Using 555 timer chip doesn't work

Did you use the transitory simulation? I think you may be using the DC operating point analysis. The transitory simulation is still in beta and disabled by default, but it is functional and you can activate it you run Fritzing in debug mode. To do that, open a terminal and launch Fritzing with the -d option: Fritzing -d

Could you also upload your file to try to replicate the error?