle, the vehicle started vibrating while the accelerator pedal was being depressed. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in gear, the shuddering was not felt. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the clutch plate needed to be replaced. The contact referenced the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V302000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The contact attempted to reach out to the dealer by phone but was not successful. The manufacturer was not contacted nor notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated that the vehicle would not reverse while the gear shifter was in Reverse. The dealer had previously replaced the gear shifter in June 2021; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired and remained with the independent mechanic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The vehicle had previously been serviced in 2019 under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V817000 (Power Train). The failure mileage was 117,525.
Transmission gear box. Having issues with shifting - 11/23/2021
I bought this car from a dealer in Fortville (Carlux) who said it had a clean history, this car was meant to be driven by my 17 year old to school, after driving it for 1 week she noticed weird sounds on turning and the engine being very loud and not responding to acceleration or deceleration, thankfully she made it back home safely, I then took it to my local mechanic who noticed major safety issues with the vehicle and on running the VIN number found out there are 2 safety recalls on it. Is there a law or regulation against the dealership that does that? It could have cost my child's life. Their address is: 222 W Broadway street, Fortville , IN 46040 and contact # is (317) 777 1931
The car has two recalls for power train. In the past year and a half of owning the Fiat, the car’s power train has been stuck in park 3 times. The shift is unable to move out of park without being forced out manually. When the car is driven, it has to be manually removed from park to move and the dashboard goes blank. The car doesn’t show speed or gas amount. This is dangerous and can lead to crashes resulting in death. It is emotionally, mentally and financially exhausting having to do a $600+ repair every so often because the power train becomes damaged. This issue has caused me to lose lots of sleep and money since my car is my main source of transportation during this tough time. It is unreliable to its driver and the Fiat dealership has deemed it as okay to drive when it clearly is a safety hazard for drivers and pedestrians.
While driving it fails to switch gears.It gets stuck on first gear.
Driving vehicle near my home on a city street went to shift gears and the clutch did not fully disengage. Had to shut the engine off to put it in second gear to get back home. Contacted dealership and they told me the s34 recall had been completed when the vehicle had 20,000 miles. The vehicle now has 38,000 miles and it is exhibiting the failed clutch pressure plate fingers. Chrysler customer service basically told me the recall was performed and the clutch pedal limiter was installed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v817000 (power train) and the vehicle was repaired at I.g. Burton chrysler dodge jeep ram fiat (605 bay rd, milford, de 19963). The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle at the gas station, the vehicle was started and while attempting to shift out of park, the shifter cable detached. The contact stated her husband reattached the cable and the vehicle was driven back to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was referred to an authorized dealer to have the vehicle diagnosed. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. The contact stated that while shifting from 1st to 2nd gear, the gear shifter failed to properly change gears. The vehicle loss motive power and was towed to arrigo fiat located at 6500 okeechobee blvd, west palm beach, fl 33411, who diagnosed that the transmission shifter cable was disconnected. The transmission shift cable was replaced and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v817000 (power train). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 81,000.
While exiting highway, tried to take vehicle out of gear to down shift on deceleration. And would not come out of gear. Moved over to side of road attempting to get vehicle out of gear and would not. Vehicle shut down at stop. While key is off, it was able to shift into all gear slots, but when turning back on vehicle would not go into or come out of gear.
First of all while driving around town my clutch started feeling loose, 2 days later changing gears getting harder. I was told by a shop that I need to replace clutch assembly, clutch, & clutch plate. I thought this was all taken care of witb the recall?
While driving home via local city surface streets, the gearbox fail light and the have transmission checked message came up on the dash cluster. I drove the car 4 more miles to a service station, stopping twice on the way. The car began running poorly. Including bucking, revving high, while staying at low speed, stalling and bucking at lights low idle or stops. The service station said other than a low number (4 times per 1000 I think...a cylinder misfire) no codes came up. When reset the car would run briefly as normal butat first stop all issues would resume in full again. I was able to drive the car home (2 blocks) but was not sure it would make it. It sits in my parking spot as we speak.
We recently went in for a recall to the shift mechanism. Upon completion, the dealer failed to secure the ground wire back to the battery. After a few short trips, the loose connection caused the alternator to fail. The dealer will not take ownership of this and wants $930 for the repair. Customer service believes this is simply an old car and will not support it either. Ultimately this will cause us to think twice before acting on the next recall notice.
