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2012 Fiat 500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1158732
Internal NHTSA #	10683720
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	FIAT
Model	500
Model Year	2012
File date	15/02/15
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Last night, while pulling onto the highway, my clutch locked up. My clutch has never shown any sign of wear/tear (no grinding, no slipping, no burning, etc.) and out of nowhere, it clamped shut. Thankfully, there was not much traffic and i pulled over without the hazard of hitting/being hit by another car. I got the car towed to fiat of orange park, and had to wait until they opened today to get a call from them. I was so confused by what could have caused my clutch to do that, last night i searched online and found fiat-owner forums of other people describing the exact same incident happening to them (one guy was in atlanta traffic and almost crashed, another guy was in nyc about to cross the manhattan bridge and almost got into a wreck). They all had, like myself, fiat's with low mileage. Some had 22k miles, some 28kmiles, some 50k, some 60k; hence adding to the bizarre nature of this incident. All incidents resulted in bent pressure plates as well as miscellaneous damage to clutch parts. Fiat of orange park called me today and told me that the damage is my fault, as a result of wear/tear. Despite me explaining to them that this has been an issue with other fiat-owners, they continued to say that i am responsible for the damage. Despite all of the evidence pointing towards a mechanical malfunction, they said i am responsible for repairing the clutch. This seems to be a manufacturer defect and i would like to report this in hope that there might be action taken by you, nhtsa, to help the victims of this defect from 1) potential hazard as a result of future incidents 2) paying the large amount for repairing the damage. Thank you for your consideration.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	59000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FLEMING ISLAND, FL
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	50
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2012 Fiat 500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Fiat 500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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