2014 Fiat 500L Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500L. WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE POWERED DOWN AND MADE AN ABNORMAL REVVING SOUND. THE ENGINE POWERED DOWN IN REVERSE AS WELL AND THE POWER TRAIN WANING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HENDRICKS CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP FIAT OF CONCORD (7630 HENDRICK AUTO PLAZA NW, CONCORD, NC 28027, (704) 467-8270) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT NEW GEARS NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY OUT OF PARK. WOULD NEED TO WAIT AND SHIFT THROUGH GEARS AND WAIT TO HEAR GEAR ENGAGE. SOMETIMES I HAD TO DO THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE IT FOUND THE GEAR. THIS HAPPENED BOTH FOR REVERSE AND DRIVE. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT TIMES WHEN NEEDED. IT WOULD REV REALLY HIGH BUT NOT CHANGE GEARS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY. EVENTUALLY THIS WOULD ALSO OCCUR ON REGULAR STREET DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500L. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED TO SMOKE AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CALLED AAA AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOTEL. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO FIAT OF SAN DIEGO (858-492-9200, LOCATED AT 5135 CONVOY ST, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION PRIOR TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V192000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,229.

TRANSMISSION FAULT, FREQUENTLY WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE, HAVE TO JOGLE THE GEAR LEVER AND THEN IT DOES MOVE, TOOK IT TO PALMETTO FIAT, THEY SIAD THEY TRIED A NEW CONTROL MODULE, BUT DID THE SAME FAULT, WAS ALSO TOLD BY THEM THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT FAULT ON THIS MODEL THAT WAS MADE IN VIETNAM OR SOMEWHERE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT IF THE CAR GOES INTO LESS POWER MODE ON THE HIGHWAY . I WOULD LIKE TO REMEDY THIS AS MY WIFE LOVES THE CAR, IT HAS 51,000 MILES UNFORTUNATELY AND TO BE CHARGES NEARLY $6,000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NOT CORRECT, PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW YOU CAN HELP US, AS THIS CAR HAS HAS VARIOUS RECALLS FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

RAKATA RECALL,I HAVE PROBLEMS WHIT MY CAR WHEN I LOST MY BATTERY OUT OF CHARGE WHEN I WAS RUNNING ,SO I PUT CHARGE WHIT A SMART CHARGER AND BY MY SURPRISE THE CAR DON'T START I GO TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT I BURNED THE COMPUTER BUT IT'S NOT TRUE I DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING SO ANYWAYS I HAVE 28000 MILES IN 3 YEARS OLD CAR AND THE COMPANY DON'T WANT TO REPAIR BECAUSE THEY DON'T SO I NEED TO PAY + 1200 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE CAR THAT I KNOW HAVE WARRANTY.

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.

CLUTCH PEDAL STICKING IN DEPRESSED POSITION, PREVENTING ENGAGEMENT OF GEARS.

The contact owns a 2014 Fiat 500L. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact was able to continue driving. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was making an abnormal clunking sound. The contact smelled a burning odor and saw black smoke inside the vehicle. The contact veered to the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that a gear was damaged. The part was replaced; however, while driving at 70 MPH, the transmission warning light illuminated and a message indicating to shift into neutral(N), then drive(D) was displayed. The vehicle started decelerating independently. The contact stated that as she shifted into neutral(N) and then into drive(D), the vehicle responded as needed. However, the failure had been reoccurring while driving and coming to a stop. The vehicle was taken to a local Pep Boys where it was diagnosed that the oil temperature sensors had failed. The vehicle was then taken to the Chrysler dealer who informed the contact that they could not duplicate the failure and they could not service the vehicle as they did not have equipment for Fiat vehicles. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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.

TRANSMISSION SEIZED, CLUTCH SMELLED BURNT AND BEGAN TO SMOKE WHICH STALLED THE ENGINE. THE GEARS DISABLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CAR'S RESPONSE WAS "NORMAL" I TOOK MY CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE CAR AND READ THE COMPUTER CODES. THE CODES THAT DISPLAYED ARE C415H-50197. DEALER CLAIMS THAT CODE IS NON-EXISTENT.

