# 2012 Fiat 500 - Stone cold

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-fiat-500-stone-cold/125953>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** fiat\
**Created:** [September 30, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-fiat-500-stone-cold/125953 "2018-09-30T19:02:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kellicecil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@kellicecil](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kellicecil)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-fiat-500-stone-cold/125953/1 "2018-09-30T19:02:57Z")

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Shifter won’t move, no dash lights, no break lights, trunk wont open.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-fiat-500-stone-cold/125953/2 "2018-09-30T20:29:29Z")

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Dead battery maybe?

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**Author:** ![Bladecutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@Bladecutter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bladecutter)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-fiat-500-stone-cold/125953/3 "2018-10-05T23:40:36Z")

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Probably just a loose connector at the battery, if the battery itself isn’t dead.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-fiat-500-stone-cold/125953/4 "2018-10-06T01:05:12Z")

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If you never replaced the battery, that’s the first place I’d look. See if you can get a friend to jump start it. If you don’t mind a little work, take the battery out and take it to an auto parts store. They will test it and tell you whether it works or not. If it doesn’t work, buy a new one and put it in your car. If the battery isn’t faulty, then it might be a charging problem and you may need a new alternator.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-fiat-500-stone-cold/125953/5 "2018-10-06T01:34:10Z")

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The OP’s not coming back.