2014 Fiat 500 Cabrio

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V103000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

• 12/28/2018· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  I WAS ON A SIDE STREET TURNING L ONTO A BUSY STREET. THERE WAS A LONG LARGE WHITE VAN BLOCKING MY VIEW FROM TURNING. I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. AS I STARTED TO MOVE OUT I DID LOOK BOTH WAYS FIRST. THERE WAS A RED AUTO OVER A BLOCK TO MY LEFT & RIGHT AN AUTO WAS WAY BEHIND TRACKS. WE HAVE A LONG SET OF TRACKS DUE TO BUSY STREET ON A SLANT. AS I TURN, ANOTHER CAR ON MY LEFT HIT MY CAR SO HARD THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD AND I WAS MOVED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT OF CAR & THIS INTENSIFIED IMPACT ON MY LEFT SIDE HEAD TO LEFT DRIVER WINDOW. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. LOC MOMENTARILY, DISORIENTED, TAKEN TO ED VIA AMBULANCE, 2 INCH LACERATION TO SCALP. THIS INITIATED MANY SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS THAT ED NEVER KNEW ABOUT. CT SHOWED IRREGULARITIES TO LEFT BRAIN, I WAS UNABLE TO WRITE LEGIBLE, MY TEXTS WERE NOT UNDERSTANDABLE, MY SISTER STATED SHE HATED TO CALL BECAUSE I WASN'T MAKING SENSE & I FELL CONTINUOUSLY FOR NO REASON. I CAUSED NUMEROUS BROKEN RIBS DUE TO FALLS & ONCE HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED DUE TO RIB SEPARATING FROM STERNUM. MY PSYCHIATRIST PUT ME ON ADDITIONAL MEDICATION DUE TO DEPRESSION. HAD PT TO INCREASE MUSCLE TONE IN LEGS . JUST HAD A RADICAL MASTECTOMY 5 MO PREVIOUSLY AND I KNEW I WASN'T RIGHT. THE POLICE REPORT INDICATED OTHER CAR WAS GOING 25MPH WHICH CAN'T BE CORRECT. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 30MPH & EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN AREA KNOW OUR TRAINS ARE SO LONG THAT YOU WANT TO CROSS THEM BEFORE A TRAIN COMES. MY CAR WAS NEARLY ON TRAIN TRACKS. I KNOW BY TURNING LEFT, I WAS AT FAULT BUT THE VAN THAT BLOCKED MY VIEW WAS ILLEGALLY PARKED IN A BUS STOP. I ATTEMPTED TO FILE A LAW SUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER/FIAT BECAUSE NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BECAUSE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME IN PLACE. NO LAWYER WANTED TO GO AGAINST A CAR COMPANY. I ALSO HAVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. I WAS HURT BADLY, MY AUTO INSURANCE CANCELED ME. I'VE BEEN ON SSDI SINCE 2011 DUE MULTIPLE SURGERIES. I LIVE OFF SSDI ONLY. *DSY *DT*JB

• 12/27/2014· POWER TRAIN

  COLD WEATHER PROBLEM. 29 DEGF OUTSIDE ON OCCURRENCE. SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE FROM "PARK" POSITION. THIS HAS CLEARED UP BEFORE AFTER LETTING VEHICLE WARM UP. IT IS STILL IN THIS CONDITION PRESENTLY. I ROCKED VEHICLE FORWARD AND BACK, CHECKED FUSES, LET IT WARM UP TO 39 DEG F OUTSIDE WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING FOR 20 MINUTES. STILL STUCK IN PARK. LAST WINTER THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD MOVE INTO POSITION, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMED UP. THE FIAT DEALERSHIP DID A FIRMWARE FLASH UPDATE WHICH CLEARED THAT UP. NOW THIS. THIS IS A 2014 FIAT 500L I HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON FIAT OWNER BLOGS INDICATING THIS IS A "COMMON" PROBLEM WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ONE BLOG SUGGESTED IT MAY BE VOLTAGE RELATED. *TR

• 12/20/2016· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (STRUCTURE: BODY) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

• 12/16/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, BUT THERE WERE NO FAILURE CODES TO VERIFY THE SPECIFIC ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,640.

