Showing 312 complaints for MASERATI
Incident date: Feb 1, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MASERATI LEVANTE. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK AUTOMATICALLY. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MASERATI OF WASHINGTON (45235 TOWLERN PL, STERLING, VA 20166, (703) 478-3606) WHERE I
... T WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V161000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE SAME DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOFTWARE WAS ALREADY UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2018
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 MO
... NTHS PASSED AND THE RATTLE GOT WORSE, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT NOT ONLY ARE THE 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.Read more
Incident date: Sep 21, 2018
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.
Incident date: Feb 2, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MASERATI GHIBLI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. A
... DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT A SPECIALIST WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO TAKE PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, A SPECIALIST FAILED TO APPEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,100.Read more
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Incident date: Feb 2, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MASERATI GHIBLI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. A
... DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT A SPECIALIST WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO TAKE PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, A SPECIALIST FAILED TO APPEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,100.Read more
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Incident date: Aug 31, 2018
THE FRONT WHEEL WELL LINERS WILL DETACH FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE RETAINER CLIPS WOULD BREAK AND THE FELT LINER WOULD BE LODGED AGAINST THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS. THIS ALSO ALLOWS DEBRIS TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE BAY AND TRANSMISSION WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE AND MALFUNCTIONS AS WELL AS PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR.
Incident date: Jul 15, 2018
THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL INSERT CAME UNSCREWED AND ONE OF THE SCREWS BLEW THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AS EXITING THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH
Incident date: May 17, 2018
IN 2015 I LEASED A MASERATI GHIBLI AT RUSNAK PASADENA CA WITH A 39 MONTH LEASE TERM. ON MAY 18, 2018 - I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A OIL CHANGE SERVICE AT A LOCAL DEALER (MASERATI ALFA ROMEO OF PUENTE HILLS, CA), SERVICE'S DONE AROUND 2:56 PM(5/18/2018) , I DROVE THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 HOURS TO RUN SOME ERRANDS, ALL THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED ALL WHEELS WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE CITY ST
... REET. LUCKY, WE WERE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREET AT AVERAGE SPEED OF 30 MPH, OTHER WISE THIS SUDDEN STOP COULD HAVE GET US HIT BY OTHER CARS AND/OR SUSTAINING A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY RESULTING FROM A ROLLOVER CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS SUDDEN 'AUTO BRAKE LOCK' ON CITY STREET. THIS SUDDEN 'AUTO BREAK LOCK' MADE A VERY LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND AND MADE A BLACK TRACK MARK ON THE ROAD. ALL THREE OF US ON THE CAR WERE TERRIFIED. OUR CAR'S DASH BOARD DID NOT SHOW ANY WARNING LIGHT OR SERVICE LIGHT BEFORE OR AFTER THIS HAPPENED (BRAKE MELT FUNCTION). THIS CAR IS BRAND NEW WHEN I LEASED IT IN 2015 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE AROUND '15196' MILES. SINCE IT STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY THEN THE CAR DEALER WILL REPAIR