2014 FIAT 500L Complaints

MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY, GOING A NORMAL MPH (USUALLY AROUND 40), WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR LITERALLY WILL JERK TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE IT GETS TO ACCELERATING. THE JERKING INVOLVES GOING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS AT LEAST TWO OR THREE TIMES.

THE CAR HAS NO SUSPENSION AT ALL, THE STEERING IS NOT GOOD AT ALL AND THIS VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500L. WHILE AT A DRIVE THRU, THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR OF RUBBER AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND LATER TOOK IT TO CHAMPION FIAT (9715 FIRESTONE BLVD, DOWNEY, CA 90247, (562) 231-7579). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: FIAT 34917750. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,486.

ESC COMES ON AFTER STARTING AUTO, I BACK UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN, IT IS LOCKED. NOT SAFE! DEALER SAYS MAY BE SHORT IN MODULE IN STEERING WHEEL. I LIVE IN DESERT, DRY AREA WHY A SHORT? THEY WANT $900 TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE. I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY. MY WARRANTY WILL NOT PAY. TURN ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON ESC GOES OUT AND I CAN DRIVE. SO FAR THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE CHECK TRANSMISSION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING.

WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE SUNROOF. AS THE SUNSCREEN CLOSED THERE WAS A TERRIBLE RIPPING SOUND AS THE SUNCLSCREEN PULLED LOOSE FROM THE BACK AND DRAPED INTO MY VIEW.

I HAVE CONTINENTAL CONTIPRO CONTACT-225/45 R17 91H/6YAR W878 I'VE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH THESE TIRES. ONE EXPLODED ON THE HWY 85 IN GA. HOPING ABOUT 60. IT JUST SHREDDED. $168.00. THEN ANOTHER INCIDENT DRIVING IN TOWN ANOTHER WAS FLAT AFTER VISITING A FRIEND, HAD TO REPLACE $200 TO REPLACE . 3RD IN TOWN GOING 35. FLAT. MIDNIGHT A CALL TO EMERGENCY TIRE REPLACEMENT $200. THEN FOURTH WAS ON THE STREET GOING 25-30. BUMP CURB TURNING. THIS WAS NOT A HIGH SPEED OR HARD BUMP. TWO FLAT TIRES PASSENGER SIDE, AGAIN CALLED EMERGENCY TIRE SERVICE, CALLED AT NIGHT REPLACED TIRES $200.00-BUT THEN THE STEERING SEEMED WEIRD-$3,495.00 + $200 THE LAST 3 HAPPENED WITH IN A MONTH AND A HALF. FED UP. BOUGHT NEW SET + SPARE OF GOODYEAR. REPLACEMENT. CAR HAS LESS THAN 35,00.00 MILES ON IT.

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.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH ABOUT 24K MILES ON IT. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I BOUGHT IT, I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE WAY IT DROVE. I KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL ON THIS MODEL BUT THE SERVICE DEPT. ALWAYS SAID THAT MY CAR WASN'T AFFECTED. SINCE 2015, I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT DRIVES. IT SHIFTS SLOW AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS "SLIPPING". FOR TWO YEARS I ENDURED THIS AND FINALLY TOOK IT IN LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS BYPASSING GEARS ON THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT (STALLING IN FOURTH GEAR AND SKIPPING TO THE SIXTH GEAR). ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO, THE TRANSMISSION HAD FINALLY GONE BAD...NOT JUST SLOW SHIFTING, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AND WAS STALLING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, HIGHLY UNSAFE AND FRIGHTENING FOR MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION "RE-LEARN" AND THE CAR RAN OK BUT THE ISSUES RETURNED AND THE CAR WON'T GO IN REVERSE. BEFORE THIS ISSUE, IT WOUDN'T ENGAGE IN 1ST GEAR. THIS CAUSED ANOTHER ISSUE BECAUSE THOUGH THE CAR WOULD START, IT WAS STALLED AND WOULDN'T TURN ON ONCE I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THE MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN SAYS: "GEAR UNAVAILABLE" AND I CAN'T EVEN USE THE MANUAL SHIFTER. SINCE 2015, I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE AND THEY HAVE CONTINUALLY TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE ARGUED BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM AND I AM FINALLY TIRED OF BEING EITHER LIED TO OR MISTREATED. I HAVE RECORD OF ALL THE TIMES I CAME IN TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR. I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE OF THE RECALL ON THE POWERTRAIN LAST MONTH AND THAT WORKED TO SOME RESOLUTION BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND I AGREED TO THE TRANSMISSION RE-LEARN. FIAT AGREES THAT SOME PARTS ON THIS CAR ARE INFERIOR, BUT NOT TO THE POINT THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE CAR OR TRANSMISSION.

WHILE AT STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR GREEN LIGHT TO PROCEED, THE CAR AT 1ST YEAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT FAST ENOUGH CAUSING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO HUNK, I PULLED OVER TURN CAR OFF TURNED CAR BACK ON SAYING A SHOE CONTINUED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WARNING LIGHT FOR TRANSMISSION, MADE IT HOME. NEXT MORNING CAR SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL. SOMETIME LATER ENGINE LIGHT TURNED BACK ON TRANSMISSION LIGHT AS WELL AND PROCEEDED TO HAVE SAME ISSUE I WAS TAKING NOTES AND TOOK PICTURES WHEN THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF. ALSO AIRBAG LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON A WEEKS PRIOR. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 46000 MILES ON IT IT SEEMS TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION I HAD JUST PURCHASED IT FROM A DEALER FOR MONTHS AGO. I STARTED GOOGLE LEAN THE ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE POWER TRANS AND AIRBAG AS WELL. CALL FIAHED DEALER AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $175 JUST TO LOOK AT THE CAR. THIS ISSUE IS SOMETHING THAT WAS A RECALL THEREFORE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY SAID WAS COMPLETED IT IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I NEED HELP THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT BECAUSE THE LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN THE LIGHT IS OFF THE CAR RUNS NORMAL WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS ON THE CAR HAS AN ISSUE HOW CAN I DETECT WHEN THE LIGHT WILL TURN ON OR OFF AND GET CHARGED IN THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TELL IF THERE'S A PROBLEM OR NOT UNLESS THAT LIGHT IS ON I NEED HELP, THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN GET INTO AN AUTO ACCIDENT IF THE GEAR SLOWS DOWN AND I CANNOT SHIFT AND GET BACK TO SPEED. DEAR BAG TURNED ON LIGHT WARNING ABOUT MAY 25TH 2018, ENGINE/ TRANSMISSION TURNED ON JUNE 5TH 2018