What 394 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio

WAS IN A CRASH AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. NOT 1 AIR BAG DEPLOYED.HAPPENRD ON DEC. 9, 2020.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BOTH LEG INJURIES AND A INJURED NECK DURING THE CRASH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE NOT TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FIAT OF MELBOURNE LOCATED AT 300 E NASA BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL 32901 AND EXAMINED BY A MANUFACTURERS ENGINEER WHO DETERMINED NO FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWED A 2012 FIAT 500.THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN STANDSTILL TRAFFIC, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING AT 45 MPH REAR ENDED THE CONTACT, CAUSING HIS VEHICLE TO PUSH FORWARD AND CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE CRASH AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD "FAULTY AIR BAGS" DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDIAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT (NCC# 9650) WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. *DT*JB

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ON NOVEMBER 20, 2018, I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH MY FIAT 500 SPORT (IMAGES AND VIDEO ATTACHED). I HAVE CONTACTED FIAT IN BRAZIL, USA, EUROPE AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SO THAT THEY COULD FIND OUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED, SINCE THE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE COMPLETE VIDEO. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ANSWER, FIAT BRASIL SAYS THAT IT IS NOT THEIRS, EUROPE AND THE USA WILL NOT ANSWER ANYTHING, THAT IS, AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THEY ARE OPTIMAL, BUT THE ATTENTION TO THE CLIENT AND THE POST SALE, DISAPPOINTING TO SAY NOTHING WORST. *DSY

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TAKATA RECALL - CHRYSLER OWNS FIAT AND I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAGS ON A 2012 FIAT. I WAS IN A SMALL FENDER BENDER. ALL AIR BAGS OPENED BUT ALL THE FRONT AIR BAGS RUPTURED. NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME BUT THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DID NOT KICK IN. ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I HAD INJURIES WHICH WERE A FRACTURED ELBOW, DISLOCATED MY ARM IN TWO PLACES. SINCE THEN I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY SHOULDER, NECK, HEADACHES, AND MY BACK. I AM GOING TO THE DOCTORS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS I AM GOING TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY CONSIDER IT A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

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PARKED MY 2012 FIAT 500 IN OUR OUTDOOR PARKING SPACE. I OPENED MY DRIVER SEAT DOOR AND GOT OUT SHUT MY DOOR AND TURN TO GO. I THAN HEARD A LOUD POP/ BANG AND TURN TO SEE MY AIR BAGS SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED. MY GIRLFRIEND WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THEY DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND IGNITION/ ENGINE WAS OFF WITH KEYS OUT. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. I WAS NOT INJURED BUT MY GIRLFRIEND HAS HEARING ISSUES. WE HAVE HAD NO HELP FROM THE FIAT DEALERSHIP.

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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.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500.

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MY 2012 FIAT 500 VEHICLE WAS MOVING @ 55MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PULLED ACROSS ITS PATH. THE FIAT STRUCK OTHER THE VEHICLE BROADSIDE NEAR THE REAR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WITH RIGHT HALF OF FRONT OF FIAT. FIAT THEN PITCHED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN ROLLED (SIDE TO ROOF) TWICE LANDING FINALLY ON ITS WHEELS. AS THE DRIVER, I ASSURE YOU I FEEL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. HOWEVER, NOT EVEN ONE SINGLE AIRBAG IN THE FIAT DEPLOYED --- NOT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG, NOT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, NOT THE SIDE AIR BAGS, NOT THE REAR HEAD AIR BAG AND NOT THE SIDE HEAD CURTAIN AIR BAGS. THERE HAVE NEVER BEEN ANY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THIS FIAT. THIS FIAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT A FCA/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY MENTION OF ANY AIR BAG PROBLEMS BY ANY OF THE SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO HAVE SERVICED THE VEHICLE DURING ANY OF THE SERVICE VISITS. PART OF MY DECISION TO BUY THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE INSTEAD OF ANOTHER COMPACT CAR WAS THE VEHICLES ABUNDANCE OF AIR BAGS AND 4 AND 5 STAR OVERALL, FRONTAL, SIDE AND ROLLOVER CRASH RATINGS. IF THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY ON THESE VEHICLES, I DO NOT THINK THE SAFETY RATING CAN BE CONSIDERED CORRECT. .UPDATED 07/21/15 *BF UPDATED 9/22/2015 *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT ENDURED A SHOULDER INJURY AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A NECK INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR LOST POWER. ALL LIGHTS ON INDICATOR DASH WENT OFF. NO STEERING ABILITY AND LITTLE/NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS SIDE IMPACT TO BOTH SIDES AND FRONT END IMPACT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S PROSTHETIC ARM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND A ROTATOR CUFF WAS TORN, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500C. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FENDER AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MILD CONCUSSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

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A VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE MADE A U-TURN, CROSSING THE LEFT LANE CAUSING THE FIAT TO T-BONE THE VEHICLE MAKING THE U-TURN. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE FIAT DRIVER AND THE DRIVER CONTACTED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT COMPRESSION INJURY TO THE STERNUM. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED BY EMS TO A HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND SUFFERED NEARLY $13,000 DAMAGE. EARLIER IN THE DRIVE, THE FIAT 500 DRIVER HAD TO ROCK FORWARD AT AN ON-RAMP TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO VIEW APPROACHING TRAFFIC VIA THE LEFT OUTSIDE MIRROR. APPARENTLY, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT OR DID NOT REENGAGE AFTER THIS MOVEMENT LEAVING IT FREE AND THE DRIVER UNRESTRAINED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

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