500 Boot not working/heated rear window

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500 Boot not working/heated rear window

Chloelouise

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Hi, I recently brought a fiat 500c, lovely car, but with in 8 months of having it I've come across some problems, my number plate lights come up on my dash saying they wasn't working when they are, my boot doesn't open now even by pressing the key boot button don't work, my heated rear window button has now stopped working, has anyone came arcoss this similar problem?
 
Hi, I recently brought a fiat 500c, lovely car, but with in 8 months of having it I've come across some problems, my number plate lights come up on my dash saying they wasn't working when they are, my boot doesn't open now even by pressing the key boot button don't work, my heated rear window button has now stopped working, has anyone came arcoss this similar problem?

Hi and welcome to the forum :wave:.

You almost certainly have the extremely common hatch wiring fault. See this thread.

Unless you are handy with tools, it's time to find an auto electrician.

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I'm guessing it's something electrical and expensive��

If done properly by an independent auto electrician, in the order of £100-£125. Anything done for less than this is likely to be a bodge, and will fail again after a short period of time.

A lasting repair requires all the wiring passing through the grommet to be replaced with an extra flexible type of cable; repairing this with standard automotive cable won't give a permanent fix.

Is hatch wiring normally covered by warranty (used car warranty)?

The terms vary depending on the provider but I'd have thought generally not.

You'd need to read the small print of the warranty; I've attached a clip taken from one supposedly comprehensive typical third party warranty which clearly excludes all wiring. As an aside, that warranty would exclude at least 90% of what folks commonly post about here when having problems with their 500. The consensus of opinion with regard to such warranties is that they are easy to buy, but difficult to successfully claim against.

Some, but not all, of those who had this problem in the third year of the new car warranty were refused a repair by Fiat and had to pay for this out of their own pocket. Quite a few were bodged back together and soon failed again; at least one person here paid for two repairs before trading the car in at the end of its third year.

More recently, there have been numerous reports from folks who've encountered this problem and found evidence of previous, poorly completed repairs.
 

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I rang my warranty place and they don't over anything like that, or wiring loom problems
 
How much roughly is it? Just in case it happens to me in future. Im putting £100 a month away to cover any future car costs...
 
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