• 12/15/2017· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL OR PARK, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT "REV UP" AND, SOMETIMES, WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CAR PROS FIAT SEATTLE DEALER (700 S GRADY WAY, RENTON, WA) DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

• 12/14/2015· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DUAL CLUTCH SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE DETAILS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

• 12/13/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE MET THESE CARS ON THE ROAD NUMEROUS TIMES AND EACH TIME (AT NIGHT) THE HEADLIGHTS WERE SO BRIGHT I THOUGHT THEY WERE ON HIGHBEAMS. THIS IS ABOUT ANY YEAR MODEL THEY MADE THESE. I HAVE ASKED DRIVERS OF THESE CARS FOR THEIR LOWBEAMS, AND THEN GOT HIGHBEAMED. WHAT I THOUGHT WAS HIGHBEAM WAS ACTUALLY THEIR LOWBEAMS, SO WHEN THEIR HIGH BEAMS CAME ON I WAS TEMPORARILY BLINDED. I KNOW SOMEBODY WITH A FIAT 500 AND THEY CONCURRED THAT THEY GET FLASHED A LOT SINCE THEY BOUGHT THEIR CAR. IS THERE A RECALL THAT CAN BE MADE TO GET THE LIGHTS RE-AIMED? OR POWERED DOWN? *TR

• 12/01/2015· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE DRIVE OR REVERSE THE CAR HESITATES AND IS SLOW TO GET INTO DRIVE/REVERSE... EVEN WHEN AT A STOP SIGN OR A STOP LIGHT THE CAR IS STARTING TO HESITATE BEFORE PROPERLY ACCELERATING.

• 11/30/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CAR STALL ON THE HIGHWAY 3 TIMES, TOOK THE CAR TO FIAT DEALER FOUND NOTHING IS WRONG WITH CAR, NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THIS CAR. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT A SPEED OF 65 MILES AND THE CAR STALL COMPLETELY. MANUFACTURER AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYING CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT DID NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.

• 11/29/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE ACTUATOR CLUTCH RELEASE, THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE AND THE DISC WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED A HEAD CYLINDER FAILURE AND WAS REPAIRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

• 11/24/2020· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE AMOUNT OF 4 FRONT END WRECKS.*DT *AS

• 11/24/2015· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT INTERSTATE SPEED THE STEERING MECHANISM TENDS TO "HANG UP" BUT WITH EXTRA EFFORT YOU CAN STEER THROUGH IT. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY & SOMETIMES REQUIRES A LOT OF EXTRA STEERING EFFORT. SINCE MY NEAREST DEALER HERE IN EAST GALESBURG, IL IS 40+ MILES AWAY & I WAS TAKING A TRIP TO FLORIDA, I EISKED THE STEERING ISSUE & AFTER ARRIVAL IN FLORIDA TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN WINTER HAVEN, FL, WINTER HAVEN ALFA ROMEO & FIAT OF WINTER HAVE. AT FIRST THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY DROVE IT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, BUT THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR SERVICE "STAR" SYSTEM & WERE TOLD TO CHANGE THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM. THEY DID BUT ON MY RETURN HOME A WEEK LATER THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT THE STEERING LOCKS UP TOTALLY WHICH WILL RENDER THE STEERING INOPERATIVE & BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT . I COMPLETED COMPLAINT FORMS TO FIAT & EVEN ADDRESSED THE ISSUE IN THEIR SERVICE SURVEY WITH NO RESPONSE. I FINALLY SENT AN E-MAIL, RECEIVED A GENERIC REPLY THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME IN 2 DYAS, NEVER DID AFTER 5 DAYS, SO I CALLED. THEY OFFERED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR DEALER IN DAVENPORT, IA BUT WOULD NOT PERMIT A USER/RENTAL VEHICLE UNTIL DIAGNOSED. SO I WOULD BE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES FOR THEM TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM, IF THEY ARE EVEN QUALIFIED TO DO. THE DEALER SAID THAT IF I DROVE IT THERE, AS I SAID I'M AFRAID TO DO SO, THEY WOULD ARRANGE FOR A LOANER. THIS STEERING ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS, THUS WHY I'M DEFERRING IT TO YOU AS FIAT SEEMS TO HAVE LITTLE CONCERN.

• 11/23/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A REQUIRED REPAIR ON MY MANUAL TRANSAXAL CLUTCH PEDAL. RECALL STATES "CLUTCH COVER DIAPHRAGM SPRING ...MAY FATIGUE AND OR FRANCTURE..POTENTIAL FOR A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER, COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING" WHEN I CALLED BILL LUKE FIAT TO SCHEDULE THIS RECALL REPAIR, I WAS GIVEN A DATE OF FEBRUARY 20!!!! DEALER TOLD ME THEY "COULD ONLY ORDER A FEW PARTS AT A TIME." JEOPARDIZING THE CONSUMER'S SAFETY!!!!

