2016 Fiat 500X

RECEIVED (2) RECALL NOTICES SO FAR ON MY 2016 500X EASY AWD, 1) FOR POWERTRAIN - CAR SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL UNEXPECTEDLY (WHICH MINE WAS DOING AT THE TIME) AND 2ND FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN MODULE (V54 - SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS AND DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE) THIS I WAS NOT HAVING AN ISSUE WITH AT THAT TIME. BOTH TIMES, THE DEALER SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. 1ST RESOLVED DUE TO HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION, SO HAVE TO ADD A QRT OF OIL EVERY 2 WKS. UPDATED RECALL WAS SENT OUT ON OCT 2019 FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN, WHICH MY MAKE AND MODEL IS NOW INCLUDED. I NEVER RECVD THIS NOTICE BECAUSE DEALER REMOVED ME FROM THE DEALERCONNECT CLAIM GLOBAL RECALL SYSTEMS (GRS) AND VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM (VIP) WHEN I CALLED 1ST TIME AS NOT APPLICABLE. MY CARS SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AUG 10, 2020 AND DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE ALERT, THROWING CODE P0481, INTENSE HEAT WAS COMING FROM ENGINE THOUGH TEMP GAUGE AT NORMAL LEVELS. I JUST HAPPENED TO FIND THE RECALL ONLINE WHILE TRYING TO FIND WHAT CODE MEANT. CALLED THE FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILE (FCA) RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER THIS TIME INSTEAD OF DEALER AND THEY LOOKED UP MY VIN AND FOUND IT IS ONE THAT IS AFFECTED AND SCHEDULED THE APPT FOR ME WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE DEALER INSTRUCTION ON THE RECALL SPECIFICALLY SHOWS WHICH FAN MODULES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED (BU /FB MODULES ONLY) & WHAT TO LOOK FOR YET THE DEALER NEVER BOTHERED THE FIRST TIME, JUST DENIED ME OVER THE PHONE. WHO KNOWS WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE IT'S CAUSED AFTER ALL THIS TIME AND ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS POP THE HOOD AND CHECK IF FAN MODULE HAS A PLASTIC HEAT SHIELD OR A METAL HEAT SHIELD WITH METAL TOP HAT IN CENTER OF MOTOR INSTEAD OF A PLASTIC CIRCLE IN CENTER OF MOTOR. THIS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED WHERE I AM NOW, UNABLE TO WORK (I AM A RIDESHARE DRIVER), LOSING MONEY AFTER AN ALREADY COSTLY PANDEMIC. NHTSA SITE DOESN'T SHOW THIS RECALL YET WITH VIN IN SYSTEM?

LIKE EVERYONE ELSE ON HERE MY CAR HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES. CAR SHIFTS HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. FUEL CAR PROPULSION SEEMS OFF, DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS DON'T WORK, TOUCH SCREEN ON DISPLAY QUIT WORKING, CAR DOESN'T ALERT ME OF LOW OIL LEVEL, IT HAS SHUT OFF BUT I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S A SAFETY FEATURE WHEN YOUR OIL IS TO LOW SO YOU DONT BLOW YOUR CAR UP, CAR USES WAAAYYY TO MUCH OIL, GAS MILEAGE ISN'T THAT GREAT, BRAKES WERE REPLACED EVER SINCE A LOT OF TIMES MY CAR WILL SCREECH WHEN I GO TO APPLY THE BRAKES, OH AND BATTERY IS BAD LITERALLY JUST REPLACED IT HAD CORROSION AND ACID LEAKING OUT. I REALLY WANTED TO LOVE THIS CAR BUT IT'S BEEN KIND OF A DISAPPOINTMENT. I AM THE SECOND OWNER, I BOUGHT IT IN 2018 WITH ABOUT 45K MILES AND IT JUST HIT 100K A CAR FOUR YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS IT'S REALLY UNACCEPTABLE. ITS JUST MY EVERY DAY DRIVER I MAINTENANCE IT REGULARLY AND THE MILES ARE MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. ALL OF THIS JUST WITHIN 2 YEARS AND 50K MILES PRETTY UNBELIEVABLE. I AM TAKING IT TO A FIAT DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX SOME OF THESE ISSUES

THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND THE DEALERSHIP IS FULLY AWARE. SINCE THE BEGINNING, THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY SAY DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE, EVEN WHILE IN OPERATION. IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT SHIFTING AND ALWAYS HAS. THE TRANSMISSION MESSES UP IF I SWITCH INTO SPORT FROM AUTO ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT ALWAYS HAS. THE STEERING WHEEL FELL APART ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND I HAD TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP, IT HAS STARTED FALLING APART AGAIN. THE DASHBOARD STARTED COMING APART AND THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE TRUNK LOCKS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT, AND ALWAYS HAS. I WILL CLOSE IT AND IT WILL IMMEDIATELY UNLOCK. THIS PREVENTS ME FROM LOCKING THE CAR AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL FLY OPEN IF I TRY TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO LOCK. THIS CAN LITERALLY TAKE HOURS! 2 WEEKS AGO, MY CAR ACTUALLY STARTED BY ITSELF AT 10:30 PM. I HEARD A CAR ALARM AND ASSUMED IT WAS A NEIGHBOR'S CAR. IT WAS MINE. MY KEYS WERE DOWNSTAIRS IN MY PURSE. I WAS UPSTAIRS BINGING LAW AND ORDER SVU. I COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. IT WAS RAINING AND DARK AND I LIVE ALONE AND I DON'T KNOW MY NEIGHBORS. LUCKILY SOMEONE CAME TO HELP ME ANYWAY. THE ALARM AND RADIO WE'RE BOTH BLARING NONSTOP. THE FUSE FOR THE FUEL HAD TO BE PULLED, TO SHUT IT OFF. THIS HAPPENED FOR TWO DAYS IN A ROW. NOW IT WON'T START. THE BATTERY IS FINE, THE RADIO AND LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS COME ON. EVERY POSSIBLE MECHANICAL FAILURE CODE IS SHOWING UP, ABS SYSTEM, KEYLESS ENTRY, POWER STEERING, REMOTE START, AIRBAGS, CHECK ENGINE ETC ARE ALL SHOWING AS DEFECTIVE. THIS CAR IS A LEMON. POMOCO JEEP CHRYSLER IN NN, VA, KNOWS IT'S A PIECE OF CRAP. INSTEAD OF LABELING AT WHAT IT IS, THEY EXPECT ME TO BRING IT IN CONSTANTLY AND CONSTANTLY BE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. IF I DIDN'T NEED A CAR, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED ONE. I WOULD LIKE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, INDEPENDENT OF CHRYSLER AND IT'S DEALERSHIPS, TO FULLY EXAMINE AND DIAGNOSE THE ISSUES WITH MY CAR.

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR ITS SEEMS AS IF ITS NOT CHANGING GEARS PUSHING THE GAS TO ACCELERATE ITS WILL LET OFF A RUSHING SOUND WITH NO MOVEMENTS THEN IT WILL JERK AND ACCELERATE FASTER IT MAINLY DOES THIS WHEN TAKING OFF AND TURNING ONTO ANOTHER ROAD WHERE THEIR IS BUSY TRAFFIC THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A ACCIDENT WITH ONCOMING VEHICLES IF THE ACCELERATION ISN'T AT ITS SPEED. *TR

MY CAR WAS STATIONARY. SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I WAS CLEANING THE INTERIOR OUT. LISTENING TO MY RADIO. THEN ALL THE SUDDEN A BUNCH OF WARNING LIGHTS START GOING OFF. PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THEM. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST DYING SO I TRIED TO START IT. THE ALARM STARTS BLARING. EVENTUALLY THE CAR SHUT IT SELF OFF. AND NOW IT WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. IT'S JUST EXTREMELY SCARY THINKING I COULD OF BEEN DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN ONE AND TWO. AND OCCASIONALLY THE RADIO TURNS IT'S SELF ON AND OFF. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH 43,000 MILES. IT'S INSANE AND INCREDIBLY UNSAFE WITH THESE ISSUES. AND NOW IT'S DEAD IN MY DRIVEWAY. I GET PARKING LIGHTS OUT AND DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHT OUT INDICATOR. ROUGH IDLE ON COLD STARTS SOMETIMES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY FIAT 500X, IT JERKS WHEN IT'S SHIFTING GEARS OR ACCELERATING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WAS A BULLETIN CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION I BELIEVE. BUT WHATEVER UPDATE WAS DONE, IT DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I'VE LOOKED FOR INFO REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FIAT 500X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS INDEPENDENTLY. THE DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF D'AMBROSIO ALFA ROMEO FIAT OF THE MAIN LINE, LOCATED AT 487 LANCASTER AVE, MALVERN, PA 19355, AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING STICKY MIGHT HAVE SPILLED IN THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO BE DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT DISAGREED WITH THE ASSESSMENT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CARMAN CHRYSLER-JEEP-DODGE DEALER, LOCATED AT 196 S DUPONT HWY, NEW CASTLE, DE 19720, AND IT WAS STATED THAT SOMETHING STICKY MIGHT HAVE SPILLED AND ENTERED THE DRIVE MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO JERK OR SHAKE WHEN IT SHIFTS SOMETIMES, LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL OR LURCH FORWARD. I'VE HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH OTHER CARS THAT I OWN AND IT FEELS LIKE THAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE WITH THEM. THEY FAIL TO SEE A PROBLEM AND SAY THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I HAVE 110,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS SET TO EXPIRE IN 10,000 MILES. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BUT APPARENTLY MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BASED ON THE PROBLEMS THAT I'M HAVING, I FEEL THE PROBLEMS I'M EXPERIENCING COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL. I RELY ON MY CAR FOR WORK BUT AM INCREASINGLY NERVOUS ABOUT CONTINUING TO DRIVE IT.