2012 Fiat 500 Seat belts Problems

“I have had to take my vehicle to ken garff Fiat at 198 e 500 s in salt lake city utah in order to get the clutch fixed the clutch went out at 179840 miles and now I am being charged $925.00 to replace the cluth. I am also being told that there is no recall for the part on my clutch when I know there is and that I must replace the whole clutch I am also being to told that my steering colum is broken however as of todays day no one mechanic at ken garff Fiat has driven the vehilce. …”

“Locking mechanism on driver's side seat belt failed. Buckle popped open and cannot be locked. Must use passenger side locking mechanism in order to protect driver. If two passengers are in the front seat, only one can be protected due to this failure. Locking mechanism appears to be jammed or locked up and will not click when seat belt tongue is inserted per factory specifications. This is a dangerous defect and manufacturer states cannot fix until parts are available , estimated november 2014.”

“A vehicle in the right lane made a u-turn, crossing the left lane causing the Fiat to t-bone the vehicle making the u-turn. The seat belt did not restrain the Fiat driver and the driver contacted the steering wheel with enough force to cause a significant compression injury to the sternum. The driver was transported by ems to a hospital. The vehicle could not be driven and suffered nearly $13,000 damage. Earlier in the drive, the Fiat 500 driver had to rock forward at an on-ramp to release the seat belt in order to view approaching traffic via the left outside mirror. …”

“The contact owns a 2012 Fiat 500. The contact stated that while his wife was installing the car seat inside the vehicle, the seatbelt detached from the seat on the rear driver's side of the vehicle. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not under warranty. The contact 's wife was waiting to speak with a supervisor. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000.”