Hello all. I have a beautiful red Fiat 500, manufactured March 2008. In warm weather I put the sunroof back and play Italian opera out loud.
But recently it has started to have problems, one of them quite dangerous. The gears suddenly change into neutral. This can happen in traffic or when stopped or moving. I have to pull over, turn off the car and start it again. I had it checked out at the dealer and they could only get a "Gear shift" problem read out on the car's computer. They can't diagnose the problem. I have read some similar problems on fiat forums and someone said they had to get the "ecu" replaced. I don't even know what that is. Has anyone had a similar problem that they got fixed? Any ideas for what the problem is so when I take it back, if it happens again, I can suggest some solutions?
Also, when I first start it in neutral, it won't shift straight into reverse. I now have to shift it into 1st, then into reverse. It is duologic and I use it on automatic all the time. I'm sure it used to shift straight back in reverse for the first few months.
I would appreciate hearing any suggestions on the solutions to these two problems.
But recently it has started to have problems, one of them quite dangerous. The gears suddenly change into neutral. This can happen in traffic or when stopped or moving. I have to pull over, turn off the car and start it again. I had it checked out at the dealer and they could only get a "Gear shift" problem read out on the car's computer. They can't diagnose the problem. I have read some similar problems on fiat forums and someone said they had to get the "ecu" replaced. I don't even know what that is. Has anyone had a similar problem that they got fixed? Any ideas for what the problem is so when I take it back, if it happens again, I can suggest some solutions?
Also, when I first start it in neutral, it won't shift straight into reverse. I now have to shift it into 1st, then into reverse. It is duologic and I use it on automatic all the time. I'm sure it used to shift straight back in reverse for the first few months.
I would appreciate hearing any suggestions on the solutions to these two problems.