NHTSA Complaint #10743540 — 2014 FIAT 500
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10743540 |
| Vehicle | 2014 FIAT 500 |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | AZ |
Consumer Description
I HAD MY RADIO REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE SCREEN WAS HAVING SOME DISTORTION ISSUES AND ALSO IT WAS CREATING A LOT OF HEAT,SO IT WAS REPLACED AND NOW IT'S STARTING TO SHORT OUT AND THEY CANT SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHY ITS DOING IT! THE VOLUME GOES UP AND DOWN ONCE IN AWHILE BY ITSELF AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE THAT OUT EITHER! ALSO MY WIFE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A LACK OF POWER WHEN SHE'S DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO PAST 50MPH,AND THEN IT STARTS TO SHAKE PRETTY BAD! SHE HAS TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF WAIT 2 MINUTES AND THAN TURN IT BACK ON AND THAN IT'S FINE! AND LASTLY WHEN I SIT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I START TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I PULL OVER TO INSPECT THE ENGINE AND NOTHING.. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE LADY TOLD ME IT'S THE TRANSMISSION BURNING BECAUSE I HAVE THE AUTO MANUAL SHIFTER MODEL AND THAT'S WHY IT DOES IT AND IT IS NORMAL! I REALLY DON'T THINK IT'S NORMAL AT ALL? THE LADY AT THE SERVICE COUNTER TOLD ME THAT THIS MODEL REALLY TOOK OFF IN ITALY BUT NOT HERE IN THE STATES! SO I GUESS I BOUGHT A LEMON I TOLD HER AND ALL SHE SAID WAS SHE WAS SORRY!! I HAVE SO MUCH TROUBLE AT THIS DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HAVE TO PROVE SOMETHING IS ALWAYS WRONG WITH MY CAR!!!
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