2016 Fiat 500X

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

• 12/28/2016· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" ANYTIME WHEELS SLIP, UNTILL COMPUTER CLEARS NO THROTTLE OR MOTION, VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE FOR OVER 5+ SECONDS AND THEN ACCELERATED AT WHATEVER POSITION THROTTLE IS AT. DEALER AND MECHANICS SAY ALL NEW FIATS 2 AND 4WHEEL DRIVE ALL HAVE THIS ISSUE AND THEY CANNOT FIX. I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, WHEEL SLIPPED AND WENT INTO LIMP IN MIDDLE OF LANES UNTILL IT CLEARED AND TOOK OFF AT HALF THROTTLE AND ALMOST GOT SMEARED BY TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS ALL FIATS HAVE SAME PROBLEM AND ONLY SOLUTION IS TO GIVE A LOT OF LEAD TIME BEFORE ENTERING TRAFFIC AND TRY NOT TO ACCELERATE AS TO MAKE WHEELS SLIP WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE SLIPPING. THIS HAS HAPPEND PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND WHILE ON RAMPS, HILLS. IF ON CURVE OR HILL VEHICLE WILL GO INT "LIMP MODE" AND WILL JUST SLIDE DOWN HILLS AND THROUGH CURVES!!!

• 12/27/2017· POWER TRAIN

  I SLIGHTLY OVERSHOT A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF A STEEP HILL. I SAW THAT A CAR WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY WAS RAPIDLY APPROACH THE INTERSECTION SO I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE WITH THE INTENT TO BACK UP THE CAR A COUPLE OF FEET. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND INSTEAD OF ENGAGING THE GEAR IN REVERSE, THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD IN NEUTRAL FARTHER INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE THE GEAR WAS ENGAGED BY THE COMPUTER. LUCKILY, THE CAR JERKED BACKWARD IN TIME WHEN THE COMPUTER FINALLY ENGAGED THE GEAR. THE DELAY IN THE COMPUTER RECOGNIZING THE GEAR IS COMMON. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ALL SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR THE TRANSMISSION, THE COMPUTER FREQUENTLY LAGS IN SHIFTING TO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR. WHEN IT DOES SHIFT, THERE IS NOTICEABLE JERK.

• 12/26/2017· ENGINE

  MY CAR HAS 6641 MILES ON IT. IT IS NOT DRIVING CORRECTLY MY CAR SAIDS NO DRIVE MODE AVAILABLE . THE CAR IS HESITATING WHEN IN DRIVE.

• 12/22/2018· ENGINE

  VEHICLE SHIFTS ROUGHLY WHEN IN MOTION, WHEN STARTING OUT AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT DOES IT WHEN I START TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN SPEED BACK UP. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM.

• 12/14/2021· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  For 2-3 days prior to incident, upon shifting up a gear and disengaging clutch, RPMs were higher than expected (noticeable revving sound when hitting gas pedal). Wednesday 12/08/21, the vehicle was not maintaining speed on the highway and engine was revving like it was in too low a gear. Vehicle stopped accelerating and lost speed while driving on highway forcing me to pull over and forcing a tractor trailer to swerve around me. Vehicle was disabled at that time. No warning lights were displayed on dashboard. Frederick Auto Repair in Frederick, MD says clutch needs to be replaced despite the vehicle only having ~53,300 miles. Initially thought it would be part of Safety Recall S34/16V-302 but this appears to be for a different model and my vehicle's VIN is not included.

• 12/12/2024· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  While driving, the vehicle will randomly shift to Neutral with a message appearing about shifting gears. When this happens I cannot accelerate or brake, and cannot shift gears. The only way to get the car to operate properly again is to turn the engine off and back on. Suddenly losing the ability to drive the car while on the road like this is definitely a safety risk, to me and other drivers. This has happened on three separate occasions for me. I took it to a dealership that was unable to diagnose it as they could not replicate the issue themselves during a test drive. It appears to be the same issue that is described in recall S55. However, even though my car is listed in the recall, I was told my specific VIN is not included. The dealership says there is nothing they can do.

