2013 Fiat 500: sudden loss of power

Filed Aug 20, 2021 · GA

When driving at 60mph, the vehicle lost power and would not accelerate. I do not know why this happened. I was endangered due to the inability to control the speed of my car in traffic. I have recognized a recall that I am going to pursue with a dealer. There was no warning lights on. Oil level was good. Engine temperature was in the OK zone.

Filed Jul 19, 2019 · Transmission · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 fiat 500. The contact stated that the vehicle was difficult to shift in and out of gear and there was a loss of power. The vehicle was taken to moses fiat-alfa romeo (2041 maccorkle ave, st albans, wv 25177, (304) 722-4900). The dealer stated that the vehicle was repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v302000 (power train); however, the failures occurred afterwards. The vehicle was not repaired and was towed to the dealer more than once. The dealer indicated that the same oem parts needed to be replaced. The dealer turned the contact away twice. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Mar 19, 2019 · Engine · 34,780 miles · PA

Low oil pressure warning light. Oil level was fine. Then loss of power. Took it to dealership and need new engine

Filed Feb 27, 2019 · Body, Transmission · 63,109 miles · IL · crash

Driving in 3rd gear slid and hit the guard rail and when vehicle stopped couldn't get vehicle out of 3rd gear. Had to use both hands to get vehicle into 1st gear. After vehicle was in 1st gear the vehicle started to smoke and the clutch pedal stuck to the floor. Found a recall bulletin #16v302000 on fca us llc website which describes a recall for s34: "if the clutch diaphragm spring fails, the driver may not be able to shift gears or the vehicle may lose power, increasing the risk of a crash." that's exactly what happen to the vehicle. Fiat chrysler will not stand behind recall s34 on this vehicle. Vehicle was in motion driving in 3rd gear and couldn't get vehicle to go into 4th gear stuck and crashed on a county road.

Filed Aug 13, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 29,910 miles · VA

On july 14, 2018, I began experiencing trouble with my fiat 500 sport ive only had 2-3 months. I was driving the vehicle in some traffic when it suddenly loss of power. The car began sending multiple codes dealing with the powertrain and transmission. Right now no obd ii devices are able to read the codes because nothing shows. I am unable to track my vehicle's mileage as well. The check engine and ESC lights are on. If driven the transmission light comes on and the car tries to stall. The oil has been changed as required. There is very rough idling. There are constant misfires in one of the cylinders. I haven't driven this car in over a month. Today I have finally managed to get it to the dealership. I'm not sure what they will say is the problem but I feel its a bad ecu/bcm/PCM.

Filed Jul 6, 2018 · Engine · 98,414 miles · CA

No signs of any problems. Oil change done less than 3 weeks. While driving check engine light came on and in less then 2 mins loss of power until complete stop and car shut off. Turns over but car shakes got it towed home. Car remains unable to drive. Shakes with noises in the engine when on. I've only had the car for 2 years so I'm shocked I am having this problem.

Filed Jun 21, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 1,400 miles · AR

Complete loss of power when driving , I filed for lemon law. I won. Now they are going to sell this car on the internet as a buy back.

Filed Sep 16, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 55,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 fiat 500. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle lost power and switched out of gear without warning. The vehicle would not accelerate beyond 15 MPH on the highway. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Filed Jan 15, 2014 · Acceleration · 354 miles · NC

The electronic throttle control (etc) light came on after slowing down and then having to accelerate fast to avoid an oncoming car at an intersection crossing. At the same time the car lost speed and acceleration. We consulted the manual immediately and did what it said, that is to restart the car. We did this and the light went off. To do this we had to pull off the interstate and park and then get back on. When getting back on I had to slow down and again accelerate quickly again to properly merge with oncoming traffic on the 4 lane we were traveling. The ect light came on again and we again stopped and restarted the car and the ect light went out. About 4 miles later at an intersection I slowed then accelerated after making a right hand turn (the light was green).the ect light came on again and this time I immediately lost power and acceleration and could not get the car above about 40 to 45 miles an hour.we happened to be traveling to the car dealership on another matter (phone pairing) and we were only a half a mile from the dealership so we took it in to have them look at it. They gave us the same make and model as a loaner.we went a few miles the ect light came on in this car (fiat 500) so we went back to the dealership to see what might be causing this in two cars. The service technician found that I had touched or pressed the brake peddle and the accelerator at the same time and this causes the ect system to activate an ect light to come on. However, it appears that if you even touch the brake for even a second while the accelerator is engaged or especially if it is trying to increase speed to the tires the ect will engage and light will come on and to reset you have to immediately stop the car turn it off so the system will reset. This whole experience to me would indicate a safety problem or a design defect. Similar problems seen on internet with the ect.