What 120 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Fiat 500 Abarth

SLOW ENGAGE IN CHANGING GEARS, ESPECIALLY PARK TO DRIVE OR PARK TO REVERSE. VEHICLE RPMS REVVING VERY HIGH, ROUGH GEAR SHIFT. CAR ROLLING BACKWARDS ON HILLS WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE, DESPITE HAVING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN TEMPERATURE OR VEHICLE IS HOT. 4000 MILES OUT OF MY WARRANTY. BEYOND ANGRY. CANNOT DRIVE CAR FOR FEAR OF DAMAGING TRANSMISSION. I AM BEING TOLD MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL.

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I BOUGHT A 2014 FIAT 500L MODEL FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE DRIVEN IT LESS THAN 1000 MILES. I WAS AT STARBUCKS WAITING FOR MY ORDER WHEN IT STARTED SMOKING AND IT SMELLED LIKE IT GOING TO START BURNING. THE CAR HAD BEEN STATIONARY. IT WAS A NAUSEATING SMELL. LUCKILY, MY BOYFRIEND WAS IN THE CAR. HE'S A MECHANIC, SO HE WAS ABLE TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH. DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER. IT'S AT THE DEALER AND I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG IT WILL BE THERE. THE GUY AT THE FRONT SAID, THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND NOTHING WOULD BE WRONG WITH THE CAR. MY BOYFRIEND SAID, THAT IT WAS NOT TRUE, FROM THE BURNING SMELL, HE WAS SURE SOMETHING HAD BEEN DAMAGED IN THE CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND MULTIPLE FORUMS AND WEBSITES, DETAILING THE DANGERS OF THIS CAR WITH THE CLUTCH, TRANSMISSION, BREAKS. IT SEEMS, LIKE THEY SHOULD NOT BE SELLING THESE CARS TO UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMERS.

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LOST CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL. BIG SAFETY PROBLEMS! UNABLE TO CONTROL WHEN TURNS!! THE WHEEL TURNS BACK BY ITSELF!! REPAIRED BY THE DEALER ONCE, DEALER CHANGED THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. RIGHT NOW IT HAPPEN AGAIN!! AND IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY EVERY TIME WHEN I MAKE THE TURN!NOT SAFE FOR THE DRIVER , NOT SAFE FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROAD!!

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WHILE DRIVING MY FIAT CONVERTIBLE WITH TOP DOWN, I SUDDENLY HEAR A LOUD POP NOISE AND MY REAR WINDSHIELD POP AND SHATTERS TO MANY PIECES. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FOR LESS THAN A YEAR EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A 2014 MODEL BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE SOLD THE YEAR PRIOR. SEND THE CAR IN TO DEALER AND FIAT CHRYSLER REFUSE TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD BY DENYING IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IF THERE WAS PASSENGERS IN THE BACK THE SHATTERED GLASSES COULD HAVE FALLEN ON THEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500L. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND IDLING, THE TRANSMISSON CLUCTH STARTED TO HEAT UP AND SMOKE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER FOR THE FAILURE TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMERIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. ON THE FIRST VISIT, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD STOP EVENTUALLY. ON THE SECOND VISIT, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NETURAL TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

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ON 01/25/2016 WAS ON I20 DRIVING TO WORK WHEN I STARTED TO SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING THEN WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE SERVICED, MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD STARTED TO CRACK WELL FOR STARTERS MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE JAN. 25,2016 AND HERE IT IS MARCH 29TH OF 2016 AND THEY BARELY CALLED ME THAT IT IS READY. WELL SINCE READING ABOUT POWERTRAIN RECALL AND READING THAT MY CAR HAS HAD THAT REPAIRED ONCE ALREADY AND NOW REPAIRED FOR THE 2ND TIME I FEAR THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A ON GOING PROBLEM AND NOW I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY. WHEN I SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP ON 03/25/16 I MADE SHOP TECH AWARE THAT THE LOANER I WAS USING NEEDED A NEW REGISTRATION TAG AND NOW TODAY MY CAR IS READY WELL THAT SCARES ME. WHEN I FIRST SPOKWE WITH DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT IT TOOK THEM ALMOST 4 DAYS TO LET ME KNOW THEIR FINDINGS AND THE WAY IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME WAS PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE THE 6 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION MAKING ME FEEL LIKE IT WAS MY FAULT WHEN THIS WHOLE TIME IT HAS BEEN A ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL.

