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Fiat 500L repairs by problem area
Engine (14%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (14%)
Brakes and Traction Control (4%)
Suspension and Steering (6%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (45%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (11%)
Other (5%)
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- Engine
- Transmission and Drivetrain
- Brakes and Traction Control
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical and Air Conditioning
- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
- Other
Chart based on 139 repairs.
Fiat 500L electrical repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (2%)
$500 - $999 (2%)
$100 - $499 (5%)
< $100 (91%)
Chart based on 43 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2014 Fiat 500L 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 83hp 1.3L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD
| 14980 mi | Radio died Replaced |
2014 Fiat 500L 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 160hp 1.4L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 3700 mi | The AC was blowing heated air |
| 9000 mi | TPMS system kept saying "TPMS unavailable after vehicle was started. Dealership reset some computers and also did a software update on touch screen and engine. PCM flash I think? |
| 10000 mi | The heated seat stopped working. Dealer replaced faulty wiring harness. |
| 21000 mi | Switch and latch solenoid for hatch were replaced. |
| 21000 mi | Poor radio reception after recall for Uconnect system Second key no longer programmed or recognized by car after recall for Uconnect software. Dealer failed to program on both trips. |
| 774 mi | dead battery. jumped. replaced battery (second battery) |
| 1500 mi | dead battery wouldn't start. Jumped but said nothing else wrong |
| 3461 mi | replaced battery - stated operating at correct specs |
| 29000 mi | Left brake light bulb went bad |
| 3000 mi | USB and SD card is not being recognized by the radio system. Was not repaired but I am waiting for the media hub to come in to replace. |
| 39900 mi | Dead battery replaced under warranty. This is the 3rd battery since July 2014. |
2014 Fiat 500L 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 160hp 1.4L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
| 22000 mi | Backup camera jerky, satellite radio cut out. |
| 31000 mi US $20 |
Burned out DRL. Replaced bulb. Burned out brake light. Replaced all non-LED bulbs in rear. |
| 48000 mi US $100 |
Car would die, not start, other electrical oddities. Loose wire. Took two days to go over everything, but only charged for ab hour's labor. |
| 59000 mi US $370 |
Heater valve control failed. Only blew heat and would not turn off. Part was inexpensive and independent shop was able to make the repair quickly. |
| 67000 mi US $5 |
Rear stop lamp failed and was replaced |
| 91000 mi US $32 |
Replaced driver's side headlamp |
| 106000 mi US $800 |
New blower motor and wiring needed replacing. Blower motor went out, wiring was burnt out. |
| 8400 mi | Radio issue |
| 26300 mi | Airbag light |
| 30000 mi | Airbag light |
| 31200 mi | Airbag light |
| 16311 mi | Radio reception poor on FM and nonexistent on AM. After testing the radio was replaced. This partially solved the FM problem but AM reception remained 0%. Subsequent replacement of the antenna base resolved remaining AM issues. All repairs done under warranty with no charge to owner. |
| 8000 mi | Not sure of the details, but there were 2 software updates. One for the headlights coming on at wrong time. then the other was procedural. |
| 27900 mi | Dealer replaced the driver side headlight. |
| 32860 mi | the passenger headlight burned out. Dealer had replaced the drivers headlight about 4-5 months prior. all under warranty. |
| 10600 mi | Dead battery after car sat, albeit in extreme cold for a few days. Battery was boosted in am but wouldn't start again in pm. was boosted again and electrical was messed up. Required a full charge the next day at the dealership. |
| 14640 mi | 2nd no-start on battery, happened in cold weather, happened last year too. This time dead cell detected and battery was replaced under warranty. Serbian batteries shipped with Fiats are known to be problematic. Replaced with mopar battery. |
| 29140 mi | Spare key fob stopped working and required a complete replacement. Was working normally and all of a sudden set off the alarm and was unable to lock the car or to turn the engine. Has since been replaced under warranty. |
| 4000 mi | 3 trips to dealer w/dead battery. Asked them to replace/nope. Finally they replaced it. Also did 5 software patches. |
| 16000 mi | Fiat installed a software update related to batter charging and power retention. |
| 28000 mi | headlight burned out |
| 28000 mi | battery losing charge - battery replaced and firmware update for car |
| 30000 mi | heating actuator failed |
| 13000 mi | No start after extended period parked |
| 22000 mi | High pressure AC line replaced under warranty. |
| 55000 mi US $1200 |
Replace leaking line. |
| 39000 mi | Check Air Bag light came on initially. I had an update due so I also took it in for that. Airbag light was cleared, but returned 30 Days later. Sensor checked out OK, but the battery failed. Battery was replaced under warranty. |
| 41000 mi | AirBag light came on and returned after a "Hard Reset" The problem was solved by a new battery under warranty. |
2014 Fiat 500L 4-door
turbocharged 4-cylinder diesel automatic 2WD
| 27900 mi $10 |
Light bulbs replacement. |
2014 Fiat 500L 4-door
turbocharged 4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 3100 mi | Radio shuts off. Have to turn power back on unit. |
| 4200 mi | Radio issues. Still shutting on and off. I went to another dealership as original dealership can't get the right radio ordered. RPM guage is showing a high idle. My key fob works intermittently. Since October it had on occasion decided not to lock or unlock my doors. It was getting more consistent with not working so I got it looked at. Key was reprogrammed... Issue isn't fixed |
| 4960 mi | Key fob decided not to work intermittently again. 1 new key fob was ordered (forgot to bring in both) Heater fan is squealing intermittently, especially on cold mornings. Sounds like there is no grease on a fan Auto dimming mirror started to fail on a road trip and wasn't turning on. Noticed a few times the mirror would turn on during the day with NO cars or lights behind me. Sometimes the only time it would work was when cornering Buzzing noise coming from the rear (left) passenger door speaker. It has been decided it is related to the radio I have been waiting on since delivery Clocks on radio and in dash are not keeping time correctly. Decided this was related to the radio and would be fixed once a new radio was installed |
| 6060 mi | New key FOB arrived, needed to have both keys and car flashed/reprogrammed Blower motor arrived and was replaced New radio unit has finally arrived to be replaced. Radio was installed... WRONG radio. Missing NAV. Radio in vehicle is not the radio corresponding to the VIN Wrong radio being replaced with original radio until new correct radio arrives for install. When original radio was installed anti theft kicked in and radio wouldn't power on. New correct radio sourced and installed |
| 9920 mi | Radio not working properly. Will not recognize USB or iPod. Satellite radio is always acquiring signal or spottier than it should be |
| 11780 mi | Dealership and Fiat given a 30 day time frame by CAMVAP to get my radio working properly. Bluetooth, USB/iPod working and Sat radio connecting properly. Problem still not fixed. Tachometer has been showing high idle of 1100 rpm, engine idle was 753. Fiat was given 30 days to fix the problem. Tachometer was to be replaced with a properly calibrated tach assembly. Repairs have made idle rpms higher on tach and engine |
| 11780 mi | Previous tachometer repair dealer installed American tach assembly with Speedometer in MPH in to car. Replacing tach assembly back to a Canadian with speedometer in KM/H. High RPM problem still exists. Car is being returned as a "lemon" Radio never fixed, either. |
2014 Fiat 500L 4-door
4-cylinder automatic AWD
| 13200 mi | Battery died. Turns out there was some problem with the battery which was being drained even when everything was turned off. |
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