2016 Fiat 500X Driver assistance Problems

Radio unit failed due to internal short which prevents the blind spot alert, parking sensors and backup camera to no longer function. Fiat no longer manufacturers the replacement part (P/N: 6RV00LXHAA) and states vehicle is not repairable. Car is less than 10 years old and has 25k miles but can no longer be safely operated due to the failed safety systems. Other than this issue car is essentially like new and could provide another decade of use but instead must be added to the overflowing landfills creating yet more pollution. Vehicle manufacturers should be held accountable for such egregious behavior.

NHTSA ID

11656809

Incident

Apr 7, 2025

The sensor on right passenger air bag malfunction and air bag light stay on and no crashes happen upon message. Poor fuel consumption components include loss of power and idling and when accelerating. Driver mode unavailable lamp came on

NHTSA ID

11532404

Incident

Feb 8, 2023

April 2023 - While driving at ~ 35mph multiple warning light on the dashboard came on, (including traction control, AWD needs service, drive mode unavailable, emergency brake and several others) the speedometer stopped working (both the digital and analog) and a sluggish sensation was immediate (like the brakes were applied rapidly.) The car was stopped and further investigation showed that the rear brake lights were on, seemingly indicating that the brakes were engaged while the car was in park, with no one in the vehicle. The car would not shut off. The car was taken to the dealership where over 30 codes were reported. 2 sensors were replaced (one brake sensor and the traction sensor) and the dealership reported that multiple updates were performed in the 2 weeks that they had the car. Five weeks after getting the car back from the dealership the SAME condition occurred on the highway at 55mph, in a construction zone with no ability to pull off. After reaching an area where it was safe to pull off, a restart of the car (by disconnecting the battery) had all of the lights going off and the brakes functioning normally. The car was driven straight to the dealership where the issues happened again. The car now has 43 codes. They replaced the HCU/ABS module, which did not fix the issue. The car has been in the service department for 3 weeks without discovering the cause of the lights, lack of speedometer and deceleration.

NHTSA ID

11531563

Incident

Apr 20, 2023

For 2-3 days prior to incident, upon shifting up a gear and disengaging clutch, RPMs were higher than expected (noticeable revving sound when hitting gas pedal). Wednesday 12/08/21, the vehicle was not maintaining speed on the highway and engine was revving like it was in too low a gear. Vehicle stopped accelerating and lost speed while driving on highway forcing me to pull over and forcing a tractor trailer to swerve around me. Vehicle was disabled at that time. No warning lights were displayed on dashboard. Frederick Auto Repair in Frederick, MD says clutch needs to be replaced despite the vehicle only having ~53,300 miles. Initially thought it would be part of Safety Recall S34/16V-302 but this appears to be for a different model and my vehicle's VIN is not included.

NHTSA ID

11443781

Incident

Dec 8, 2021

Since the car was purchased, the electrical system seems to have an issue that no dealership has been able to diagnose or fix. The forward collision warning system will intermittently turn itself off upon starting or even while driving. The car also frequently blows passenger side lights. More recently at about 67,000 miles, the check engine and transmission warning lights came on while highway driving 2.5 hrs away from home. The car has been in and out of the shop at least 3 times over the past month and a half to try and fix the issue but they have been unable to determine what is wrong with it. They said they found metal in the transmission and therefore replaced the torque converter and valve body. However, the issue persists. A burning smell can now be detected when driving. Car is going into the shop for a 3rd time to try and fix it - leaving owner without a vehicle for another undetermined amount of time and many miles away from home (this time >500 miles away from home). The car supposedly passed all previous recalls - cooling fan, oil consumption, etc. All regular service/maintenance intervals have been kept by the owner.