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IT HAS THE EURO TWIN AUTOMATIC CLUTCH SYSTEM, AND THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL SIT FOR A SEW SECONDS BEFORE FINALLY GOING. IT HAS PUT US IN NEAR-ACCIDENT SITUATION SEVERAL TIMES. ITS HARD TO SPEED UP TO MERGE ON A HIGHWAY, OR GET THROUGH A ROUND-ABOUT. WE NEVER KNOW IF THE CAR IS GOING TO GO OR JUST SIT THERE. IT HAS HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATES DONE 3 TIMES, AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO FIAT. ALL THEY TELL US IS "ITS WORKING AS IT SHOULD" INSTEAD OF ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE SYSTEM ITSELF IS FLAWED. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT THROUGH TOWN OR EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT JUST DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS LIKE A SHOULD AND WE CAN'T TRUST IT.

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DRIVING CAR ON FREEWAY IN FAST LANE GOING TO WORK GOING ABOUT 65 MPH CAR SUDDENLY LOOSES POWER, GAS PEDAL NOT WORKING. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH EVERYTHING THE SAME WAY AS BEFORE. PUT FLASHERS ON TRIED TO PULL OVER IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. FINALLY GOT TO SIDE TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. HAD IT TOWED SHOP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING BUT AN OLD CODE THAT SHOWED UP AND WAS NOT ACTIVE. I COULD OF EASILY BEEN KILLED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500L. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PARKING IT FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN IT WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V103000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. ......UPDATED 04/01/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AFTER FIVE WEEKS. UPDATED 04/14/16. *JB

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WHILE AT A STAND STILL IN GEAR AT A DRIVE THRU, CAR STARTED SMOKING HEAVILY. STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. TOOK CAR IN TO SERVICE DEPT. WAS TOLD THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE SEEM S TO BE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE DDCT TRANSMISSION ON THESE CARS. CALLED FIAT USA AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THE PROBLEM AND WAS ADVISED THAT WE HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) IN NEUTRAL AT EVERY STOP AND GO SITUATION. DEALER CHECKED CLUTCH SYSTEM ON VEHICLE AND ADVISED US THAT YES THERE WAS SIGNS OF CLUTCH OVERHEATED. CALLED FIAT USA AGAIN AND ADVISED THEM OF WHAT DEALER HAD SAID AND FIAT USA TOLD ME THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE I DID NOT READ MY OWNERS MANUAL. I READ THE ENTIRE MANUAL, PAGE BY PAGE AND NOWHERE IN THE MANUAL DOES IT STATE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL AT STOP AND GO SITUATIONS. FIAT USA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERES SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THERES A LOT POST ON THE TOPIC ON THE INTERNET

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I BARELY HAD THE CAR OVER ONE YEAR BEFORE THE CLUTCH GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING PREMATURELY AS I'VE NOTICED IS THE CASE WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS. THEY WON'T FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY AND WORD IT "WEAR AND TEAR" TO KEEP FROM PAYING FOR IT. IT COST ME $1200 TO FIX AN ALMOST BRAND NEW CAR. I PULLED INTO A FRIEND'S DRIVE AND WITH NO WARNING I HEARD A POP WHEN I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AND IT WOULD.NO LONGER MOVE OR ALLOW ME TO SHIFT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DUAL CLUTCH SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE DETAILS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE DRIVE OR REVERSE THE CAR HESITATES AND IS SLOW TO GET INTO DRIVE/REVERSE... EVEN WHEN AT A STOP SIGN OR A STOP LIGHT THE CAR IS STARTING TO HESITATE BEFORE PROPERLY ACCELERATING.

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CAR STALL ON THE HIGHWAY 3 TIMES, TOOK THE CAR TO FIAT DEALER FOUND NOTHING IS WRONG WITH CAR, NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THIS CAR. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT A SPEED OF 65 MILES AND THE CAR STALL COMPLETELY. MANUFACTURER AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYING CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT DID NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.

