2014 FIAT 500 owner complaints

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 n

Air bag did not deploy in the amount of 4 front end wrecks.*dt *as

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

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

Message flashing "service power steering, hill climb and ESC" appears on an average of once a month for the last few years. No loss of control yet, but it came on three starts in a row for the first time. Usually goes away with a second start. Making an appointment with a dealer (Putnam) in Burlingame, Ca to diagnose. $250 to scan and who knows how much to repair.

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

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!!!!

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

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

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.

I bought car on may 2014. After I used car for 2-3 months I have a problem about I couldn't start because of no battery power. I took to the shop and they said change the battery brand new. However, after I use car for 6-7 months it happened again that I couldn't start the car d/t no battery, the technician said to me that the computer drain the battery and they will adjust the computer system not to drain battery. After the 2nd time happen I drove for another 3-4 months I experience the smoke coming out from the front hood while I was driving. I brought to the shop and the technician couldn't find any problem. And as of today (11/22/15) it happen again that I couldn't start my car. My car monitor said the radiation fluid temperature is too high. I have to towed car to the shop. The shop