Used 2016 FIAT 500X Lounge 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 9A) Consumer Reviews
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The Fiat that could
DaveA, Hutchinson, KS, 03/30/2016
updated 03/30/2017
FIAT 500X Lounge 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 9A)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
got this fiat 500x on Feb 24 2016 it seams to be a good little SUV . so far NO problems. have about 2500 miles on it now. it rides good , easy to get in and out since it doesn't sit low . I liked the style of it have been asked several times about it when getting gas and things. I was used to a subura crosstrak but after a wreck couldnt afford another subura . this is almost the same . I traded the car in Aug2016 got other crosstrak as I do miss the fiat . I didn't have problems with the car , the value wasn't there . yes I would say get one but yet again its up the person. I like suburas . Sorry Fiat . dealership is closer and where I go theres subura dealerships in MT .
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Stay Far Far Away from FCA
NoFCAforMe, Philadelphia, PA, 01/04/2022
updated 11/09/2022
FIAT 500X Lounge 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 9A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Update: I just traded this car in after only having it about 3.5 years. Bought it used in 2019 with about 35k on it. It had style and all the features you could want/need. However, the cargo space was lacking and it was not very comfortable on long drives. But my biggest issue was it's reliability. At just around 65k, I was about 2.5 hrs away from home when all the warning lights came on. Drove it to the nearest dealer who told me it was showing transmission/torque converter issues. Advised me to limp it home - which I did. Got it to my local mechanic who did a transmission flush and the car was alright for about another 2k miles. Was on another long journey (10+ hrs away this time) when the same thing happened - all the lights. Limped it about 2 hrs to my destination where it was in with a FIAT dealer off and on for 2+ months. Not only did I have to leave my car thousands of miles away and travel home on my own dime, but the dealership called me to come pick it up a month later only to find they didn't fix the issue (it came right back AND sounded even more awful this time). They had first replaced the torque converter but then ended up having to replace the entire transmission. Dealing with FCA throughout the whole ordeal was infuriating. They couldn't have cared less. They gave me nothing. After researching this on the web, it seems to be a common issue with their 9 speed transmissions. How no recall has been made is astounding. Do your research before FCA leaves you high and dry like they did to me! Good riddance. Original: I bought my 2016 Fiat 500x Lounge used w/ approx. 35k on it in 2019. Clean report from previous owner. Over the past two years have had intermittent random warning lights come on/off - most notably the forward collision warning system turning itself off randomly. Lots of blown running & parking lights. Always mentioned these at my service appointments but never any luck figuring out where the issue stemmed from. I always suspected something electrical. Have had all recalls addressed (cooling fan replaced, wiring harness repaired, oil consumption test 'passed'). Car is regularly serviced. Car was at approx. 65k miles this October. I was driving for about 2 hrs on a warm, humid GA day at highway speeds (80 mph). Drove through some torrential downpours too. After I was out of the rain, I went to pass a vehicle and as soon as I hit the accelerator, I got the "Service trans", "check engine" lights. Car was driving fine otherwise. Perhaps a slight chemical burning smell I noticed but otherwise fine. Took it to a dealer nearby who scanned it and gave me a stored TCM error code for the torque converter/clutch (can't remember exact code at the moment). Drove the car 2 hrs home. Lights cleared overnight but still took it in to my local mechanic. They couldn't replicate error/code so sent me on my way. Lights came back a few days later while driving normal speeds. They recommended just doing a fluid change which I agreed to. Drove fine for about a week. Then as I was driving north to visit family (about 700 miles away), the lights returned. Took it to Fiat this time who diagnosed it as a torque converter issue and recommended replacing that and the valve body. Took a full month for them to do the work. Most notably when I got the paperwork back there was indication of metal in the transmission which they had not mentioned to me in my phone calls with them. I asked them why with a sealed, filterless transmission they felt only replacing these parts was a good fix. Surely if there was metal in the trans, it had been circulating through the entire system and caused more extensive damage to all the components. It was quite the frustrating ordeal having that convo with them. They didn't see it as an issue. Also was fishy considering my local mechanic made no mention of particles/pieces when they did the fluid change. Drove the car off the lot and immediately heard grinding and had gear changing issues (between 1-2 and again between 6-7). Took it back to them and they said the TCM got wiped somehow and needed to be reprogrammed. Did that and car worked fine for about a day. However, the lights did return. Got pretty angry with them this time and got FCA Cares involved. Returned car to same dealer who stated the clutch had burned out (surprise surprise?) and recommended an entire trans replacement. I just got the car back yesterday. Has been over 2 months back and forth in their shop and FCA Cares couldn't care less. All they did was provide some assistance with checking in on the work the dealer was doing and reporting back to me. They were otherwise useless and callous to the situation their vehicle put me in. Thank God I had a service contract on the vehicle otherwise I would have been looking at close to 10k in total repairs. Nevermind all the lost time and money on traveling back and forth because I thought it was fixed, renting/borrowing other vehicles, etc. I fully intend on trading this awful vehicle in as soon as I can and letting Fiat have it wherever I can. Again, I have always suspected the issue is electrical. I doubt the trans is the actual issue. Perhaps a result of something larger - but not the primary issue itself. Fiat doesn't seem to care to figure it out. Wondering how long it will be before I'm facing the same issue/lights again. Hope to have it gone before that time. STAY AWAY FROM FCA!