FRUSTRATION IS THE ONLY WORD CAN DESCRIBE THIS HORRIBLE CAR FIAT 500L SINCE I BOUGHT THAT CAR IS BEEN TOLL SO MANY TIMES TO FIAT DEALER SERVICE. WHEN WAS UNDER GUARANTEE, FIAT SERVICE ALWAYS SAID "IT IS NOTHING", "NOT PROBLEM", "NOW IS WORKING FINE". EVEN WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ON THE STREET WITH SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE. NOW WHEN THE GUARANTEE EXPIRED 4 MONTHS AGO: THE CAR NEEDS "NEW MOTOR STARTER", THEY CHANGED ($1600 PLUS $300 RENTAL CAR FOR 21 DAYS). BUT ONCE THE CAR HAS THE NEW MOTOR STARTER. SURPRISE!!! THE PROBLEM IS ALSO THE ENGINE!!! NOT POWER AT ALL. NOTHING!!!! NEEDS A NEW MOTOR FOR CAR THAT NOW HIS PRICE IS ONLY $6,000!!! SO BASICALLY FIAT JUST RIPPED ME SELLING A DEFECTIVE CAR!!!! THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE!!! NOW I'M GOING TO MOVE THE CAR TO MY HOUSE AND TRY TO SELL IT AS JUNK!

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.

IM GETTING A TURBO UNDERBOOST CODE FROM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT'S A SOLID LIGHT NOT FLASHING. I DO NOT HAVE A GAS CAP & IVE ALREADY HAD A SMOKE REST WHICH REVEALED NO LEAKS. I STARTED PUTTING PREMIUM GAS & THE LIGHT WENT OFF & WAS BACK TO PEAK DRIVING PERFORMANCE BUT RECENTLY IT CAME ON AGAIN WITH SAME CODE & IT'S DRIVING LIKE AN OLD LADY NOW

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.

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

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.

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

MY CAR STARTED BEING SLOW TO CHANGE GEARS. TODAY, WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY I WANTED TO RUN AN ERRAND. I STARTED MY CAR BUT COULD NOT MOVE IT. IT IS STUCK IN PARK. I AM UNABLE TO SHIFT TO ANOTHER GEAR. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I AM DISABLED WITH A MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT, DIABETIC AND UNABLE TO GET TO HELP IF I NEED IT.

SITTING IDLE IN A LINE PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHILE IDLEING. LINE STARTED TO MOVE I TRIED TO SHIFT IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND STEPPED ON PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD AND IT WOULDNT MOVE. IT WANTED TO BUT COULDNT THEN I SMELLED AND SAW ALITTLE SMOKE THAT SMELLED LIKE BURNING RUBBER. I IMMEDIATLLY LY SHUT THE CAR OFF. IT WAS TOWED AND NOW IS SITTING AT A FIAT DEALER.THREE WEEKS AGO WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY THE CAR HESITATED AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TOOK OFF.

I LIVE IN A MAJOR CITY WHERE TRAFFIC IS ALWAYS STOP AND GO. WHEN I AM DRIVING DURING A TIME OF HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC SMOKE STARTS TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND SOMETIMES THAT SMOKE COMES FROM TURN LEFT AND THEN TURN RIGHT THE AIR VENTS IN THE CAR AND THERE IS A DISTINCT TOXIC AND PERVASIVE BURNING SMELL BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. THAT SMELL CONTINUES TO LINGER FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AT ALL. SEPARATELY WHEN THERE IS NO TRAFFIC AND I AM DRIVING AT A SET SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY OR A LONG STRETCH OF ROAD MY CAR WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE AND THE SPEED WILL NOT GO PAST 20 OR 30 MILES PER HOUR. THIS ONE'S HAPPENED ON A BRIDGE AND A FEW TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY.

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.

THE STEERING HANGS OR STICKS. IT STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. I WAS TOLD IT DOES THAT. IT STARTED DOING THIS AROUND 50 TO 70 WHEN FIRST NOTICED AND NOW DOES IT AT ALL SPEEDS. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED IT WOULD COME AND GO AWAY SLIGHTLY BUT NEVER COMPLETELY. NOW IT IS ALL THE TIME AND ANY SPEED. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT MAKES THE VEHICLE STEER SLIGHTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE LANE SINCE YOU CAN'T MAKE SLIGHT STEERING CORRECTIONS. WHEN TRYING TO MAKE STEERING CORRECTIONS THE STEERING WILL STICK OR HANG AND THEN RELEASE ABRUPTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE SLIGHTLY BACK AND FORTH IN THE LANE. AT TIMES IT IS BAD ENOUGH TO RESEMBLE A VERY DRUNK DRIVER OVER CORRECTING. IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT WE DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. IT'S A SHAME FIAT/CHRYSLER WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS BUT NO ACCIDENT YET DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. ALSO THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR ANYWHERE AT ANY SPEED EXCEPT TURNING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOSTLY WHEN GOING STRAIGHT. WHEN IN A TURN AS LONG AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS IN MOTION IT DOESN'T HANG BUT IF IT STOPS AND YOU START TO TURN FURTHER OR GO BACK IT WILL HANG AGAIN. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT.