• 11/23/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V302000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/23/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

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

• 11/21/2018· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO BENSON FIAT (500 A W HAMPTON BLVD, GREER, SC 29650) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT BULBS AND SOCKETS WERE MELTED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWO YEARS AGO BY THE SAME DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,025. *TT*JB

• 11/21/2016· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT OR WOULD DELAY IN SHIFTING WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO FAILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ANY OF THE FAILURES. THE RADIO WAS REPLACED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

• 11/17/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2014, FIAT 500 L POP, HATCHBACK , AUTOMATIC SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEB 2015, WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT, I'VE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION IS SLOW TO RECEIVE THE INTENDED GEAR SELECTION WHICH IN TURN BRINGS A RUNNING CAR ON THE ROAD TO A NEAR COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE FIAT SERVICE STATION NUMEROUS TIME SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS DETECTED. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION, REPROGRAMMED VARIOUS MODULES AND THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FIAT HEADQUARTERS NUMEROUS TIMES AND STATED MY CASE AND TOLD THEM THAT THE SERVICE STATION HAS DONE EVERYTHING AS PER THEIR RECALLS AND THE PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS AND THEY SHOULD REPLACE MY CAR WITCH IS AT 32,000 MILES AND VERY MUCH UNDER WARRANTY. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO SO. THEY ONLY WANT TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT AS GOOD AS THAT OFFER SOUNDS , ALL HAS BEEN DONE ALREADY AS PER THEIR REPAIR THEY SUGGESTED IN THEIR RECALL. I HAVE ALL THE REPAIR DOCUMENTS.

• 11/17/2015· POWER TRAIN

  MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT NHTSA # 10790955 WAS FILED PRIOR TO FIAT DIAGNOSING MY 2014 500L. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT A REAR PLATE IN THE EURO CLUTCH TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE THE TRANSMISSION TO BLOW APART WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

• 11/15/2015· POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  FIRST INCIDENT WAS TWO WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE FIAT 500L. THE BRAKES JAMMED AND I ENDED REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS SIX WEEKS AGO AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKES. I PURCHASED NEW ROTORS AND PADS;THAT EVENING THE BRAKES JAMMED AND CAUSED ME TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE TWICE. MY FIAT 500L HAS EXPERIENCED LOSING COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMPUTER TO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO STALL ON VARIOUS STREETS AND WHILE IN MOVING TRAFFIC. ON FRIDAY 13, 2015; MY FIAT 500L MADE A NOISE SO LOUD THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE ENGINE AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE HEAVY PIECE OF METAL WAS TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH THE ENGINE WALL. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED FOR 20 MIN. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE NOISE WENT AWAY. AS I PULLED OFF THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A REAL LOUD NOISE AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER FIAT IS ONLY CONCERNED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY ISSUE IS NOT THE MILEAGE; HOWEVER MY SAFETY. I AM NOT EASILY SCARED; HOWEVER I FELT LIKE MY FIAT 500L WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR, FCA NEEDS TO BUY BACK EVERY LAST ONE.

• 11/13/2015· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SLOWED DOWN TO 5 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN DEPRESSED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY RESPONDED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS, USUALLY IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

• 11/12/2018· AIR BAGSCrash

  WILL DRIVING ON A CITY STREET I WAS SIDE SWIPED ON DRIVER'S DOOR , FROM SIDE VIEW MIRROR TO END OF LEFT SIDE FENDER AND HOOD. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAME TO REST AT REAR OF ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF OF ME PARKED, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *DT*JB NO VIN AVAILABLE *JB

