Tl* the contact owns a 2014 fiat 500l. the contact stated that all the warning light flashed on the instrument cluster and when driving the engine lost engine power causing the vehicle to decrease in speed. in addition, the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle shut off with no warning. the contact was unable to maneuver the vehicle and a passerby had to assist with moving the vehicle off the roadway. a dealer had not diagnosed the failure yet. the vehicle was towed to the owners residence due to the intermittent failure. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 17v192000 (power train) and was waiting to determine from the manufacturer if the failure was related to the recall campaign. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 51,299.
Car continues to have problems 3/2/15 car stalled months following purchase of the car new told it was a issue with the cold temps and battery was not swapped upon arrival in us. months later 11/17/15 the call began to stall again in heavy traffic and told a recall was issued and he car needed to be updated and it will correct the issue. car immediately started to stall 12/17/15 and back in the shop did not identify issue until 12/26/15 and told the issue was control module 9/9/17 car started to stall again did not identify issue. 10/26/17 stalling again did not identify issue be believe dealer had recall. december 2018 call stalling issues occurred more frequently and in january code stated control module was failing again. 6/1/2018 complained to fiat about inexperienced service techs. 11/2/18 car brought to dealer for service, rotation and inspection checks. 12/7/18 car is not driving properly learned today one brake pad of all installed worn down completely while others are at 10. very concern with only 26k miles on car fiat lack of response to consumer to resolve the car concerns. service advisor informed me the tech decided the tires did not rotate tires which caused the brake inspection to be overlooked. very concern consumers pay for additional service fiat does not perform and brake issue could have been identified and now 6 days out of warranty. consumer foot the bill.
Unsafe vehicle: 1: car was stationary for a short period at a red light; tried to accelerate & car would not move. left me stranded for half hour. 2: car was stationary again at red light & stalled, leaving my daughter stranded in the middle of traffic. 3. while driving the car it would not accelerate at all. most of my road time was highway. dangerous to not be able to move out of the way of people traveling 70-80mph. 4. while driving, turning at an intersection, the car stalled and would not accelerate, putting my daughter and i in the middle of oncoming traffic. 5. while stationary, car would go into gear, but would not move in any direction. this is the 2nd fiat i owned and will never recommend or buy another one due to safety issues. 1st fiat was fine, this one is unsafe. i have been cheated. i cannot sell or drive the car because its trash and unreliable. my husband is in the military and our family was transferred to hi. we had to leave my car behind on the mainland because it is not drivable. it is sitting, stranded in a driveway while we continue to pay the loan and full coverage insurance. a 5 year old car that i have taken very good care of is literally falling apart and a throw away car. the car was not 5 years old when the issues started. this needs to be taken care of at the expense of the dealer. i have researched this and other fiat owners are having the same issues. i have been told i need a new transmission for $4,000. why would i be responsible to pay that when there should not be transmission issues on it to begin with? how many other people have to complain for this to come to light? very unfair to the consumer. my radio also powers down by itself. my air compressor went out & cost 1,700 to replace. when i purchased this car, i was a single mom. i was under the impression i was buying a reliable car that was good on gas and would last many years.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 fiat 500l. the contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the vehicle decelerated independently with the accelerator pedal depressed and stalled with the check engine light flashing and radiator illuminated. the vehicle was able to restart on the second attempt about twenty minutes later. the vehicle was driven to the dealer faulkner fiat located at 6643 carlise pike mechanicsburg pa, 17050. the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 17v192000 (power train) but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that someone would call her back in three days and referred the contact to nhtsa per her owner's manual. in addition, the contact stated the vehicle has failed for this three prior times the failure mileage was 14,926. updated 07/21/17*lj consumer stated 2014 fiat 500l is a lemon. starting one year after date of purchase the vehicle has demonstrated ongoing issues with transmisson/computer system failures causing results ranging from engine warning light to slowing followed by sudden acceleration to total shut down while driving. updated 10/1/8*jb
1. the vehicle will not shift into gear to accelerate after braking. this result into the car going into traffic and risking a crash due to its inability to shift into gear to accelerate faster. i have had this problem since purchase in 2016. the dealer said that it was normal for fiats. 2. the car will not shift in gear. most times it does not allow me to go into reverse or drive from park. it notifies me to go into neutral first then in reverse/drive. most times this has to be done about 4-5 times before it allows me to move. some days it doesn't move at all. some days the check engine light comes on and some days it doesn't. there is something here that is not connecting. this is a hazard to myself and my children because there has been times when the car just turn off on its on and when trying to crank it, it wont initially. or once running, it won't move at the traffic light. there have been complaints about this issue from other owners of this car make and model. i took it in to a fiat dealership/service and they notified me there was no recall but it was indeed sensors going off for the the transmission. they then tried to charge me. this should be recalled and service at no cost. this was a problem since i purchased this car and was mislead by the running conditions of this car.
Car had been sitting, undriven for one week. it wouldn't start--no lights on the dashboard, no clicking, nothing. to make matters worse, the key would not come out of the ignition. this has happened a second time, on a car that is just 5 months old and still has less than 2,000 miles on it. *tr
First incident in jan. 2014 dead battery, second incident happened while waiting in drive through line for food. car engine began to smoke and smell horrible. people came running to me telling me to get out of car because it could blow up. steering locked . needed to start car again to put into neutral and get pushed out of the way and away from building. towed to dealership. received car 2 weeks later and was told again they never heard of this before but the clutch became engaged and stuck. had clutch, fly wheel and a few other parts replaced. i am 85 and becoming very afraid to drive this car. don't think a car that is not yet 1 year old should be acting this way and dealership seems surprised each time something happens. does something serious have to happen to me before they realize there is a true problem here. *tr
This car has had major issues and the accelleration problem has never been fixed. when ypu pull the car up by the vin number it is obvious this car has probles. i believe chrysler should by this car back. i have paid $20,000.00 on this car and still owe $25,000.00. tell me there is not a problem with that. allen samuels told me they were giving me an extra warranty free and i have a witness. then they added $2500.00 into the loan amount.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 fiat 500l. while driving approximately 60 mph, the check engine indicator illuminated. the dealer stated that the sensor needed to be replaced. the part needed to remedy the failure was not available. in addition, the contact noticed an abnormal smell inside the vehicle that caused the family to become sick. the contact decided to return the vehicle. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 1,000.
Loss of power while driving. no acceleration and etc light and engine light would come on. vehicle would need to be shut off and re-started in order to be mobile. very dangerous!!!! fiat recognized the problem and tried repeatedly with all failed attempts to repair the vehicle. *tr