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Fiat 500X Steering problems by year

9 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Fiat 500X's steering. Loss of power steering, stiff or loose steering, wandering, column and rack problems.

Steering complaints by model year

YearSteering complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Latest 500X steering complaints

2016 Fiat 500XSteeringElectrical systemEngine & cooling

The day after we had a bad storm, my car's electrical system went haywire. I was driving to work and all kinds of warning lights started flashing. Then when I came to a stop sign, stopped, then proceed to go again the car car would not go. I was still in drive but the car would not go when I pressed the pedal. So I put the car in park then back in drive and it started driving again. Then a warning came on about my power steering. I get further down the road to a stop light. I stopped and when the light turned green...

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it would not go again while it drive. So I put it in park and back in drive and it went.i get to a stop sign about 1 mile down the road and my steering wheel locked up. So I put the car in park and back in drive and it started turning a little bit so I was able to pull off the road into an abandoned parking lot. I tried to turn the car off and it would not turn off. So I unhooked the battery cable and it cut off. I had the car towed to my house. They hooked the cables back up yo get the car onto the tow truck. Once the car was home, the wheel was fine but it had some warning messages on the dashboard. So the next day it rained again. And I went outside later that evening and my tail lights and the dashboard was illuminated. My air conditioner was running but the car was not crank. So I finally got it to the shop and they are saying water got into the RHA hub; but how? I don't have a leak in my car. I've never seen water in my car and on top of that, why is my RHA hub in the trunk? Anyway, after that I looked it up and come to find out a lot of people with Fiats have been having the same problem. And they are just as upset and lost as I am.

Filed Incident Steering · Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 11589850
2016 Fiat 500XSteeringTransmission & drivetrainElectrical system

This car is a lemon and the dealership is fully aware. Since the beginning, the car will randomly say drive mode unavailable, even while in operation. It goes into neutral without shifting and always has. The transmission messes up if I switch into sport from auto on the highway and it always has. The steering wheel fell apart on my way home from work and I had to call the dealership, it has started falling apart again. The dashboard started coming apart and that had to be repaired. The trunk locks when it feels...

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like it, and always has. I will close it and it will immediately unlock. This prevents me from locking the car and I don't know if it'll fly open if I try to drive it. I have to wait for it to lock. This can literally take hours! 2 Weeks ago, my car actually started by itself at 10:30 pm. I heard a car alarm and assumed it was a neighbor's car. It was mine. My keys were downstairs in my purse. I was upstairs binging law and order svu. I couldn't get the car to shut off. It was raining and dark and I live alone and I don't know my neighbors. Luckily someone came to help me anyway. The alarm and radio we're both blaring nonstop. The fuse for the fuel had to be pulled, to shut it off. This happened for two days in a row. Now it won't start. The battery is fine, the radio and lights and dash lights come on. Every possible mechanical failure code is showing up, abs system, keyless entry, power steering, remote start, airbags, check engine etc are all showing as defective. This car is a lemon. Pomoco jeep chrysler in nn, va, knows it's a piece of crap. Instead of labeling at what it is, they expect me to bring it in constantly and constantly be without transportation. If I didn't need a car, I would not have purchased one. I would like a certified mechanic, independent of chrysler and it's dealerships, to fully examine and diagnose the issues with my car.

Filed Incident Steering · Power train · Electrical systemNHTSA 11351861
2016 Fiat 500XSteeringDriver assistanceEngine & cooling

I was driving on the highway and my car shut off without warning. The steering wheel locked up, the shifter locked, the brake locked. There was no safe way to bring the vehicle off the highway. I coasted off the highway into the grass. There was a sierra 1500 that was behind me that was fortunate enough to avoid hitting me. The fiat dashboard had no warning lights on, such as check engine, oil low, or any other indication that something was wrong. The dealership's response was it needed an oil change. There was no...

