What 90 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Fiat 500 Abarth

BEGAN LOSING CLUTCH, CLUTCH/BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAD THE 2 CONNECTING BOLTS BROKEN IN HALF. HAVE PICTURES. CLUTCH INTERLOCK ARRIVED BAD, BYPASSED IT; NOW THE POWER STEERING, ENGINE LIGHT AND EOS LIGHTS STAY ON. CAR ENGINE DIED THEN CRANKED UP ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING 60MPH STATING HIGH TEMP (PULL OVER, TURN ENGINE OFF) - HAD BEEN IN THE CAR LESS THAN 1 MINUTE, JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO 60 ON THE HIGHWAY. NOW CLUTCH INTERLOCK, AND BRAKE INTERLOCK MUST BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ODI 11394973

2015 FIAT 500 POP. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS COMPUTER SYSTEM AND ACCELERATION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CD PLAYER WAS INOPERABLE, THE REAR WIPERS STICK, THE GAUGES FLUCTUATE, AND THE FLOOR MATS WERE MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PARTS REPLACED WERE UNKNOWN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A WARNING LIGHT HOWEVER WAS UNSURE WHAT THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO COME INTO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FIAT 500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SWITCHED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. IN ADDITION, THE BLUETOOTH CAPABILITY FAILED. ONCE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, IT RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED A BUY BACK AS AN OPTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

NHTSA ODI 10904825

MY COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH A SAFETY RECALL SENT TO ME FOR MY CAR (FIAT 500 POP, 2015), DATED BACK IN JUNE. THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED, AND I'VE NOT BEEN PROVIDED A FIX IN A REASON TIME (IT'S ALMOST SEPTEMBER), AND I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT YET AVAILABLE, WHEN IT STATES THAT THE ISSUE "MAY RESULT IN THE INABILITY TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH, SHIFT GEARS, AND/OR LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER . . . WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING." AM I SUPPOSED TO KEEP DRIVING AROUND MYSELF AND MY 11 YEAR OLD SIMPLY HOPING IT DOESN'T HAPPEN? FOUR TO SIX WEEKS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME FOR A LARGE COMPANY TO FIX THIS. IT'S BEEN OVER 2 MONTHS WHICH I FIND UNACCEPTABLE FOR A NEW CAR GIVEN THE ADMITTED POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH HAPPENING. I WANT A PROPER FIX FOR THIS AND CONTACT ABOUT WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, OR FURTHER STEPS TO TAKE.

NHTSA ODI 10899190