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Unfortunate issues
Aimee Gomez, Harbor City, CA, 08/03/2016
FIAT 500X Lounge 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 9A)
7 of 11 people found this review helpful
I owned the Fiat 500 L, which was totalled, and I walked away from the crash, so for that, I was thankful. I had many issues with my car, but for the price and accessories, I considered the 500 X. I had it as my rental car. It already had issues with only 4000 miles on it. The engine was hiccup ping already and some back up camera issues were already there. I had to have my backup camera replaced at 15000 miles and had already changed my brakes at 20000. Hope this helps.
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Love this car more than any I've ever owned
Nic S, Cerritos, CA, 02/09/2017
FIAT 500X Lounge 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 9A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I am 58 years old with a chronic pain condition. I was getting pain in my hip and back because my old car was not ergonomic and I had started a new job that gave me a longer commute. I'm a very practical person so I've stuck with Hondas and Toyotas most of my life. I decided to look for a new car, and my top concern was a comfortable, power adjustable seat. I test drove Honda, Toyota, VW, and Chevy. Just for yucks I thought I'd stop by the Fiat dealer, which I passed every day on my way home. The 500 was adorable but uncomfortable for me. The salesman suggested I look at the 500x and when I test drove it, it was the most comfortable seat I ever tried. I had such a bias in my mind against Fiat that I didn't bother to discuss numbers, and went my merry way to try more Hondas, Toyotas, etc. I couldn't get it out of my mind how comfortable the Fiat was, and I loved the look so I went back for a 2nd test drive. Sure enough, still the most comfy seat I had tried. Turned out to be right in my price range. I've had it 2 months and still love it. Back pain is much better. Everybody comments on my car and says they love it. A couple of drawbacks, though. When weather and engine are cold, acceleration is very sluggish. Solution is to use remote start while walking to car, and let it run a couple of minutes before driving, but that does cut into mpg. Also, auto transmission upshifts at 2000 RPM instead of 2500, and hovers around 1500. Sometimes it feels like engine is lugging, though it has never stalled. I can live with those issues, all things considered. I think Fiat markets to young people but they should think about marketing to seniors, as this car is extremely easy to get in and out of, is not too low or high. So many of the Hondas, Toyotas, etc. are downright UGLY this year with huge black grills and weird angles that make them look like a monster. It's nice to have a car that's stylish and meets my practical needs at the same time. I thought I hated driving because of my back pain. Now I love to drive. Freeway mpg as high as 36 with no traffic.
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This would be a good car, if it had a good engine!
Robert JF, Ashburn, VA, 06/20/2016
FIAT 500X Lounge 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 9A)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful
The 500X is a nice little SUV, with many fine attributes. Unfortunately, it is hobbled by a sluggish engine and transmission. The engine and transmission look impressive on paper, with 180 HP and 9 speeds. But, they fail to deliver. My rental, with only 8000 miles on it, had a bad tendency to hesitate at the worst possible times. Even when the hesitating was not pronounced, there was a noticeable delay between pressing the gas pedal and the car moving. The engine has no torque below 2500 RPM. I experimented with manual shifting and then flooring the accelerator. Below 2500, the engine was weak. Passing situations, where you may be at 45 MPH and want to move in the passing lane with traffic rapidly approaching from the rear, were unnerving. It seems like an eternity before the transmission downshifts, and the engine builds enough torque to accelerate the car. The Sport mode works by holding the RPM's about 1000 higher, but it did not improve the performance much. Generally, the acceleration was either "too little", or "too much", and rarely "just right". I tried moderately accelerating, but the transmission quickly goes into a higher gear, making the accelerating sluggish. Trying to accelerate only slightly faster resulted in abrupt downshifts, and the engine racing towards its red line. This gives other drivers the impression that you are trying to race them, when you are only trying to get reasonable acceleration out of it. An auto magazine found that the smaller engine and manual transmission was actually faster than the larger engine and automatic. This does not surprise me. Other reviews have mentioned the balky transmission, so I don't believe that my car was an isolated case. I am not sure about the hesitation. that is unusual in a modern car. Driving in mountainous areas was a chore, and manual shifting worked best. But there is little engine braking below 4000 RPM, so going down 8 percent grades was a noisy affair. I will leave the other details about the car to other reviewers. First, see if you are going to be happy with the engine and transmission, and then look at the rest of the car's features.
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