MY FIAT 500L IS A 2014 MODEL THAT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS VISIBLE AND NO APPARENT ISSUE WITH THE CAR. HOWEVER, AS I TRIED TO ENTER THE FREEWAY (HWY 45 IN HOUSTON, TX) THE CAR WOULD NOT GET ABOVE 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THEN THE CAR DIED OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE THE CAR DIED OUT, THEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE CONTACTED FIAT MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE ONLY INFORMED ME THAT MY WARRANTY WAS OUT 10,000 MILES AGO. ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT ONLINE SOURCES, THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 2014 FIAT 500 MODELS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500L. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STATELINE ALFA ROMEO FIAT (800 GOLD HILL RD #101 IN FORT MILL, SC) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. *TT *TR

STARTED TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL STICKING. I NOTICE IT MOST AT HIGHER SPEEDS, 60-70 MPH. IT TAKES A LITTLE MORE PRESSURE THAN NORMAL TO TO MAKE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT. AFTER I'VE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR A WHILE, IT FEELS LIKE I'M FIGHTING THE WHEEL. STICKING" HAS BECOME A REGULAR PROBLEM AT LOWER SPEEDS IN TOWN AND AT TIMES THE WHEEL ALMOST HAS TO BE FORCED TO KEEP THE CAR IN A LANE, WHICH OFTEN TIMES CAUSES OVER-STEERING AND VEERING INTO ANOTHER LANE. THIS REPRESENTS A SAFETY CONCERN AS YOU DONT HAVE FULL CONTROL OF YOUR CAR.

HI MY CAR (FIAT 500L EASY WITH 26000 MILES ) START TO HAVE ISSUES AFTER WAS FIX IN THE LAST RECALL ,THEN AND NOW MY CAR DO NOT HAVE ANY WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH BUT DO NOT PASS THE SMOG TEST BECAUSE HAVE SOME INTERNAL CODES U11C9 - U11CA AND U0415 . PLUS AFTER RECALL , TWO TIMES I WAS STOP IN A TRAFFIC LIGHT (COMPLETE STOPED WITH MY FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL) AND MY CAR MAKE SOMETHING LIKE TRY TO ENGAGE OR HARD SHIFT DRIVE . THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE, THE POWER STEERING WON'T ENGAGE WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR. I CAN TURN THE WHEEL, BUT IT ONLY TURNS SLOWLY WITH A LOT OF PRESSURE APPLIED. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON TO FIX IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR OR FIVE TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR (APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS). IT HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY OR THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, WHERE I NORMALLY PARK.

DEC 23 2015 VEHICLE HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN OUR DRIVEWAY EVERY GEAR WAS NEUTRAL. IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 38 DAYS BEFORE WE RECEIVED IT BACK. ALL REPAIRS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. FEB 9 2017 WHILE IN A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD CAUSING MY WIFE TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE POLE IN THE PARKING LOT DAMAGING THE FRONT END. I CONTACTED FIAT CUSTOMER CARE ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND AFTER ALOT OF TALKS THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE TRANSMISSION ERROR BUT NOT THE DAMAGE IT DID I FIXED OTHER REPAIRS SO THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE DRIVEN. SEPT 15 2017 WHILE DRIVING IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC VEHICLE WAS SMOKING AND SHIFTING ROUGH WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS IF GAS PEDAL WAS NOT FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. NOW WE GET THE RECALL NOTICE THAT STATES BASICALY WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DESCRIBING. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BEING THAT IT IS FAR AWAY AND HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION. NOV 24 2017 WHILE AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISES AND SMELLING LIKE BURNING TRANS FLUID THEN STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER ON NOV 28TH FOR RECAL AND LOOK INTO THE OTHER ISSUES LIKE HESITATION WHILE PRESSING GAS PEDAL MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS SCARY WHEN ON COMING TRAFFIC IS NEAR.

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.