NHTSA ID

11442001

Incident

Oct 6, 2021

1 year after purchase the car started having electrical issues, hard gear shifting, turns off or fails to start on first try, car has been serviced at South Miami FIAT since the issues started. The dealer could not identify the issues and told me that they would leave a warranty order open in the event that the warranty expired and the issue was not addressed. The dealer is basically not assisting. I have recently taken my car in for the oil consumption test; at first it failed to later be told that it's working just fine. Problems do no fix themselves and I feel that the dealer is not being totally honest with the situation. I am aware that the consumer is on the losing end of this story, but I will say that I along with many others have had a less than desirable experience with FIAT vehicles. Can someone please respond regarding these issues. I know that the past 2 years have been strenuous on all, but this is my last effort to find a solution to this matter. I have reviewed many other owners with almost identical issues with their cars. Thank you for your attention

NHTSA ID

11430379

Incident

Aug 23, 2021

THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHILE I'M 3RD GEAR AND YOU START TO ACCELERATE, THEN THE CAR SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. THIS SITUATION HAS ACCRUED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

11327821

Incident

Jun 15, 2019

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

NHTSA ID

11325033

Incident

May 18, 2020

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE SHIFTER LOCKED, THE BRAKE LOCKED. THERE WAS NO SAFE WAY TO BRING THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. I COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO THE GRASS. THERE WAS A SIERRA 1500 THAT WAS BEHIND ME THAT WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE FIAT DASHBOARD HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS ON, SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE, OIL LOW, OR ANY OTHER INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE DEALERSHIP'S RESPONSE WAS IT NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE. THERE WAS NO ADDRESSING THE FACT THAT MY CAR WAS BURNING THROUGH OIL AT AN ACCELERATED RATE AND THAT THE CAR ITSELF TURNING OFF AND LOCKING UP WHILE IN OPERATION IS "NOT A DEFECT" OR "A SAFETY HAZARD". I SPOKE WITH THE FIAT DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED 1/1/2020. 127 DAYS LATER, MY CAR HAS THIS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS DEFECT. FCA CLAIMS THAT NO BUY BACK OPTION AVAILABLE DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. THEY OFFER TO HAVE SERVICE ATTEMPT TO FIX THE CAR BUT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE ENGINE, NOT JUST CHANGING THE OIL. THERE IS NO OTHER ENGINE THAT CAN BE PLACED IN THIS CAR TO COMPLETELY FIX MY VEHICLE. IF ANOTHER TIGERSHARK ENGINE IS PLACED IN MY CAR, THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF IT IS DEFECTIVE UNTIL THE CAR SHUTS OFF AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FATAL ACCIDENT OR INJURY. FCA'S RESOLUTION IS TO CONTINUOUSLY BANDAID THE SITUATION. THEY ARE NOT OFFERING TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I ALSO HAVE AN EFG WARRANTY THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THAT IS USELESS IN REMEDYING THIS SITUATION ALSO. THE DEALERSHIP POINTS THE FINGER AT FCA TO FIX THIS WHILE FCA POINTS THE FINGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. MY CAR WITH THE TIGER SHARK ENGINE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11323920

Incident

May 7, 2020

Mileage

73,000 mi

MY FIAT KEEPS GIVING TRANSMISSION ERRORS. I TOOK THE CAR TO CONCORD, CA FIAT FOR DIAGNOSTICS 10/2019 AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPORT AN ISSUE. THEY 'RESET THE COMPUTER' AND SENT US OFF. NOW IN 02/2020 I'M STILL GETTING ERROR MESSAGES AND THE CAR LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD REFUSING TO TURN OFF, SHIFT GEARS, OR MOVE AT ALL. FOR 15 MINUTES.

NHTSA ID

11311160

Incident

Oct 3, 2019

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA ID

11301797

Incident

Jan 24, 2020

THE OTHER DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID THAT MY COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. I WENT A GRABBED COOLANT AND FILLED IT UP TO THE MAX LINE. FOR TWO DAYS IN A ROW NOW, I HAVE BEEN HAVING LIGHTS RANDOMLY POP UP ON MY DASH. SUCH AS DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE, SERVICE ENGINE, 4WD UNAVAILABLE. IT HAS ALSO RANDOMLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. WHICH THERE OBVIOUSLY IS. I SEARCHED AND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR 2016 FIAT 500X, AND THE DEALERSHIPS ALL SAY THE SAME THING. INCIDENTS HAVE ALLHAPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. ON NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS TO INTERSTATE. AT SPEED MILEAGE OF ANYWHERE FROM 15-70MPH.

