2014 Fiat 500L driver assistance problems

Filed Jul 12, 2024 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · PA

Issues with shifting out of park. Random acceleration, stalling, lagging, & jerking while on the road & in full speed traffic. When took car to dealership was told issues with my PCM. PCM had been recalled & fixed with previous owner in 2017. Now the second time having a PCM issue, couldn't do anything with the already fixed recall so i was forced to pay almost 2,000. Now still leaving me with the same issues. Cruise control accelerates on its own, almost causing accident with other cars on highway. Will be going 60 in traffic & it will randomly start to decrease in speed while foot is fully on gas. Possible throttle body issue, RMPS rev up to red while only going 35mph.

Filed Apr 9, 2024 · Driver assistance, Steering · CA

CAR INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL WHEN faced with an uphill grade forcing car backwards. We have had over 5 nrear accidents involving rolling off hillsides ar onto property or into traffic behind. Car will not engage we have been desperately against a steep hill many times. Also front ABS brakes intermittently grab 1 wheel forcing car sideways at 40 mph. Also car emits rattle sound coming from lower gearbox or engine area noticeable through cab, both before and after a complete $4300 transmission rebuild. Service completed by FIAT and Alfa Romeo od Van Nuys California. This car is going to kill us. Fiat is dragging their feet. I will list the first incident below at March 18, 2023 but then many more occurred after, even after trans rebuild. This design is life-threatening. Who rebuilds a trans at under 50,000 miles??

Filed Aug 19, 2020 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 111,000 miles · AZ

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.

Filed Feb 12, 2019 · Driver assistance, Engine · 28,327 miles · TX

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.

Filed Dec 12, 2018 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 26,422 miles · PA

Car continues to have problems 3/2/15 car stalled months following purchase of the car new told it was a issue with the cold temps and battery was not swapped upon arrival in us. Months later 11/17/15 the call began to stall again in heavy traffic and told a recall was issued and he car needed to be updated and it will correct the issue. Car immediately started to stall 12/17/15 and back in the shop did not identify issue until 12/26/15 and told the issue was control module 9/9/17 car started to stall again did not identify issue. 10/26/17 stalling again did not identify issue be believe dealer had recall. December 2018 call stalling issues occurred more frequently and in january code stated control module was failing again. 6/1/2018 complained to fiat about inexperienced service techs. 11/2/18 car brought to dealer for service, rotation and inspection checks. 12/7/18 car is not driving properly learned today one brake pad of all installed worn down completely while others are at 10. Very concern with only 26k miles on car fiat lack of response to consumer to resolve the car concerns. Service advisor informed me the tech decided the tires did not rotate tires which caused the brake inspection to be overlooked. Very concern consumers pay for additional service fiat does not perform and brake issue could have been identified and now 6 days out of warranty. Consumer foot the bill.

Filed Aug 15, 2018 · Driver assistance · 66,000 miles · AZ

Esc comes on after starting auto, I back up and the steering wheel will not turn, it is locked. Not safe! Dealer says may be short in module in steering wheel. I live in desert, dry area why a short? They want $900 to fix a safety issue. I feel the manufacturer should pay. My warranty will not pay. Turn engine off and back on ESC goes out and I can drive. So far this has not occurred while driving on the road.

Filed Jul 27, 2018 · Driver assistance, Electrical · GA

1. The vehicle will not shift into gear to accelerate after braking. This result into the car going into traffic and risking a crash due to its inability to shift into gear to accelerate faster. I have had this problem since purchase in 2016. The dealer said that it was normal for fiats. 2. The car will not shift in gear. Most times it does not allow me to go into reverse or drive from park. It notifies me to go into neutral first then in reverse/drive. Most times this has to be done about 4-5 times before it allows me to move. Some days it doesn't move at all. Some days the check engine light comes on and some days it doesn't. There is something here that is not connecting. This is a hazard to myself and my children because there has been times when the car just turn off on its on and when trying to crank it, it wont initially. Or once running, it won't move at the traffic light. There have been complaints about this issue from other owners of this car make and model. I took it in to a fiat dealership/service and they notified me there was no recall but it was indeed sensors going off for the the transmission. They then tried to charge me. This should be recalled and service at no cost. This was a problem since I purchased this car and was mislead by the running conditions of this car.

Filed Dec 6, 2017 · Driver assistance · 2,000 miles · CA

My wife and I bought this car in 2013. We have had issues with the ESC pulling us into traffic and off the road. We live in a windy road area near yosemite national park and can't safley drive around without having to shut ESC off every time we drive in fear the car tries to pull us off the road with our children inside. We have expressed our concern to the dealer the very first time it happened and nothing has been done. The dealership says there is no problem at all.

Filed Jul 6, 2017 · Driver assistance, Transmission · 15 miles · FL

Car started acting weird 3-4 weeks ago finally took the car to the dealer and they stated the powertrain was not working and there were some recalls and they could not fix due to the car is not giving codes and the tranmission recall cant be fixed. And this would cost 8832.82 to fix on a car purchase not even 2 years old from a dealer enterprise. 2 recalls and no one told me or the dealers did not fix before selling me the car.

Filed May 24, 2017 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 14,926 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 fiat 500l. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, the vehicle decelerated independently with the accelerator pedal depressed and stalled with the check engine light flashing and radiator illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart on the second attempt about twenty minutes later. The vehicle was driven to the dealer faulkner fiat located at 6643 carlise pike mechanicsburg pa, 17050. The vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v192000 (power train) but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that someone would call her back in three days and referred the contact to the federal safety agency per her owner's manual. In addition, the contact stated the vehicle has failed for this three prior times the failure mileage was 14,926. Updated 07/21/17*lj consumer stated 2014 fiat 500l is a lemon. Starting one year after date of purchase the vehicle has demonstrated ongoing issues with transmisson/computer system failures causing results ranging from engine warning light to slowing followed by sudden acceleration to total shut down while driving. Updated 10/1/8