2014 Fiat 500 transmission problems

Filed Mar 13, 2025 · Transmission · 50,222 miles · DE

The contact owns a 2014 Fiat 500. The contact stated that while driving on a neighborhood street at 10 MPH, the transmission experienced an abnormal difficulty in the shifting gear. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact coasted to a stop on the side of the road, and had the vehicle towed to a local independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the shifter cable assembly was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,222.

Filed Mar 7, 2025 · Electrical, Transmission · TX

Dealer saw me that is needing a battery replaced On February 14, I took my fiat 500 E to the dealer for repairs. They then told me that it has a bad main battery problems and has to be replaced they gave me a price of $17,000. As a City employee. We do not make that much money. I bought this vehicle for my daughter. She’s is an A honor student.

Filed Apr 4, 2024 · Transmission · 126,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2014 Fiat 500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine and TPMS warning lights illuminated and the vehicle began to hesitate while accelerating. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the powertrain control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.

Filed Aug 22, 2022 · Transmission · WA

Vehicle was operating as normal. Came to a stop, shifted car into neutral to rest foot, light turned green, tried to shift back in to gear from a stop and the clutch pressure plate was all wrong, wouldn’t allow the car to go back in to gear. Luckily this happened at 3am and no traffic on the roads. The clutch it self did not go out, other clutch components are the issue. Lots of other fiat owner are all having the same issue. Gives out with no warning.

Filed May 10, 2022 · Transmission · 35,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2014 Fiat 500. The vehicle had previously been serviced under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V302000 (Power Train) however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was not able to downshift and the gear shifter was stuck in neutral(N). The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.

Filed Jan 3, 2021 · Transmission · NV

The clutch is making horrible noises rattling all the time sounds like fork or pressure plate. Seems to be linked to recall but they fixed too late

Filed Feb 26, 2019 · Transmission · 48,000 miles · OK

Bought my fiat from 1st owner with 40,000 miles on the odometer. 2nd day of having this car my family and I got in our vehicle & clutch went all the way to the floor & was stuck in gear. 3 months later I found the recall online for my VIN. We had to put dot 3 brake fluid in every other day in the beginning and at this point we put it in at minimum 3 times daily just to be able to shift gears properly. We made an appointment with the fiat service center to have the recall situation resolved but they had to order the parts which has taken 3 weeks for them to arrive. After a while we could not shift into 2nd gear. About 2 weeks after losing 2nd gear, we lost 3rd gear. Trying to pull onto the highway and merge into traffic going 65 MPH is very dangerous. All the while dealing with the loss of brake fluid for the clutch and never knowing when it will just not shift into the next gear. This has happened to us in the middle of a 4 lane highway while trying to downshift to turn. This has happened at stop signs and stop lights & turning in the middle of town. My recall appointment is for 9am february 26th. The evening of the 25th I am leaving my home and exit my drive in 1st gear while I am about to start up a hill, I attempt to shift into 4th gear-nothing. My gearshift just turns in circles freely. I am stranded between two hills in pitch black with only ditches for a shoulder. We could not get it up the hill behind us so we pushed it halfway up the one in front of us across the oncoming lane of traffic into a driveway. Needless to say I can not make my appointment to have the recall parts replaced since my car is non-operational & I am not having it towed 100 miles to my fiat dealer. I tend to think that the recall issue is the underlying problem with my gears going out. This can not be just a coincidence. These things must be linked.

Filed Jan 17, 2019 · Transmission · 40,507 miles · NY

I had the clutch replaced on the manual transmission of my 2014 fiat 500 sport due to the recall in 2016. On 1/15/19, I lost use of the transmission in 1st and 2nd gear just before I got home. As the car limped to the curb outside my house, I could smell the clutch burning. The stick shift felt completely broken and just flopped around on the center console. I had the vehicle towed via flat bed to my fiat dealer/service department and the diagnosis was that the shifter cables broke and the clutch destroyed. I had everything replace to the cost of $2,436.60. The incident occurred on a city street while in motion. The vehicle has 40,507 miles on the odometer and was purchased new. I find it very hard to believe that after due diligence on my part to have the clutch replaced via the recall, the clutch and transmission would have to be replaced at such low mileage.

Filed Sep 14, 2018 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · CT

Clutch pedal sticks to floor when releasing it. Have to manually pull it up. Vehicle is stationary, at a traffic light. Increasing engine RPM seems to pop the pedal up (no longer at the floor) there is no brake fluid leak anywhere. Slave cylinder was replaced and bled properly.

Filed Dec 15, 2017 · Transmission · 95,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 fiat 500. When the vehicle was in neutral or park, the engine would not "rev up" and, sometimes, would not go into gear when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The car pros fiat seattle dealer (700 s grady way, renton, wa) diagnosed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.