I'VE HAD MY 2014 500L IN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AFTER STARTUP. OF COURSE THEY NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY HAVE IT. TODAY WHILE DRIVING I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. DASH LIT UP WITH TRANSMISSION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. AFTER ALTERNATING BETWEEN PARK AND DRIVE A FEW TIMES I FINALLY GOT IT TO GO BUT ONLY HAD GEARS 2,4,6. AFTER GETTING TO A SAFE PLACE I TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. UPON RESTART ALL WAS BACK TO NORMAL AND TRANSMISSION WORKED SMOOTHLY. DEALERSHIP PULLED A CODE (P1CB1) BUT WILL NOT REPLACE TRANSMISSION UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL WHEN IN FACT IT IS RELATED TO THE VERY SAME RECALL

FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS OUR FIAT 500L HAS NOT WANTED TO ENGAGE IT'S TRANSMISSION. IT IS RANDOM WHETHER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AWHILE OR HAS BEEN DRIVEN. AFTER SITTING FOR 4 DAYS IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR 1ST GEAR. ALSO WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT, IT STARTS MAKING TRANSMISSION NOISE AND IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR SHOULD BE SHIFTING TO. TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. I'VE TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SERVICE RECALLS AND HASN'T WORKED.

FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS OUR FIAT 500L HAS NOT WANTED TO ENGAGE IT'S TRANSMISSION. IT IS RANDOM WHETHER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AWHILE OR HAS BEEN DRIVEN. WE CAME BACK FROM A TRIP AND AFTER SITTING FOR 4 DAYS IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR 1ST GEAR.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RAN OBDII CODE LATER SAME DAY AND RECEIVED CODE P0299 "LOW TURBO BOOST". TOOK CAR TO FIAT DEALERSHIP; THEY KEPT FOR 4 DAYS ADVISING INTER COOLER AND SENSOR WERE REPLACED DUE TO POOR MACHINING AT THE FACTORY. HAD CAR BACK FOR 2 DAYS; WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. STOPPED AT A REST AREA A FEW MILES LATER AND RAN OBDII CODE AND RECEIVED SAME P0299 CODE. TOOK CAR BACK TO FIAT DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY AND IT IS STILL WITH THEM AS OF NOW

DRIVING THE CAR IN 70 DEGREE TEMPERATURE. DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 3MILES FROM OUR HOME TO A DRIVE THROUGH TO GET A DRINK. THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN SMOKING EXTENSIVELY FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SMELLED OF SOMETHING BURNING THEN DIED. WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED LONG ENOUGH TO MOVE IT FROM THE DRIVE THEN IT DIED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL INTO A PARKING SPOT. AFTER RESTARTING THE ACCELERATOR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. BOUGHT THE CAR ONLY 13 DAYS AGO FROM A DEALERSHIP THAT IS CONNECTED TO A FIAT DEALER. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED 45 MILES TO THE FIAT DEALER. HAVE NOT HEARD BACK YET AS ITS THE WEEKEND.

2014 FIAT500L BROUGHT IN FOR RECALL CAR HAS NOT WORKED RIGHT SINCE AFTER RECALL FIX CAR STILL DID NOT DRIVE RIGHT BROUGHT CAR BACK IN AFTER 2 TRANSMISSIONS AND 6 WEEKS PICKED CAR UP ENGINE LITE BACK ON BRING CAR BACK IN ANOTHER TRANSMISSION PICK CAR UP 2 DAYS LATER TRANSMISSION BLOWS UP DRIVING ON NY STATE THRUWAY CAR IN MOTION NO LITES CAME ON TRANSMISSION JUST BLEW

WHEN THE CAR IS ON A DOWN SLOPE AND YOU SHIFT TO REVERSE THE CAR WILL LEAP FORWARD AND ON AN UPSLOPE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE IT ROLLS FREELY BACKWARDS. IN THE LATEST INCIDENT WE WERE ON HWY 101 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WAITING IN A LINE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE TRAFFIC DELAY. WHEN WE SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE THE CAR ACCELERATED BACKWARDS . FORTUNATELY THE CAR BEHIND US HAD LEFT AMPLE SPACE. IT ALSO HAPPENED PARKING ON A HILL IN SAN FRANCISCO AND FORTUNATELY THERE WAS ONLY A CURB IN BACK. THE MOVEMENT IS NOT LIKE WHAT HAPPENS IN A MANUAL SHIFT CAR. IT FEELS AS IF IT IS ACCELERATING IN THE DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO THE INTENDED. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS IN THE STEERING. WE WERE ON A VERY TIGHT WINDING ROAD HWY20. DRIVING FROM WILLETS TO FT. BRAGG AND BACK AND THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED AND RESISTED TURNING IN THESE TIGHT CURVES. IT FELT AS IF THE POWER STEERING WAS FAILING OR THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IN DANGER OF LOCKING. I JUST TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND WAS GIVEN A WARNING FROM CHRYSLER THAT THE '(HSA) MAY NOT ACTIVATE AND SLIGHT ROLLING MAY OCCUR'. THE ROLLING IS NOT SLIGHT AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR ON MOUNTAIN SIDES JUST PLAIN DANGEROUS. THE STEERING PROBLEM DID NOT MANIFEST ITSELF TO THE TECH. THIS CAR HAS HAD A NUMBER OF POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEMS. THESE BEING THE MOST RECENT. IT TOOK THE RECALL, AFTER TWO YEARS AND FOUR TRIPS TO THE DEALER, TO ADDRESS THE THROTTLE PROBLEM WHICH WAS TERRIFYING. LOSING CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE ON A 8 LANE HWY IN HEAVY 75 MPH TRAFFIC IS HEART STOPPING.THIS CAR HAS SERIOUSLY FLAWED ENGINEERING. CHRYSLER IS NOT ACCEPTING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS LATEST PROBLEM. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE.