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WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT INTERSTATE SPEED THE STEERING MECHANISM TENDS TO "HANG UP" BUT WITH EXTRA EFFORT YOU CAN STEER THROUGH IT. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY & SOMETIMES REQUIRES A LOT OF EXTRA STEERING EFFORT. SINCE MY NEAREST DEALER HERE IN EAST GALESBURG, IL IS 40+ MILES AWAY & I WAS TAKING A TRIP TO FLORIDA, I EISKED THE STEERING ISSUE & AFTER ARRIVAL IN FLORIDA TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN WINTER HAVEN, FL, WINTER HAVEN ALFA ROMEO & FIAT OF WINTER HAVE. AT FIRST THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY DROVE IT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, BUT THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR SERVICE "STAR" SYSTEM & WERE TOLD TO CHANGE THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM. THEY DID BUT ON MY RETURN HOME A WEEK LATER THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT THE STEERING LOCKS UP TOTALLY WHICH WILL RENDER THE STEERING INOPERATIVE & BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT . I COMPLETED COMPLAINT FORMS TO FIAT & EVEN ADDRESSED THE ISSUE IN THEIR SERVICE SURVEY WITH NO RESPONSE. I FINALLY SENT AN E-MAIL, RECEIVED A GENERIC REPLY THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME IN 2 DYAS, NEVER DID AFTER 5 DAYS, SO I CALLED. THEY OFFERED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR DEALER IN DAVENPORT, IA BUT WOULD NOT PERMIT A USER/RENTAL VEHICLE UNTIL DIAGNOSED. SO I WOULD BE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES FOR THEM TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM, IF THEY ARE EVEN QUALIFIED TO DO. THE DEALER SAID THAT IF I DROVE IT THERE, AS I SAID I'M AFRAID TO DO SO, THEY WOULD ARRANGE FOR A LOANER. THIS STEERING ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS, THUS WHY I'M DEFERRING IT TO YOU AS FIAT SEEMS TO HAVE LITTLE CONCERN.

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MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT NHTSA # 10790955 WAS FILED PRIOR TO FIAT DIAGNOSING MY 2014 500L. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT A REAR PLATE IN THE EURO CLUTCH TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE THE TRANSMISSION TO BLOW APART WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

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FIRST INCIDENT WAS TWO WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE FIAT 500L. THE BRAKES JAMMED AND I ENDED REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS SIX WEEKS AGO AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKES. I PURCHASED NEW ROTORS AND PADS;THAT EVENING THE BRAKES JAMMED AND CAUSED ME TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE TWICE. MY FIAT 500L HAS EXPERIENCED LOSING COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMPUTER TO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO STALL ON VARIOUS STREETS AND WHILE IN MOVING TRAFFIC. ON FRIDAY 13, 2015; MY FIAT 500L MADE A NOISE SO LOUD THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE ENGINE AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE HEAVY PIECE OF METAL WAS TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH THE ENGINE WALL. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED FOR 20 MIN. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE NOISE WENT AWAY. AS I PULLED OFF THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A REAL LOUD NOISE AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER FIAT IS ONLY CONCERNED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY ISSUE IS NOT THE MILEAGE; HOWEVER MY SAFETY. I AM NOT EASILY SCARED; HOWEVER I FELT LIKE MY FIAT 500L WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR, FCA NEEDS TO BUY BACK EVERY LAST ONE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SLOWED DOWN TO 5 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN DEPRESSED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY RESPONDED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS, USUALLY IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

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MY WIFE WAS IN TRAFFIC AND HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. SHE WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO CALL A WRECKER. THE DEALER TESTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG EXCEPT THAT IT WAS THE DOUBLE CLUTCH DESIGN FLAW AND STATED I NEEDED TO CALL FIAT AND PLACE A COMPLAINT. I DID SO AND FIAT SAID IT WAS A NATURAL DESIGN CHARACTERISTIC AND SE NEEDS TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. LETS FACE IT IF THE DEALER WOULD OF STATED THAT WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. HOW STUPID DOES FIAT THINK WE AMERICANS ARE? I AM GOING FORWARD WITH A LAWSUIT. DO NOT EVER PURCHASE A FIAT PRODUCT !!!