FOR FREE. IT'S ALREADY BEEN SIT IN THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS NOW, UNTIL TODAY(7/5/2018) THE DEALER STILL HASN'T PROVIDE A PROPER EXPLANATION OF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED? AND I DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR, I AM SO CONCERNED AND WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS SO SCARY WHEN THE CAR STOPS ABRUPTLY BY ITSELF, AND THE PART REALLY BOTHERS ME IS I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS 'AUTO BRAKE LOCKING' WILL HAPPEN AGAIN? WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN, THE WORST PART IS THE EVEN THE DEALER DOESN'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THIS, THEY JUST CHANGED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND CALLED IT DONE.Read more
Incident date: May 17, 2018
IN 2015 I LEASED A MASERATI GHIBLI AT RUSNAK PASADENA CA WITH A 39 MONTH LEASE TERM. ON MAY 18, 2018 - I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A OIL CHANGE SERVICE AT A LOCAL DEALER (MASERATI ALFA ROMEO OF PUENTE HILLS, CA), SERVICE'S DONE AROUND 2:56 PM(5/18/2018) , I DROVE THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 HOURS TO RUN SOME ERRANDS, ALL THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED ALL WHEELS WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE CITY ST
... REET. LUCKY, WE WERE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREET AT AVERAGE SPEED OF 30 MPH, OTHER WISE THIS SUDDEN STOP COULD HAVE GET US HIT BY OTHER CARS AND/OR SUSTAINING A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY RESULTING FROM A ROLLOVER CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS SUDDEN 'AUTO BRAKE LOCK' ON CITY STREET. THIS SUDDEN 'AUTO BREAK LOCK' MADE A VERY LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND AND MADE A BLACK TRACK MARK ON THE ROAD. ALL THREE OF US ON THE CAR WERE TERRIFIED. OUR CAR'S DASH BOARD DID NOT SHOW ANY WARNING LIGHT OR SERVICE LIGHT BEFORE OR AFTER THIS HAPPENED (BRAKE MELT FUNCTION). THIS CAR IS BRAND NEW WHEN I LEASED IT IN 2015 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE AROUND '15196' MILES. SINCE IT STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY THEN THE CAR DEALER WILL REPAIR FOR FREE. IT'S ALREADY BEEN SIT IN THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS NOW, UNTIL TODAY(7/5/2018) THE DEALER STILL HASN'T PROVIDE A PROPER EXPLANATION OF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED? AND I DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR, I AM SO CONCERNED AND WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS SO SCARY WHEN THE CAR STOPS ABRUPTLY BY ITSELF, AND THE PART REALLY BOTHERS ME IS I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS 'AUTO BRAKE LOCKING' WILL HAPPEN AGAIN? WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN, THE WORST PART IS THE EVEN THE DEALER DOESN'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THIS, THEY JUST CHANGED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND CALLED IT DONE.Read more
Incident date: May 31, 2018
THE RECALL IS FOR SAFETY ISSUES AND WE CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR. WE TRIED CONTACTING KENNY TRADER AND FRANK MORENO AT OGARA WESTLAKE VILLAGE MASERTI DEALER SEVERAL TIMES VIA PHONE AND EMAIL TO NO AVAIL. I CONTACTED MASERTIA NORTH AMERICA AND SPOKE WITH ALICIA I BELIEVE. SHE PROMISED TO CALL ME BACK AND I NEVER HEARD BACK. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR IT WILL JUST STOP BASED ON THE LETTER RECEIVED
... . I WANT MASERTI TO PICK IT AND REPAIR IT AND RETURN IT TO ME VIA TOW. THANK YOURead more
Incident date: May 31, 2018
POWER TRUNK DOES NOT HAVE SAFETY STOP SENSOR. MY WIFE WAS GRABBING THINGS FROM THE TRUNK WHEN THE TRUNK LID STARTED CLOSING AND DOES NOT STOP WHEN IT WAS CLOSING ON HER HEAD. SHE WAS ABLE TO FORCE HERSELF OUT AND THE TRUNK LID CONTINUED TO CLOSE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS IT CAN CLOSE ON ANYONE INCLUDING CHILDREN WITHOUT A SAFETY FEATURE TO STOP AND REOPEN WHEN SENSING PRESSURE.
