Car has approx 26k miles. Driving under normal conditions this morning and warning came on "service engine. Drive mode unavailable". I had the sun roof open as I was driving and I kept thinking I was smelling a hot or burning smell, but couldn't be sure. I popped the hood when I got home and didn't smell anything obvious. Don't know if this is related, but just had it in for oil change a week ago - they never reset the oil change light (which wasn't coming on before oil change - though low oil pressure light was coming on -- now low oil pressure light is off, but oil change light is on!). Again, don't know if it is related but want to give all pieces of the puzzle. Also my engine shuts off for no apparent reason while driving occasionally. Very scary! Took it in to fiat and they gave me a lame excuse -- it just needed some updates! To me that is just unacceptable -- what if I had been going 70mph on the interstate and this happened!? I asked them that exact question at fiat and they just shrugged their shoulders. This is a serious safety issue and it is shocking to me that fiat is not taking it more seriously! After the "update" that they performed about 8 months ago -- all seemed fine until about a month ago. Car stalled as I was driving -- seemed to happen only when I was going over a speed bump or a rough road. That was not the case the first time -- first time I was on a smooth, flat road. I really feel like a safety recall should be done on these cars because after reading about so many other people having these exact same problems -- this is clearly an issue!
2016 Fiat 500X driver assistance complaints
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Car states 'drive mode unavailable' and a day after car stopped completely while driving turned back on and drive as normal also radio screen turns off and on by itself
I was making a slow turn in a parking lot and the car turned itself off while driving. The radio remained on and dash lights/gear lights were illuminated but the car was completely unresponsive otherwise. I realized it had turned off so I restarted it & it continued to drive normally. About 50 miles later I was driving 35mph and a warning light came on stating "drive mode unavailable" then another saying "service engine". I took it to the dealership where they said it just needed some updates, gave it the updates, and sent me home. About 50 miles later the drive mode and service engine lights came on again. About 50 miles later they turned off on their own, and another 20 miles later they came back on again. The car seems to drive normally but the different drive modes such as "traction +" aren't accessible. It's been between 60-80 degrees outside & clear on each occasion. It hasn't turned itself off again since the first time.
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