Started to happen on my car around 85,000...when I had my fiat at the studio for a repair I was told the software update to fix it is only good until 80,000...I chose not to pay the dealership any more of my $ and am thinking of just putting electrical tape over it until my next deductible is taken for a future repair that is covered under my extended warranty.
What does a blinking odometer mean, if anything?
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Thanks for the info, what I did was un plug the battery cables for 30 minutes and then I put them back on and turned the key to mode not turning the car on and the ODD stoped blinking it seem to fix the ODD and my blue&me both stopped working at the same time 
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In my case it started at 93K miles. All simple fixes noted here did not work. Dealer did diagnostics and said the telematics module is bad and needed replacement. Bad news is that the module costs $645 and the labor and programming costs $570. So, no thanks, I can do without hands-free phone calling.
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Did you remove positive and negative, I'm just worried the radio will need a code.Thanks for the info, what I did was un plug the battery cables for 30 minutes and then I put them back on and turned the key to mode not turning the car on and the ODD stoped blinking it seem to fix the ODD and my blue&me both stopped working at the same time
Disclaimer: I don't know much about cars (except that I like them).
The same thing is happening to my 2013 Abarth. The battery died due to the lack of needing to drive it (lost job due to Covid)..... jumped the battery numerous times using a little jumper battery over the last year (I know, bad). Even worse - I accidentally connected the negative cable to the positive nub on the battery... the car honked at me a lot and then started making some other weird *** noises. I immediately turned the car off and noticed my error. Ever since this bad jump, the following has been occurring:
My husband checked the battery that I jumped wrong (eh)... and it was pretty low. Replaced that battery with a new one and did a fuse test (unplugged 1 fuse at a time and then replaced it before moving on to the next) to see if there was a bad fuse. Once F36 and F01 were pulled (separately), the testing meter dropped to 0. We have removed the F36 fuse (diagnostic socket, car radio, climate control) to keep the new battery from draining.
Are we on the right path with this process? Does this post make sense? LOL .... is it the broken Blue & Me that is causing a parasitic drain on the battery? Or are we completely off?
Thanks! I really appreciate any help with this.
The same thing is happening to my 2013 Abarth. The battery died due to the lack of needing to drive it (lost job due to Covid)..... jumped the battery numerous times using a little jumper battery over the last year (I know, bad). Even worse - I accidentally connected the negative cable to the positive nub on the battery... the car honked at me a lot and then started making some other weird *** noises. I immediately turned the car off and noticed my error. Ever since this bad jump, the following has been occurring:
- Odometer blinks once the car is completely on (in accessory mode the odometer does NOT flash)
- The two dots in the clock flash along with the odo
- My Blue & Me has stopped working on the steering wheel. Pressing the button does nothing
- The under the hood fuse F01 (Body Controller) seems to be causing my battery to drain literally overnight
- Fuse F36 (in cavity 5) seems to also be causing a drain (maybe related to F01?)
My husband checked the battery that I jumped wrong (eh)... and it was pretty low. Replaced that battery with a new one and did a fuse test (unplugged 1 fuse at a time and then replaced it before moving on to the next) to see if there was a bad fuse. Once F36 and F01 were pulled (separately), the testing meter dropped to 0. We have removed the F36 fuse (diagnostic socket, car radio, climate control) to keep the new battery from draining.
Are we on the right path with this process? Does this post make sense? LOL .... is it the broken Blue & Me that is causing a parasitic drain on the battery? Or are we completely off?
Thanks! I really appreciate any help with this.
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I have the same problem with a 2016 Fiat sport. I was told from a Fiat mechanic that it is the module behind the radio. It drained my battery . They told me to fix it I need to buy a new Fiat radio.$1,200. Didn't make sense. My radio is dead. Fiat told me the radio controls everything in the car.
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Thanks for this top tip, I tried this and it worked so I don't have to look foolish in front of the guys at my local garage [again!] so thanks.
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Same problem. It blinked for 1 month and drained the battery.
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Didnot work for me perhaps the battery cable option is the answer.
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It's the module in the radio that controls dashboard functions. Eventually causing the battery to drain.I brought my Fiat to the dealer. That was the problem. Faulty radio.
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Fiat is aware of this problem. It's the module in back of the radio that controls the battery charge.
I brought my car in for service just last week and they told me the flashing odometer is connected with the telematics module. I would need to replace the module at a cost of about $1000. The telematics also drained my battery and I even replaced the battery. I've had the telematics disconnected for 2 years instead of replacing it and somewhere after that the odometer eventually started to flash. Disconnecting the module might bring up other issues, but the dealership couldn't really comment on what, but they also felt like I didn't need to rush to replace it if ever. I don't have bluetooth or nav and it's not a big deal for me.
I don't know cars that well but I've had enough issues with the telematics so if your car suddenly won't start in the morning without any glaring issues the telematics is probably to blame. Without my knowing, the service people reconnected the telematics module at my last visit and it has drained my battery again!
I don't know cars that well but I've had enough issues with the telematics so if your car suddenly won't start in the morning without any glaring issues the telematics is probably to blame. Without my knowing, the service people reconnected the telematics module at my last visit and it has drained my battery again!
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I had the same problem. That car is bad news. I got rid of it. All these Fiat owners are misdiagnosing this problem. ITS THE MODULE. The dealer charged me $1300. Good luck. It drained my battery too. Aweful.. Stargaze, please get rid of that💩I brought my car in for service just last week and they told me the flashing odometer is connected with the telematics module. I would need to replace the module at a cost of about $1000. The telematics also drained my battery and I even replaced the battery. I've had the telematics disconnected for 2 years instead of replacing it and somewhere after that the odometer eventually started to flash. Disconnecting the module might bring up other issues, but the dealership couldn't really comment on what, but they also felt like I didn't need to rush to replace it if ever. I don't have bluetooth or nav and it's not a big deal for me.
I don't know cars that well but I've had enough issues with the telematics so if your car suddenly won't start in the morning without any glaring issues the telematics is probably to blame. Without my knowing, the service people reconnected the telematics module at my last visit and it has drained my battery again!
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Hi. It didn’t work… any other fixes that you know of??
it’s driving me round the bend!
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Thanks it worked #legend
Hi, I’m having this issue as well. Did you ever find a resolution? Appreciate if hearing from you. Thanks
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