• 12/11/2017· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I RECEIVED THE ERROR MESSAGE "DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE" WITH A SERVICE ENGINE MESSAGE AFTER MY LAST REGULAR SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND OIL CHANGE. MY CAR IS AT 27,400 MILES AND AFTER THROWING THAT CODE BARELY COULD MAKE IT UP A RESIDENTIAL HILL. AFTER THE LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT, 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE MESSAGE POPPED UP AGAIN AND DRIVING WAS DIFFICULT. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY FIAT 500X NOW THE SECOND TIME SINCE DECEMBER 1ST WITH NO UPDATES FOR ME.

• 12/08/2016· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY 500X THAT I PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2016 HAS SHIFTED GEARS TO THE + SYMBOL 4 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE IM DRIVING. IT STARTED IN SEPT BUT I THOUGHT I HAD IT A BUMP OR SOMETHING. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 3 TIMES I DID GO BACK TO THE BETTENHAUSER DEALER FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES AND THEY SAID I HAD TO NOT TURN THE CAR OFF AND GET TO THEM BEFORE THEY CLOSED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT SEE CODES TO THE PROBLEM .AT THIS POINT IN TIME THEY GAVE ME A LOANER TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHILE THEY DROVE THE CAR. THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING. I TOOK MY CAR BACK 2 WEEKS AGO AND I DRIVE WITH A PRAYER THAT IT DOESN,T HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE IM IN TRAFFIC AS IT DID BEFORE SCARING ME TO DEATH. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS. I SEE NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM SO FAR BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. THANK YOU. ALL THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON THE CITY STREETS OF CHICAGO. I DID COME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT THREE TIMES.THE SERVICE DEPT HAS INCORRECT MILEAGE ON DATES I WAS IN FOR THIS PROBLEM. CORRECT DATE FOR 10/18/16 MILEAGE 2,378 FOR 10/26/16 INCORRECT MILEAGE 7,531 CORRECT MILEAGE FOR 1115/16 2,728 . *TR

• 12/06/2018· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING TO A STOP THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT INTO 1ST EARLY CREATING A JUMP OR SURGE WHILE SLOWING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS FROM OCCURRING IS TO SWITCH TO MANUAL SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFT MANUALLY WHEN ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP.

• 12/02/2017· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO ENGAGE AFTER PRESSING ACCELERATOR AND ALSO SHIFTS ROUGHLY WHEN IT DOES CHANGE GEARS. ALL AVAILABLE SOFTWARE PATCHES HAVE BEEN APPLIED BY DEALER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING OR TURNING INTO TRAFFIC, SINCE ACCELERATION CAN LAG RANDOMLY WHEN IT IS NEEDED THE MOST. BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION BURSTS AND LAGS WHEN SHIFTING, THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND PROVIDES A HERKY-JERKY DRIVING EXPERIENCE.

• 11/30/2022· POWER TRAIN

  The contact owns a 2016 Fiat 500X. The contact stated that on two separate occasions, the vehicle stalled without warning. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V529000 (Power Train) which she linked to the failure. The contact called the manufacturer who referred her to the dealer. The dealer advised her to drive the vehicle for 2,000 miles to track the failure and the contact declined. The vehicle remained in the possession of the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 39,000.

• 11/30/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

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• 11/29/2021· POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

  Since the car was purchased, the electrical system seems to have an issue that no dealership has been able to diagnose or fix. The forward collision warning system will intermittently turn itself off upon starting or even while driving. The car also frequently blows passenger side lights. More recently at about 67,000 miles, the check engine and transmission warning lights came on while highway driving 2.5 hrs away from home. The car has been in and out of the shop at least 3 times over the past month and a half to try and fix the issue but they have been unable to determine what is wrong with it. They said they found metal in the transmission and therefore replaced the torque converter and valve body. However, the issue persists. A burning smell can now be detected when driving. Car is going into the shop for a 3rd time to try and fix it - leaving owner without a vehicle for another undetermined amount of time and many miles away from home (this time >500 miles away from home). The car supposedly passed all previous recalls - cooling fan, oil consumption, etc. All regular service/maintenance intervals have been kept by the owner.

