2015 Fiat 500 Exterior lighting Problems

“I work at an independent auto repair facility. We have seen several headlight bulb connector failures where the connector melts. When the connector melts, the light stops functioning. The repair requires replacement of the connector and the bulb.”

“Many different things have gone wrong with this car starting at the first 900 miles. The cluster that shows you speed and RPM went out at 900 miles while driving home from work making it hard to drive. It took the dealership two weeks to fix this problem. A couple months after this the check engine light came on for no reason, the dealership told me that there was nothing wrong and gave it back to me. Two weeks later the check engine light came on again and then they said that there was a problem with something related to the cluster. …”

“Whenever I turn the headlights on, they go off. Whenever I turn the headlights off, they go on. Because of this, the break lights don't work. When driving at night I have to choose between break lights or headlights. Fiat wants over $1000 to fix one month after warranty.”

“The contact owns a 2015 Fiat 500. The contact stated that upon having the vehicle inspected, the mechanic noticed that the front driver’s and passenger’s side headlamps had failed to operate. The brake warning light and the headlamp warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the mechanic reconnected the front driver’s and passenger’s side headlamp connector. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that after the vehicle was started, the contact noticed that the headlamps failed to illuminate. …”

“Loss of total dash display at any given time , have to disconnect battery for 5mins reconnect to regain dash back , this started day 1 of purchase when pulling off the car lot .”