FIAT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAFFORD CHRYSLER FIAT (7611 LOISDALE RD, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TURBO CHARGER FAILED TO CREATE SUFFICIENT BOOST PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,081.

MY CAR WAS STATIONARY. SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I WAS CLEANING THE INTERIOR OUT. LISTENING TO MY RADIO. THEN ALL THE SUDDEN A BUNCH OF WARNING LIGHTS START GOING OFF. PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THEM. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST DYING SO I TRIED TO START IT. THE ALARM STARTS BLARING. EVENTUALLY THE CAR SHUT IT SELF OFF. AND NOW IT WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. IT'S JUST EXTREMELY SCARY THINKING I COULD OF BEEN DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN ONE AND TWO. AND OCCASIONALLY THE RADIO TURNS IT'S SELF ON AND OFF. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH 43,000 MILES. IT'S INSANE AND INCREDIBLY UNSAFE WITH THESE ISSUES. AND NOW IT'S DEAD IN MY DRIVEWAY. I GET PARKING LIGHTS OUT AND DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHT OUT INDICATOR. ROUGH IDLE ON COLD STARTS SOMETIMES. *TR

MY VEHICLE DOSENT NEED AN INSPECTION OR AN EMISSIONS TEST I WONT GO GET ONE BECAUSE I AM CURRENTLY A RESIDENT OF UTAH I AM LOCATED IN ANOTHER STATE I WILL NOT CHANGE MY DRIVER LICENSE OVER I WILL NOT SELL OR TRANSFER THE VEHICLE TO ANYONE MY BANK ACCOUNT WITH US BANK WAS SHUT DOWN TO TRY TO FORCE ME TO BE A RESIDENT OF OHIO MY CHILD HAS BEEN GIVIN A MENACING TICKET TO TRY AND FORCE US TO STAY IN OHIO I REFUSE TO GO LIVE IN COLUMBUS GA BECAUSE I WAS GIVING AN OFFICER MORMON TICKET MY RIGHT HAND TO GOD BECAUSE I HAVE A UTAH DRIVER LICENSES I WAS GIVEN A TICKET AND MOCKED.........I WILL NOT GO LIVE IN GEORGIA THE COVID 19 VIRUS HAS BEEN AFRAID TO LEAVE THE STATE OHIO AND RETURN TO UTAH ALSO I HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT COMMIT ANY KIND OF CREDIT CARD FRAUD OR CHECK FRAUD OR IDENTITY THEFT SO YOU CAN TRY AND TAKE MY FIAT ALSO I WILL RETURN TO UTAH WHEN I FEEL SAFE FROM THE VIRUS AND I DONT KNOW HOW LONG THAT WILL BE IN THE MEAN TIME I WILL NOT CHANGE OVER MY DRIVER LICENSE OR MY TAG AND TITLE I TRUST 100%% THAT THE STATE OF UTAH KEEPS MY TITLE SAFE. ALSO I DONT KNOW ANYONE NAMED COLE SO STOP SEND INSURANCE INFORMATION ABOUT A PERSON NAMED COLE I AM BLACK MY SON IS BLACK AND WE ARE BOTH DARKER THAN A BROWN PAPER BAG!!! I WILL RETURN TO UTAH WHEN I'M READY AND NOT IN THE TIME FRAME TO SUIT YOUR COURT CASES!!!! I DONT KNOW WHICH SIDE IS DOING WHAT MY ACCOUNT WITH US BANK WAS SHUT DOWN WHY???? TO TRY AND STOP ME FROM PAYING THE INSURANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND TRYING TO FORCE MY CHILD AND I TO STAY IN OHIO TO TRY AND SUIT THE TIME ON YOUR COURT CASE PLEASE STOP TRYING TO TAKE MY CAR FROM ME ITS MINE !!!! WE LOVE OHIO BY THE WAY I WOULD RATHER BE IN UTAH BUT THE VIRUS HAS MY CASH FLOW LIMITED AND I'M JUST DOWN RIGHT AFRAID TO LEAVE AND RENT A TRUCK CAUSE I MIGHT CATCH THE VIRUS AND MY CHILD WHOM IS 17 MIGHT CATCH THE VIRUS!!!!!!

