Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2017 Quattroporte vehicles equipped with V6 engines and Maserati Ghibli vehicles. Due to an engine software problem, at slow speeds such as stop-and-go traffic, the transmission may unexpectedly...
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Maserati Ghibli Engine problems by year
12 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Maserati Ghibli's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
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While driving my 2020 Maserati Ghibli on a busy street, the engine suddenly seized without warning. The vehicle abruptly lost power, and I had to maneuver to the side of the road while traffic was flowing around me. Fortunately, I was able to avoid a collision, but the situation posed a serious risk to my safety and that of other drivers nearby. Component/System Involved: The engine is the primary component that failed. It completely seized and rendered the vehicle inoperable. The engine remains available for...
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inspection upon request. This failure occurred on a heavily trafficked street, which made the sudden loss of power particularly hazardous. Had I been on the highway or in faster-moving traffic, the outcome could have been far worse. I was unable to maintain speed or control acceleration, placing myself and others in danger. The problem was confirmed by a certified Maserati dealership. Their service team diagnosed the issue as a complete engine seizure and confirmed that the engine would need replacement. There were no warning lamps, dashboard messages, or unusual engine behavior prior to the failure. The engine failed suddenly and without any observable symptoms. Manufacturer Response: Maserati has declined to offer any assistance or compensation for the failure, citing the vehicle's warranty status. However, based on my experience and reports from other owners of similar issues, I believe this points to a larger reliability or manufacturing issue that should be formally investigated. They instead offered me to perform certain diagnostics to make a final determination if they are going to offer any assistance. They are asking me to pay $2400 for the diagnostics which I think it's unreasonable. I respectfully request that NHTSA investigate this matter and evaluate whether similar engine seizures in Maserati vehicles are part of a broader safety defect. Regards, [[redacted]] / [[redacted]] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
While driving around 45mph I began to smell a burning scent. This intensified and smoke began to enter the cabin of the car. I pulled over and called 911. After opening the hood the fire department extinguished a small fire in the engine compartment just forward of the driver steering wheel area.
Stopped at stop sign and slowly tried to accelerate. The car moved forward into oncoming traffic and almost stalled. To compensate I had to press accelerator hard and then engine finally woke back up. This has happened another time where the car stalled and shifted into neutral. This is a safety issue so now I accelerate aggressively so the car does not stall. There was a recall performed prior to my ownership that was report to have been performed but it seems it didn't resolve the issue completely.
LLOW ENGINE OIL WARNING COMING IN EVERY GHIBLI 2014
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 maserati ghibli. The contact stated that after making a left turn from a traffic light, the vehicle independently accelerated to 120 mph without warning. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and failed to slow the vehicle. The contact placed the ignition in the off position to slow and stop the vehicle. The contact stated that bystanders assisted with pushing the vehicle to the shoulder of the roadway. The contact restarted the vehicle and drove to the residence....
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Maserati of naples (900 tamiami trail n, naples, fl 34102, 866-603-6044, was contacted and informed of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 18,800. *Ln *js
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 maserati ghibli. While driving slow speeds, the transmission shifted into neutral and the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drove to park place maserati (2425 w nw hwy, dallas, tx 75220, (866) 249-2885). The dealer test drove the vehicle, but could not replicate the failure. There were no failure codes found. The contact was informed that a software update was completed earlier in the year. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated...
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that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 18v173000 (engine and engine cooling), although the failures were similar. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: 176272. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.
Initial conditions: sitting at a stop light, with all doors closed and occupants using seat belts properly, engine running, transmission in drive. Issue trigger: pressing the gas pedal to accelerate from the stop. Issue observed: engine stalls and transmission shifts into neutral. Issue frequency: issue observed 4 times in a 3 hour period.
On july 2017 I went to the dealership at 3500 weston road, davie, fl 33331 to lease a new car, signed papers,paid money, while I was busy with papers, they moved the car to the entrance of the dealership. I sat into the car they prepared for me and left.When I got home which is 183 miles away, they called me and said they gave me different car with another vin and they will mail me another papers to sign.I had nothing to do but sign new papers with the back date(i could not drive back to exchange the car since 2...
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weeks prior of that I gave birth and could not drive with a newborn again 180 miles one way and 180 miles back.The car was giving issues from day #1.Later in 2018 I received a recall letter( engine shuts up), immediately went to the dealership.Issue was not fixed,engine still shuts of during ride.+Other issues: 1)during rain wheel gets locked, you cannot turn left/right,can drive only straight.To fix the issue you have to stop in the middle of the highway to restart the car.You cannot even pull off the road to do that.(In motion) 2)smoke from hood(stationary) 3)engine shuts off(highway& city in motion) 4)breaks giving some vibration(motion) 5)breaks get stuck, sometimes they don't go all the way up after you push them. Have to squeeze feet under it to push it up back.(Driving) manufacture refused to exchange the car,they let me know that after I took the car from dealership this car became my problem not theirs any more & I have to keep that recalled, manufacture defective car until I guess we finally die in it.It is a life dangerous car and I do not want to put my family lives in the risk.Manufacture cannot play with people lives.Dealership where I leased the car towed it away from my house on sept16,2019(hood smoke).Manufacture tells me they don't want to exchange it, it is mine no matter what till lease ends.
The oil pressure light came on the display. The oil level was topped off and the oil light went off. The vehicle light came back on and the vehicle was immediately pulled over. The oil pressure display was reading about 25%, the vehicle was started and started to shake make a load noise from the engine. The vehicle was turned off and we notified maserati emergency roadside assistance that we needed the vehicle towed to the dealership. We were notified that the dealership had cancelled all the vehicle error codes...
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because there were too many. We were then told that the vehicle would be getting an oil change and an extensive road test. The next day we were told the vehicle needed a new engine but we had to furnish proof of an oil change. We had the oil changed 6 months prior but the repair shop had new ownership and they did not have the prior repair records. When we informed boardwalk ferrari maserati that we did not have the receipt we were told that maserati was not going to honor the vehicle warranty. The vehicle is still at the dealership01
After 365 ignition flash recall, the car started to fail to accelerate properly on demand while in motion on a highway. I felt like the gears were slipping, did not engage the proper gear on acceleration. Causing the car to loose speed instead of increasing speed. Dealership confirmed with maserati corporate that the problem was electronic and would have to be coded in italy at the manufacturing place. Dealership asked maserati corporation to replace the car with new car since there is no fix to the problem and it...
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was deemed a safety hazard. Maserati corporation declined to abide by the decision of the dealership in jacksonville. The car remained at the service shop because the car is deemed unsafe to drive. Car has been at the service shop for about 4 months. Dealership demanded to return the loaner car. Car will be considered a lemon according to the florida lemon law as per lawyer. Other similar cars may have the same problem.
Early ghiblis are known to have an issue with the connection of the turbo waste gate actuator to the waste gate. There has been a recall campaign to add a clip to these cars to quiet rattling on that joint. My car had the recall performed, and subsequently began rattling again. I reported this to my service center and was told that the rattle I was hearing was normal, all ghiblis do it. Several months passed and the rattle got worse, so I took the car to an independent mechanic who told me that not only are the...
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clips to prevent rattling missing, but the c clips that hold the actuator on to the waste gate are missing. This is apparently a well-known issue to maserati that can result in engine damage if the waste gates fail to open, maserati refuses to admit that this is a faulty deign and repair the vehicle, and as I am out of warranty wants to charge me nearly $10,000 to replace both turbos.
I have a recall letter dated may 18, 2018 recall#18v-173 my vehicle when being operated at speeds of approximately 2 miles per hour (low engine rpm), which can be encountered during heavy stop-and-go (bumper-to-bumper) traffic conditions, causes the engine to shut down. The dealership is unable to resolve the issue after four(4) attempts.
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