CAR STARTED ACTING WEIRD 3-4 WEEKS AGO FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE POWERTRAIN WAS NOT WORKING AND THERE WERE SOME RECALLS AND THEY COULD NOT FIX DUE TO THE CAR IS NOT GIVING CODES AND THE TRANMISSION RECALL CANT BE FIXED. AND THIS WOULD COST 8832.82 TO FIX ON A CAR PURCHASE NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD FROM A DEALER ENTERPRISE. 2 RECALLS AND NO ONE TOLD ME OR THE DEALERS DID NOT FIX BEFORE SELLING ME THE CAR.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR 02/2016 WITH 42K MILES AND IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP 11 TIMES WHILE I WAS IN CALIFORNIA AND I HAD TO DRIVE IT TO TEXAS FOR CANCER TREATMENTS AND IT HAS BEEN TOWED IN 4 TIMES THE DEALERSHIP HAD IT 2 WEEKS GOT IT TODAY DROVE 6 MILES AND THE SAME PROBLEM THEY NOW SAY IT THE TRANSMISSION IT'S BEEN THE SAME PROBLEM FROM DAY 1 NO ONE IS REPAIRING THIS CAR AS BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE

THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT EVERY FIAT HE HAS SEEN HAS THIS PROBLEM AND TO SEE IF IT HAS BEEN RECALLED. I AM NOT ABLE TO USE THE CAMERA ON THE CAR, THE RADIO AND I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ON MY DASH BOARD BECAUSE NONE OF THE RADIO IS WORKING. THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR IN THE FRONT DO NOT WORK. I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE FORM THEM TO NOT WORK. I AM NOT SURE IF THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE RADIO EITHER.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500L. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THE GEAR NOT AVAILABLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ROSEVILLE (200 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661, (916) 467-8055) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SAME DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

SEVERAL TIMES, THE CAR HAS STALLED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND HAS HAD TROUBLE STARTING UP. WHEN I ASKED THE FIAT DEALERS THEY SAY THAT IT IS INTENDED BEHAVIOR. HOWEVER, SEVERAL ONLINE SEARCHES REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, FIAT IS DOING A RECALL FOR AN IDENTICALLY DESCRIBED ISSUE FOR "CHRYSLER (FCA US LLC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2014 FIAT 500L VEHICLES. THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAYBE INCORRECT, LIMITING THE ENGINE TO IDLE SPEED AND TORQUE EVEN WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS FULLY PRESSED." RECALL NUMBER 17V192000, 14V103000

FOLLOW UP ON THE FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES US LLC RECALL T19/NHTSA 17V-192. *LD THE CONSUMER WAS FOLLOWING UP ON RECALL T19/NHTSA 17V-192. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED 3 TIMES EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. *JS

2014 FIAT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ONGOING TRANSMISSION ISSUE. *LD *TR

IN THREE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING MILD TRAFFIC, THE CAR STARTS TO SMOKE, A BAD SMELL STARTS ENTERING THE CABIN AND THE CAR AND ENGINE HAVE DIED, I COULD ALSO NOT PUT IT IN REVERSE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE ONCE. AT ANOTHER INSTANCE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED (SMOKE/SHUT OFF) AND I GOT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE A FAMILY MEMBER HAD TO COME AND GET ME. THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF WITH NO AVAILABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE TRANSMISSION EURO CLUTCH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN THE CULPRIT AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS FIXED IT TWICE ALREADY BUT WITH NO LONG TERM SOLUTION. THIS IS EXPECTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THEY HAVE WARNED ME THAT I SHOULD DRIVE IT LIKE A MANUAL IN MANUAL MODE TO AVOID ANY FUTURE ISSUES, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. THIS IS A MAJOR FLAW THAT FIAT OVERLOOKED, THEY EVEN CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION THE FOLLOWING YEAR TO A CONVENTIONAL AISIN AUTOMATIC AND GOT RID OF THE EURO CLUTCH AUTOMATIC. SOMETIMES NEEDS TO BE DONE AS I PLANNED ON KEEPING THIS VEHICLE FOR A LONG TIME AND I AM NOW VERY DISSATISFIED WITH MY PURCHASE.

