2013 Fiat 500 Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 2%of 166 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 57,960miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2013 Fiat 500, 2% of the 166 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 57,960 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“When I first bought my car I had issues with a tail light going out within the first 6 months. Then a headlight 2 months after that then 12 months a taillight then another taillight and headlight well you see what I mean then they recalled a cluch on my car but they didnt have a replacemnt part yet and they never contacted me about the recall I assume it was this organization but when I was driving at night the cluch just dropped out from under my foot and almost cause me to crash when I recovered and had to stopo because of a red light I through on my emergancies and another tail light went…”
NHTSA complaint #10958017, filed 2017-03, 49,920 miles“So - I've got a 2013 500e and it started doing this last week or so. The rbc, the ESC, the ABS, and even the hill assist transiently, and once or twice even went into 'propulsion system service' error mode and wouldn't run. After a re-start it would then run. Even did the battery trick. Not sure if it helped or not. …”
NHTSA complaint #11340069, filed 2020-07, 66,000 miles“My car cuts off while driving or being idled. I would drive it in the city and after about 20-30 minutes of driving stop and go. It would cut off while I'm stopped at a light. Then I would put it in park and it would restart. Then after that it would read as high coolant. Also going up steep hills it would cut off when I turn it at the top of the hill and read nothing just completely turn off. I finally got to replicate the problem with Fiat service and they are trying to figure out how to stop it from cutting off. This should be a recall and replace by Fiat”
NHTSA complaint #10972136, filed 2017-04Related service bulletins
- 10221036Sep 26, 2014Front Suspension Clunk Noise While Making Left And Right Turns This bulletin involves replacing the front strut jounce bumpers. Clunk noise coming from the front suspension…
Electronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Fiat 500
80 complaintsEngine
22 complaintsOther or unknown
18 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsExterior lighting
9 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsTires
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Fiat 500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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