Fiat 500 Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss Problems

Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss Problems and faults
Grating noise on trying to start engine

When turning the ignition key, I sometimes get a loud grating noise and the engine doesn't start. This doesn't happen every time, but when it does, usually first thing in the morning. This started a year ago and Fiat first fixed "corroded e...

2009 Fiat 500 1.2 Dualogic
Posted: Jan 4, 2012
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Loss of power when Fuel Level below 5lts... when pulling away or accelerating...?

We have owned our 1.2 (Start/Stop) Lounge for 4 months and completed 2750 miles. We have taken the car back to the Dealer twice now for the same 'intermittent' loss of power problem to no avail...! However, we think we have now identified...

2010 Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge
Posted: Aug 6, 2010
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Engine Hunting

NOTE CAR IS NOT A 500 IT IS A SEICENTO. The engine hunts on start up even on a warm day. Once the engine is warm the hunting stops but the idling speed is too high at about 1500rpm. Is there an easy remedy or is this a sign of a major compu...

1999 Fiat 500 Seicento
Posted: Jun 21, 2010
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Engine running with no key

my camping car every now and then when i turn and pull the key out to stop the engine carries on running and i have to stall the engine.

1998 Fiat 500 ducato 2.5tdi (camping car)
Posted: Mar 11, 2010
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Loss of power in higher gears

I am having a terrible time with my Fiat 500 1.3 Multijet Diesel. Every time I go into 4th and 5th gears the car suddenly slows down and loses power and even when I put my foot down on the gas it will not drive over 40mph. It has been in th...

2008 Fiat 500 1.3 Multijet Diesel
Posted: Aug 7, 2009
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Loss of power when driving

have only had my Fiat 500 for 10 days and love the look of it. However I am really concerned about loss of power when accelerating. The car is not truly an automatic as I can also choose manual (no clutch pedal) Please, please can anyone h...

2008 Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge automatic
Posted: Jul 29, 2009
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Will not start very well

Fiat Marea 1.6 (1999) takes about 20 turns of the ignition key to start.It gets a bit stronger each turn until it eventually starts.Also temperature gauge has now packed up and just noticed on the last drive out that the fan is running con...

1999 Fiat 500 I.6 Marea
Posted: Mar 27, 2009
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Engine won't start

The car made a noise like the fan hitting the radiator and stopped dead. The starter will not turn the engine. I have checked the valves and pistons and everything is working.The starter has been checked and is working.

2000 Fiat 500 seicento sporting
Posted: Jun 5, 2008
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Speedo

Hi, I have a problem with the speedo on my 2001 fiat scudo, the speedo doesnt work most of the time I have fitted a new sender(on top of diff)checked the gear in the sender (shows no wear) and got a replacement speedo from a scrappy which ...

2001 Fiat 500 scudo
Posted: Apr 26, 2008
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Loss of power during acceleration, splutters

When stopped the car idles fine. Upon accelerating the car splutters and jerks intermittently. It seems to stop when travelling at higher speeds but then returns once acceleration is needed again at lower speeds. It feels like some sort of ...

2000 Fiat 500 1.2 Brava
Posted: Jan 10, 2008
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