2014 FIAT 500L Engine Problems

The transmission went out and radiator fluid temp high light came on. Fiat started to not be able to shift or too easily shifted by itself. The safety of others and myself were at risk because the car could have stopped or switched into other gears on the road and caused an accident.

CLUTCH STALLS VEHICLE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, confirmed by inspection. Not inspected by police, no warning messages

I took my car in to have a regular oil change. Got a call from the mechanic telling me that all of a sudden, the car will not get out of park and says there is a transmission error now on the display screen. During the 2 days that it took for them to get the car out of park the mechanic informed me that there is a known issue for 2014 Fiat 500L vehicles "all of a sudden" not getting out of park and that it is a recall. I called Chrysler and told them the issue, but they informed me that my VIN number is not showing as a recall. I would like for some help in looking into this issue because my car was working just fine before the oil change and now it is having the exact issues others have faced having the same year, same model and same make of vehicle.

Car will not shift into gear automatic transmissions will not shift readily out of park and won’t go into park sometimes. The transmissions does not receive, or is slow to receive, an intended gear selection. Vehicle came to a complete stop while driving. Get message there is no manual mode available.

It only has 42,000 miles and the transmission light came on and it didn't want to go into park. The dealership won't tow it and keeps trying to day the are going to charge me for it when it still has both recalls on it. I had to play with the shifter to get it out of reverse it wanted to stay in reverse. And I was afraid it was going to run someone over because I. Couldn't park it

For the past several months my car will simply stop accelerating while I am driving down the road. I can put my foot on the gas, and it will not accelerate. The RPM's and speed go down and I must pull over to the side of the road quickly and turn the engine off, wait 5 minutes or so and try again. Sometimes I must wait longer before it will go back in gear and accelerate. It has been very unsafe when this happens on the interstate putting me, my passengers, and other cars/drivers at risk because it happens with no warning lights and not enough time to get over. This same problem happened before in 2017, and FIAT issued a recall. The dealership stated that recall was fixed and cannot use it for this problem even though it is the EXACT same issue. They state I need a new transmission now costing $9,876.00 repairs/labor for a 2014 FIAT 500L I bought for $13,000..... If this problem was acknowledged before, why isn't FIAT fixing it again?

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.

The contact owns a 2014 FIAT 500L. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power but did not stall. The contact stated that after depressing the accelerator pedal the regained motive power. The contact stated that after the vehicle accelerated to 60 MPH the vehicle started to decelerate independently. The contact stated that the service transmission and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the failure was due to a software update that needed to be performed by the dealer. The dealer was contacted and notified of the failure. The contact was informed that there was a software update previously available which had since been closed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

I BROUGHT MY 2014 500L TO FIAT DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF THE RECALLS REGARDING THE SHIFTING AND ENGINE IDLE SPEED. BEFORE I BROUGHT THEIR IT WAS RUNNING FINE. I GOT IT BACK THE SAME DAY AND WHEN I RECEIVED IT GOT A REPORT THAT ALL WAS GOOD. NOW MY CAR IS ACTING UP. SOMETIMES I STEP ON ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENS THAT WAS AT MY HOME. ALSO WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE IT DOESN'T ENGAGE AND ON THE SCREEN IT TELLS ME TO PUT IN PARK THEN NEUTRAL AND THEN DRIVE THAT WAS AT MY SONS SCHOOL. SOME TIMES IT STILL DOESN'T WORK AND HAVE TO DO IT MULTIPLE TIMES. I BROUGHT IT BACK AND TOLD THEM THEIR SOFTWARE UPGRADE HAS MADE MY CAR WORSE THAN IT WAS. THEY EVALUATED IT AND THE SERVICE WRITER SAID HE WOULD NEED TO CHARGE ME 8HRS OF LABOR @ $185 AN HR. JUST TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. IT STILL THEIR AND WILL CALL FIAT DIRECTLY TO TRY TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE RECALL.

Mileage: 55,120

SPEED SLOW DOWN,

Mileage: 74,060

ON AUG 19TH MY CAR WENT IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE UNSAFE FAILURES OF ITEMS REPLACED DURING THE 2 RECALLS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE GEAR SHIFT MODULE AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WERE BOTH RECALLED AND "FIXED". YET ON OCOTOBER 7TH 2020, I EXPERIENCED THE INABILITY TO SHIFT AND CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTION. I HAD UNINTENDED DIRECTIONAL MOVEMENT. I EXPERIENCED A DIMINISHED ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE SPEED AS EXPECTED. I WAS ONLY GOING 20MPH-40MPH ON STREETS. THE CAR WAS SWITCHING GEARS ON ITS ON AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC. WHEN I WOULD PUSH ON GAS PEDDLE IT WAS ROLLING BACK WHILE ON AN INCLINE. WHAT WAS MOST ALARMING WAS THAT AS I TRIED TO GET THE CAR HOME IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE TO GET IT INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. OBVIOUSLY THE RECALLS IN BOTH 2014 & 2017 FAILED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN PER AUG 19TH'S SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS, AVOIDING AGGRESSIVE HIGH SPEEDS AND WHEN IDLE PUT IN PARK TO AVOID OVER HEATING. I HAVE DRIVEN IT AN AVERAGE OF 18MILES A DAY SINCE LAST SERVICED. EVERYTHING I AM EXPERIENCING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE TWO RECALLS. UNSAFE CAR.

Mileage: 112,331

I WAS DRIVING AND AT A STOP LIGHT. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FLASHED AND SAID NOT IN GEAR. IT WAS IN DRIVE. IT SAID SWITCH TO NUETRAL. I DID AND BACK TO DRIVE. THE CAR WOULD BARELY GO. LEFT ME MOVING AT 15 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF 55 MPH TRAFFIC. THEN IT SEEMED TO WANT TO LUNGE FORWARD AT THE NEXT RED LIGHT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AND THE FIAT DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS. HOWEVER I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE. I WAS ALMOST STRUCK TWICE.

Mileage: 101,000

FROM THE MOMENT I BOUGHT THIS CAR, IT HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATION. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR MOVE SO SLOW WHEN YOU PRESS THE PEDAL. MY CAR HAS 77000 MILES AND NOW I AM TOLD MY TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING FLUID AND THE REPAIR WILL BE $4400. IT HAS NOT BEEN DRIVING ANY WORSE THAN IT ALWAYS HAS. IT SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS? THE CLOSEST FIAT DEALERSHIP IS 30 MILES AWAY. SERVICE IS ONLY OPEN UNTIL 5 M-F WITH NO SERVICE ON WEEKENDS. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE CUZ WHEN I PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE CAR WONT ACCELERATE. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A BIG PROBLEM ACCELORATING

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN TUCSON, ARIZONA. SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN. THE DASH DISPLAYED (! MANUAL UNAVAILABLE) THE CAR BEGAN TO JUMP FROM PARK, NEUTRAL, D2 AND D6 UNTIL THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT TOOK THREE OF US TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE FREEWAY. PRIOR TO THIS I HAVE NOTICED THAT OVER THE PAST MONTH WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THEN IT SUDDENLY STARTS GOING. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS WITH REGARDS TO MY CAR.

Mileage: 111,000

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.

Mileage: 67,081

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500 L. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

THE CAR WEEK NOT RESPOND IN ACCELERATION IT TOOK TOO LONG TO CLICK IN GEAR. . ON RAMPS IT STRUGGLED TO GET TO SPEED GOING INTO THE FREEWAY. THE DEALER SAID IT FIXED THIS AFTER A RECALL. IT DID NOT WORK HOWEVER AND IT WON'T SHIFT TESTS AT TIMES. ANOTHER MECHANIC SURE ITS BECAUSE ITS A JET FUELED ENGINE N I NEEDED TO GIVE IT GAS. WHEN I DID IT JUST IDLED THE SAME. NOW THE TRANSMISSION BROKE N I STILK OWE 5K ON IT! IT COSTS 9K TO FIX.I DROVE TO A MECHANIC AND HAD TO LEAVE IT THERE, THE GEARS DID NOT WORK ANYMORE.

Mileage: 103,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

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.

Mileage: 28,327

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!

Mileage: 44,000

I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FIAT BACK IN 2016 THAT WHILE IN MOTION MY VEHICLE LOSSES POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND AT TIMES AND YOU CAN'T TURN IT BACK ON. IT WILL ALSO ACCELERATE ON ITS ON WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT ON AND I AM NOT PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR. IF I CAN I HAVE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO RESTART IT SO IT WILL ACCELERATE. IT HAS BEEN TO FIAT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT AND SAY THEY CAN'T DOING ANYTHING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GIVE THEM A CODE ON THEIR COMPUTER. I HAVE SHOWN THEM VIDEO OF THE CAR DOING THIS. AND THEY SAID I SEE THAT BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A CODE SO THEY CAN'T FIX IT. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES BY OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE MINE JUST STOPS ON THE ROADS/HIGHWAYS. AND NOW 2 YEARS LATER IT IS THE SAME STORY AND THE CAR IS GETTING WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS OUTSIDE IT WILL DO IT AT ANYTIME BUT IT IS MORE FREQUENT WHEN IT GETS WARMER OUT.

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.

Mileage: 54,000

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AFTER BEING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND MY BRAKES SEIZING, CAR TURNING OFF, SMOKING FROM CAR, WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH INSTRUCTING ME TO PUT IN N AND THEN IN D OR R AND THEN THE CAR DIES. CANNOT TURN BACK ON. ONCE I CAN GET TO START, SHRUGS IN MOVEMENT. THE VEHICLE DOES THIS WHEN I STOP AND GO - HAVE ISSUES WITH SHIFTING AFTER THE CAR STARTS BACK UP.

Mileage: 26,750

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

Mileage: 41,100

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

Mileage: 33,000

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

Mileage: 52,367

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500L. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAT CAUSED THE FAMILY TO BECOME SICK. THE CONTACT DECIDED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

Mileage: 1,000

10 INCIDENTS SO FAR! 1: THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. DROVE CAR AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. BACKFIRES ON ACCELERATION. 2: SAME ISSUE DAYS AFTER 'REPAIR' COMPLETED. THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY 3: SAME ISSUE AS #1 WEEKS AFTER 'REPAIR' COMPLETED ON #2. THIS TIME THE RPM'S GO VERY HIGH WHEN IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS OR PRESS ON ACCELERATOR 4: ENGINE MAKES GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING. DEALER SAID NOISE WAS NORMAL BUT THEN FIXED IT IN INCIDENT #5. 5: GRINDING NOISE ON ACCELERATION. CAR WILL NOT MOVE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. ANOTHER TIME WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE, CAR WENT IN REVERSE. 6: RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THOUGHT THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT CONTINUED. 7: SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. CAR WENT BACKWARD AND HIT A POLE. 8: BACK WHEELS SUSPENSION HAS A LOUD NOISE GOING OVER BUMPS. LEFT REAR SPRING AND TOP MOUNT FELL OUT OF PLACE. 9: VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. SHIFTER IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE TO TOW IT TO DEALERSHIP. 10: VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AGAIN. SHIFTER IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE TO TOW TO DEALERSHIP. TOTAL DAYS IN THE SHOP SINCE 8/30/2013 THROUGH 07/18/2014 IS 46+. *TR

Mileage: 3,803

AUTO DUAL DRY CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. MANUFACTURED 7/2013, PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER 1/14. CAR SHUDDERED AND HESITATED ON THE TEST DRIVE. TOLD IT WOULD SMOOTH OUT BECAUSE IT WAS AN ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION. CONTINUED TO SHUDDER, HESITATE AND LURCH. BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER 3 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN 5 TIMES SINCE AND STILL IS NOT FIXED. THE DEALER WILL NO LONGER TAKE THE CAR FOR SERVICE AND SAID THE CAR WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING HEAVY, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED BUT IT DID NOT HELP. THEY SUGGESTED WE CONTACT FIAT CUSTOMER CARE WHO HAS OPENED A CASE BUT NOT RESPONDED AND NOT RETURNING PHONE CALLS. CAR IS UNUSED BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. IT LURCHES CONSTANTLY AND BARELY MISSES HITTING OTHER CARS IN TRAFFIC. TIMELINE: 1. TEST DRIVE SHUDDERED AND HESITATED, TOLD IT WOULD GET BETTER WITH DRIVING. 2. DAY 3 TOOK TO DEALER. SAID IT WAS SPARK PLUGS AND CHANGED OUT ALL PLUGS. CAR CONTINUES TO STUTTER, CLUTCH OVERHEAT, LURCHING. 3. DEALER TRIP, THEY SAID IT WAS "JUST THE WAY THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE AND THEY'RE SORRY BUT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY CAN DO." CAR CONTINUES TO STOP, NOT SHIFT IN TO GEAR, LURCH, CLUTCH OVERHEATING. 4. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. ALL SERVICE PERFORMED. 5. 24 HOURS LATER, CAR NOT FUNCTIONING, BACK TO THE DEALER. DEALER REDID SOFTWARE INSTALLATION, REPLACED BRAKES, CLUTCH AND FLY WHEEL. 6. 48 HOURS LATER CLUTCH OVERHEATS, NEARLY HITS THE CAR IN FRONT OF US IN TRAFFIC. DEALER REFUSES TO ACCEPT CAR IN FOR SERVICE, SAID "THIS TRANSMISSION WILL NOT FUNCTION IN HEAVY STOP AND START TRAFFIC. YOU NEED TO CONTACT FIAT, THERE IS NOTHING MORE WE CAN DO FOR YOU." 7. FIAT CUSTOMER CARE SAYS THEY WILL OPEN A CASE ON MAY 30, 2014. NO RESPONSES SINCE. DANGEROUS VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN BACK AND REFUNDED OR EXCHANGED WITH A MODEL MANUFACTURED AFTER JANUARY 2014. *TR

Mileage: 79

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT IT THREE WEEKS AGO. THE FIRST TIME I WAS GOING THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH AND THE CAR JUST COUGHED AND TURNED OVER AND THEN STALLED. IT WAS FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS WAITING AT A LIGHT AND PULLED OUT TO TURN AND THE CAR JUST COUGH AND STALLED AGAIN. I HAD THREE MEN COMING TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE MOTOR TURNED OVER AND STARTED AGAIN. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. VERY DANGEROUS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT I GET NERVOUS EVERYTIME I ENTER A INTERSECTION. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AWAITING A CALL BACK. *TR

Mileage: 960