Technical Engine shuts off and car won't start

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Technical Engine shuts off and car won't start

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First off, hi. Yeah, I'm a newb, and i hate being "that guy" who joins and their first post is begging for help, but I'm in a pinch.

I hope I'm posting this in the right section.

I've read a number of variations of this problem but haven't found one that sounds exactly like what I'm experiencing... So I hope I'm not dragging up old news.

This happened for the first time about two or three months ago. I started my car, drove it maybe 1,000 feet down the road and realized it felt like it wasn't getting any power all of a sudden, then the battery light comes on (just that light) and the engine shuts off. If I try to start it back up, the engines cranks and SOUNDS like it's going to turn over, but never does. I had it towed to my local mechanic who called me back a couple hours later and said "Hey, we have no idea what was wrong. It works fine for us; turned over, we drove it around to try to recreate the issue, but nothing. Let it idle, turned it on and off, no idea. Seems fine." And it was fine ever since, until yesterday.

I was driving to work and it did the exact same thing. Just about 1,000 feet down the road, same scenario. This time, it didn't happen on a hill so I pushed it back home and figured, "I'll just wait a couple hours and try it again. It fixed it last time." It's been a day and a half and no luck.

I need this thing to work, I need to be able to get to my workplace (which is 57 miles away, one way). I have to call out when this happens because it's not close enough to hitch a ride to.

At first, I thought it was a fuel issue because of the way it felt. It wasn't getting gas while I was pressing the pedal. But it doesn't make sense with some of the other "symptoms".

There are no lights on the dash right now, except for one that says I need to replace a stop light... But all of them are fine. It still cranks but won't turn over. It doesn't seem to be a charging issue, my lights and blowers all run just fine.

I don't know what to do, I'm stressing and with it being the holidays and all, no one can do anything to fix it. I'm trying to avoid the dealer.

Oh and it's a 2012, 500 Sport, manual trans with 62,000 miles.

I can't imagine why this would have anything to do with it, but both times I was just about due for my next oil change.

Anyone having this same issue? Any successful fixes?
 
First off, hi. Yeah, I'm a newb, and i hate being "that guy" who joins and their first post is begging for help, but I'm in a pinch.

I hope I'm posting this in the right section.

I've read a number of variations of this problem but haven't found one that sounds exactly like what I'm experiencing... So I hope I'm not dragging up old news.

This happened for the first time about two or three months ago. I started my car, drove it maybe 1,000 feet down the road and realized it felt like it wasn't getting any power all of a sudden, then the battery light comes on (just that light) and the engine shuts off. If I try to start it back up, the engines cranks and SOUNDS like it's going to turn over, but never does. I had it towed to my local mechanic who called me back a couple hours later and said "Hey, we have no idea what was wrong. It works fine for us; turned over, we drove it around to try to recreate the issue, but nothing. Let it idle, turned it on and off, no idea. Seems fine." And it was fine ever since, until yesterday.

I was driving to work and it did the exact same thing. Just about 1,000 feet down the road, same scenario. This time, it didn't happen on a hill so I pushed it back home and figured, "I'll just wait a couple hours and try it again. It fixed it last time." It's been a day and a half and no luck.

I need this thing to work, I need to be able to get to my workplace (which is 57 miles away, one way). I have to call out when this happens because it's not close enough to hitch a ride to.

At first, I thought it was a fuel issue because of the way it felt. It wasn't getting gas while I was pressing the pedal. But it doesn't make sense with some of the other "symptoms".

There are no lights on the dash right now, except for one that says I need to replace a stop light... But all of them are fine. It still cranks but won't turn over. It doesn't seem to be a charging issue, my lights and blowers all run just fine.

I don't know what to do, I'm stressing and with it being the holidays and all, no one can do anything to fix it. I'm trying to avoid the dealer.

Oh and it's a 2012, 500 Sport, manual trans with 62,000 miles.

I can't imagine why this would have anything to do with it, but both times I was just about due for my next oil change.

Anyone having this same issue? Any successful fixes?
did you get the battery checked? is it in good condition?
 
"It still cranks but won't turn over."

By that do you mean that the engine spins over on the starter motor but doesn't run?

Or does it just click when you turn the key? If so it's your battery. Your fan etc. will run even if the battery is so weak that it can't spin the engine over enough to start.
 
The battery seems fine. I have one of those hand held charging system testers (like they use at the auto parts stores), in loan from a friend and it's all coming back fine. Everything else LOOKS fine from what I'm able to reach and poke at under the hood.

And no, it doesn't just click. It will keep cranking and it SOUNDS like ots about to catch and start the engine but it never does.
 
I had it towed to my mechanic's place and they were pretty sure it was going to be the same issue that others were having with a no start, seeming loss of compression, TSB 18-007-14. We finally got it started after trying it over and over and I was able to drive it down to the dealer today.

They flashed the computer and said I was showing an intermittent issue with the microchip in my key , too. Computer wasn't recognizing it sometimes. Which might explain the no start, but doesn't explain the engine shutting off mid-drive.

I'm hoping whatever it is is gone now, but I'm a little pessimistic about it. After all, it had seemed like it fixed itself before and it wound up doing the same thing two months later.

We'll see.
 
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I had it towed to my mechanic's place and they were pretty sure it was going to be the same issue that others were having with a no start, seeming loss of compression, TSB 18-007-14. We finally got it started after trying it over and over and I was able to drive it down to the dealer today.

They flashed the computer and said I was showing an intermittent issue with the microchip in my key , too. Computer wasn't recognizing it sometimes. Which might explain the no start, but doesn't explain the engine shutting off mid-drive.

I'm hoping whatever it is is gone now, but I'm a little pessimistic about it. After all, it had seemed like it fixed itself before and it wound up doing the same thing two months later.

We'll see.

That makes sense. if it looses communication with the key I would expect it to shut down. Do you have a spare key? If so use that and see what happens. If it runs you can't have lost compression.

Edit. I've obviously got too much time on my hands on a Saturday night:(
Just Googled your TSB. Yes it sounds like that could be the cause. I’m guessing it’s to do with the MultiAir unit.
 
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same thing happened to my car. got the battery replaced and still kept happening. turned out it was the alternator that was the problem.
 
After taking it to 3 mechanics and 2 different FIAT dealers, I solved the problem, inadvertently, by being T-boned by a truck. Bye, bye FIAT - Hello vehicle that actually functions!

I recommend this solution for any experiencing this problem.

Lol! :ROFLMAO:

That by far, is just about the funniest post I've seen for ages! Well done for injecting some humour!

PS: I hope you weren't injured!
 
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