• 11/12/2016· POWER TRAIN

  IT SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. NOT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BUT AS IN IT WILL SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING, STOP DRIVING. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ACCELERATION WILL CEASE TO WORK. THERE IS NO SOUND. THE CAR IS RUNNING, THERE AREN'T ANY WARNING LIGHTS, NO INDICATION AT ALL THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG ACCEPT YOU CAN PUSH THE PETAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE. OR IT WILL SUDDENLY MOVE VERY VERY SLOWLY. THE SCARIEST INCIDENT WAS ON 11-8-16. I WAS ON OLD ALEXANDRIA TRNPK TRYING TO CROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC ON LEE HWY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND GO NORTHBOUND. WHEN THERE WAS A BREAK IN TRAFFIC, I ACCELERATED TO CROSS THE ROAD. AS I WAS CROSSING THE FIRST LANE, MY CAR STOPPED MOVING. I PRESSED FRACTICALLY ON THE ACCELERATOR, MASHING IT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE AS I WATCHED THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC THAT I WAS CURRENTLY SITTING HORIZONTALLY IN FRONT OF; HIT THEIR BREAKS AND SWERVE TO MISS ME. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AS HARD AS I COULD AND LET THE CAR ROLL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TAIL END OF MY CAR WAS STILL SITTING OUT IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT ROLLED TO A STOP. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF THEN IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT BACK ON. IT STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM AND THE ACCELERATOR WORKED AS IT SHOULD. I TURNED THE CAR AROUND AND STARTED BACK ON THE ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AT THAT POINT I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED LESS THAN 2 YRS AGO. AFTER 2 DAYS IN THE SHOP THE DEALER MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T SAY FOR SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT THAT THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE CLUTCH. THEY SAID THAT THE 2014 FIATS WITH THE 'DUAL CLUTCH' TRANSMISSIONS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT THEY DID NOT MAKE ANY MORE IN 2015. IT'S A $5K REPAIR THAT IS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. FURTHER RESEARCH TURNED UP THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FIAT OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM.

• 10/27/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAD NOT DROVE MY CAR IN 3 DAYS IT WAS PARKED INSIDE OUR GARAGE, I PUT IN THE IGNITION KEY, AND CAR WOULD NOT MAKE A SOUND, NOT EVEN A CLICK, WHILE THE KEY IN THE START POSITION, ALL KINDS IF THINGS STARED TO COME ON THE DISPLAY, . I HAD TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY JUMPED THE CAR TO GET IT OUT OF MY GARAGE, AND HAD THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS, EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE I SMELL GAS FUMES INSIDE THE CAR, WE SPENT 24,000 FOR THE CAR, AND IT JUST DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RIGHT. *TR

• 10/26/2016· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  AIR CONDITIONER ELECTRICAL FIRE AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING OR MOVING WHILE ON IDLE. *TR

• 10/08/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  WHEN MAKING A TURN, FROM A COMPLETE STOP ONTO A ROAD THAT HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE ESC LIGHT FLASHES ON THE EVIC, AND VEHICLE LOSSES ALL ACCELERATION. THIS IS ON DRY, EVEN, IN PERFECT CONDITION ROADS ACCELERATING FROM 0MPH TO 5MPH, BEFORE IT DROPS BACK DOWN TO 0MPH. HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT 4X NOW AS CAR WILL NO LONGER ACCELERATE OR EVEN REV AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS COMING STRAIGHT FOR ME!

• 10/05/2015· POWER TRAIN

  MY WIFE WAS IN TRAFFIC AND HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. SHE WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO CALL A WRECKER. THE DEALER TESTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG EXCEPT THAT IT WAS THE DOUBLE CLUTCH DESIGN FLAW AND STATED I NEEDED TO CALL FIAT AND PLACE A COMPLAINT. I DID SO AND FIAT SAID IT WAS A NATURAL DESIGN CHARACTERISTIC AND SE NEEDS TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. LETS FACE IT IF THE DEALER WOULD OF STATED THAT WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. HOW STUPID DOES FIAT THINK WE AMERICANS ARE? I AM GOING FORWARD WITH A LAWSUIT. DO NOT EVER PURCHASE A FIAT PRODUCT !!!

• 09/27/2017· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  I AM SEEKING ANSWERS FROM FIAT USA. THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN FOR THE FIAT 500L TREKKING IS UNSAFE. I HAVE HAD THREE TRANSMISSION SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2015. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION BROKE APART WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND AND THIRD STOPPED WORKING AFTER CLUTCH OVERHEATING, SHIFTING, AND COMMUNICATION LOSS. FIAT PLACED A FOURTH TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE AND I REFUSE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE BEEN IN SOME DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. FIAT RESPONSE "WERE GOING TO FIX YOUR CAR REGARDLESS IF YOU AGREE WITH US".