• 11/28/2022· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I lease a 2016 fiat 500x in may of 2020. I received a letter saying there was a recall on my vehicle. Recently my car has completely stopped working. It was using up oil to fast. My car would stall out in the middle of the road. Or my car would not turn on completely. I kept up with maintenance ( oil changes etc. ) in June of 2022 my car started over heating. The day before I had just got my oil changed. I took it to the dealership. Which they told me I blew my head gasket. I don’t believe that’s is what happened. I believe something else had went wrong. Now they won’t help me fix my car even when having FULL coverage warranty. and I’ve been without a car since then.

• 11/27/2017· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  CAR STATES 'DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE' AND A DAY AFTER CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING TURNED BACK ON AND DRIVE AS NORMAL ALSO RADIO SCREEN TURNS OFF AND ON BY ITSELF

• 11/26/2024· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  The contact owns a 2016 Fiat 500X. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the rear taillights failed to function as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the motherboard had failed, and the connecting wires had melted. The contact was informed that the motherboard and connecting wires needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,308.

• 11/22/2023· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  Low oil pressure sensor light is on, came on after car reached 100 thousand miles. Interior glue melted on the doors and roof from the heat and are bucking, I feel is poor manufacturing.

• 11/19/2019· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TRANSMISSION KICKS FROM FIRST TO SECOND AT TAKE OFF AFTER STOPS. USUALLY TRAFFIC LIGHTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE TWICE, THE KICK DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME ANYMORE, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS. IT'S A CONCERN SINCE I'VE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE.

• 11/16/2017· ENGINE

  GETTING A CHECK ENGINE MESSAGE, DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/15/2020· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING CONSTANT ISSUES AND THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN WITH FIAT CARS.

• 11/15/2017· POWER TRAIN

  MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THERE ARE CONSTANT DELAYS IN SHIFTING. UPON ANY ACCELERATION, MY VEHICLE WILL FAIL TO SHIFT FOR UP TO SEVERAL MINUTES. DURING THAT TIME THE ENGINE WILL REV UP TO 600 RPMS BEFORE FINALLY SHIFTING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE QUICKLY WITH EVERY GEAR. ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO PASS OTHER CARS OR SPEED UP QUICKLY. ALL SHIFTING IS CLUNKY AND VEHICLE OFTEN SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY AND MAINTAINING A SPEED OF 55MPH TO 60MPH. ALSO DOWNSHIFTS SUDDENLY DURING NORMAL STREE DRIVING. VEHICLE WILL NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 75MPH-EVEN ON A STEEP DOWNSLOPE. I CAN FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL AND CAR SIMPLY WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 75MPH. I MUST SWITCH TO SPORT MODE TO GO ANY FASTER, BUT THEN AVERAGE RPMS ARE 300-350 AND VEHICLE USES TOO MUCH GAS. I HAVE OWNED IT ONLY 30 DAYS. PURCHASED FROM A DEALER. ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. ONLY 28000 MILES ODO. IDLES SOMEWHAT ROUGH AND SLIGHT KNOCKING HEARD FROM ENGINE WHILE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAVE HAD IT BACK TO DEALER WHO DENIED ANY PROBLEM, BUT GAVE ME NO PAPERWORK TO TELL ME WHAT WAS CHECKED. TAKING IT BACK TOMORROW. PROBLEMS ARE A SERIOUS DANGER WHILE DRIVING.

• 11/14/2019· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO JERK OR SHAKE WHEN IT SHIFTS SOMETIMES, LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL OR LURCH FORWARD. I'VE HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH OTHER CARS THAT I OWN AND IT FEELS LIKE THAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE WITH THEM. THEY FAIL TO SEE A PROBLEM AND SAY THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I HAVE 110,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS SET TO EXPIRE IN 10,000 MILES. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BUT APPARENTLY MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BASED ON THE PROBLEMS THAT I'M HAVING, I FEEL THE PROBLEMS I'M EXPERIENCING COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL. I RELY ON MY CAR FOR WORK BUT AM INCREASINGLY NERVOUS ABOUT CONTINUING TO DRIVE IT.

