2014 Fiat 500L

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.

TRANSMISSION FAULT, FREQUENTLY WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE, HAVE TO JOGLE THE GEAR LEVER AND THEN IT DOES MOVE, TOOK IT TO PALMETTO FIAT, THEY SIAD THEY TRIED A NEW CONTROL MODULE, BUT DID THE SAME FAULT, WAS ALSO TOLD BY THEM THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT FAULT ON THIS MODEL THAT WAS MADE IN VIETNAM OR SOMEWHERE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT IF THE CAR GOES INTO LESS POWER MODE ON THE HIGHWAY . I WOULD LIKE TO REMEDY THIS AS MY WIFE LOVES THE CAR, IT HAS 51,000 MILES UNFORTUNATELY AND TO BE CHARGES NEARLY $6,000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NOT CORRECT, PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW YOU CAN HELP US, AS THIS CAR HAS HAS VARIOUS RECALLS FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

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.

FRUSTRATION IS THE ONLY WORD CAN DESCRIBE THIS HORRIBLE CAR FIAT 500L SINCE I BOUGHT THAT CAR IS BEEN TOLL SO MANY TIMES TO FIAT DEALER SERVICE. WHEN WAS UNDER GUARANTEE, FIAT SERVICE ALWAYS SAID "IT IS NOTHING", "NOT PROBLEM", "NOW IS WORKING FINE". EVEN WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ON THE STREET WITH SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE. NOW WHEN THE GUARANTEE EXPIRED 4 MONTHS AGO: THE CAR NEEDS "NEW MOTOR STARTER", THEY CHANGED ($1600 PLUS $300 RENTAL CAR FOR 21 DAYS). BUT ONCE THE CAR HAS THE NEW MOTOR STARTER. SURPRISE!!! THE PROBLEM IS ALSO THE ENGINE!!! NOT POWER AT ALL. NOTHING!!!! NEEDS A NEW MOTOR FOR CAR THAT NOW HIS PRICE IS ONLY $6,000!!! SO BASICALLY FIAT JUST RIPPED ME SELLING A DEFECTIVE CAR!!!! THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE!!! NOW I'M GOING TO MOVE THE CAR TO MY HOUSE AND TRY TO SELL IT AS JUNK!

TRANSMISSION SEIZED, CLUTCH SMELLED BURNT AND BEGAN TO SMOKE WHICH STALLED THE ENGINE. THE GEARS DISABLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CAR'S RESPONSE WAS "NORMAL" I TOOK MY CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE CAR AND READ THE COMPUTER CODES. THE CODES THAT DISPLAYED ARE C415H-50197. DEALER CLAIMS THAT CODE IS NON-EXISTENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500L. WHILE AT A DRIVE THRU, THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR OF RUBBER AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND LATER TOOK IT TO CHAMPION FIAT (9715 FIRESTONE BLVD, DOWNEY, CA 90247, (562) 231-7579). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: FIAT 34917750. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,486.

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.