MY 2014 FIAT 500L TREKKING BEGAN TO PRODUCE A HORRIBLE SMELL WHILE AND CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING MAKING STEERING OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME VERY DIFFICULT. THE CAR WENT FROM GOING ABOUT 45-50 MILES PER HOUR TO ABOUT 5 MPH IN A MATTER OF A FEW SECOND, EVERYTHING LOCKED UP MAKING STEERING VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE AND THEN FINALLY COASTED TO A FINAL STOP. UPON ME DE RANKING THE CAR I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT IT TO DRIVE AT ALL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHICH I PURCHASED IT FROM ONLY 3 MONTHS EARLIER. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE MID DECEMBER AND THIS HAPPENED IN MARCH. THE DEALER HAD CAR TOWED TO A FIAT (CLEARLAKE DODGE/JEEP/FIAT). THEY INITIALLY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMPLIMENTARY COMPONENTS. I WAS CALLED TO PICK UP MY CAR AFTER BEING IN THEIR POSSESSION FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND TOLD IT WAS FIXED, HOWEVER WITHIN THE 10 MILES OF LEAVING THE LOT THE CAR DID THE SAME THING BUT THIS TIME ON AN OVERPASS OF A MAJOR FREEWAY WITH AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK BEHIND ME. I RETURNED THE CAR TO CLEARLAKE FIAT. THEY KEPT IT FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS AND HAD ME TO PICK IT UP A SECOND TIME; SAME RESULT! IN ALL I HAVE RETURNED MY CAR OVER 4 TIMES AND HAVE ONLY HAD USE OF IT FOR 3 MONTHS OR LESS OF THE 11 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I CAN NO LONGER PAY A CAR NOTE FOR A CAR THAT SEEMINGLY CAN NOT BE REPAIRED IT IS DESTROYING MY FINANCES AND PUTTING THE LITTLE LIFE OF MYSELF AND FAMILY IN GRAVE DANGER EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO PICK IT UP AFTER BEING TOLD THAT IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM CARMAX. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN BEGGING CARMAX, CLEARLAKE FIAT, THE WARRANTY COMPANY AND MY FINANCE COMPANY FOR SOME ASSISTANCE IN REMEDYING THIS CRISIS AND HAVE ONLY GOTTEN A RUN AROUND AND NO ANSWERS, HELP, REMEDIES OR PROPER REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE AND AS OF TODAY 11/16/2017 THEY STILL HAVE MY VEHICLE AND NO ONE RETURNS MY CALLS.

A MISALIGNMENT OF THE LEFT FRONT CORNER PANEL AND THE SIDE PANEL, AS WELL AS A MISALIGNMENT OF THE LEFT REAR CORNER PANEL AND THE SIDE PANEL HAVE TAKEN PLACE (SEE PICTURES). THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF AN "IMPACT." I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE "CLIPS" THAT HOLD THE PANELS TOGETHER. UNDER THE REAR BUMPER, THERE IS A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC BY THE MUFFLER (SEE PICTURE). THAT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY BACKING INTO A SNOWBANK. THERE ARE NO OTHER "SCRATCH" MARKS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE REAR BUMPER, AND THERE ARE NO SCRATCH MARKS (CAUSED BY HITTING SOMETHING) UNDER THE FRONT BUMPER. THERE ARE NO ISSUES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. I WILL ACCEPT THE FACT THAT I MAY HAVE BACKED INTO A SNOWBANK. HOWEVER, IF THAT CAUSED THE PANEL SEPARATION, THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THE PANELS ARE CONNECTED. WITH THE FRONT PANELS, I AM AMAZED THAT AN "IMPACT" THAT SHOWS NO VISIBLE MARKS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE PANELS TO SEPARATE/MISALIGN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THE "CLIPS" THAT CONNECT THE PANELS ARE THAT WEAK, THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE WAS ANY ACTUAL IMPACT. I INDICATED A DATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF THAT WAS WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT.