Problems with 2012 FIAT 500 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 repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that 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 not available.

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. while attempting to switch gears at 25 mph, the clutch made a loud abnormal sound without warning. there were warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. it was diagnosed that the clutch, disk pressure plate, bearing, and brake system needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. 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 failure. the failure mileage was 179,440.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 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. while attempting to change gears when turning the vehicle around, it stalled without warning. the vehicle was towed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 24,000. vin tool confirms parts not available.

I pulled into a parking lot, got on the brakes, put the car in park however the car was registering in reverse. before i knew it, the car was going backwards and i was moving toward passing traffic behind me. i cut the car off to stop it from going into traffic. the cars gearbox would not shift out of park. i attempted to start the car and try and move the gears but the car would not start. needless to say i was stranded. i called a tow truck and was advised that is a known issue with fiat but the dealership acts as if there isnt a recall around this??? my car is an automatic but this should not be happening.

Only having 25,000 miles on car, driving down the interstate and had to slow down for standing traffic. i applied my clutch and the clutch pedal got stuck to the floor and did not want to return to the top. it has done it multiple times since then. fca has a recall on this but does not include the abarth version of the 500. just barely out of my warranty and this is a known problem that fca is just ignoring.

2012 fiat. consumer writes in regards to manual transaxle clutch pedal failure. *ld the consumer stated while driving the clutch failed, almost causing an accident. the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. the consumer was reimbursed for the recall repairs, but stated there were repair costs that still needed to be reimbursed. *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. while driving 25 mph and attempting to switch gears, the clutch fractured. the vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch needed to be replaced. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 46,000. vin tool confirms parts not available.

I was at a tire place in montgomery,alabama getting my tire fit and once the guy was finish . i paid him for his service start my car up and the car allow me to take it out of drive but ,it would not do anything else , the gears was not working , i was alway in the street when issue acquired. i didn't know what to do because it didn't show on my dash that something was wrong, i am in the process of take it to the dealership monday.

Safety recall s34 was received in june 2016. parts are still not available. proposed repair only addresses the root cause but does not repair the clutch pressure plate diaphragm spring which is being "fatigued or fractured" by the clutch pedal over travel problem. for cars with significant mileage or age, such as ours, the proposed recall does not eliminate the potential failure as the clutch pressure plate has already been subject to significant over travel.

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.

2012 fiat 500c. consumer writes seeking reimbursement for vehicle repairs related to a safety recall. *ld the consumer stated the manufacturer would not reimburse the full amount of the safety recall repair. *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. while driving 40 mph, the contact depressed the clutch pedal and a loud noise was present. the clutch pedal stiffened and seized. as a result, the shifter failed. the vehicle was towed to a dealer service center where the vehicle was repaired. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train). the part needed for the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 21,000. vin tool confirms parts not available.

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.

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. while driving 15 mph, the gear shifter remained in first gear and the clutch pedal failed to function. as a result, the contact was unable to shift the vehicle out of first gear. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 48,099.

Failed clutch cover diaphragm spring may result in the inability to disengage the clutch, shift gears and the potential for a loss of motive powerwhich could cause a crash without warning. no accidents to report

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. while attempting to drive, the clutch fractured. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train); however, the parts were not available for the repair. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. the dealer wanted the contact to pay for the repair because it was fractured and unable to be repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 88,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train); however, the parts were not available. the dealer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available....updated 09/12/16 *bf the consumer received a recall regarding the air bags. however, the parts were not available. updated 08/16/16.*jb *cn

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.

I have a recall--clutch cover diaphragm spring may fatigue/fracture--no fix! i drive 560 miles per week--this could be dangerous.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. while driving 20 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. the vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch failed and needed to be replaced. 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 notified of the issue. the failure mileage was 60,686. vin tool confirms parts not available.

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 notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train). the parts to do the repair were 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. updated 01/11/2017*ct

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 contact stated that 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 not available.

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 not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train); however, the parts to do the repair were 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.

Nhtsa 16v-302 recall and fca solution will not solve the problem of defective part that creates the safety issue. it is only a bandaid that disguises the problem. fca should be required to fix the defective part that creates the safety issue. this is an inadequate non-fix. the clutch cover diaphragm spring needs to be replaced in all manual transmission vehicles. fca needs to be held responsible for repair or needs to extend warranty for the affected assembly. no more bandaid fixes for safety issues from fca like the trailer hitch fix for jeeps that was done before.

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 notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 09/01/16.*jb

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

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. 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. parts distribution disconnect.

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 recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that 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 not available. updated 10/13/16*lj *tr

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 not available. 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.

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 recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

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 not available. 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 01/05/2017*ct the consumer stated the recall was completed. updated 02/27/17.*jb

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.

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.

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 contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not available. parts distribution disconnect.

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 experienced a failure and the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. the failure mileage was unknown. parts distribution disconnect. updated 09/22/16*lj *cn

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. while driving approximately 35 mph, the transmission failed to shift into fourth gear. on separate occasions, the transmission would not shift properly in and out of gear. the vin was included in 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 notified of the issue. the approximate failure mileage was 14,273. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. the contact stated that while driving and attempted to change gears, the gear shifter failed to change into gear. the vehicle would lose power and the clutch pedal failed. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch was coming apart internally and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train) but the part needed for the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 83,900. vin tools confirms part not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. the contact stated that the vehicle experienced difficulty shifting out of first gear. the failure occurred without warning. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 30,000. vin tool confirms parts not available.

I was driving on the highway and attempted to downshift while approaching an exit. my clutch became stiff and not responsive. i was unable to depress the clutch to change gears. while struggling to maintain control of the vehicle, i was able to get the vehicle out of gear and coast to the side of highway at the base of the exit ramp. i turned the car off to calm down, since i luckily avoided any major accident. a police car drove by and stopped to ask me if i was ok and i said i was fine. i was unable to get my car into gear after that and had to have the car towed to a garage. the mechanic at the garage said the clutch had failed. a quick check showed that this make and model were subject to an upcoming recall, so i had the car towed from the garage to a fiat dealer for repair. the dealer told me that the clutch diaphragm spring failed and damaged the clutch. repair bills attached. repeated attempts to get a clear answer on the scope of the recall were unsuccessful.

Recall s34/nhtsa 16v-302 was issued in june but now we are in october and the local fiat dealer (frontier dodge chrysler jeep in lubbock, texas) has not yet repaired the defect.

This vehicle is 4 years old, manual transmission, with approximately 26,000 miles. it has had regular service for oil changes and maintenance. i had been driving the car without incident. while exiting the highway there was resistance on the clutch when i put the car in neutral. at the bottom of the exit ramp i was unable to engage the clutch and could not get the car in gear. i was able to avoid other vehicles, and had a green light. i was able to make the left hand turn while coasting and stopped the car under the highway overpass where i waited for a tow truck. this is a fairly high-traffic area and other cars were unable to see my car until after making the left hand turn off of the exit ramp. the dealership states that the car needs a flywheel, clutch bearing and pressure disc plate. i understand that there have been similar complaints with fiat500s with manual transmissions. to date, there is still no recall attached to the vin number and fiat customer service has not been responsive to requests for assistance. any additional nhtsa attention to these apparent manufacturing defects would be appreciated. thank you.

57,560 mileage,vehicle wont shift again, manual trasnmision in on my garage

Failer to shift gear,big problems and danger too please

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.