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2017 Fiat 500L: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2017 model year. Data updated: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Vehicle Speed Control is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Engine operation1100.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Vehicle Speed Control
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Vehicle Speed Control1

Vehicle Speed Control: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2026
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20261

2026: 1

Pattern summary

Vehicle Speed Control leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 11717771 · 2026-02-13 (February 13, 2026)

While driving not able to accelerate , loss of power and check engine light . By turning the engine off sometimes resets and sometimes doesn't.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11717771 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

1 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

0.0%Usable mileage0 / 1 records
100.0%Valid incident date1 / 1 records
100.0%Valid filing date1 / 1 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates1 / 1 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component2014201520162017
Power Train
12367.2%
ODI 10572621 · 359 mi

WHEN STOPPED ON A UPWARD SLOPE AND I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS 15 FEET OR MORE UNTIL I STEP ON THE BRAKE AGAIN. IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THEREFORE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF THE VEHICLE WERE IN NEUTRAL OR HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BUT BEING AUTOMATIC THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN SLOWED TO STOPPED TRAFFIC OR IN PARKING LOTS. ALL THE VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WHEN I EASE OFF THE BRAKE THE AUTO WOULD START EASING…

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521.7%
ODI 10706225 · 1,746 mi

THE CAR RIGHT DAY LIGHT STOP WORKING ON 03/07/2015,ON 4/08/2015 MY CAR COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND PUT ME AND OTHER PEOPLE IN DANGER. THERE IS RECALL EXACTLY FOR THIS PROBLEMS ,BUT AT THE DEALERSHIPS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOT RECALL, THE CAR IS NOT RELIABLE AND I AM AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY! TODAY IS 2 MOTHS FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED IT! I BOUGHT THE CAR ON 02/16/2015! PLEASE HELP ME TO GET MY MONEY BACK AND RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER!!!! I DO NOT TRUST THIS PEOPLE!!! *TR

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2100.0%
ODI 11296855 · 10 mi

THE ISSUE LOOKS SIMILAR TO FIAT 500L 2014 RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE DAY. THE AUTOMATIC GEAR DOESN'T SHIFTS EVEN IF THE SPEED GOES HIGHER. IT TAKE ALMOST A MILE OR 2 FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. I HAVE REQUESTED FOR AN SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT LOCAL FIAT DEALER, BUT I THOUGHT OF REPORTING THE PROBLEM AT NHTSA TOO, IF IN CASE IT IS NOT AN INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINT.

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00.0%

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Engine
3016.4%
ODI 10595898 · 960 mi

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT IT THREE WEEKS AGO. THE FIRST TIME I WAS GOING THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH AND THE CAR JUST COUGHED AND TURNED OVER AND THEN STALLED. IT WAS FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS WAITING AT A LIGHT AND PULLED OUT TO TURN AND THE CAR JUST COUGH AND STALLED AGAIN. I HAD THREE MEN COMING TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE MOTOR TURNED OVER AND STARTED AGAIN. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. VERY DANGERO…

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28.7%
ODI 10916528 · 23,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FIAT 500L. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE RPMS INCREASED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,500.

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00.0%

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Electrical System
2413.1%
ODI 10572815 · 7,000 mi

FIRST INCIDENT IN JAN. 2014 DEAD BATTERY, SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE WAITING IN DRIVE THROUGH LINE FOR FOOD. CAR ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND SMELL HORRIBLE. PEOPLE CAME RUNNING TO ME TELLING ME TO GET OUT OF CAR BECAUSE IT COULD BLOW UP. STEERING LOCKED . NEEDED TO START CAR AGAIN TO PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND GET PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY AND AWAY FROM BUILDING. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. RECEIVED CAR 2 WEEKS LATER AND WAS TOLD AGAIN THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE BUT THE CLUTCH BECAME ENGAGED AND STUCK. HAD CLUTCH, FLY WHEEL AND A FEW OTHER PARTS REPLACED…

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313.0%
ODI 10704371 · 5,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FIAT 500L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REVERSE CAMERA SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS WHERE ALL FOUR REAR SENSORS AND THE CAMERA INSIDE THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,200. UPDATED 5/26/15*CN

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Unknown Or Other
189.8%
ODI 10928586 · 33,000 mi

THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE REVS HIGH WHILE GIVING GAS AS IF IT WAS NEUTRAL GEAR. LOSES POWER ON THE FREEWAY. FEELS LIKE IT SLIPS OUT IF GEAR. IT'S HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

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417.4%
ODI 10746933 · 205 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 IN NORTH CAROLINA: 74 MPH; 94 DEGREES OUTSIDE; THERMOSTAT/AIRC ONDITIONER SET AT 70 DEGREES. ALL WINDOWS CLOSED TIGHTLY. 4 LANE, COUNTRY-TYPE HIGHWAY; SEVERAL MILES BETWEEN OVERPASSES/EXITS; NO CAR IN PROXIMITY - EITHER DIRECTION - WITHIN 100 YARDS. SUDDENLY AT NO CAUSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT VENT WINDOW EXPLODED OUTWARD, AND THE ENTIRE WINDOW SHATTERED. NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER TO EITHER THE EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR OF CAR. THE POSITIONING OF THE WINDOW ITSELF WOULD MAKE IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYTHING TO HIT IT; …