I AM A REAL ESTATE AGENT. LAST YEAR 2019 I WENT TO AN OPEN HOUSE AND PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHICH WAS ON AN INCLINE - WITH A PLATEAU FOR PARKING. I'VE BEEN DRIVING A STANDARD TRANSMISSION FOR 30 YEARS. WHEN I PARK I PLACE MY GEAR IN 1ST WITH THE PARKING BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED. I PARKED THE CAR, WENT INTO THE HOME TO VIEW THE HOME, AND WAS INSIDE 15 MINUTES. WHEN I WENT BACK TO MY CAR, IT WAS GONE. THE CAR HAD ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN THE HILL AND INTO A GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE NEIGHBORS ALL AROUND MY CAR, AND ONE MAN SAID, "IT MAKES NO SENSE IT THE PARKING BREAK IS ENGAGED." THE NEIGHBORS HAD VIDEO OF THE CRASH. THE CAR WAS PARKED APPROX 10 MINUTES BEFORE ROLLING DOWN THE HILL. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED BY THE GUARD RAIL, AND THANKFULLY NO HUMANS WERE HURT. HAD THE GUARDRAIL NOT BEEN THERE -- THE CAR WOULD HAVE GONE OVER A RAVINE AND INTO A HOME.

THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT STARED TO SMELL LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING . WHEN I WAS DRIVING I STOPED AT THE LIGHT AND THEN IT DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT TURNED ON, AND I DROVE AWAY SLOWLY TILL I GOT HOME .

MY VEHICLE WAS T-BONED ON MY DRIVERSIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME WAS GOING 50MPH ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT. I WAS CROSSING THE STREET AT ABOUT 10-15MPH. NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG ENGAGED, SIDE CURTAIN, SEAT, ETC. IT WAS ON A CITY STREET AND THE CAR THAT HIT ME WAS SPEEDING.

WE RECENTLY WENT IN FOR A RECALL TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM. UPON COMPLETION, THE DEALER FAILED TO SECURE THE GROUND WIRE BACK TO THE BATTERY. AFTER A FEW SHORT TRIPS, THE LOOSE CONNECTION CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR TO FAIL. THE DEALER WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS AND WANTS $930 FOR THE REPAIR. CUSTOMER SERVICE BELIEVES THIS IS SIMPLY AN OLD CAR AND WILL NOT SUPPORT IT EITHER. ULTIMATELY THIS WILL CAUSE US TO THINK TWICE BEFORE ACTING ON THE NEXT RECALL NOTICE.

STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGH PUT CAR IN NETURAL WHEN TRIED SWITCH INTO GEAR COULD NOT HAD TO PUSH CAR OFF ROAD IN HIGH TRAFIC ARE. ON LINE RECALL STATES DUE TO FRACTURE IN DIAPHRAGM CAUSING INABILITY TO SWITCH GEARS

CAR WAS STATIONARY. WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, CAR WOULD NOT GO. SHIFTED BACK TO NEUTRAL, STILL WOULD NOT GO, SHIFTED TO PARK THEN TO DRIVE, IT FINALLY WENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. MESSAGE CAME ON A ND SAID CHECK TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. REPAIR SHOP SAID THE. COMPUTER SAID THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR PART OF RIGHT OUTSIDE MIRROR . MIRROR WITH SENSOR REPLACED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. COST OF MIRROR AND LABOR TO REPLACE WAS $589. COULDN'T JUST REPLACE SENSO. COMPUTER MESSAGE APPEARS EACH TIME THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE GAGE GOES BLANK AND MANY TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES LIGHT WILL GO OFF WHEN AMBIENT TEMP SHOWS UP AGAIN. MANY TIMES THE AMBIENT TEMP GAGE WILL GO HAYWIRE AND SHOW WRONG TEMP, SUCH AS 32 WHEN IS 60 OUTSIDE.

CAR SOMETIMES CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. ALL GUAGES SPIKE, CAR CUTS OFF. I PULL OVER AND IT STARTS BACK UP. NO CODES WERE STORED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM.