Fiat 500l Engine Problems
36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 2 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2014. Best year: 2015.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
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 wit...
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...
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 m...
The is a code that states service transmission, software update needed.
SPEED SLOW DOWN,
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 TRA...
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 B...
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 ...
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 A...
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 BAC...
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 COMPU...
THIS CAR HAS HAD MAJOR ISSUES AND THE ACCELLERATION PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. WHEN YPU PULL THE CAR UP BY THE VIN NUMBER IT IS OBVIOUS THIS CAR HAS PROBLES. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD BY THIS CAR BACK. I HAVE PAID $20,000.00 ON THIS C...