NHTSA Complaint #11207253 — 2014 FIAT 500L

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FIAT 500L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE LOST ENGINE POWER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECREASE IN SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AND A PASSERBY HAD TO ASSIST WITH MOVING THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. A DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE YET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNERS RESIDENCE DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V192000 (POWER TRAIN) AND WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,299.