Fiat, Why NOT to buy one!

[afterburn 549]

This has been the MOST miserable car I have ever owned.
Well, as usual, its the company that produces said product that is most negligent .
What is worse it is not the cars fault, it is the Ivory Tower attitude that came with it.
Fiat Just does not care.
Period!
They have a program called "Fiat Cares", LOL I am here to tell you Fiat could give one crap and less about a customer .
They sent me supposedly all "set up" to a dealer in VT ( I live in NYS) I had the man's name "Dick" the service manger in hand from Fiat cares.
I drive over 2.5 hours to the place , the 1st thing on Monday morning, a month ago-.
He says who sent ya?
He had no clue I was coming !
and no
No, we dont fix that.
OMFG !
The dealer in Albany will not even talk to me. He says I live too far away from them and I should have not ever bought the car ! (Tom in the service dept said that to me )
This car has gone through 20 tires in 60,ooo miles !
*Cooling leaks under the car
*The shifter has failed 2 times, towed two times . Cables i am told.
It sat in their shop the first time 28 days! ( they would NOT give me a loaner either )
*Rear calipers have seized 3 times .
*The driver seat belt will not retract. (Hangs out the door after I get out ) Bam!
*Tire monitoring system has NOT ever worked, (Ok exaggeration maybe it has for one month)
*Rear hatch is electric and will not open.
*Driver window is electric and will not work.
*body skirts under the doors have fallen off.
*ALL THE WHEEL BEARING HAVE BEEN REPLACE AND REARS ARE NOW howling AGAIN !
Shall I go on?.
There is a LOT more , but i think the point can readily bee seen..
A Warning to the world - DO NOT go near a Fiat !

[GH85Carrera]

I always heard FIAT stood for: Fit It Again Tony. I guess it still does.

Sorry for your POS car. You said it and I will ask again, Why did ever you buy it?

[afterburn 549]

I bought it brand new all shiny in jan 2013..
It was going to be the next best thing...well next to a Pinto or Vega maybe. LOL
It was supposed to be a great little grocery getter with some spirit to make it fun to drive and own.
Yes it was maybe the most expensive mistake i have ever made.

[BeyGon]

If it's the newish 500, we rented one for a trip north of SanFran. I drove it for four or five days and knew we would never own one.

[Steve Carlton]

Dude. Get a good Lemon Law attorney. You'll probably get almost all your money back, including tax.

[afterburn 549]

I have tried with Lemon law.
They dont care.

[Steve Carlton]

You asked Fiat to buy it back or hired a Lemon Law attorney? This looks like a slam dunk case.

[nota]

well what did you expect from fix it again tony ?

CAN YOU WATCH IT RUST LIKE THE OLD ONES ?

[afterburn 549]

OK I just talked to another Lemon law atttourney.
Nope no go.
I have to go in or the same problems at least 3 times.
Tire monitor does not count.
Being they just will not fix the car...I have not been there.... Well I was there, but they said go away

[afterburn 549]

Nothing left to do except paint this lemon yellow......

[scottmandue]

Funny, I asked about these cars a few yeas ago and got a mixed response (but enough negative to keep me away from buying one).
Don't be surprised if someone post here singing there praises.

[motion]

Originally Posted by afterburn 549

I have to go in or the same problems at least 3 times.

Or 30 days in the shop...

[motion]

I rented one in Italy a few months ago and drove it 1500 miles. What a POS!

[GG Allin]

German or Japanese, yes. English or Italian, no.

[JD159]

I once knew a girl who had a fiat and tried to be a real keener. She wanted to change her oil. So she went to the store and bought the required amount. She proceeded to add the required oil to the engine. Then, she fired it up. It smoked very badly and eventually died.

She didn't remove the old oil first...

The father drained the now doubled oil, filled up the required amount, brought it to the dealer and pleaded ignorance. The car just started smoking :s. Dealer fixed it on their dime.

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by afterburn 549

OK I just talked to another Lemon law atttourney.
Nope no go.
I have to go in or the same problems at least 3 times.
Tire monitor does not count.
Being they just will not fix the car...I have not been there.... Well I was there, but they said go away

What state do you purchase the car in? Lemon Law rules are controlled by the states. AFAIK, there are the automatic qualifications, for example in CA 4 or more visits uncorrected, or 2 visits for a serious safety defect uncorrected, or cumulatively 30 days or more in the shop during the Lemon Law period, which I believe is the factory warranty period. And I don't think you have to qualify under the automatic rules to prevail. You've had so many problems that I'd think you'd win. Let me know what state you bought the car in and I'll try to talk to my guy, who used to say he could handle out of state cases, but has been unreachable lately.

[Rot 911]

Originally Posted by afterburn 549

OK I just talked to another Lemon law atttourney.
Nope no go.
I have to go in or the same problems at least 3 times.

Or out of service for 30 days. Look here: New Car Lemon Law Fact Sheet | www.ag.ny.gov

Plus you can get attorney's fees. Give these guys a call: Questions and Answers About the New York Lemon Law

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

, or 2 visits for a serious safety defect uncorrected,

I would go after the seat belt problem... "safety" is a hot button for most state agencies (ask me how I know).

[RANDY P]

Just trade in the god damn thing. Get something japanese. You will hate that thing forever, might as well dump it while it still has SOME value.

rjp

[sammyg2]

Spend some more money and get a wrap for it with the words POS, don't buy a fiat, junk car, fix it again Tony, etc call over it for the whole world to see.

Then drive it around until Fiat starts to care $$$$$$$$