NHTSA ID

11296979

Incident

Jan 3, 2020

Mileage

80,000 mi

TIENE JALONES Y SE APAGAN LAS LUCES

NHTSA ID

11283009

Incident

May 5, 2019

Mileage

75,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2016 FIAT 500X IN DECEMBER 2016. I AM A HOME CARE NURSE SO I DRIVE A LOT. I HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE SINCE BUYING THIS CAR AND IT'S BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP. IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. HERE IS THE STORY: WHEN IT RAINS HEAVILY, IN ARIZONA, MY ELECTRONICS IN MY CAR GO HAYWIRE. ACCORDING TO AUTONATION, I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN APPROXIMATELY 9 TIMES. MY POWER STEERING BECOMES DISABLED AND MY AIRBAGS BECOME DISABLED. THIS TIME, I WAS DRIVING DOWN 7TH STREET AT 7:30AM AND THIS HAPPENED. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE WHAT IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME, IS THAT I GET KILLED. THIS CAR IS A LEMON. I NEED HELP BEFORE I DIE.

NHTSA ID

11257762

Incident

Sep 24, 2019

I AM HAVING ISSUES AGAIN WITH MY FIAT STALLING ON ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A YEAR 1/2 NOW AND NO SOLUTION VIA THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO MY CAR SHUTTING OFF. THIS IS TIME I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70MPH. I HAVE HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THEY HAD IT FOR A MONTH AND SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS IS UNSAFE AND TERRIFYING FOR ME TO DRIVE WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE BACK.

NHTSA ID

11233926

Incident

Jul 15, 2019

Mileage

56,000 mi

I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 5 INCIDENTS SO FAR WITH MY FIAT TURNING COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN NUMEROUS OF TIMES TO THE DEALER WITH NO LUCK. I HAVE DOCUMENTED EACH AND EVERY TIME MY CAR DECIDES TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I FIND MY CAR TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS. THE DEALERSHIPS SEEM TO NOT KNOW WHY MY FIAT TENDS TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. FIRST I HAD ONLY ABOUT 25000 MILES AND IT SHUTS OFF WHILE TURNING IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION, FIAT PLACE HAD ME TAKE IT IN JUST TO SAY IT NEEDED AN UPDATE. SECOND TIME I STALLED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE. CALLED THE DEALER, SAID IT NEEDED AN UPDATE. 3RD TIME HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY. DEALER HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS AND SAID IT WAS A NEW UPDATE THAT CAUSED MY FIAT TO TURN OFF COMPLETELY. 4TH TIME HAPPENED WHILE I DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45MPH AND DEALER HAD ME BRING IT IN AND SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY MY KEY FOB BATTERY ( LITERALLY JUST CHANGED THE BATTERIES THE DAY BEFORE). ALL BS FROM THE DEALERS MECHANICS. SO I CALLED FIAT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ALL, I SHOULD RETURN THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM RUN TEST. THEY HAD IT FOR A MONTH AND SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY MY DRIVING HABITS AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO NOW MY FIAT DECIDES TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 70MPH 49000 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE, THANKFULLY I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE POSITION TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND RESTART. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE 3RD MONTH OF OWNERSHIP JUNE 2017.

