Fiat 500 Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 136 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the Fiat 500 across 6 model years. The 2012 model year has the most (63).
- 136electrical system complaints
- —median miles at failure
- 4mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 31%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 104 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 136 complaints, 4 mention a crash, 6 a fire, 1 an injury.
Fiat 500 electrical system complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the Fiat 500. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The contact owns a 2017 Fiat 500. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the check engine, TPMS, and several unknown warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle was jerking and making an abnormal sound. The failure was recurrent. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic…
The vehicle had been stalling out on numerous occasions one being a freezing Xmas eve in Drive thru if it had happened somewhere isolated the driver could have frozen. I rented cars several times and replaced the alternator ,battery and at the final point at the dealership the mechanic suggested I…
El auto se detuvo sin avisar solo ya no quiso acelerar. Me marcó muchas fallas en las cuales les tomé foto, me tuvieron que remolcar y mi hijo se pegó en la cabeza, por suerte nada grave. Pondre las fotos de los códigos que aparecen. Tuve q ser remolcado hasta ahorita la baterÃa sigue en un…
Dear NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, I am filing this formal complaint to report the sale and interstate delivery of a dangerously defective and noncompliant vehicle sold to me by Arlington Auto Group, located at 3621 Columbia Pike, Arlington, Virginia. On [XXX], I purchased a 2013 Fiat 500…
Dealer saw me that is needing a battery replaced On February 14, I took my fiat 500 E to the dealer for repairs. They then told me that it has a bad main battery problems and has to be replaced they gave me a price of $17,000. As a City employee. We do not make that much money. I bought this…
Frequently asked questions
Do all Fiat 500s have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 136 owner complaints about electrical system for the Fiat 500. Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the Fiat 500 electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
Other Fiat 500 problems
- Power Train problems (390)
- Engine problems (109)
See all Fiat 500 problems.