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Chart based on 109 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Computer giving false errors on driver information center of impending system failures.
47300 mi
US $273
Hatch back release handle totally stopped working Rear defroster element stopped heating
54700 mi
US $27
Headlight replacement drivers side
84000 mi
US $100
Hatchback release microswitch failed for a second time, unable to open hatchback door after rain.
87000 mi
Continued intermittent failure of hatchback door microswitch, high mount stop light and rear wiper intermittently not working, dealer attempted to electrical tape wires being torn on seam, caused more damage to car After the poorly done electrical tape repair, wiring to hatchback door was shorting out on the chassis of the car. Dealer refused to repair properly, called Fiat since there is a Max Care Ext Warranty, dealer replaced body wiring harness
87000 mi
US $100
Body wiring harness issues continue.
100000 mi
Complete failure of electronics to all dashboard systems and smoke coming from dashboard at the end of April. I had the car looked at by 2 different mechanic who found pinched wires, bad splices and wiring routed totally different from the design. Complete failure of heating and air conditioner control panel and telemetrics unit.
18000 mi
US $52
Service Expired message popped up at 18k miles. Have had to 2 dealers. Can’t clear message. Fiat Customer Support now working. Have appt for 4/17 to hopefully correct. Message appears every time Car is started. Update: a software update the following month fixed it.
2200 mi
Blue tooth link fails repeatedly. no diagnosis or repair provided.
still unresolved issue involving steering wheel buttons and LCD menu display. Goes out about every 3 months. Dealer temporarily resets it but it happens over and over again!
8200 mi
Continuing issue with steering wheel buttons and cluster display not functioning.
Air conditioner would randomly refuse to blow through the upper vents. Got really hot in the passenger compartment.Determined that the air conditioner control head is defective. Placed on order but has not yet been replaced by the dealer.
Battery was slow to start. There was a clicking sound then it would start. After a load test they replaced the battery. It worked great for a couple of weeks but now makes the same sound.
18100 mi
Light bulb in temperature dash burned out and replaced. Auto tranny flashed due to recall. Oil change done.
44490 mi
Electrical body wiring harness needed to be completely be replaced. It controls most everything electrical. Car stayed about a month. It was causing shorts throughout the car.
Turbo boost gauge stopped working and was replaced.
10500 mi
Rear defroster stopped working. Dealer determined the defroster is controlled by the convertible top module, which was replaced since they could not reflash it.
33000 mi
Convertible top motor does not disengage when top is latched. Dealer reflashed BCM and recalibrated the top.
Driver seat airbag problem. Ordered seat rail and sensor. Wrong rail came in, had to reorder. Driver seat airbag inop
8000 mi
"Tire Pressure Monitoring Unavailable" was shown on the dash display. Dealer replaced right-front TPMS sensor. Warning message came back for a couple days after repair, but has not returned since.
19000 mi
Been getting occasional "TPMS Unavailable" message. Dealer unable to reproduce. Second time dealer has looked at this issue.
21000 mi
Rear wiper needed adjusted. Was wiping down onto the hatch rather than on the glass. Covered under warranty.
56000 mi
US $70
Bad fuse caused power outlet to stop working
103000 mi
US $100
passenger side power window regulator failed
18000 mi
There is a thumping/grinding noise when the engine is started the first time of the day and either the AC is on or if the defrost is on. I had to contact Fiat and they sent out someone who said that they couldn't get the issue to happen.
18000 mi
Tire pressure monitoring computer was replaced, had one wheel it would never read so they replaced the whole thing. No issues since and was pretty painless overall. This took about 3 hours and includes an oil change and general service.
25000 mi
AM radio stations quit working
114000 mi
Replacement of the driver's side window regulator. The existing window regulator broke apart inside the door when rolling the window back up. Made a loud pop sound and the window stop moving up and was free falling back down.
117688 mi
Replacement of a 12v battery.The battery went completely dead without any warning what so ever.
16000 mi
Internal bulb for AC controls burned out. Fixed under warranty.
17000 mi
Radio face started to glitch, wouldn't show any information at times, only a blinking face with bars that moved slowly up and down. Took to dealer, ordered a new radio and fixed it for no charge, under warranty.
25000 mi
Interior lights to illuminate AC controls went out, couldn't see them at night.
50000 mi
Replaced old battery with new battery, however clamps couldn't tighten down enough. Caused car not to start 50% of the time without popping hood and wriggling battery clamps a bit. Took to local mechanic, had to use metal saw to reduce clamp size for better hold on battery.