NHTSA ID

11187419

Incident

Mar 13, 2018

Mileage

49,000 mi

HAPPENED AGAIN -- THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOV 2016. ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. FIAT DEALER APPARENTLY CLUELESS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND HOW TO REPAIR. TOOK CAR TO SAME DEALER ALL THREE TIMES THIS HAPPENED - EACH TIME THEY'VE GIVEN ME A RIDICULOUS REASON THE CAR IS LITERALLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE STREET!! FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE COMPUTER NEEDED UPDATING?!?! SECOND TIME (POSTED ON NHTSA WHEN 2ND TIME HAPPENED) THEY SAID IT WAS A LOOSE CABLE CONNECTION TO THE BATTERY - NEVER ONCE EXPLAINED WHY CAR WAS GIVING THE ALERT "DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE), AND NOW THIS THIRD TIME THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T GET CAR TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MAKES ZERO SENSE - CAR ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND IN MOTION 3+ TIMES A DAY!!! FIAT DEALER KEPT CAR FOR 8 DAYS - AT ONE POINT TOLD ME IT NEEDED ALMOST $2000 OF WORK AND THAT THE REASON ENGINE WAS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING WAS LOW OIL PRESSURE?!?! AFTER I QUESTIONED THEM EXTENSIVELY ABOUT THE CHARGES AND THE SUPPOSED LOW OIL PRESSURE - THEY CHANGED THEIR STORY AND SAID OIL PRESSURE WAS JUST SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL AND APOLOGIZED ABOUT THE $2000 CHARGES - SAID I DIDN'T OWE ANYTHING?? AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A REASON WHY CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. SO I PICKED UP THE CAR AND IT HASN'T DIED ON ME ONCE - SO THEY MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO IT. WHY THE COVER UP!?! WHY DOES MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING?!?! EVERYTHING GOES OUT WHEN IT DOES -- BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKE. SERIOUSLY SCARY!!!

NHTSA ID

11128027

Incident

Jul 18, 2018

Mileage

30,000 mi

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 *TR

NHTSA ID

11100476

Incident

Dec 31, 2016

Mileage

100 mi

MY FIAT 500X 2016, HAS BEEN CHANGING FROM SPORT MODE, TO THE TRACTION MODE, THEN OUT OF NO WHERE IT SAYS DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE.

NHTSA ID

11080767

Incident

Mar 21, 2018

Mileage

55,000 mi

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!

NHTSA ID

11078895

Incident

Mar 13, 2018

Mileage

26,000 mi

CAR STATES 'DRIVE MODE UNAVAILABLE' AND A DAY AFTER CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING TURNED BACK ON AND DRIVE AS NORMAL ALSO RADIO SCREEN TURNS OFF AND ON BY ITSELF

NHTSA ID

11048776

Incident

Nov 25, 2017

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.

NHTSA ID

10992887

Incident

Mar 17, 2017

Mileage

12,300 mi

VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" ANYTIME WHEELS SLIP, UNTILL COMPUTER CLEARS NO THROTTLE OR MOTION, VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE FOR OVER 5+ SECONDS AND THEN ACCELERATED AT WHATEVER POSITION THROTTLE IS AT. DEALER AND MECHANICS SAY ALL NEW FIATS 2 AND 4WHEEL DRIVE ALL HAVE THIS ISSUE AND THEY CANNOT FIX. I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, WHEEL SLIPPED AND WENT INTO LIMP IN MIDDLE OF LANES UNTILL IT CLEARED AND TOOK OFF AT HALF THROTTLE AND ALMOST GOT SMEARED BY TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS ALL FIATS HAVE SAME PROBLEM AND ONLY SOLUTION IS TO GIVE A LOT OF LEAD TIME BEFORE ENTERING TRAFFIC AND TRY NOT TO ACCELERATE AS TO MAKE WHEELS SLIP WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE SLIPPING. THIS HAS HAPPEND PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND WHILE ON RAMPS, HILLS. IF ON CURVE OR HILL VEHICLE WILL GO INT "LIMP MODE" AND WILL JUST SLIDE DOWN HILLS AND THROUGH CURVES!!!

NHTSA ID

10938379

Incident

Dec 10, 2016

Mileage

14,000 mi