2014 Fiat 500L Steering Problems

“Every once in awhile, the power steering won't engage when I turn on the car. I can turn the wheel, but it only turns slowly with a lot of pressure applied. I have to turn off the car and then turn it back on to fix it. This has happened four or five times since I've owned the car (approximately 3 years). It has always happened in my driveway or the street in front of my house, where I normally park.”

“Rakata recall,I have problems whit my car when I lost my battery out of charge when I was running ,so I put charge whit a smart charger and by my surprise the car don't start I go to the dealer and the dealer says that I burned the computer but it's not true I don't change anything so anyways I have 28000 miles in 3 years old car and the company don't want to repair because they don't so I need to pay + 1200 to fix the problem and the car that I know have warranty.”

“When the car is on a down slope and you shift to reverse the car will leap forward and on an upslope shifting into drive it rolls freely backwards. In the latest incident we were on hwy 101 in heavy traffic waiting in a line in a construction zone traffic delay. When we shifted from park into drive the car accelerated backwards . Fortunately the car behind us had left ample space. It also happened parking on a hill in san francisco and fortunately there was only a curb in back. The movement is not like what happens in a manual shift car. …”

“Started to have a problem with the steering wheel sticking. I notice it most at higher speeds, 60-70 MPH. It takes a little more pressure than normal to to make slight adjustments to the wheel to keep the car going straight. After I've been driving on the highway for a while, it feels like I'm fighting the wheel. Sticking has become a regular problem at lower speeds in town and at times the wheel almost has to be forced to keep the car in a lane, which often times causes over-steering and veering into another lane. This represents a safety concern as you dont have full control of your car.”

“The steering hangs or sticks. It started a couple years ago and was reported to the dealer where it was purchased. I was told it does that. It started doing this around 50 to 70 when first noticed and now does it at all speeds. When it first started it would come and go away slightly but never completely. Now it is all the time and any speed. At highway speeds it makes the vehicle steer slightly from side to side in the lane since you can't make slight steering corrections. …”