• 11/12/2020· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  MY CAR DIDN'T START AND THEN FINALLY DID. WHILE DRIVING IT STALLED,ALL OF A SUDDEN I GOT CONTROL ENOUGH TO PARK AT WORK . WITH NO WARNING SIGNS I PROCEEDED TO CHANGE BATTERY AFTER WORK AND IT STILL WOULDN'T START THEN AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START WITH NEW BATTERY THE CAR WITH LOCK SYMBOL CAME OUT. STILL AT THIS POINT NO WARNING WAS GIVING AS I WAS DRIVING THIS CAR PERFECTLY FINE UNTIL THIS. ALL THIS WAS ON MAIN STREETS. I HAVE SMALL KIDS AND THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT THAT I WOULD EVER WANT WITH OR WITHOUT THEM BECAUSE OF A TECHNICAL ISSUE OF A CAR.

• 11/11/2025· ENGINE

  While driving, the vehicle suddenly shut off completely in the middle of the road, forcing me to come to a full stop and make several attempts before it restarted. During the incident, all electrical power was lost—I was unable to use hazard lights or blinkers, and I’m unsure if the brake lights worked when pressing the pedal. This created an extreme safety risk to both myself and other drivers. About a month earlier, the same issue occurred and the dealership diagnosed it as a “battery, fuse, array” problem, replacing the battery. The same issue has now returned, and the dealership has identified it as a MultiAir actuator failure. The vehicle is a Fiat 500X equipped with the 2.4L Tigershark engine, which has known problems with the MultiAir system. The car has only around 60,000 miles and is currently at an authorized Chrysler/Fiat dealership, available for inspection upon request. The problem has been confirmed by the dealer, no warning lights appeared before the failure, and a technical case has been opened with Fiat/Stellantis corporate.

• 11/05/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, WITH "DRIVE MODE NOT AVAILABLE" WARNING. CAR SHUTS OFF FOR NO REASON WHILE IN MOTION. RESTART, LIGHT GOES OFF. SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED BY CHANGE IN WEATHER.

• 11/03/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  VEHICLE FOG LIGHTS HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE ONE LIGHT GETS TOO MUCH VOLTAGE, CAUSING IT TO BURN OUT THE BULB AND THE HOLDING UNIT. SOMETIMES THE BULBS WILL RANDOMLY SWITCH (FOR EXAMPLE ONE DAY THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL BE OUT, THEN THE NEXT DAY THE PASSENGER SIDE). I HAVE TAKEN IT TO GET REPAIRED: THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BULB AND THE HOLDING UNIT AND ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. I THEN TOOK IT BACK, THE MECHANIC CHECKED MY ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS FINE AND PUTTING OUT CORRECT AC AND DC VOLTAGE. HE TOLD ME HE CALLED FIAT AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS BEING AN ISSUE BUT DON'T KNOW WHY. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON BACK ROADS (SO GOING UNDER AND UP TO 45MPH) THE VERY FIRST TIME THE LIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER THE FIRST TIME, I WOULD TURN THE CAR ON AND IT WOULD BE OUT, OTHER DAYS IT WOULD BE ON AND WOULDN'T GO OUT AT ALL, OR IT WOULD GO OUT LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS REALLY NO CONSISTENCY TO THE ISSUE.

• 11/02/2022· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  The contact owns a 2016 Fiat 500X. The contact stated upon making a complete stop at a traffic light, the vehicle vibrated. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to continue driving. Additionally, the contact stated while driving 40-45 MPH, the vehicle experienced hard shifting from second to third gear. The contact was able to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that three motor mounts were fractured and needed to be replaced. Additionally, the dealer diagnosed that the spark plugs, and an unknown seal needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as the VIN was not under recall, and the vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 79,300.

• 11/02/2021· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  The radio frequency hub has failed or shorted out from possibly water leaking into vehicle. This has caused the car to randomly stop while driving and other times to not start. The car completely stops locking the cars braking system and not allowing the doors to open. The car that has stopped working while Driving and has been stuck locations unable to start. Diagnostics said the car was fine until it has completely shorted out which has made the car unusable and no diagnostics can be run. When the car was brought into the last dealership they were familiar with this problem due to several other vehicles with the same problem being brought in. The mechanics states that this is a problem from water leaking into a part on the trunk hatch that is supposed to be sealed. There have been several cars repaired at the dealer and currently other cars currently waiting for a back ordered part to try to remedy this problem.