Incident date: May 25, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2015 MASERATI GHIBLI. HOURS AFTER THE DEALER (RUSNAK MASERATI OF PASADENA, 297 W COLORADO BLVD, PASADENA, CA 91105) PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED, THE BRAKES SEIZED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE AT A RED LIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED
... THAT THE BRAKE MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,100.Read more
Incident date: Sep 15, 2017
BOUGHT THE 2017 LEVANTE IN JUNE 2017 AND SINCE SEPTEMBER 2017, HAVE EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF THE VEHICLE "POPPING" INTO NEUTRAL WHILE EITHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP/SERVICE MANAGER IS AWARE AND HAS ON RECORD, THEY'VE EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE FIRST HAND. AT SOME POINT IN EARLY DECEMBER 2017, LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER WAS TOLD BY MASERATI NA, A FIX WOULD BE AV
... AILABLE BY END OF 2017. IT IS NOW APRIL 2018 AND MASERATI NA HAS NO TIME-TABLE FOR A "FIX". YOU ALL CAN IMAGINE HOW DANGEROUS THIS CAN BE. WE'VE ALSO HAVE MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES WITH OUR UNIT AND HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SERVICE, WEEKS AT A TIME SINCE SEPTEMBER 2017. MASERATI NA HAS GIVEN ME THE RUN-AROUND ON THE "FIX", I DON'T BELIEVE THEY HAVE A "FIX" AS WELL AS WORKING WITH US TO EITHER BUY-BACK AND/OR REPLACE OUR UNIT.Read more
Incident date: Jan 15, 2018
BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING MALFUNTION IN DASH HANDS FREE BLUETOOTH SYSTEM NOT WORKING . WILL NOT RECEIVE PHONE CALLS. WILL ERRATICALLY PRODUCE LOUD 'HISS' AND/OR 'STATIC' SOUNDS . AUDIO SYSTEM ICON ON DASH INDICATES THAT BLUETOOTH IS CONNECTED AND HAS STRONG SIGNAL CONNECTION. HAVE TRIED TO CONNECT WITH MULTIPLE CELLULAR DEVICES WITH SAME RESULT. DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO SERVICE . STA
... TED MASERATI NORTH AMERICA IS AWARE OF A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, AND THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A CORRECTIVE ACTION TO FIX. I BELIEVE THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND IT'S UNSAFE TO USE A WIRELESS PHONE WHILE DRIVING , IN ADDITION TO IT BEING ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA . THE DISTRACTION ON THE INTERMITTENT CONNECTION AND ERRATIC LOUD NOISES ALSO CAN BE DANGEROUS.Read more
Incident date: Jan 15, 2018
BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING MALFUNTION IN DASH HANDS FREE BLUETOOTH SYSTEM NOT WORKING . WILL NOT RECEIVE PHONE CALLS. WILL ERRATICALLY PRODUCE LOUD 'HISS' AND/OR 'STATIC' SOUNDS . AUDIO SYSTEM ICON ON DASH INDICATES THAT BLUETOOTH IS CONNECTED AND HAS STRONG SIGNAL CONNECTION. HAVE TRIED TO CONNECT WITH MULTIPLE CELLULAR DEVICES WITH SAME RESULT. DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO SERVICE . STA
... TED MASERATI NORTH AMERICA IS AWARE OF A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, AND THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A CORRECTIVE ACTION TO FIX. I BELIEVE THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND IT'S UNSAFE TO USE A WIRELESS PHONE WHILE DRIVING , IN ADDITION TO IT BEING ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA . THE DISTRACTION ON THE INTERMITTENT CONNECTION AND ERRATIC LOUD NOISES ALSO CAN BE DANGEROUS.Read more
Incident date: Feb 19, 2018
REAR BREAKS PADS AT MINIMAL UNDER 13,300 MILES ON THE CAR. MASERATI REFUSE TO REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND ITS WEAR AND TEAR BUT NOT WHEN THE CAR HAS 13,300 MILES. NO CAR WILL PUT YOU TO REPLACE BREAK PADS AT LOW LOW MILES. I AM SURE THIS COULD BE MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION FAULTY AND IT I'M SURE THERE IS OTHER MASERATI OWNERS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.
Incident date: Jan 26, 2018
STRANGE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH LOCAL ROADS AT SPEEDS UNDER 25 MILES/HR. CHECKED BALL JOINTS AND TIRE RODS WHICH BOTH "APPEARS" TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
Incident date: Jan 26, 2018
THE BACKUP CAMERA DISPLAYS A FUZZY REDDISH BLURRY IMAGE...NOT A TRUE PICTURE OF WHAT IS BEHIND THE CAR. I ALMOST BACKED INTO A CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE IT.
