Fiat 500 - Long Grade, 70mph, CEL| Grassroots Motorsports forum |

sleepyhead the buffalo GRM+ Memberand Mod Squad
6/14/19 12:09 p.m.

So, say a friend of yours rented a base Fiat 500. Proceeded to load their family (spouse, two kids), and baggage up a long grade at 75mph. After 30mins the car throws a CEL, and will only do 55mph. Oil temp is fine. Friend pulls over, cycles power, and the auto start/stop feature is disabled, but CEL is gone. Car accelerates fine, and friend finishes drive at 60/65 instead.

After sitting 30mins, start stop works again.

also, cruise control has been flaky the whole time. Will engage, but won’t hold speed.

car has ~1800miles.

“It’s only a rental, just send it”

or

”baby it so you don’t buy the rental place a new engine”

yes, the friend got the insurance.

java230 UltraDork
6/14/19 12:10 p.m.

Hammer down.

Professor_Brap Dork
6/14/19 12:17 p.m.

Run er till it blows.

AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/14/19 12:35 p.m.

WOT is TOW spelled backwards

dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/14/19 12:37 p.m.

How would anything your friend is doing with the car constitute any kind of responsibility that would required any kind of insurance. I would be calling up the rental place and demanding a replacement to insure that your friend does not get stranded some place with a broken car. This is the rental company problem. I would be looking for a discount on the rental if they can not provide a replacement. It sounds like a BCM could be going bad or some other electrical issue that they will need to sort out before renting again.