Over the past two years I've had to take my vehicle in to the dealership numerous times. The car will accelerate on its own without touching the gas pedal, switch gears on its own, accelerate while making a stop, uncontrollably jerk well moving at a slow speed's and display messages such as drive mode unavailable at random times while driving. This car is dangerous to drive and has almost created an accident numerous times while I had my children in the vehicle. *tt
2016 Fiat 500X engine complaints
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My 2016 fiat 500x started overheating with approximately 32,900 miles on it. I had the fan assembly and 50 amp fuse replaced. It is starting to make the same noise I had noticed weeks before it overheated again.
The car is less than a year old and no more than 5000 miles. I now have a warning message "service engine - drive mode unavailable". Now remote start won't work nor will the traction control (I.e. The various drive modes). Fiat dealership is unable to diagnose or fix the problem.
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!
While the car was in motion on the highway, the A/C abruptly stopped working and the vehicle immediately overheated. The fan assembly had faulted, the issue was corrected in october 2017 after the vehicle was held for 30 days because the part was unavailable. The new issue came up on start up, the A/C was not cooling and the check engine light came on, I dropped off the vehicle at the dealer and was told that it is a sensor in the right rear view miirror that is causing the A/C malfunction, they initially thought it was the fan assembly that had faulted again. The part is not available for (3) weeks. They said it was a nationwide shortage on the part (again). My question is should this be cause for concern? Why would there be a nationwide shortage on a single part? And is this connected in anyway to the fan assembly failure. I love my fiat, but I dont need the issues, this vehicle is barely (2) years old.
Service engine drive mode unavailable some time transmission not engaging when you start engine and go. Screeching noise from passenger side of the car
I was driving down the highway in a middle lane going about 50mph when I noticed the car was no longer responsive to gas or steering. Brakes were harder to press than usual & I realized the car had turned itself off. The only way I could get it started again was to come to a complete stop & put it in park, re-start, disengage the auto-emergency brake, then put it in drive. All while cars were flying around the bend of the highway almost hitting me and almost hitting each other trying to avoid hitting me.
My car has 6641 miles on it. It is not driving correctly my car saids no drive mode available . The car is hesitating when in drive.
Getting a check engine message, drive mode unavailable.
Engine is very shaky when stalled at stop lights, etc. Service light recently came on and car was taken to the dealership for evaluation as it is still under warranty. The cooling fan needs to be replaced but is on a national backorder with no eta. Car can no longer be driven in traffic as it quickly overheats.
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.
My fiat 500x is brand new barely 350 miles...it has been towed twice so far and is presently being worked on now. I am afraid to drive it since it stalls out while driving and eventually will not restart. I have been researching online and have found similar issues. I feel unsafe driving this vehicle and could end up being in or causing an accident since I was almost hit both times my car stalled out...once on the highway and the other time most recently in high city traffic. I just want a replacement of equal value.
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