• 10/30/2018· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AROUND OCTOBER 9, I TRIED TO TURN ON THE IGNITION AS USUAL WITH THE KEY FOB. THE ENGINE WOULD'T TURN, SO I RECHARGED THE BATTERY. AFTER 10 MINUTES, IT FINALLY CRANKED. THE BATTERY IS GOOD, HOWEVER, SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE FOB. ON OCTOBER 19, I USED THE KEY FOB AND ALL KINDS OF INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE, SEVERAL LIGHT INDICATORS (SERVICE ENGINE, CHECK TRANSMISSION, ETC.) AND IT WAS LIKE SOMETHING INSIDE THE ENGINE DROPPED AS IF THE CAR SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THE 'R' AND THE 'D' BLINKED STEADILY. I CALLED AND ALERTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT BREWBAKER DEALERSHIP, BUT THE ONLY AVAILABILITY WAS THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. BY FATE, THE CAR BEGAN TO OPERATE BETTER. FOR NEARLY A WEEK, THE IGNITION STARTED TO IMPROVE ALTHOUGH IT WOULD TAKE TWO TRIES. ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 29, THE SAME PROBLEMS REOCCURED FROM OCTOBER 19. INSTEAD OF GOING TO WORK, I DROVE THE CAR STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT FOR SERVICE PERSONNEL TO ANALYZE THE PROBLEM. IN RESEARCH OF RECALLS, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST ALTHOUGH THE DESCRIPTIONS OF DEFECTS FIT WHAT MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING.

• 10/30/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 4,600 MILES. BRAKES WERE SCREAMING. STARTING CAR SETS OFF SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE MESSAGE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE THE PROBLEM AFTER 5 RETURN VISITS..

• 10/26/2020· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR RANDOMLY JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I MUST TRY TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, AS THE DASH IS TELLING ME TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR. ONCE I'VE STOPPED I HAVE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT TO PARK, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT.

• 10/25/2017· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  ENGINE IS VERY SHAKY WHEN STALLED AT STOP LIGHTS, ETC. SERVICE LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON AND CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION AS IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE COOLING FAN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT IS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO ETA. CAR CAN NO LONGER BE DRIVEN IN TRAFFIC AS IT QUICKLY OVERHEATS.

• 10/24/2025· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  The contact owns a 2016 Fiat 500X. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the fuel gauge indicator failed to function as intended. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with DTC: P0456 and P0452. The evaporative emission system pressure sensor/switch had failed. Additionally, a leak was detected in the evaporative emission control system (EVAP). The dealer replaced unknown parts on the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuel filler neck was fractured. The vehicle was repaired three more times after the first failure. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked while driving in second gear and occasionally in third gear. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired after the most recent failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,297.

• 10/18/2022· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I was driving my car and it suddenly stopped moving.

• 10/10/2019· STEERING

  THE PIECES NEAR THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL KEEP FALLING OFF. I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED ONCE AND NOW THEY ARE LOOSE AGAIN.

• 10/10/2019· STRUCTURE

  THE TRUNK LATCH BROKE AND I COULDN'T GET IN THE CAR. THE MECHANISM PIECES CAME OFF.

• 10/10/2019· STRUCTURE

  THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE THAT UNLOCKS AND LOCKS THE DRIVE DOOR STOPPED WORKING. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE DOOR.

• 10/09/2019· STRUCTURE

  THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BREAKS EASILY. I WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE IT WAS PARKED.

• 10/02/2020· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  CAR WILL RANDOMLY TURN ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES (I CURRENTLY HAVE JUST OVER 70K MILES ON THE CAR). THERE ARE ALSO ELECTRICAL ISSUES (SEIZURE WARNING SHOULD COME WITH THIS CAR- THE TOUCH SCREEN RADIO WILL TURN ITSELF OFF AND ON CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING). AS WITH MOST OTHER COMPLAINTS, MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF AS WELL.