Odometer was flashing. Dealer performed software update to fix problem.
5600 mi
Whistling noise from center vent when HVAC system is operating.
24000 mi
Drivers side window began making squeaky/rubbing sounds inside door when being rolled up or down.
48000 mi
Tpms sensor on Front Left tire stopped functioning. Replaced sensor.
59890 mi
US $60
Headlight fuses replaced
17000 mi
Driver's window regulator was going bad. The window was still working. But the mechanic told me that if I hadn't have brought it in, it would have broke completely.
17000 mi
Tire pressure monitoring system unavailable. Dealer blamed failure on aftermarket wheels (been on the car for more than a year!) and wanted to charge for all four new wheel sensors. I declined this charge and repair as nonsense.
Defective wiring harness resulted in Check engine light constantly on from day after purchase
12000 mi
Problem with ipod connection resolved itself.
19000 mi
No source detected for ipod. Dealer could not replicate problem as it came back i day before service. Intermittent problem.
Blue&Me had failure and would not read text messages. There was considerable distortion in sound quality when using Bluetooth; system was given update to correct issues. USB port stopped working and required replacement port.
16000 mi
Wiper switch broke, replaced by dealer.
17000 mi
Dealer did not hook up the horn button at the steering wheel when they removed it to replace broken wiper switch. Made return to dealer for correction. Received free oil change.
21000 mi
Clock spring behind steering wheel began making clicking/creaking noise again and required replacement.
31000 mi
Clock ran fast On occasion the car will not start first crank but will fire off with no issue on second crank
50000 mi
Every now and then car won't start on first try but will fire right off on second try.
16700 mi
US $50
Rear third brake light only lights when brake is pressed and hatch was open. Short in connection so when it closed it would turn off and not come on at all. May been related to TSB performed on rear washer nozzle.
82000 mi
US $450
Window regulator plastic piece broke causing rattling in window and loose. Was repaired.
17700 mi
Dash heating and A/C light controls backlighting - bulb failed
42300 mi
Had the dealer flash all three systems with the latest firmware to correct timekeeping running slow on clock. The flash fixed the problem and now the clock in the instruments display is not running slow. Auto transmission now shift smoother
46000 mi
US $20
Replaced failed DRL bulb. Replace the other DRL bulb since it would fail shortly afterwords.
30000 mi
replaced burnt out headlight.
34000 mi
Replaced another burnt out headlight.
11780 mi
blinking odometer reading, blueone communication not pairing.
50220 mi
I complained about the IRRITANT noise whenever I place my seatbelt on. Drop off my vehicle at the dealership @ 8 am and picked up @ 5 pm. nothing was done by the mechanic because he is busy and suggested to bring the car back.
12000 mi
Engine stalling and not starting. Couldn't replicate. Battery was low, replaced under warranty.
47000 mi
US $105
Rear tail light went out
64000 mi
US $12
Replace daylight running bulbs
74000 mi
US $12
Replaced rear running and stop light bulbs
21200 mi
TPMS warning (no reading) started triggering every time car started. Sometimes TPMS failure light also came on. Both go away after driving a minute or two. Tire pressures checked and fine.
25000 mi
US $500
Hatch release failed. Wiring problem. Same problem repaired under warranty about four years ago.
32620 mi
The cluster was making a loud noise.
62000 mi
Head unit not working
12000 mi
Telling me that Air Bags need to be serviced. Also other warninga like overheating when it was not. They flashed ECM and asked me see it it keeps happening. Starter sounds weird at times. Today it sounded like it was grinding. When I tell dealer they are not able to repeat it so nothing is done. I have a bad starter and know it.
16000 mi
Warning light about front running lights. Was told it was only a lose socket... but then they said the light was bad and replaced. Continue to have weird starter issues. They have in the past told me is was a safety issue as the starter doubles as oil pump for the head. Now they tell me oh so that is what it is doing. Can't replicate it but friends hear it often.
37000 mi
US $350
TPMS saying "unavailable". Replaced module but still getting error message. Need to take in again.
55180 mi
Factory recall for backup lights - speeds up the time it takes for the backup lights to be triggered. Had an oil change done.
2300 mi
PCM update to fix an error where the engine temp gauge would rise to the max temp and a "check coolant" message would briefly display for about 5 seconds.
20000 mi
US $176
Battery died. I bought the car w/ VERY low mileage in 2014 and frankly was surprised to see it die already. Replaced battery.
