2014 Fiat 500: won't start

Filed Sep 1, 2016 · 39,000 miles · TN

When going from median into hwy in 2nd gear,no warning car dies will not start back. Figured it was recall on clutch said they checked it and that it was good but valves were bent and needed a new head. Still won't start but now they are back to clutch/transmission. They have had my car 7 weeks and never restarted it. I had purchased the vehicle and drove it maybe 3 months wasn't even time for an oil change, under 40,000 miles. Was told great vechile only traded due to pregnancy. Ya, right. Still don't know when it will be fixed and apparently I am going to have to pay thousands more and nothing they have done in 7 weeks has worked. After looking online I have seen many other problems. Unhappy customer.

Filed Sep 23, 2015 · Electrical · 4,000 miles · NY

At least 3 times since the car was purchased the battery died. The first couple of times happened in the winter and the car was left parked for 2-3 days. In february they actually had to replace the battery. The fiat dealership explained at the time that in the cold I shouldn't let the car sit for too long, because on the fiat the systems use the battery even when the car is not on. I thought it odd, but figured maybe the cold weather could do this. This summer it happened again. The car was not used in 3 days. It didn't start and I had to get jumped. I brought it to the dealership and this time they said that they found out from fiat that unfortunately the car is designed in such a way that it drains on the battery when not in use and that I can't let the car sit for more then 3 days without starting it. How crazy is that! They told me that if I went away and had to leave the car, that I had to disconnect the cables from the battery. Are they kidding? How can anyone design a car like that. They just shook their heads and said there is no fix and that I would have to live with the car this way. How safe am I if I have to leave the car parked for several days and then when I have to use it, the battery is dead. There needs to be a fix for this. Thanks

Filed Jun 8, 2015 · Transmission · 12,500 miles · DC

I am reporting a second incident, the first was march 2015 odi #10693082, of the clutch overheating and my vehicle stalling out, this time it was in the middle of f street downtown dc on a friday night. I was sitting in traffic and attempted to make a three point turn when my vehicle stalled out with no warning, no smoke this time, no indication that it was overheating and died in the middle of making a three point turn and would not start again. I had to be pushed out of the street by strangers who assisted me and popped the hood so the vehicle could cool down. This car is putting me in precarious and dangerous situations. The clutch overheats sitting in traffic and it will in turn stall out and won't start again until the clutch cools down. This is a serious defect and I am asking you all for the second time to assist me in having fiat either replace or fix this issue in the 2014 fiat 500 l.

Filed Jul 7, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 19,278 miles · AZ

Intermittent no crank no start, when turning the key ti to start the car the engine does not engage on the first try. You can hear the clicking of the starter and all electronics power up but engine does not engage and start, similar to not having enough compression in the engine. As time passes the more frequent the issue becomes. 5/23/14 1st visit to service department, updated powertrain module. Returned car to service department on 5/29/14 for same no start issue, software update and reprogrammed instrument cluster module software. 6/9/14 car did not stat, return to service department 6/13/14, internal circuit/software failure replaced and programmed new powertrain control module. 7/3/14 went to pick up car from service department and car did not start. Back in shop and was told needed an update that has not been released to pick up car and deal with no starting issues until update is ready. Left the car at dealership saying not acceptable to pick up if not fixed. Still working on trying to get it fixed.

Filed Jul 7, 2014 · 19,278 miles · AZ

Air conditioner does not stay cold no matter what speed, stopped, facing or not facing the sun, rush hour traffic or not rush hour, on freeway or surface streets. Air is cold and after a couple minutes becomes humid and cool, not cold. It displays similar symptoms as is if the condenser is icing over. Went into shop on 5/23 internal circuit failure and replaced the A/C clutch relay. Returned to shop for exact same issues on 5/29/14 for failure in new relay and was replaced with new A/C clutch relay. Returned to shop on 6/13 for same issue of not stating cold. Was told new powertain computer module would fix the issue. When I went to pickup car on 7/3/14, car did not start so unable to verify if A/C was fixed. Since no work was completed on A/C unit figure that since the module did not fix the starting issue the A/C would more then likely still fail.

Filed Feb 7, 2014 · Transmission · 800 miles · VA

While in motion, vehicle would not shift out of 2nd gear -- up or down. I also tried shifting manually without success. I stopped vehicle on side of road. When I attempted to restart vehicle, it would not start -- no engine cranking. After 10 minutes, something was felt disengaging and vehicle started and was driven without incident to dealership for repair. Another 500l loaner car was provided and the next day, the exact same thing happened to it. It would not shift out of 2nd gear. Car and driver also released their review in february with similar issues and many others have reported the problem online. The manufacturer has stated that it is a known software issue that cannot be released without epa approval. This vehicle is not only unreliable, but unsafe.