• 09/30/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE

  I HAVE REPORTED MY ISSUES OF MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WEATHER IT BE 25MPH OR ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE LOOKED AT BY DEALERSHIPS AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. MY LAST INCIDENT LMAO THIS CAUSED ME TO FLIP MY CAN AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. MY CAR TURNS OFF COMPLETELY, SO THEN I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK ONE I'M ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND RESTART. SOMETIMES THIS CAUSE ALL MY LIGHT TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. MY ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO VIBRATE OUT OF THE FRONT OF MY CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE I'VE BEEN REPORTING TO MY DEALER AND THE MECHANICS FOR ALMOST 2YRS NOW. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER ( FIAT SERVICE ) TO GET HELP TO FIGURE THIS ISSUE OUT PROPERLY. I WAS TOLD I MAY HAVE TO BE IN A WRECK FOR ANYTHING TO BE DONE. REALLY, SAD A TECH WOULD SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MY FIRST TIME MY CAR STALLED I WAS AT A 4 WAY TURNING TO GO HOME. THIS HAPPENS LITERALLY EVERY MONTH. I HAVE CHILDREN I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH MY CAR STALLING ON MY AND COMPLETELY LOOSING POWER TO EVERYTHING.

• 09/28/2023· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2016 Fiat 500X started but would not turn off. I’ve had to get it towed out of work, my batter has died from it being on all night and a day as well. Ive had to get my coworkers to help me out and take my home after it died. The only signal I got prior was a keyless entry. I changed the batter on my key and nothing worked! I would not drive my car far in fear that it would do this far from my job or home! Dealer says that the RF Module is bad due to water leaking into the car. Dealer says that the RF module and another module needs replaced and possibly the two key FOBS will have to be replaced if the current keys do not sync up with the new RF module. I even had my battery replaced that day I went to the dealer. Thought that would help and it did for a bit.

• 09/24/2024· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Driving on the highway approximately 55 MPH and the vehicle went automatically went into neutral thankfully I was able to pull off to the shoulder. I put it in park and shut the vehicle off and turned it back on again, when I shifted into drive it felt like somebody just picked up the car and dropped it. This has been an ongoing issue. Dealerships don’t know what it is. I’ve done research on this specific vehicle from other owners and they have been experiencing the same thing with this make and model of vehicle

• 09/24/2019· STEERING,AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  I PURCHASED A 2016 FIAT 500X IN DECEMBER 2016. I AM A HOME CARE NURSE SO I DRIVE A LOT. I HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE SINCE BUYING THIS CAR AND IT'S BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP. IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. HERE IS THE STORY: WHEN IT RAINS HEAVILY, IN ARIZONA, MY ELECTRONICS IN MY CAR GO HAYWIRE. ACCORDING TO AUTONATION, I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN APPROXIMATELY 9 TIMES. MY POWER STEERING BECOMES DISABLED AND MY AIRBAGS BECOME DISABLED. THIS TIME, I WAS DRIVING DOWN 7TH STREET AT 7:30AM AND THIS HAPPENED. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE WHAT IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME, IS THAT I GET KILLED. THIS CAR IS A LEMON. I NEED HELP BEFORE I DIE.

• 09/22/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  THE CAR STATES THE ELECTRIC PARKING BREAK NEEDS SERVICE. BRAKE IS LOCKED. CAR CANNOT MOVE. ALSO STATES TRANSMISSION REQUIRES SERVICE. VEHICLE RECEIVED SERVICE TWO WEEKS AGO. I'VE HAD ISSUES EVER SINCE DEALER CONDUCTED THE COOLING FAN RECALL LAST MONTH.

