2015 Fiat 500 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 32about this part
- Share
- 35%of 92 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 48,102miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 32 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2015 Fiat 500, 35% of the 92 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,102 miles. 2 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The shift cable for the transmission broke leaving me unable to accelerate while in moving traffic on a 4 lane state highway. The part is on back order and I have not had use of my car for over a week and possibly up to a month.”
NHTSA complaint #11219851, filed 2019-06, 65,000 miles“My vehicle has 37,000 miles when driving on the freeway vehicle got stuck in gear causing a safety concern, luckily I was able to make it home safely with the vehicle stuck in gear. …”
NHTSA complaint #11374373, filed 2020-11, 65 miles“The car dash goes crazy turning all lights. Over heating and ESC right afters it turns off while the car is on the go less then 50 milers per hour. I have almost crash twice due to the car stops completely on the freeway. Dealership has check the car 4 times and they can not get it to be fix yet in the last past 2 month. 11/30/17 Fiat says is checking what they can do still I have not receive an answer and chrysler has my car for almost 3 weeks and still not diagnose again.”
NHTSA complaint #11051593, filed 2017-11, 49 miles“Since the first day I bought the car I have been having difficulty in switching to the 4th gear. Most of the times I have to apply considerably more pressure than other gears to switch to and use the 4th gear. I am not sure if this is related to the previously reported clutch problems. I got a recall letter and is scheduled to get my car serviced soon. I am hoping that this will also fix the 4th gear problem. Though there is a chance that this is a separate problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10935632, filed 2016-12, 300 miles“I stopped in a driveway and tried to shift into reverse. The car has a manual 5 speed transmission. The car would not shift into reverse. The only 2 gears available were 3rd, neutral, and 4th. Investigation found that one of the 2 shift cables came off the shift lever on the transmission. This happened in a driveway, but could have happened in traffic, resulting in not being able to move the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #11297395, filed 2020-01, 68,900 milesRelated recalls
- 16V302000May 16, 2016Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Fiat 500 vehicles manufactured June 21, 2010, through January 12, 2016, equipped with a manual…Covers: Fiat 500 2012–2016
- 15V291000May 18, 2015Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Fiat 500 battery electric vehicles manufactured March 8, 2013, to March 7, 2015. The Electric…Covers: Fiat 500 2013–2015
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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2015 Fiat 500
26 complaintsOther or unknown
15 complaintsEngine
12 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsSeats
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Fiat 500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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