2017 Fiat 124 Spider Electrical system Problems

“Our 2017 Fiat 124 SPIDER abarth alarm goes off randomly sometimes 4 or 5 times a day while driving. My wife has been on the freeway and lights flash and horn constantly goes off until she has to pull off in traffic and stop the car and restart. Pushing panic button does nothing. This is an ongoing problem with many Fiat spiders and also miatas that are both built in the same plant. The dealer spent days but couldn't fix and now is going to order new bcm and fobs but from the forums on both cars I'm not hopeful. …”

“While driving my 2017 Fiat spider 124 abarth on regular paved roads, the alarm activates. Just driving normally down the road. The first time it happened was while slowing down to make a left turn. The second time was after turning right onto another road and speeding up. The horn starts blowing and all the lights start flashing. Scares me and everyone around me. This appears to be a problem on the abarth model and has been known to be a problem for over a year, with no fix in sight. Mine has done this twice but others have reported it happening many times. Fca is aware of the problem.”

“While driving between 30 and 70 MPH in second to sixth gear, the car's alarm system randomly activates without apparent reason. The horn sounds and emergency flashers illuminate without cutting off. The alarm is deactivated by stopping the car and shutting off the ignition. Switching it on again results in the alarm not active. The alarm activation occurs randomly and sporadically when driving on hard surfaces including county roads, city streets, and interstate highways, usually driving straight, during dry weather conditions, at various speeds, and in different gears. …”

“My dealership where I bought my car let me know of a recall my vehicle had during an oil change. I then asked if they could fix it to where they said no, that only FIAT could fix it or another dealership about 40 minutes away. I then went to that other dealership and they told me no because it had to be done through the dealership I bought the car from. Then the guy told me he had the parts but he won't do it because he won't get paid for it. I've looked up so many places and nobody wants to do it so what am I supposed to do? Wait for the car to break down. …”

“The contact owns a 2017 Fiat 124 SPIDER. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the car alarm system randomly activated. When the alarm activated, the horn and the emergency lights turned on. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. After the contact turned off and turned on the vehicle, the alarm system deactivated. The contact also stated that after driving for 10 minutes the alarm system activated again. …”