Hey guys, I just recently joined the Fiat club and purchased a 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth and I'm loving it. I thought owning a newish car would mean I wouldn't have to worry about things breaking but... here we are... Anyways, the problem is as follows
When I accelerate at a slower to moderate pace in first gear, right when I hit the 8-10 mph range I hear a really weird grinding/scraping noise. I haven't been able to replicate the noise in second gear or while in neutral accelerating downhill, only when I press on the gas and get to that point. And if I manage to hold the car at the 10 mph range the grinding continues but as soon as it hits 11 or 12, it stops and you just hear the regular whine of the tranny and awesome exhaust. I'm sure it's covered under warranty as it only has less than 17k miles on it, but I've never had a newer car and I'm a bit scared of the dealer saying it's not covered because "I was too rough on it" or something. I mean, I probably am considering ITS A TURBO AND AMAZING but yeah
Check out the video I took, it's pretty crappy, I'm mostly just hanging my phone out the window so a lot of wind noise, but skip to 0:40 and 1:25 to hear the runs where you can hear the noise.
And I can't put the link to the video here so.., I'll contact a moderator and edit this soon
When I accelerate at a slower to moderate pace in first gear, right when I hit the 8-10 mph range I hear a really weird grinding/scraping noise. I haven't been able to replicate the noise in second gear or while in neutral accelerating downhill, only when I press on the gas and get to that point. And if I manage to hold the car at the 10 mph range the grinding continues but as soon as it hits 11 or 12, it stops and you just hear the regular whine of the tranny and awesome exhaust. I'm sure it's covered under warranty as it only has less than 17k miles on it, but I've never had a newer car and I'm a bit scared of the dealer saying it's not covered because "I was too rough on it" or something. I mean, I probably am considering ITS A TURBO AND AMAZING but yeah
Check out the video I took, it's pretty crappy, I'm mostly just hanging my phone out the window so a lot of wind noise, but skip to 0:40 and 1:25 to hear the runs where you can hear the noise.
And I can't put the link to the video here so.., I'll contact a moderator and edit this soon
