2014 FIAT 500 Complaints

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.

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!!!!

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.