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Problems with 2015 FIAT 500 POWER TRAIN

On average, the 2015 FIAT 500 starts to “feel” problems with the POWER TRAIN and its various aspects after 41 421 miles.

Components Affected by POWER TRAIN Issues

We have classified the 22 complaints from 2015 FIAT 500 about POWER TRAIN into the following categories.

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY 2

Recently reported POWER TRAIN problems on 2015 FIAT 500

I stopped in a driveway and tried to shift into reverse. the car has a manual 5 speed transmission. the car would not shift into reverse. the only 2 gears available were 3rd, neutral, and 4th. investigation found that one of the 2 shift cables came off the shift lever on the transmission. this happened in a driveway, but could have happened in traffic, resulting in not being able to move the vehicle.

The shift cable for the transmission broke leaving me unable to accelerate while in moving traffic on a 4 lane state highway. the part is on back order and i have not had use of my car for over a week and possibly up to a month.

The recall was stopped at 74 000 miles and now i need to buy a new care i have an oil leak on the drivers side of\engine by the cam seal, actuator

While driving to work the manual transmission would only go into 3rd and 4th gear. no warning light, no problem light, nothing. just stopped at the atop sign and will not go into any gear other than 3rd and 4th gear. the car only has 50,650 miles.

While driving, one of the shift control cables came detached from the transmission. (manual transmission) this left me with only 3rd and 4th gear.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start intermittently without warning. ever since the vehicle was taken to orange coast alfa romeo and fiat (located at 2524 harbor blvd, costa mesa, ca 92626, (714) 546-4511) to be repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train), the vehicle failed to start numerous times. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer to be diagnosed, but a failure code could not be located. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 58,700.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500. while driving approximately 25 mph, the ability to switch gears became very difficult. the contact stated that the failure occurred for approximately one year and nine months, and had worsened. additionally, the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train) and stated that the manufacturer failed to repair the vehicle within a reasonable amount of time. the dealer (bob baker chrysler jeep dodge ram, 5555 car country drive, carlsbad, california 92008) confirmed that parts were not available to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the contact was afraid to drive the vehicle because the gears did not engage. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 60,000. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500. while driving 60 mph, the contact detected an abnormal burning odor and smoke coming from under the hood. the vehicle stalled without warning and was towed to classic chrysler dodge jeep (111 i-20 east frontage rd, arlington, tx 76018, 682-226-6400). the dealer diagnosed that the clutch bearing needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and opened case number: 32948895. the contact was informed that the vehicle was not under a warranty or recall. the failure mileage was 84,191.

The car dash goes crazy turning all lights. over heating and esc right afters it turns off while the car is on the go less then 50 milers per hour. i have almost crash twice due to the car stops completely on the freeway. dealership has check the car 4 times and they can not get it to be fix yet in the last past 2 month. 11/30/17 fiat says is checking what they can do still i have not receive an answer and chrysler has my car for almost 3 weeks and still not diagnose again.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500. while driving, the gear shift became stuck in reverse. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 28,300.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train). the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact made an appointment with the dealer; however, once he arrived, the contact was informed that the parts were unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500. the check engine and transmission indicators illuminated without warning. on one occasion, the vehicle stalled without warning while driving various speeds. the vehicle was taken to fiat of manhattan in manhattan, new york where unknown adjustments were made to the vehicle, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was approximately 26,000.

My clutch spring has been recalled and states that it can stop working without warning and cause me to have an accident. i contacted my service center and they told me they do not have a fix for the problem and they have no future date of if they will have a fix. which makes my car unfixable unsafe to drive and super dangerous to drive.in traffic which i do everyday

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. 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 contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was invalid. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. vin tool confirms parts not available.....updated 08/29/16 *bf updated 08/31/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 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 contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owned a 2015 fiat 500. while the vehicle was being towed by a 2002 e450 rv driving approximately 35 mph, the contact noticed smoke and flames coming from the vehicle without warning. the contact immediately pulled into a nearby fire station where the fire was extinguished. a fire report was filed. there were no injuries. the vehicle was burned extensively and declared totaled by the insurance company. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. less than two months later, the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train). the failure mileage was 18,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500. the contact stated that the vehicle independently shifted out of gear while driving various speeds. the failure occurred without warning. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was not provided. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 09/22/16*lj *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500 pop hatchback. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v302000 (power train); however, the part for the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer was contacted (tony domiano fiat 900 scranton carbondale hwy eynon, pa 18403, 866-766-1722) and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall and that they received a certain amount of parts at a time. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the contact could locate another dealer. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

S34 recall taking excessive time may 10th - s34 recall publicly announced, affected power train, therefore a fix is vital to safety and urgent june 28th - letter received from fiat stating that parts were not available to fix. july 10th - since it was 2 months since the recall was announced, called fiat to ask when parts/a fix would be in place. was told that they did not know when/if parts would be available and that the need for a recall was only identified by fiat in late june 2016 so it wasn't urgent yet. august 12th - 3 months since the need for the recall was publicly announced, still no parts available, still no news from fiat on when/if parts would be available. no physical incident as yet, but the recall is taking an excessive amount of time, and since the recall is tolerance/fatigue based each time the vehicle is driven increases the potential of an incident.

Since the first day i bought the car i have been having difficulty in switching to the 4th gear. most of the times i have to apply considerably more pressure than other gears to switch to and use the 4th gear. i am not sure if this is related to the previously reported clutch problems. i got a recall letter and is scheduled to get my car serviced soon. i am hoping that this will also fix the 4th gear problem. though there is a chance that this is a separate problem. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fiat 500. while driving between 2 to 15 mph, the gear shifter was placed into the drive position. when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate. when the vehicle was turned off and restarted, it operated normally. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was driven to the dealer and repaired, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 19,000.

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