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addressing the fact that my car was burning through oil at an accelerated rate and that the car itself turning off and locking up while in operation is "not a defect" or "a safety hazard". I spoke with the fiat dealership that I purchased the vehicle from and they informed me that there is nothing they can do as the factory warranty has expired. The factory warranty expired 1/1/2020. 127 Days later, my car has this incredibly dangerous defect. Fca claims that no buy back option available due to the warranty expiration. They offer to have service attempt to fix the car but the issue is with the engine, not just changing the oil. There is no other engine that can be placed in this car to completely fix my vehicle. If another tigershark engine is placed in my car, there is no way to determine if it is defective until the car shuts off again unexpectedly while driving which can result in a fatal accident or injury. Fca's resolution is to continuously bandaid the situation. They are not offering to buy back the vehicle due to the manufacturer defect. I also have an efg warranty though the dealership I purchased the car from that is useless in remedying this situation also. The dealership points the finger at fca to fix this while fca points the finger at the dealership to remedy this situation. My car with the tiger shark engine is not safe to drive. *Tr

Filed Incident Steering · Electronic stability control (ESC) · EngineNHTSA 11323920
2016 Fiat 500XSteering

The pieces near the back of the steering wheel keep falling off. I have had them replaced once and now they are loose again.

Filed Incident SteeringNHTSA 11267800
2016 Fiat 500XSteeringAirbagsDriver assistance

I purchased a 2016 fiat 500x in december 2016. I am a home care nurse so I drive a lot. I have had this same issue since buying this car and it's been in and out of the shop. It is now out of warranty and I am having to pay out of pocket. Here is the story: when it rains heavily, in arizona, my electronics in my car go haywire. According to autonation, I have had the car in approximately 9 times. My power steering becomes disabled and my airbags become disabled. This time, I was driving down 7th street at...

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7:30am and this happened. I was luckily able to get the car to stop. No one seems to care what is eventually going to happen to me, is that I get killed. This car is a lemon. I need help before I die.

Filed Incident Steering · Air bags · Electronic stability control (ESC)NHTSA 11257762
2016 Fiat 500XSteeringElectrical systemAcceleration & cruise control

I am having issues again with my fiat stalling on me while driving down the road. This has been happening for a year 1/2 now and no solution via the dealership service department. I was almost rear ended on the interstate due to my car shutting off. This is time I was on the interstate going 70mph. I have had my car towed to the service dealership in the past for this same issue. They had it for a month and same thing keeps happening. This is unsafe and terrifying for me to drive with my two kids in the back.

Filed Incident Steering · Electrical system · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 11233926
2016 Fiat 500XSteeringSuspensionWheels & tires

My tie rod has bent 2 times now. I have done nothing to it. The first time is that my whole tire fell off when I was driving. The next it just barely not even a year after my tire fell off I was driving in the snow and my drive mode stop working. Once I parked I look at my tire and saw it was cockeyed. I did not hit anything. I was only going max 5 miles an hour. It has been a year from hell with my car.

Filed Incident Steering · Suspension · WheelsNHTSA 11172117
2017 Fiat 500XSteeringDriver assistance

I have had several warning lights that have come on several different times while in motion and while parked since I purchased my vehicle a few months ago. Service abs, dynamic steering torque, service electronic parking brake, service hill hold control. The first time these lights came on I took it back to the dealership. They said the lights didn't come on during the week they had it. Since then the lights have come on several days while driving on the city streets and highways.

Filed Incident Steering · Unknown or other · Electronic stability control (ESC)NHTSA 11105015
2016 Fiat 500XSteeringDriver assistanceEngine & cooling

I was making a slow turn in a parking lot and the car turned itself off while driving. The radio remained on and dash lights/gear lights were illuminated but the car was completely unresponsive otherwise. I realized it had turned off so I restarted it & it continued to drive normally. About 50 miles later I was driving 35mph and a warning light came on stating "drive mode unavailable" then another saying "service engine". I took it to the dealership where they said it just needed some updates, gave it the updates,...

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and sent me home. About 50 miles later the drive mode and service engine lights came on again. About 50 miles later they turned off on their own, and another 20 miles later they came back on again. The car seems to drive normally but the different drive modes such as "traction +" aren't accessible. It's been between 60-80 degrees outside & clear on each occasion. It hasn't turned itself off again since the first time.

Filed Incident Steering · Electronic stability control (ESC) · EngineNHTSA 10992887

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