Hey guys,
So today my Fiat ran into a clutch problem. Just a little background, I have a 2012 Fiat 500 Pop, purchased Aug 2012 from Fiat of Manhattan. Clutch never slipped or had any issues prior to today. I have 23,794 miles on the OD and mechanically the car never had an issue.
Today however, scared the living daylights out of me. I was on the local road about to hit the 278 to manhattan in Brooklyn when all of a sudden, while on first gear, I realized:
1. The clutch pedal became really stiff and hard to press down
2. I was unable to get out of first gear!!
Mind you, I'm in rush hour traffic, and I needed to get my car to a stop safely. I almost rear ended an SUV, and what saved me was I had to turn off the car, and put it in neutral, and drive up into a gas station. When this happened, i didn't smell anything burning, no loud pop or noise, it literally happened out of nowhere!
Long story short, my symptoms are:
1. Stiff Clutch pedal (hard to depress)
2. Cannot shift gears while car is on
3. Can shift gears while car is off without depressing the clutch pedal
I then called Fiat Road Side Assistance, and was able to get a tow truck to my location in 2.5 hours -_- There was no charge for this as it's included in your warranty. I had it towed to the Fiat dealership in Manhattan.The tow truck operator even said there seems to be something weird with the clutch assembly as there was no slippage.
Car is dropped off at Fiat of Manhattan, and I sign in for service with a James McMurphy. I told him my symptoms, and he calmly tells me it should be covered as it's under warranty, but that he'll take a look tomorrow. There is a $270 inspection fee, he explained that if it is an issue covered by warranty, the inspection fee is waived. If not, I will have to pay for it.
I will be waiting on his phone call tomorrow, and I will update on how it goes here.
**fingers crossed**
So today my Fiat ran into a clutch problem. Just a little background, I have a 2012 Fiat 500 Pop, purchased Aug 2012 from Fiat of Manhattan. Clutch never slipped or had any issues prior to today. I have 23,794 miles on the OD and mechanically the car never had an issue.
Today however, scared the living daylights out of me. I was on the local road about to hit the 278 to manhattan in Brooklyn when all of a sudden, while on first gear, I realized:
1. The clutch pedal became really stiff and hard to press down
2. I was unable to get out of first gear!!
Mind you, I'm in rush hour traffic, and I needed to get my car to a stop safely. I almost rear ended an SUV, and what saved me was I had to turn off the car, and put it in neutral, and drive up into a gas station. When this happened, i didn't smell anything burning, no loud pop or noise, it literally happened out of nowhere!
Long story short, my symptoms are:
1. Stiff Clutch pedal (hard to depress)
2. Cannot shift gears while car is on
3. Can shift gears while car is off without depressing the clutch pedal
I then called Fiat Road Side Assistance, and was able to get a tow truck to my location in 2.5 hours -_- There was no charge for this as it's included in your warranty. I had it towed to the Fiat dealership in Manhattan.The tow truck operator even said there seems to be something weird with the clutch assembly as there was no slippage.
Car is dropped off at Fiat of Manhattan, and I sign in for service with a James McMurphy. I told him my symptoms, and he calmly tells me it should be covered as it's under warranty, but that he'll take a look tomorrow. There is a $270 inspection fee, he explained that if it is an issue covered by warranty, the inspection fee is waived. If not, I will have to pay for it.
I will be waiting on his phone call tomorrow, and I will update on how it goes here.
**fingers crossed**
