NHTSA Complaint #11257560 — 2012 FIAT 500

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11257560
Vehicle	2012 FIAT 500
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	May 28, 2019
Date Filed	September 23, 2019
Mileage	30,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NM

Consumer Description

2012 FIAT POP WITH 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY LEAK OIL FROM CASE SEAM AND AT HALF SHAFT SEALS. FIAT DEALERSHIP REPLACED FIRST TRANSMISSION AFTER 600 MILES. LEAKING AGAIN AT 30,000 MILES. OIL IS SLUNG FROM INNER CV JOINT BOOTS INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ONTO GROUND. THIS COULD CREATE HAZARDS OF FIRE FROM HOT EXHAUST, LOSS OF TRACTION FROM OIL ON ROAD SURFACE. FIAT REFUSES TO DEAL WITH PROBLEM AFTER SECOND ROUND AND DEALERSHIP FUMBLING REPAIR. STILL HAVE LEAKS, COMPROMISED TRANSMISSION ...UNSAFE CAR.

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