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Vehicle Speed Control
2010.9%
ODI 10596709 · 3,020 mi

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF RT. 50 E IN ANNAPOLIS MD, I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. THE CAR BECAME CONSUMED WITH A STRONG BURNING ODOR. AS TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE, I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY. SINCE THE CAR HAD BEGUN TO ROLL FORWARD, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. TRAFFIC BEGAN TO GET BACK TO SPEED BUT I WAS BROKEN DOWN IN THE MIDDLE LANE, BLOCK…

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14.3%
ODI 10818633 · 20,696 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 (NA) FIAT 500L. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,696. ## VIN PASSED ## FIAT 500L 2014 ## UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/13/16.*JB

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00.0%

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1100.0%
ODI 11717771

While driving not able to accelerate , loss of power and check engine light . By turning the engine off sometimes resets and sometimes doesn't.

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Air Bags
63.3%
ODI 10654399

2014 FIAT 500L THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHERE THE KNEE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH SUCH FORCE, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED BURNS, CUTS AND BRUISES TO HER KNEES. *MW

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521.7%
ODI 10701191 · 3,000 mi

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER 2014 REGARDING THE KNEE AIRBAG MODULE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2014 FIAT 500L, DUE TO RECALL. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED JULY 15 2014 FROM DRIVER'S VILLAGE LOCATED AT 5885 E. CIRCLE DRIVE, CICERO, NY 13039. AFTER REPEATED CONTACT WITH THE DEALER, TO DATE THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PART. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED FIAT AND WAS GIVEN CUSTOMER CARE #25864389 TO LEARN WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. WE ARE NOW PAST 6 MONTHS WITH NO PART AVAILABLE TO REPLACE PER NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. *TR

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Service Brakes
94.9%
ODI 10569222

THIS CAR HAS TOTALLY INCONSISTENT BRAKES. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE "BRAKE-BY-WIRE" ELECTRONICS, BUT I'D BET SO, AND THERE PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THEY CANNOT BE MODULATED NORMALLY. THEY GRAB AND SLAM THEMSELVES AT ONE INSTANT AND THE NEXT ARE SMOOTH AND EASY. JERKS YOU AROUND WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS JUST SIMPLY A FLAW AND THE DEALER SAYS "THEY ARE ALL LIKE THAT",AND "WE HEAR THAT A LOT", BUT THERE IS "NOTHING TO BE DONE". *TR

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28.7%
ODI 10787792 · 1,200 mi

THE FIAT 500L WAS PARKED WITH THE HAND BRAKE UP (6 SPEED). THE BRAKE FAILED AND THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Steering
94.9%
ODI 11000534 · 35,000 mi

WHEN THE CAR IS ON A DOWN SLOPE AND YOU SHIFT TO REVERSE THE CAR WILL LEAP FORWARD AND ON AN UPSLOPE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE IT ROLLS FREELY BACKWARDS. IN THE LATEST INCIDENT WE WERE ON HWY 101 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WAITING IN A LINE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE TRAFFIC DELAY. WHEN WE SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE THE CAR ACCELERATED BACKWARDS . FORTUNATELY THE CAR BEHIND US HAD LEFT AMPLE SPACE. IT ALSO HAPPENED PARKING ON A HILL IN SAN FRANCISCO AND FORTUNATELY THERE WAS ONLY A CURB IN BACK. THE MOVEMENT IS NOT LIKE WHAT HAPPENS IN A MANUAL SHIFT CAR. …

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28.7%
ODI 10706225 · 1,746 mi

THE CAR RIGHT DAY LIGHT STOP WORKING ON 03/07/2015,ON 4/08/2015 MY CAR COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND PUT ME AND OTHER PEOPLE IN DANGER. THERE IS RECALL EXACTLY FOR THIS PROBLEMS ,BUT AT THE DEALERSHIPS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOT RECALL, THE CAR IS NOT RELIABLE AND I AM AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY! TODAY IS 2 MOTHS FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED IT! I BOUGHT THE CAR ON 02/16/2015! PLEASE HELP ME TO GET MY MONEY BACK AND RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER!!!! I DO NOT TRUST THIS PEOPLE!!! *TR

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
No usable records for this analysis.

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

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2025-030None

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2025-040None

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2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

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2025-110None

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2025-120None

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2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-021None
ODI 11717771

While driving not able to accelerate , loss of power and check engine light . By turning the engine off sometimes resets and sometimes doesn't.

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2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

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2026-050None

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2026-060None

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2026-070None

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2026-080None

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2026-090None

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2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

2016: 1 complaints · 2017: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2016001
2017000
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2016200
2017100

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentVehicle Speed Control
Vehicle Speed Control—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

2 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

1 mentions · 100.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 11717771

While driving not able to accelerate , loss of power and check engine light . By turning the engine off sometimes resets and sometimes doesn't.

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

1 mentions · 100.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 11717771

While driving not able to accelerate , loss of power and check engine light . By turning the engine off sometimes resets and sometimes doesn't.

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b