2016 Fiat 500x problems, complaints & recalls

2026-06-26 · Air Bags · 96,000 mi · 💥 crash · 🔥 fire

“the contact owns a 2016 fiat 500x. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph through a green light, another vehicle driving through a red light and attempting to make a turn, the front bumper of the contact’s vehicle crashed into the front passenger’s side door. no warning lights were illuminated. the contact exited the vehicle saf…”

2026-06-16 · Engine

“3 times my car had died going under 30 mph, it must turns off or goes into this neutral position and won’t let me change gears, when i restart it, the engine makes an awful squealing sound. all these “drive mode unavailable “ “check esc system” “service electronic brake” it seems it is related to the s55 / 16v529000 safety defect …. “intermittent s…”

2026-06-15 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 80,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2016 fiat 500x. the contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle using the push-to-start button, the engine failed to crank or start. the vehicle was started after the fifteenth attempt. additionally, the contact stated that the brake pedal was extremely firm and difficult to depress while attempting to start the veh…”

2026-05-11 · Power Train

“i was driving vehicle and it all of a sudden get stuck in gear in either park gear or some other gear that wont allow me to turn engine off. sometimes it just slow down to a stop and will not go into gear again for a while or appears the gears are not engaging putting me at risk for accident on highway. once it slowed down in traffic and i nearly g…”

2026-03-23 · Unknown Or Other

“i received a letter stating that there was a recall emissions/catalyst efficiency,i have called a fiat dealership several times to get this fixed and it never did, now i am seeing that there is no recall now. so i'm confused on what's going on. u90 is the emissions recall number.and letter said there are others w80…”

2026-01-16 · Unknown Or Other

“i am submitting this complaint to report a failure related to an emissions recall repair. the vehicle identified by vin [xxx] was fully operable, properly maintained, and in excellent condition prior to an emissions recall repair performed by an authorized dealership. immediately after the recall “fix” was completed, the vehicle began experiencin…”

2026-01-12 · Power Train · 144,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2016 fiat 500x. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unintendedly shifted from drive(d) to neutral(n). the rpm became elevated; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. while driving approximately 15 - 20 mph, the vehicle went into limp mode. while in limp mode, the contact…”

2026-01-02 · Power Train

“car suddenly slowed down while driving on christmas day. this was a very unsafe situation because i was on the highway in traffic traveling at 70 miles per hour and the car suddenly slowed down which could have resulted in an accident leading to harm. a warning light then came on to service transmission right as the car slowed down. i tried to step…”

2025-11-11 · Engine

“while driving, the vehicle suddenly shut off completely in the middle of the road, forcing me to come to a full stop and make several attempts before it restarted. during the incident, all electrical power was lost—i was unable to use hazard lights or blinkers, and i’m unsure if the brake lights worked when pressing the pedal. this created an extre…”

2025-10-24 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:evaporative Emissions:hoses/Valves/Sensors · 145,297 mi

“the contact owns a 2016 fiat 500x. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. the contact stated that the fuel gauge indicator failed to function as intended. the check engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with dtc: p0456 and p0452. the evaporative emission …”