There are enough left over '13s around that they could probably find a model you'd be happy with. I might start it out with the service manager and if you can win him over to your point of view, he might be able to carry some weight with the sales folks to get you a sweet deal. If I were in your situation, and I 'really like the car', I think I might talk to the dealer, tell him just that, but tell him you think your early build car just has too many issues, and ask whether they'd be interested in making it worth your while to get into a new Fiat (with maybe a thinly veiled threat that your other option is to go across the street to the Ford dealership). if its just one side it might be your regulator motor in the door thats not working if its both it might be your central locking pump usually in the boot.

At this point I think the 500 is past the worst of it, and the 500L is hopefully nearly over the hump. SOURCE: 1999 Audi A3 1.8T Electric Windows and Central Locking Wont work will your passenger door open with the key and is it just one side that your windows are not working or both. I think the 500 had more than its share early on as a result of adapting the Euro design to the U.S. I guess my point is that yeah, sometimes cars have glitches. I consider it quite a reliable car at this point. At this point that car has about 100k miles and my son is driving it. insert in the lock of the driver side door. After going out of warranty, I had one recurrence, didn't feel like dealing with it over the weekend, and pulled my battery cable to temporarily clear it so I didn't have to look at the light. This Owner Handbook describes all versions of the Fiat Punto.

After replacing several parts under warranty, they finally seem to have it fixed. My last car, a Hyundai Elantra, had a recurring MIL issue. In current Fiats sold in the U.S., I think the 500L is facing some challenges, the biggest being some bugs in the auto transmission that they appear on the brink of getting over (but I guess the U.S. Like I said, it seems like that sort of thing is more common in the early 500s.

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