Stopped at traffic ligh put car in netural when tried switch into gear could not had to push car off road in high trafic are. On line recall states due to fracture in diaphragm causing inability to switch gears
Car sometimes cuts off while driving with no warning. All guages spike, car cuts off. I pull over and it starts back up. No codes were stored. This is very dangerous. Can't find the problem.
On friday, december 6, 2019 my 2012 fiat 500 began to emit a strong odor. I thought the car would catch on fire. The car also made a loud, screeching and grinding noise. When I arrived safely to my destination, a few minutes away, I stopped and turned off the car. I had to cancel a hair appointment because I didn't feel comfortable driving the distance in the vehicle. On monday, december 9, 2019 I took my car into a fiat chrysler dodge ram jeep dealership for an oil change and free basic inspection. I was told by the dealership that they also heard the noise coming from the clutch area but needed to perform an official diagnostic. I didn't have the money at the time so I waited until january 2, 2020 to have the diagnostic performed. During the month of december and while my car was in the shop I took lyft rideshare for transportation as I did not feel safe driving the car. The car stayed in the shop over the weekend and I was able to pick it up on monday, january 6, 2020. The issue was related to a recall fca # s34, the federal safety agency# 16v‑302 that happened a couple years before. It was supposed to be resolved for this vehicle but I was having similar and worse problems, which are due to the previous faulty car part. The fiat has only $113k miles on it. I have owned manual transmission vehicles previously and never had this issue. I previously owned a honda civic (gained over 200k miles) and a chevy aveo and neither car had this issue. I believe this is a serious safety hazard and myself and my daughter could have been seriously injured had I continued to drive this vehicle. The clutch could have stopped all together and we could have hit another vehicle or been seriously injured on the interstate or street traffic. Even with the repairs I am no longer confident in the safety of this vehicle. It should be declared a lemon.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v817000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to fiat of burlingame located at (2 california dr suite a, burlingame, ca 94010) but was not repaired due to parts not being available. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure. Part distribution disconnects. *dt *jb*dt
Tl* the contact owns 2012 fiat 500. The contact received a recall notification of the federal safety agency campaign number 19v817000 (power train) however, the parts for the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to auto nation fiat north denver located at (749 w 104th ave suite 100, northglenn, co 80234 303‑578‑6121) where it was confirmed that parts were not available for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500 sport hatchback. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH the ride of the vehicle was not smooth. The contact that the check engine warning light illuminated and there was an odor of smoke in the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to fiat of burlingame located at 2 california dr suite a burlingame, ca 94010, where the technician replaced the pcv valve seal and also repaired the cable shifter in the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. The contact received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v817000 (power train) however, 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 contact contacted putnam chrysler jeep dodge 3 california dr, burlingame, ca 94010 where they informed the contact that the parts was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and provided a case number to the contact. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. The contact stated that after contacting the local dealer steven wade fiat (1724 s. Hilton dr. St. Utah), the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle for the federal safety agency campaign number 16v302000 (power train) were not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure was not present on the vehicle. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v817000 (power train) however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Fiat of burlingame located at 2 california dr, direction burlingame, ca 94010; phone number 650‑753‑1537, was contacted but were unable to provide an estimated date for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. Vin tool confirms part not yet available.
Bought this vehicle on oct 19th 2019 while driving the transmission skipped several times this is a 2012 500 pop model fiat automatic. .afraid to drive fast fear of transmission failure ,specially noticable when going up a grade and when depressing fuel pedal to pass .
Oil presure light comes on saying stop turn engine off low iol pressure after I drive it for about 10 mins I guess after it get hot. Then chexk engine liggt comes with it. Other people has and are going threw the same thing with 2012 fiat 509 sports. Its all over the you tube why is this happing. I replace oil presure sensor and changed my oil same thing it didnt change anything asking for a recall on the oil pum or what is causing this. Plus it makea a sound after driving at the same time it shows up while pushing gas pedal
2012 fiat pop with 5 speed manual transmission. Manual transmission may leak oil from case seam and at half shaft seals. Fiat dealership replaced first transmission after 600 miles. Leaking again at 30,000 miles. Oil is slung from inner cv joint boots into engine compartment and onto ground. This could create hazards of fire from hot exhaust, loss of traction from oil on road surface. Fiat refuses to deal with problem after second round and dealership fumbling repair. Still have leaks, compromised transmission ...unsafe car.
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