• 09/23/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AT LEAST 3 TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED THE BATTERY DIED. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES HAPPENED IN THE WINTER AND THE CAR WAS LEFT PARKED FOR 2-3 DAYS. IN FEBRUARY THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE FIAT DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED AT THE TIME THAT IN THE COLD I SHOULDN'T LET THE CAR SIT FOR TOO LONG, BECAUSE ON THE FIAT THE SYSTEMS USE THE BATTERY EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT ON. I THOUGHT IT ODD, BUT FIGURED MAYBE THE COLD WEATHER COULD DO THIS. THIS SUMMER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS NOT USED IN 3 DAYS. IT DIDN'T START AND I HAD TO GET JUMPED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT THEY FOUND OUT FROM FIAT THAT UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR IS DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT DRAINS ON THE BATTERY WHEN NOT IN USE AND THAT I CAN'T LET THE CAR SIT FOR MORE THEN 3 DAYS WITHOUT STARTING IT. HOW CRAZY IS THAT! THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I WENT AWAY AND HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR, THAT I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE CABLES FROM THE BATTERY. ARE THEY KIDDING? HOW CAN ANYONE DESIGN A CAR LIKE THAT. THEY JUST SHOOK THEIR HEADS AND SAID THERE IS NO FIX AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE CAR THIS WAY. HOW SAFE AM I IF I HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN WHEN I HAVE TO USE IT, THE BATTERY IS DEAD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A FIX FOR THIS. THANKS

• 09/22/2015· POWER TRAIN

  THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, "CLUTCH OVER HEATING" DISPLAYED AND THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. THE DEALER "RESET" THE CLUTCH; AFTER DRIVING 1 MILE, IT HAPPENED AGAIN STOPPING IN TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR "WAIT WHILE THE CLUTCH COOLS DOWN" ALMOST CAUSING CRASHES AS CARS VEERED TO GET AROUND MY STOPPED CAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THEN CLUTCH. IN LESS THAN 2 MILES, THE CAR HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM, BUT WOULD ONLY AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO GEARS 2, 4, 6 AND WOULD SHIFT IN A JERKING MANNER AT BEST. REVERSE GEAR WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND ALARMS WOULD SOUND IF I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR REVERSE ("THIS GEAR NOT AVAILABLE" WOULD DISPLAY.) THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FLYWHEEL AND TOLD ME THIS MODEL HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS NOW JUST GONE OVER 10,000 MILES. I DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR. I WANT AND NEED A REPLACEMENT. I DO NOT BELIEVE AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS - TWICE LEAVING ME STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY - THE CAR IS ANYTHING OTHER THAN A LEMON.

• 09/18/2017· POWER TRAIN

  FIAT POP. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WITH DEALERSHIP CUSTOMER SERVICE SCHEDULING AND REPAIRS OF RECALL 16V-302. *LD UPDATED 09/18/2017*JS

• 09/16/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS, CAUSING AN ALERT ON THE DISPLAY TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE IS UNRESPONSIVE UNTIL THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED AND LACKS POWER. /THIS OCCURED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 35 TO 5 MPH. ACCORDING TO MESSAGE BOARDS, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. EVEN RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE FIAT DEALER THAT THEY WERE OFFERING SPECIAL INCENTIVES TO REPLACE VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS A SALES PITCH AND NOT AN HONES OFFER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

• 09/14/2018· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH PEDAL STICKS TO FLOOR WHEN RELEASING IT. HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL IT UP. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. INCREASING ENGINE RPM SEEMS TO POP THE PEDAL UP (NO LONGER AT THE FLOOR) THERE IS NO BRAKE FLUID LEAK ANYWHERE. SLAVE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND BLED PROPERLY.

• 09/12/2021· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  While seated in my Car on09/03/2021 my vehicle instrument panels warning lights began to flicker and I would describe it as recycle. This occurred in another vehicle that was taken and towed , except for with that vehicle I jump started the vehicle and it restarted perfectly. I am not near the jump start cable, as I am leaving the country for school. I am currently trapped in a strange city. There are people who keep threatening to have the car towed, but I will be repairing the vehicle. the Battery is a Duracell ultra SL147H6M 12 VOLT SERIAL NUMBER 840821033760. The store was a Batteries plus in Los Angeles CA, the store owners were Hattian or East African , at the time it seems that I was the victim of a ubiquitous sexual harassment case, now being investigate. There are other elements to the circumstances as the car being altered possibly in transit by Car Max from Brooklyn Park Minnesota to Memphis Tennessee possibly by Hispanic individuals as the inventory from "Autozone" shows that the car was made in Mexico, not that it was not, it is just that I thought that the guys telling me this were doing so trying to entrap me, so that they could tow the car, that was what they bothered me about the entire time. Then all of the males were not Hispanic, some were other ethnicities, inc. Caucasian. The crime was online

