CarComplaints.com Notes: Considering sales numbers and data that monitors complaints-per-make, there appears to be an unusually high number of issues with the 2012 Fiat 500. Perhaps that isn't surprising -- it is the first model year of the car, and those tend to have a higher incidence rate.
Of particular concern is the number of engine and powertrain complaints submitted to NHTSA.
10.0
really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$950
Average Mileage:
43,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
replace wiring section using repair kit (1 reports)
First, my rear window wiper went out. Next, I kept having fuses going out. I thought it was the rain. The mechanic started inspecting my car and found wiring worn & damaged inside flexible section at rear hatch hinge, beyond repair.
He replaced the wiring section using repair kit sent from Germany.
He called Fiat and they said it would cost 3000. to fix. He said it was something that should not happen and was very dangerous. The broken wires kept touching metal and caused little fires and shorts in different part of the electronics throughout the car.
Fiat should pay for this. Not charge people 3000. I was lucky cause my mechanic researched and got the parts from Germany.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
First, my rear window wiper went out. Next, I kept having fuses going out. I thought it was the rain. The mechanic started inspecting my car and found wiring worn & damaged inside flexible section at rear hatch hinge, beyond repair.
He replaced the wiring section using repair kit sent from Germany.
He called Fiat and they said it would cost 3000. to fix. He said it was something that should not happen and was very dangerous. The broken wires kept touching metal and caused little fires and shorts in different part of the electronics throughout the car.
Fiat should pay for this. Not charge people 3000. I was lucky cause my mechanic researched and got the parts from Germany.
- Jocelyne R., San Francisco, CA, US