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Fiat 500 Visibility problems by year

22 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Fiat 500's visibility & wipers. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.

Visibility complaints by model year

YearVisibility complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Latest 500 visibility complaints

2013 Fiat 500Visibility & wipers

The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Fiat 500. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the convertible sunroof retractor failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the convertible sunroof failed to close as needed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the convertible sunroof mechanical system had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that the convertible sunroof mechanical system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 11601002
2012 Fiat 500Visibility & wipers

The contact owns a 2012 FIAT 500. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked, when she noticed there was a crack in the center of the windshield going towards the driver's side. There was no impact to the windshield that could have caused the crack. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,045.

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 11417912
2017 Fiat 500Visibility & wipers

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 fiat 500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front driver's side window inadvertently fell inside of the door panel. The vehicle was taken to fiat of scottsdale located at 16301 n. 78Th st, scottsdale, az 85260, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the window regulator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,000.

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 11342367
2015 Fiat 500Visibility & wipers

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the front driver's side window detached and fell inside of the door panel. The vehicle was taken to fiat of scottsdale located at 16301 n. 78Th st, scottsdale, az 85260, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the window regulator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 44,000.

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 11342338
2012 Fiat 500Electrical systemLightsVisibility & wipers

Intermittent exterior marker light failure. Front passenger marker light and rear driver's side brake light fail to operate on occasion. The light sensor in the gauge cluster alerts to failure. When later investigating, all lights appear to function properly.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lighting · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11323042
2015 Fiat 500Seats & seat beltsVisibility & wipers

2015 Fiat 500. Driver side window failed due to broken lift plate at 37,561 miles. Now the passenger side fails at 40,001 miles. Dealer claims not under warranty, no tsb, 'silent warranty' and says the windows typically fail on a 4 to 5 year old car.

Filed Incident Seats · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11286827
2012 Fiat 500Electrical systemLightsVisibility & wipers

The wiring harness gets crimped when it goes from the main body of the car into the hatch creating shorts and malfaction of electric components. As, does the rear wiper hose. Which leaks and empties into the wiring harness. This happens everywhere, at all times.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lighting · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11277752
2014 Fiat 500Visibility & wipers

Both passenger and driver window regulators failed on my 2014 fiat 500gq at 21250 miles within 1 week of each other. The first failure occurred on 06/14/2019. I replaced the regulator myself on 06/22/2019, but as I was backing out of my driveway I rolled up my driver side window and the exact same thing happened there as well! Needless to say I was absolutely shocked. The failure was the same for both. When rolling up the window when the window reaches the top of the track and stops against the door frame the...

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regulator motor continues to run forcing too much tension on the internal mechanism. In both instances the same type of failure occurred on my vehicle, this extra tension caused the cable to be pulled free from the top pulley of the regulator. A crunching/grinding noise is heard as the cabled is pulled through the internal structure of the door, followed by the weight of the window forcing the window to drop fully open. This could be very hazardous if it happened while driving during adverse weather conditions as the driver has no ability to raise the window. Both of these instances occured while the vehicle was running but stationary, the first while I was stopped at a red light on a city street, the second while in my driveway.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11221883
2015 Fiat 500Visibility & wipers

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500. Ater the contact purchased the vehicle, there was a crack on the front windshield on the driver's side. Fiat auto gallery van nuys (5711 van nuys blvd, van nuys, ca 91401, (818) 593-0959) replaced the window. The failure recurred five times since the initial repair. The failure recurred and there as a crack on the passenger side. The manufacturer received pictures of the most recent windshield crack, but would not replace the windshield for free since the warranty had expired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11216938
2015 Fiat 500Electrical systemAcceleration & cruise controlVisibility & wipers

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

Filed Incident Electrical system · Vehicle speed control · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11122608
2012 Fiat 500Electrical systemVisibility & wipers

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. The contact stated that the rear hatch and sun roof failed to open. The dealer (harper fiat, 10045 parkside dr, knoxville, tn 37922, (865) 243-3220) stated that they were aware of the failures, but no repairs were completed. The manufacturer stated that they did not handle those types of complaints and suggested the contact call nhtsa. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was 98,000.

Filed Incident Electrical system · VisibilityNHTSA 11115067
2013 Fiat 500Visibility & wipers

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 fiat 500. While driving approximately 60 mph, the sun roof shattered abruptly. There were no warning indicators illuminated before or after the failure. The alfa romeo of manhattan dealer (629 w 54th st, new york, ny) was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was repaired. The vin was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.

Filed Incident Visibility · Unknown or otherNHTSA 11054239
2012 Fiat 500Visibility & wipers

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. While the vehicle was stationary, the windshield wiper/turn signal lever fractured and fell off. The contact used the hazard lights and drove home. The manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 36,954.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11052286
2012 Fiat 500Visibility & wipers

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. While driving 40 mph, the panoramic roof shattered without warning. The contact stated that there was a hole in the sun roof afterwards. Scottsdale fiat of scottsdale, arizona was made aware of the failure and a service worker explained that the failure was a common occurrence in these vehicles. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 11010022

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