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Remote repair with ATS Racing
Remote repair with ATS Racing. Last week I was contacted by Aaron from ATS Racing with Fiat 500e problem. The guys from ATS Racing specialize in High Power modifications of the Toyota engines. Some time ago Aaron bought a broken Fiat 500e. According to the seller, the car stopped charging one day. Unfortunately, he did […]
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Flooded Fiat 500e battery
Flooded Fiat 500e battery, probably in the worst condition I’ve ever seen. As I have mentioned more than once, with the ideas for lowering the Fiat 500e suspension, even a slight damage to the battery housing can have very serious consequences. Even if the lower battery casing only has a slight dent when the car’s […]
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Another Fiat 500e after another service
Another Fiat 500e after another service. I.e. repair of a car, broken by another service. The car came to me after a remote diagnosis of the loss of insulators. I was expecting some possible problems and solutions. But the actual problem that arose was absolutely not expected. Even though I have had similar cases before, […]
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Can the coronavirus kill a Fiat 500e?
Problem with the over discharging HV battery when Fiat 500e not used.
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Fiat 500e, cabin heater & AC problem.
Fiat 500e, cabin heater & AC problem after problem. I’m not going to go into detail about what happened before the car came to me. I wish to mention only, that the car had a new cabin heater and Fiat 500e HV fuses in the PDC were replaced. Both heating and air conditioning were not […]
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Fiat 500e battery replacement
Fiat 500e battery replacement starts with getting the 500e replacement battery. Unfortunately it is not easy for several reasons: The new HV battery was more expensive than the new Fiat 500e 2013-2019 in California. Fiat does not sell spare parts for HV batteries. Therefore all spare parts you have to find from the aftermarket. Most […]
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Fiat 500e suspension modifications
Fiat 500e suspension modifications are a more and more frequent topic that I encounter on internet forums and customer questions. A recurring idea is to increase the diameter of the rims and lower the suspension. Why do I consider this a bad idea? First of all, because the Fiat 500e drives really, really well even […]
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Fiat 500e remote diagnosis with Dunew Motorsport Bulgaria
Fiat 500e remote diagnosis with Dunew Motor Sport Bulgaria. It’s already my third electric Fiat 500e that I am helping to get started in Bulgaria. And I think the first such professional team with which I worked remotely from the beginning of COVID lockdown. Over the last few months, several workshops have called me asking […]
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Service Charging System Fiat 500e
Service Charging System in Fiat 500e can be caused by many problems. Computer diagnostics is, as in the case of an electric car, is always the basis for repair. First, what DTC errors are reported? Next is a visual inspection of the High Voltage installation, Fuses etc. Even at first glance nothing appears suspicious in […]
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Fiat 500e Remote Service in the United States
Fiat 500e Remote Service in the United States, begins with one of the biggest messes I have ever encountered. Jon sent me a n e-mail with dashboard photos of almost all possible errors appearing simultaneously on his 2013 500e. His main concern however, was repair for “Not Ready,” perhaps the most dreaded error of all. […]
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Fiat 500e inspection before or after purchase
Fiat 500e inspection before or after the purchase, we especially recommend to people who have never had contact with electric vehicles before. “before or after the purchase inspection” is primarily a visual check of the condition of the High Voltage installation. A small scratch on the HV battery casing may cause serious problems in the […]
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Fiat 500e battery repair
Fiat 500e battery repair by dead cells replacing. Lithium cells cant be regenerated but in some cases Lithium battery packs can be regenerated by replacing only few bed cells
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Convert 500e Radio to European settings
Convert 500e Radio to European settings means changing the frequency hop of the Fiat 500e Radio. Thus excluding support for geostationary satellites over the States called Sirius Instructions: To perform this operation You’ll need High Quality OBD tool like OBDlink MX+ and Full Registred version of MuliEcuScan 4.6 and up. go to proxy alignment and […]
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Level 2 Battery Charger
Level 2 Battery Charger from original Fiat 500e Level 1 charger? Yes it’s very easy to done. Just cut the 110V plug and change it to 16A 240V plug. Use only good quality plug cos overheating is very common problem. Fiat 500e Level 2 Battery Charger problems Most common Fiat 500e Level 2 Charger by […]
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fiat 500e dead
I can heal every dead Fiat 500e. My effectiveness is 100 out of 100. I don’t only replace entire modules with new ones. It’s not fixing it’s replacing!
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Rear Fog Led in Fiat 500e
Rear Fog Led in Fiat 500e, the Fiat 500e 2013 – 2019 (American Version by FCA) has yellow rear blinkers, thanks to which the rear lighting does not require any other modifications. Not every diagnostician, during the Fiat 500e registration review, pays attention to fog lights Not every diagnostician, during the Fiat 500e registration review, […]
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Removing Fiat 500e HV Battery Pack
Removing Fiat 500e HV Battery Pack – photo gallery & video of the process. Process of the Fiat 500e battery replacement. First step before any EV service of HV instalation: Remove safety plug. Fiat 500e HV Battery removal instructions on one of my old video.
