Fiat 500 steering problems
42 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
807 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
36,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2011 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: . 585 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
42 of 807 complaints match this topic (5.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10469643 · 2012-08-08 (August 8, 2012)
THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A BAD NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY VERIFIED THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN. THEY PUT PART ON ORDER. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND STILL NOT IN. I CALLED THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO EXPEDITE THE PART. I EXPLAINED THAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A MONTH NOW, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD CANCEL THE ORDER AND RE ORDER IT. WHAT DO I HAVE TO GET IN A CRASH FIRST AND WAIT ANOTHER MONTH? MAYBE HURT NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT GOD FORBID OTHERS…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10469643 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10500790 · 2013-02-28 (February 28, 2013)
THE STEERING COLUMN, DOWN BY THE FLOOR SUCKED MY FLOOR MAT UP UNDER MY ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL. I COULD NOT BRAKE, OR TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR...UPDATED 06/28/13 *BF
Owner-reported narrative. 5,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10500790 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10508974 · 2013-04-21 (April 21, 2013)
A VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE MADE A U-TURN, CROSSING THE LEFT LANE CAUSING THE FIAT TO T-BONE THE VEHICLE MAKING THE U-TURN. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE FIAT DRIVER AND THE DRIVER CONTACTED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT COMPRESSION INJURY TO THE STERNUM. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED BY EMS TO A HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND SUFFERED NEARLY $13,000 DAMAGE. EARLIER IN THE DRIVE, THE FIAT 500 DRIVER HAD TO ROCK FORWARD AT AN ON-RAMP TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO VIEW APPROACHING TRAFFIC V…
Owner-reported narrative. 9,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10508974 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10598709 · 2014-06-16 (June 16, 2014)
PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING "ESC DISABLED" AND MULTIPLE LIGHT WARNINGS FOR THE GEARBOX, THE STEERING, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, GENERAL MALFUNCTION LIGHT, ESC OFF LIGHT, AND ESC MALFUNCTION LIGHT, AND LOST POWER STEERING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY WITH NO CHANGE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A HALF-HOUR, THE CAR WAS RESTARTED AND STEERING WAS RESTORED AND NO WARNING LIGHT WERE ON. T…
Owner-reported narrative. 49,837 miles reported. Look up ODI 10598709 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10676535 · 2015-01-19 (January 19, 2015)
WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE, I TURNED INTO THE STORE PARKING LOT, I PRESSED THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT THE CAR DOWN INTO A LOWER GEAR, AND I COULD NOT SHIFT. THE CAR KEPT ROLLING AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLE DIED. UPON TROUBLE SHOOTING, THE PROBLEM WAS A FAILED PRESSURE PLATE NOT ALLOWING THE CLUTCH TO ENGAGE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 61,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10676535 at NHTSA ↗