10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 15,802 miles
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The contact owns a 2016 Fiat 500. While driving 45 mph, the manual clutch failed and prevented the contact from changing gears. As a result, the contact drove into a cement barrier to avoid traffic. The driver and passenger frontal air bags failed to deploy, causing the contact's head to strike the steering wheel. The contact injured her neck, left shoulder, and left foot. The contact was transported to the hospital by family members. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The cause of the failure was not determined. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000.
- Thompsons, TX, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Fiat 500. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shifted into neutral without warning and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the wire harness and power train control module needed to be repaired. The contact scheduled an appointment with acadiana Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Fiat (1700 sw evangeline thruway, lafayette, la 70508, (337) 232-7361). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 67,000.
- Lafayette, LA, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Fiat 500. While operating the vehicle, the transmission jerked and shifted roughly. Occasionally, the vehicle would shift out of gear and fail to immediately accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (nyle maxwell Fiat, 13049 research blvd, austin, tx) where it was diagnosed that the transmission was faulty. Computer updates were performed to the power train control module and the transmission control module, but the failures continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failures, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 28,000.
- Round Rock, TX, USA
Car switches into neutral unexpectedly creating a dangerous inoperable vehicle scenario where the car will not move for several seconds. This has happened to me several times on the open road and almost caused me to get hit from behind. This is a regular occurrence which I have to predictively allow for by anticipating this may happen.
- Houston, TX, USA
While driving on the freeway and at freeway speeds the front passenger side suspension completely snapped with no accident or road debris involved. The wheel turned sideways and lost all control of the vehicle's ability to turn. The engine then gave a transmission failure warning and the engine cut out. Was able to get the car to the side lane and waited for triple a to show up until 5am. Took pictures of the front passenger side wheel which was basically dangling off of the vehicle. It was exceptionally dangerous.
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
The car stopped working in the middle of the highway, started to give error messages and turned on engine service, transmission and parking brakes lights. A few seconds after we just got the message: Drive mode unavailable and the car stopped. It was really dangerous and my family and I were in a terrible risk of have a pretty bad accident. We are really lucky that nothing happened to us, we could die that night.
- Lehigh Acres, FL, USA
- Mission Viejo, CA, USA