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AT LEAST 3 TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED THE BATTERY DIED. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES HAPPENED IN THE WINTER AND THE CAR WAS LEFT PARKED FOR 2-3 DAYS. IN FEBRUARY THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE FIAT DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED AT THE TIME THAT IN THE COLD I SHOULDN'T LET THE CAR SIT FOR TOO LONG, BECAUSE ON THE FIAT THE SYSTEMS USE THE BATTERY EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT ON. I THOUGHT IT ODD, BUT FIGURED MAYBE THE COLD WEATHER COULD DO THIS. THIS SUMMER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS NOT USED IN 3 DAYS. IT DIDN'T START AND I HAD TO GET JUMPED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT THEY FOUND OUT FROM FIAT THAT UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR IS DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT DRAINS ON THE BATTERY WHEN NOT IN USE AND THAT I CAN'T LET THE CAR SIT FOR MORE THEN 3 DAYS WITHOUT STARTING IT. HOW CRAZY IS THAT! THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I WENT AWAY AND HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR, THAT I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE CABLES FROM THE BATTERY. ARE THEY KIDDING? HOW CAN ANYONE DESIGN A CAR LIKE THAT. THEY JUST SHOOK THEIR HEADS AND SAID THERE IS NO FIX AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE CAR THIS WAY. HOW SAFE AM I IF I HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN WHEN I HAVE TO USE IT, THE BATTERY IS DEAD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A FIX FOR THIS. THANKS

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THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, "CLUTCH OVER HEATING" DISPLAYED AND THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. THE DEALER "RESET" THE CLUTCH; AFTER DRIVING 1 MILE, IT HAPPENED AGAIN STOPPING IN TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR "WAIT WHILE THE CLUTCH COOLS DOWN" ALMOST CAUSING CRASHES AS CARS VEERED TO GET AROUND MY STOPPED CAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THEN CLUTCH. IN LESS THAN 2 MILES, THE CAR HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM, BUT WOULD ONLY AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO GEARS 2, 4, 6 AND WOULD SHIFT IN A JERKING MANNER AT BEST. REVERSE GEAR WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND ALARMS WOULD SOUND IF I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR REVERSE ("THIS GEAR NOT AVAILABLE" WOULD DISPLAY.) THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FLYWHEEL AND TOLD ME THIS MODEL HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS NOW JUST GONE OVER 10,000 MILES. I DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR. I WANT AND NEED A REPLACEMENT. I DO NOT BELIEVE AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS - TWICE LEAVING ME STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY - THE CAR IS ANYTHING OTHER THAN A LEMON.

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I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON AN EXTREMELY BUSY ROAD. THERE IS ALWAYS HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THIS ROAD SO YOU MUST PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC QUICKLY. WHEN DOING SO I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. IT WAS LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE RPM'S REVED AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS ALMOST HIT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICAL. THIS HAPPENED ON SATURDAY SEPT. 5TH. ON TUES. SEPT 8TH I WAS ON AN ON RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE. I ONCE AGAIN PRESSED FIRMLY ONTHE GAS PEDEL TO BE ABLE TO MEGER INTO TRAFFIC AND QUICKLY GET UP TO SPEED. WHILE DOING SO, THE CAR ACTED THE SAME WAY. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS ONCE AGAIN ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL CARS. I CALLED FIAT IN PORTLAND AND DEMANDED THEY LOOK AT THE CAR. AT FIRST THEY COULD'NT GET ME IN AS THEY WERE OVER BOOKED. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE SURGERY IN MASS. ON FRIDAY THE 11TH AND I CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE MANY OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING INTO AS WELL. THIS IS THE WORST CAR THAT I HAVE EVER PURCHACED. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED FIAT USA.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INSTRUCTING THE CONTACT TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND THEN INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE CONTACT FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE SUCCEEDING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RELUCTANT TO ACCELERATE AND DRIVE SLOWLY. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR THE JOLTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE COMPUTER WAS LEARNING THE DRIVER'S HABITS AND WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED A 60,000 MILE WARRANTY, NO DEDUCTIBLE, FREE OF COST AND $500.00 FOR COMPENSATION. THE CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE OFFER. UPON RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHILE AT A STOP, BECAUSE ONE OF THE CLUTCHES SLIGHTLY DRAGS AND WOULD EVENTUALLY BURN UP, WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE.*JS

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DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WARNING LIGHTS CYCLED THROUGH FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER INDICATING ISSUES WITH ESC , DTS, A SPROCKET WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT, A CAR ON ROUGH TERRAIN, THIS CONTINUED AS I TRAVELED DOWN THE ROAD...ALL OF THESE LIGHTS ARE INDICATORS OF ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM I MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE STEERING WAS DIFFERENT I WAS TRYING TO GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT HOWEVER AS TRAFFIC SLOWED I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE AND MY BRAKES REACTED DIFFERENTLY WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND I REAR ENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME

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