| Issue ID | 1088803 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10614480 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | FIAT |
| Model | 500L |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 13/11/13 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 10 incidents so far! 1: the check engine light went on. Drove car and automatic transmission hesitates when accelerating. Backfires on acceleration. 2: same issue days after 'repair' completed. This time the transmission is not shifting properly 3: same issue as #1 weeks after 'repair' completed on #2. This time the rpm's go very high when it automatically shifts or press on accelerator 4: engine makes grinding noise when shifting. Dealer said noise was normal but then fixed it in incident #5. 5: grinding noise on acceleration. Car will not move when shifting from park to drive. Another time when shifting to drive, car went in reverse. 6: recall on the transmission. Thought this would fix the problem but it continued. 7: shifted from park to drive. Car went backward and hit a pole. 8: back wheels suspension has a loud noise going over bumps. Left rear spring and top mount fell out of place. 9: vehicle will not shift out of park. Shifter is not working at all. Had to call roadside to tow it to dealership. 10: vehicle will not shift out of park again. Shifter is not working at all. Had to call roadside to tow to dealership. Total days in the shop since 8/30/2013 through 07/18/2014 is 46+. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 3803 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BALTIMORE, MD |
| VIN pattern | ZFBCFACH7EZXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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