• 09/21/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  THIS VEHICLE HAS 3 RECALLS AND I DIDN'T SEE THEM ALL LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE. THE NEW RECALL I WILL ENCLOSE IN A DOCUMENT. THE FIRST RECALL WAS AN ISSUE WITH SHIFTING INTO ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE COOLING AGENT FAN IS MALFUNCTIONING WHICH CAN OVERHEAT AND CAUSE RISK OF INJURY AND POSSIBLE FIRE IN ENGINE. I STARTED NOTICING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AFTER START UP EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T DUE FOR ONE. I CHECKED OIL AND IT WAS FINE. MY CAR STARTED JOLTING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHEN STARTED .IT WOULD JOLT BACKWARDS WHILE IN REVERSE. IT'S LOST POWER AFTER STARTING WHILE REVERSING IN MY GARGE. AT TIMES I WAS AFRAID IT WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING ON BACK ROADS AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR TURNS.ON HIGHWAY AND MAIN ROADS I STARTED SMELLING HEAT FROM FROM ENGINE AND COULD FEEL THE ENGINE STRUGGLING TO FUNCTION. IT'S AT DEALERSHIP NOW FOR RECALL. THANKS

• 09/11/2020· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE LIGHT SERVICE YOUR ENGINE; HAS COME ON SINCE I'VE HAD MY 2016 FIAT 500X.

• 09/07/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

  HAPPENED AGAIN -- THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOV 2016. ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. FIAT DEALER APPARENTLY CLUELESS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND HOW TO REPAIR. TOOK CAR TO SAME DEALER ALL THREE TIMES THIS HAPPENED - EACH TIME THEY'VE GIVEN ME A RIDICULOUS REASON THE CAR IS LITERALLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE STREET!! FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE COMPUTER NEEDED UPDATING?!?! SECOND TIME (POSTED ON NHTSA WHEN 2ND TIME HAPPENED) THEY SAID IT WAS A LOOSE CABLE CONNECTION TO THE BATTERY - NEVER ONCE EXPLAINED WHY CAR WAS GIVING THE ALERT "DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE), AND NOW THIS THIRD TIME THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T GET CAR TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MAKES ZERO SENSE - CAR ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND IN MOTION 3+ TIMES A DAY!!! FIAT DEALER KEPT CAR FOR 8 DAYS - AT ONE POINT TOLD ME IT NEEDED ALMOST $2000 OF WORK AND THAT THE REASON ENGINE WAS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING WAS LOW OIL PRESSURE?!?! AFTER I QUESTIONED THEM EXTENSIVELY ABOUT THE CHARGES AND THE SUPPOSED LOW OIL PRESSURE - THEY CHANGED THEIR STORY AND SAID OIL PRESSURE WAS JUST SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL AND APOLOGIZED ABOUT THE $2000 CHARGES - SAID I DIDN'T OWE ANYTHING?? AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A REASON WHY CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. SO I PICKED UP THE CAR AND IT HASN'T DIED ON ME ONCE - SO THEY MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO IT. WHY THE COVER UP!?! WHY DOES MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING?!?! EVERYTHING GOES OUT WHEN IT DOES -- BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKE. SERIOUSLY SCARY!!!

• 09/05/2017· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FIAT 500X. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED SEVERE JERKING AND HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CROWN CHRYSLER/FIAT LOCATED IN CHATTANOOGA, TN) WHERE THE PCM, TCM, AND TRANSMISSION WERE REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

• 09/03/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE

  HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION DOES NOT START THE VEHICLE- INSTEAD THE MESSAGE DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE POPS UP. THIS MESSAGE HAS ALSO APPEARED EVEN WHEN THE CAR HAS STARTED. ALSO, LOST ALL CONNECTION ON DASHBOARD- NO FUNCTIONALITY WHATSOEVER- TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED NO CODE WAS THROWN- BUT IF ELECTRICAL A CODE WOULD NOT BE THROWN. WAS ADVISED TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND THEN CALL TO BRING IN. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I HAD DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 8 MILES TURNED OFF AND CAME BACK AFTER GOING SHOPPING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. NO INDICATION OF AN ISSUE BEFORE OR AFTER. I PREVIOUSLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY ENTIRE RADIO/CENTER CONSOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT AS THIS DEALERSHIP STATED NO UPDATES AVAILABLE.

• 09/02/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  ENGINE OVERHEATED AFTER MINIMAL DRIVING IN MANHATTAN DESPITE SUFFICIENT COOLANT LEVELS. SAFETY FEATURES ARE DEFECTIVE (REAR AND SIDE WARNING INDICATORS) WORK INTERMITTENTLY.