When you start up the car for the first time and began to drive it won't shift out of first gear for several blocks. The transmission strains to shift into 2nd. The transmission overall takes a while to get up to speed on the the expressways, it's hard to enter at the prevailing speed. Also, the check engine light won't go off. Even after 4 times ($2,000) to a service garage. There are no fiat services facilities in my area. Not even the dealer where i purchased it will work on it.
There is an active recall for the power train control module for this car but it is not showing up in the nhtsa list. Https://static. Nhtsa. Gov/odi/rcl/2018/rcrit-18v524-1313. Pdf identifies the specific recall for the powertrain control module for the fiat 500x https://www. Nhtsa. Gov/vehicle/2018/fiat/500x/suv/2wd#recalls lists the recalls done for the vehicle and it does not list the powertrain control module recall issue. We just bought this car from carmax and looks like this campaign recall fix was not listed on the site so they didn't address it and now the car wont work or run. If the recall was listed by the vin they would have been required to fix before selling.
Vehicle shuts off while driving. The oil light is almost always on even after getting oil changes.
The contact owns a 2012 fiat 500. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle, and the transmission failed to shift gear properly and lost motive power. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to push the vehicle into a parking lot. The dealer was contact and stated there was no recall on the vin. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vin was not under recall. The failure mileage was 187,000.
The contact owns a 2014 fiat 500l. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine and transmission warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, who was unable to confirm the diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 143,000.
Was driving car on highway and car stopped no excelleration nothing just stopped. Pulled over with no visible signs of anything wrong. Car would not start. After a few moments car started drove down highway about 10 miles to my home car stopped again but this time would not start at all. Gave code for power train.
The contact owns a 2018 fiat 500. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and was informed that the lug nuts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact took the vehicle to a tire shop and was informed that the lug nuts needed to be shattered to be replaced. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000.
I purchased my vehicle in 2020. I was not aware there was an open recall on this vehicle for an oil consumption issue. The dealer did not tell me and i received no notice from fiat/chrysler over the next two years. I began having a problem with the engine cutting out as i was driving down the road without any warning. There were no low oil or engine lights coming on to let me know there was a problem. My car was literally stopping on the road as i was driving! The potential for disaster was high! Fortunately we were able to get the car to the dealer without incident. We actually found out about the recall through our own investigation. The car was 3. 5 quarts low and has since had two oil consumption tests that were supposed to "fix" the problem. It is now july 2023 and am still dealing with the car burning oil at a rate of about 1. 5 quarts every 1500 miles. I have a 2018 fiat 500x with less than 40,000 miles on the engine. Currently my dealership and i are trying to get fiat/chrysler to replace my engine. They have agreed that under the extended warranty afforded to me through the class action lawsuit filed against them over this that i am eligible for this to repair damage done. Unfortunately we are having issues getting authorization for an engine to be ordered.. A lot of bureaucracy! The whole process has been infuriating.. And i do think that my safety as a driver has been compromised. Thank you.
The fiat 2014 automatic transmission on my 500l randomly does not continue to move the car when the transmission is in gear. This is a potential collision hazard to me or other vehicles. The car randomly does not move/accelerate when the gas pedal is depressed. The car coasts to a stop while still in gear and i am pressing the accelerator. I need to restart the car when this happens. From fiat 500usa: "cause of this issue is the gsm, manufactured ficosa international, s. A. Of spain. Wide build tolerances within the supervisor microcontroller (smc) inside the gsm can allow temperature to affect the data transfer rates. When the data transfer rate of the smc becomes desynchronized with the main microcontroller (mmc), the gsm resets and the signals to the transmission may be delayed. This can result in an inability to get the vehicle out of park and/or the transmission not receiving, or there is a delay to receive, the intended gear selection. " about 67251 miles while stopped in traffic the "transmission light came on". Car would not move while in gear until i turned the car off then restarted the car. The dealership replaced the transmission control module (invoice # 25883, $1670. 97) in november 2022. " p1cb1-00 gear shift actuator 1 engage failure" code stored. The car would not move while in reverse in the dealership parking lot when i went to up pick it up after repairs. I put my foot on the brake and called gary to come out. He came out, sat in the car and i showed him that car was in reverse but would not move. He exited the car after turning it off. I saw three failed attempts to move the car while i waited for my ride home. Valenti alfa romeo fiat in hartford ct. " no codes stored at this time. .. Unable to duplicate. " " based on symptoms the customer has described the next logical step would be [to] replace... $4200 parts $1600 labor plus tax. Customer declined repairs at this time. "
The sensor on right passenger air bag malfunction and air bag light stay on and no crashes happen upon message. Poor fuel consumption components include loss of power and idling and when accelerating. Driver mode unavailable lamp came on