• 09/10/2015· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON AN EXTREMELY BUSY ROAD. THERE IS ALWAYS HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THIS ROAD SO YOU MUST PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC QUICKLY. WHEN DOING SO I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. IT WAS LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE RPM'S REVED AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS ALMOST HIT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICAL. THIS HAPPENED ON SATURDAY SEPT. 5TH. ON TUES. SEPT 8TH I WAS ON AN ON RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE. I ONCE AGAIN PRESSED FIRMLY ONTHE GAS PEDEL TO BE ABLE TO MEGER INTO TRAFFIC AND QUICKLY GET UP TO SPEED. WHILE DOING SO, THE CAR ACTED THE SAME WAY. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS ONCE AGAIN ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL CARS. I CALLED FIAT IN PORTLAND AND DEMANDED THEY LOOK AT THE CAR. AT FIRST THEY COULD'NT GET ME IN AS THEY WERE OVER BOOKED. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE SURGERY IN MASS. ON FRIDAY THE 11TH AND I CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE MANY OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING INTO AS WELL. THIS IS THE WORST CAR THAT I HAVE EVER PURCHACED. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED FIAT USA.

• 09/10/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  AFTER A WEEK, CAR MIL STARTED TO BLINK , BUT MANUAL MENTIONS IT CAN BE DRIVE AND COMPUTER MAY RESET ITSELF, BUT THEN MALFUNCTION LAMP WAS ON ALL TIME , AND THEN CAR STARTED TO STALL , TO STOP COMPLETELY . STARTED CAR JUST TO PARK IT, THEN WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM EXHAUST WHEN REVERSING . IMMEDIATELY TOWED CAR TO REPAIR SHOP, IT TOOK 3 WEEKS FOR REPAIR AS PARTS ARE NOT EASY AVAILABLE. PARTS AFFECTED ARE: MULTI AIR ACTUATOR , GASKET NO, GASKET CY , AND WIRING EN. *TR

• 09/03/2016· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE IN A DRIVE THROUGH, SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM THE HOOD. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED , WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR FIAT, AND CLUTCH WAS IN PROCESS OF BURNING OUT. THIS IS A 2014 WITH 20K MILES. THE FACT THAT A CLUTCH BURNING OUT IS "NORMAL" AT THIS LOW OF MILES IS SHOCKING. NOW EXPERIENCING ACETONE SMELL FROM EXHAUST, WHICH I AM STILL BEING TOLD IS A SIGN OF THE 'NORMAL' CLUTCH BURNING SMELL.

• 09/01/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN GOING FROM MEDIAN INTO HWY IN 2ND GEAR,NO WARNING CAR DIES WILL NOT START BACK. FIGURED IT WAS RECALL ON CLUTCH SAID THEY CHECKED IT AND THAT IT WAS GOOD BUT VALVES WERE BENT AND NEEDED A NEW HEAD. STILL WON'T START BUT NOW THEY ARE BACK TO CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR 7 WEEKS AND NEVER RESTARTED IT. I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT MAYBE 3 MONTHS WASN'T EVEN TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE, UNDER 40,000 MILES. WAS TOLD GREAT VECHILE ONLY TRADED DUE TO PREGNANCY. YA, RIGHT. STILL DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED AND APPARENTLY I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THOUSANDS MORE AND NOTHING THEY HAVE DONE IN 7 WEEKS HAS WORKED. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. UNHAPPY CUSTOMER.

• 08/30/2018· WHEELS

  THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN A STATE OF MALFUNCTION SINCE JANUARY 2018, AND STILL IS AS OF THIS DATE 08/30/18. A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH FIAT CHRYSLER WITH NO RESOLUTION- FIAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT EVEN RETURN A PHONE CALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP APPROX. 6 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A VERY POOR BUSINESS PRACTICE FOR A VEHICLE MANUFACTURER FOR A FEDERALLY MANDATED SAFETY SYSTEM.

• 08/28/2015· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INSTRUCTING THE CONTACT TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND THEN INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE CONTACT FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE SUCCEEDING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RELUCTANT TO ACCELERATE AND DRIVE SLOWLY. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR THE JOLTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE COMPUTER WAS LEARNING THE DRIVER'S HABITS AND WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED A 60,000 MILE WARRANTY, NO DEDUCTIBLE, FREE OF COST AND $500.00 FOR COMPENSATION. THE CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE OFFER. UPON RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHILE AT A STOP, BECAUSE ONE OF THE CLUTCHES SLIGHTLY DRAGS AND WOULD EVENTUALLY BURN UP, WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE.*JS

• 08/28/2015· AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WARNING LIGHTS CYCLED THROUGH FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER INDICATING ISSUES WITH ESC , DTS, A SPROCKET WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT, A CAR ON ROUGH TERRAIN, THIS CONTINUED AS I TRAVELED DOWN THE ROAD...ALL OF THESE LIGHTS ARE INDICATORS OF ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM I MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE STEERING WAS DIFFERENT I WAS TRYING TO GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT HOWEVER AS TRAFFIC SLOWED I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE AND MY BRAKES REACTED DIFFERENTLY WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND I REAR ENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME

• 08/24/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS IS THE 3RD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FIRST TIME ABOUT A MONTH AGO, IT CAME ON AND THEY FOUND A LEAK ON A HOSE ATTACHED TO THE A/C. THE 2ND TIME THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A SMALL LEAK IN ONE OF THE AIR LINES. DO THEY REALLY KNOW OR ARE THEY JUST MAKING THIS STUFF UP. VERY FRUSTRATED!! I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT IN LATER THIS WEEK. I WONDER WHAT THEY WILL SAY THIS TIME. THESE CARS ARE LEAKY OR MAYBE I JUST GOT A 2014 LEMON! THANK GOD IT'S UNDER WARRANTY.

• 08/24/2015· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAUGE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A VOICE ACTIVATED INDICATING THAT THE CLUTCH WAS OVERHEATING AND WARNED THE CONTACT TO PARK THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN VARIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,045.

• 08/22/2022· POWER TRAIN

  Vehicle was operating as normal. Came to a stop, shifted car into neutral to rest foot, light turned green, tried to shift back in to gear from a stop and the clutch pressure plate was all wrong, wouldn’t allow the car to go back in to gear. Luckily this happened at 3am and no traffic on the roads. The clutch it self did not go out, other clutch components are the issue. Lots of other fiat owner are all having the same issue. Gives out with no warning.

• 08/18/2016· POWER TRAIN

  "TAKATA RECALL" I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE MAY 2016. IT HAS A HYBRID MANUAL/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I NOTICED THE PAST COUPLE WEEK MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING A LITTLE WEIRD. IT'S SHIFTING RIGHT WHEN IT'S IN AUTOMATIC. IT'LL STAY ON THE FIRST GEAR AND REV MY ENGINE RPM TO LIKE 5 O 6, JUST A FEW DAYS AGO I HAD A SCARY INCIDENT I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT DOWN 2 GEARS AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE; I DROVE OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY, NO ONE HURTS.

• 08/08/2017· STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL WINDING NOISE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DETACHING, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL RANDOMLY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO LOCAL DEALERS (FIELDS FIAT LOCATED AT 131 N ORANGE AVE ORLANDO, FL 32801 AND GREENWAY FIAT LOCATED AT 9103 E COLONIAL DR ORLANDO, FL 32817). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ADVISED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 31796806. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

• 08/08/2016· STRUCTURE

  TRAVELING DOWN THE A CITY ROAD AND I HERE ALOUD BOOM, AND THEN I HERE GLASS POORING IN MY CAR. NO ONE WAS AROUND ME TRIED TO GET IT FIXED BUT THEY WERE OUT OF STOCK. WITH TALKING TO DEALERS THEY HAVE HAD ALOT OF THESE EXPLODING WINDOW . IT SEEMS THAT IT MAY BE DO TO A PLASTIC REGULATOR IN MY CASE I WAS LUCKY IT BROKE IN THE BACK SEAT NO CHILDREN. BUT I HAVE 3 MORE WINDOWS THAT MAY EXPLOAD PLEASE SEE TO IT THAT THESE GET FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

• 08/08/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,491.

• 08/06/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AT A STOP TO SHOP, EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. COULD NOT TURN CAR KEY ON OR OFF OR REMOVE KEY. COULD NOT OPEN DOORS OR WINDOWS. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES IT WAS OK. I AM ELDERLY AND QUITE NERVOUS ABOUT SUCH THINGS. NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY STILL ARE WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS AND TELLING ME A BUNCH OF NONSENSE THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN IF STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS ARE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. *TR