Incident date: Sep 28, 2017
MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING MY 2017 MASERATI GHIBLI SQ4. WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR AT STOP LIGHT THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND PUTS ITSELF IN NEUTRAL. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND HAPPENS ROUGHLY ONCE A MONTH. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THE 2017 LAVANTE WHICH SHARES THE SAME ENGINE AND STOP START SYSTEM WITH THE 2017 GHIBLI. BUT FOR SOME REASON MASERATI HAS ISSUED A RECALL ONLY ON THE LEVANTE NOT TH
... E GHIBLI. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE 5 TIMES IN 9 MONTHS. RUSNAK MY DEALERSHIP HERE IN PASADENA, CA SAYS THAT THERE IS NO CURRENT FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. TWO DAYS AGO I WAS GOING UP A BRIDGE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE STOPSED IN TRAFFIC, WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKE THE CAR STALLED AND ROLLED BACKWARDS. I BELIEVE THE FREQUENT STALLING IS DUE TO A FAULTY START STOP FUEL SAVING SYSTEM. BEFORE I MAKE A LEFT TURN I HAVE TO DISABLE THE STOP START SYSTEM FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL STALL LEAVING ME VULNERABLE TO AN ACCIDENT FROM ON COMING TRAFFIC.Read more
Incident date: Sep 12, 2017
GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK UPON ACCELERATION. THE SPEED WAS 30 MPH AND IT WENT TO 60 IN FEW SECONDS. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO ANY OBSTRUCTION. HAD TO TURN OF ENGINE TO STOP THE CAR.
Incident date: Sep 11, 2017
THERE IS A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR WHEN I DRIVE ON BUMPIE ROADS IT SOUND LIKE BALL JOINTS OR TIRE RODS
Incident date: Mar 18, 2016
3/18/2016 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO ACCELERATION DUE TO THE GAS PETAL STICKING. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE IS HANDLING A PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM AND VEHICLE DAMAGE CLAIM. CLAIM NUMBER 16--2013182 ADJUSTER IS KEITH PELKEY 904-423-4423. THE PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM IS IN LITIGATION. FURTHER DOCUMENTS FOR SUBROGATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON REQUEST.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 18, 2016
3/18/2016 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO ACCELERATION DUE TO THE GAS PETAL STICKING. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE IS HANDLING A PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM AND VEHICLE DAMAGE CLAIM. CLAIM NUMBER 16--2013182 ADJUSTER IS KEITH PELKEY 904-423-4423. THE PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM IS IN LITIGATION. FURTHER DOCUMENTS FOR SUBROGATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON REQUEST.
Crash
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Incident date: Apr 10, 2017
TAILLIGHTS WERE PART OF MASERATI RECALL 198. A RECALL LETTER WAS SENT TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER BUT NO SERVICE WAS EVER PERFORMED. A VIN SEARCH ON MASERATIUSA.COM REVEALS A DOWNLOADABLE COPY OF THIS RECALL LETTER INDICATING LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BEFORE 2010 ARE FAULTY. MINE WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2008 AND DESPITE THIS EVIDENCE MASERATI HAS DECLINED SERVICE. I AM ASKING FOR HELP IN GETTING MASERATI TO RE
... PLACE THE TAILLIGHTS, WHICH TURN OFF SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT WHEN I RAN THIS VIN ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE IT SHOWED THE SAME RECALL. UNFORRead more
Incident date: Feb 27, 2017
MY VEHICLE WENT IN FOR A 2 YEAR SERVICE AND A FEW SAFETY RECALLS. SINCE THE SERVICE, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ENSURE THAT THE FRONT DOORS ARE CLOSED, EVEN WHEN SLAMMED SHUT. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE HAS SHIFTED ITSELF INTO PARK AT VERY LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 1 MPH) FROM BOTH THE D AND R GEARS. LASTLY, WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, POWER DOES NOT TURN OFF FULLY, EVEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE LOCKED AND KEYS
