The 2016 Fiat 500x has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 329,540 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 261 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN16V5290002016-07-12329,540 affected
Defect
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokee and 2015 Chrysler 200, Jeep Renegade, RAM ProMaster, and 2016 Fiat 500X vehicles equipped with 9-speed automatic transmissions. The transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps in the transmission wire harness, and as a…
Consequence
If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, dealers will reprogram the Powertrain Control Module and the Transmission Control Module and if necessary replace the transaxle range sensor wire harness, free of charge. The recall began on November 7, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's…
Complaints by component
ENGINE
52
1fires
POWER TRAIN
49
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
46
2fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
33
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
13
1fires
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10
STEERING
8
STRUCTURE:BODY
6
AIR BAGS
5
3crashes1fires4injuries
Total complaints261
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“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 systemâ€� “service electronic brakeâ€� it seems it…”
“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 systemâ€� “service electronic brakeâ€� it seems it…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Fiat 500x as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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