24000 mi
electric trunk latch would not open, interior blinkers would not make a noise when activated
Car's readout told me to check rear 'stop lamp'. Rear brake lamp burned out. Went to auto parts store, bought replacement and installed both rear brake lamps within 30 minutes. Its cool that the car told me what to do.
65000 mi
US $700
Replaced Alternator and battery
95000 mi
US $425
Rear hatch would not open, No quick release lever on this model version. Problem was common in Fiat 500./ Worn wiring harness at hinge of hatch. Only way to open hatch was to repair wiring.
32400 mi
US $24
headlight (driver side)daytime running lights and break lights needed replacement
14800 mi
The air bag failure light came on. The tech discovered it was due to a faulty sensor in the driver's seatbelt. New seatbelt ordered.
4640 mi
Clock in cluster running fast.
46700 mi
Daytime running lights sometimes wouldn't turn on. Took car to dealer, dealer was unable to find a reason for the problem. Lights were working at that time. Since then the lights have always worked. No complaints or issues with the service.
71100 mi
Rear windshield wiper not working. Dealership unable to determine source of problem or corective action.
26000 mi
Clock was routinely slow and there is a TSB repair on this issue. Clock/odometer assembly was removed and returned for update.
16000 mi
LCD elements in the instrument cluster multifunction display would be extremely dim after the car was parked in 90deg+ weather in direct sunlight for a few hours. The cluster was replaced.
23300 mi
Driver's door speaker did not function. Took dealer a week to repair wiring harness, then many more days to replace various sensors they "later found problems with".
42300 mi
Rear Hatch won't open. Wire severed. second time this has been repaired.
52000 mi
US $24
I replaced the headlight bulb on the driver's side.
4000 mi
USB port stopped recognizing my IPOD....removed two fuses to reset audio system...back to work!
60000 mi
Hatch release switch intermittent failure, hatch cannot be opened when in failure mode.
8000 mi
When vehicle is turned to the right, AC set to recycle air, the fan blows much harder. Once turn is stopped or if a left turn is made, the level is less.
NO FIX
27000 mi
The TPMS system failed. I was told I "don't drive like other people" so they couldn't fix the car.
93000 mi
US $300
The wiring going through the roof to hatch grommet are all broken and the electric locks no longer work, nor the rear defog, nor does the rear wiper, nor can you open the hatch BOTH windows need new regulators! One broke on it's own and the other had help from my 9 y/o ;) The rear defog has become detached from the window. AC was not cooling as it used to. Verified charge and levels were fine. Issue found to be bent fins on condenser coil. Due to the CHEAP design, they cannot be combed straight again.
94000 mi
US $120
Cut all wires from roof to hatch that pass through the grommet. Removed grommet and added new lengths of wire and hose to grommet. Spliced new hose and wires to existing and rear hatch functions were repaired.
23000 mi
took care to dealer for third time that ac stopped working. No definitive answer as to why the ac stops. they said " we think there is a problem with the -re charging system but not sure" so I traded it in for a 4 door
47000 mi
Air conditioner stopped blowing cold air around 42,000 miles.
1500 mi
AC motor replaced. making loud noise. Clock within instrument cluster not holding correct time. Instrument cluster replaced.
6000 mi
switch that changes temperature mode (air on the floor, defrost, mix air) doesn't stay in place in cold temperatures. Switched tightened.
3000 mi
A/C dash switch stopped working.
22700 mi
Ventilation mode selector would not stay in defrost mode. Fixed, but in the process the dealership broke the adjacent recirc knob.
24780 mi
Attempted to fix malfunctioning recirc knob; only partially fixed, and now lighting on the control unit flickers.
27900 mi
Replaced 2nd defective control head (flickering lights, defective knob).
30060 mi
Electrical issue causing license plate lights to cut out. "Greened out" wiring discovered in tailgate handle - tailgate handle was replaced.
8000 mi
AC in the car has been always weak but it stopped working at 6k miles. I took it to the FIAT dealer, they put new Freon, made sure that the dash controls were working and finally had to change the compressor because it wasn't starting at all
8800 mi
Cigarette lighter stopped providing constant current. The problem was fixed by replacing the connector itself.
27000 mi
heater quit blowing hot air, fan only blew at lowest speed
42600 mi
US $548
blower failure
17000 mi
Tachometer dial would fail randomly, showing very high or low numbers. Usually after a big bump.
2790 mi
core changed and recharged after
37000 mi
Driver window modulator replaced;
38000 mi
Driver window module replaced again
the climate control portion of the instrument panel does not illuminate.
48000 mi
Battery had 2 dead cells, car wouldn't start, dash went crazy.