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Fiat 500e Maintenance Schedule
Fiat 500e Maintenance Schedule – List of service activities in the user’s manual, source: FiatUSA. What catches the eye first? The total estimated mileage and age of the car, which is really the Fiat 500e HV battery. FCA – Fiat Chrysler Automotive provides battery life of 15 years and 240,000km.Are these real estimates?Personally, I think […]
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Fiat 500e Loss Of Insulation
Fiat 500e Fiat 500e Loss Of Insulation. What is it and what is it for. In every electric car, the High Voltage (HV) installation is fully insulated from the 12V installation. The frame of an electric car is not a mass or a downside High Voltage (HV) installations, as it almost always happens with internal […]
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Solving not ready no faults codes Fiat 500e
Solving not ready no faults codes Fiat 500e. Last Friday evening got a call from Alexey from drive2.ru forum with Fiat 500e problem that was left for few weeks not used. 2015 Fiat 500e without U69 recall update, with dead 12V battery, not ready and not charging = over-discharged HV Battery. But where is the […]
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Fiat 500e frame dimensions
Fiat 500e frame dimensions. Who is this for? Well, it can not be hidden that the vast majority of electric Fiats went to Poland after a larger or smaller crash. That is why I put the exact dimensions of the American 500e 2013-2019 frame, which may often be necessary for the reconstruction of the Fiat […]
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Service Electric Vehicle System
Service Electric Vehicle System DTC’s on Fiat 500e it’s ‘not a big’ problem. That don’t cause Fiat 500e dead. But most often requires a diagnostic tool connection to perform full body diagnostics and read of all Fiat 500e DTC’s . This is an ideal example of electric car repair that i can do remotely via […]
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Fiat 500e DTC’s
Fiat 500e DTC’s – most common Diagnostic Trouble Codes of electric Fiat 500e. Nowadays, these error messages or computer diagnostics have become the basis for car repairs. Fiat 500e is 100% electric and electronic car with minimum mechanical parts. check Fiat 500e Maintenance Schedule list to prove 😉 Full list under construction. Don’t be scared […]
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500e service & EVolutionSBC
I just came back from sunny Portugal, where we worked with the EVolution Service & Battery Center team on a new project. 500e service & EVolutionSBC has teamed up to create something big capacity. Original Fiat 500e Battery price exceeds the wildest expectations. Battery price is bigger than the price of the new car. Equals […]
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Remotely assigning a new car key
Remotely assigning a new car key of Fiat 500e. One of our clients turned out to be quite BIG PROBLEM, the fact that the Fiat 500e keys were lost. Once he ordered new keys from FCA and collect the parcel from California. It tuned out, that it is problematic for the local Fiat dealer to […]
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Fiat 500e Service in Mirano (Venice)
Fiat 500e Service in Mirano (Venice) where we took care of the fleet of Esergetica company, specialising in supplying photovoltaic installations. Photovoltaic installation and electric car are the perfect combination. Therefore, it is not surprising why they decided to bring a dozen electric cars from the USA. Esergetica is an Italian company so the choice could […]
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Post collision unlocking
Post-collision unlocking of Fiat 500e has to be done always after airbag deployment. Fiat 500e lock’s itself after collision with heavy g force for safety reasons. unlocking requires a review of the condition of the electrical installation Why Post collision inspection is so important in Electric Vehicles? Post collision common problems: battery pack damage. How […]
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Fiat 500e HV Battery repairs
Fiat 500e HV battery rebuilds & regeneration. We are rebuilding and regenerating all electric and hybrid cars High Voltage Batteries. Measurements and reports on the battery State of Health. Replacing of damaged cells. Call us before looking for Fiat 500e replacement battery. Fiat 500e High Voltage Battery specs 500e HV Battery includes a 24 KWH chilled/heated […]
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Limited Power mode, 47% or 0%SOC, not ready Fiat 500e
“Limited Power mode“, 47% or 0% SOC (State of Charge), “Not Ready” and a not charging Fiat 500e. After shipment from United States, any of these can be a common situation for the Electric Fiat 500e. The fiat 500e not-charging problem, is an overly discharged high-voltage battery. This means the battery pack is below the operating […]
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Not charging Fiat 500e
Not charging Fiat 500e and his most common problems with high voltage battery. Our FAQ and solutions for not charging HV battery of Fiat 500e: The first reason may seem ridiculous. But has already beaten not only one specialist 😉 You have active charge schedule. Fiat 500e charge schedule is very useful if you have […]