... ARE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR.Read more
Incident date: Feb 27, 2017
MY VEHICLE WENT IN FOR A 2 YEAR SERVICE AND A FEW SAFETY RECALLS. SINCE THE SERVICE, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ENSURE THAT THE FRONT DOORS ARE CLOSED, EVEN WHEN SLAMMED SHUT. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE HAS SHIFTED ITSELF INTO PARK AT VERY LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 1 MPH) FROM BOTH THE D AND R GEARS. LASTLY, WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, POWER DOES NOT TURN OFF FULLY, EVEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE LOCKED AND KEYS
... ARE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR.Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2017
WHEN I WOULD RAPIDLY ACCELERATE THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK, CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHILE CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE. IF I DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES AND TURN OFF CAR I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL WHILE CONTINUING ACCELERATING . THIS HAPPENED TWICE I THEN BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE MASERATI DEALER THE COLLECTION IN CORAL GABLES . I UNDERSTAND THIS MAY HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE MASERATI GHIBL
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Incident date: Dec 14, 2016
MASERATI IS TOTALLY AWARE THAT THEIR FRONT IN IS SO BAD FROM THE FACTORY THAT THEY ARE NOW REPAIRING THIS MASSIVE REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE. HOWEVER THIS WEARS OUT ALL THE TIRES IN LESS THAN 10000 MILES. THE TREAD IS PERFECT AND THE TIRE HAS THREADS COMING THROUGH ON THE SIDE. THIS IS A NATIONAL ISSUE AND IS UNKNOWN TO ANYONE AND I ASSURE YOU THAT THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. AS NOBODY CHECK
... S THEIR TIRES WITH PERFECT TREAD AT LESS THAN 10K MILES AND BY CHANCE THEY DON'T WARRANT THE TIRES. THEY HAVE KNOWN THIS AND HAVE NO TOLD ANYONE AND COMES FROM FACTORY THAT WAY.Read more
Incident date: Dec 14, 2016
MASERATI IS TOTALLY AWARE THAT THEIR FRONT IN IS SO BAD FROM THE FACTORY THAT THEY ARE NOW REPAIRING THIS MASSIVE REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE. HOWEVER THIS WEARS OUT ALL THE TIRES IN LESS THAN 10000 MILES. THE TREAD IS PERFECT AND THE TIRE HAS THREADS COMING THROUGH ON THE SIDE. THIS IS A NATIONAL ISSUE AND IS UNKNOWN TO ANYONE AND I ASSURE YOU THAT THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. AS NOBODY CHECK
... S THEIR TIRES WITH PERFECT TREAD AT LESS THAN 10K MILES AND BY CHANCE THEY DON'T WARRANT THE TIRES. THEY HAVE KNOWN THIS AND HAVE NO TOLD ANYONE AND COMES FROM FACTORY THAT WAY.Read more
Incident date: Dec 14, 2016
MASERATI IS TOTALLY AWARE THAT THEIR FRONT IN IS SO BAD FROM THE FACTORY THAT THEY ARE NOW REPAIRING THIS MASSIVE REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE. HOWEVER THIS WEARS OUT ALL THE TIRES IN LESS THAN 10000 MILES. THE TREAD IS PERFECT AND THE TIRE HAS THREADS COMING THROUGH ON THE SIDE. THIS IS A NATIONAL ISSUE AND IS UNKNOWN TO ANYONE AND I ASSURE YOU THAT THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. AS NOBODY CHECK
... S THEIR TIRES WITH PERFECT TREAD AT LESS THAN 10K MILES AND BY CHANCE THEY DON'T WARRANT THE TIRES. THEY HAVE KNOWN THIS AND HAVE NO TOLD ANYONE AND COMES FROM FACTORY THAT WAY.Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MASERATI GHIBLI. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FLOORMAT MOVED AND BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CARPET. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V122000 (VEHICLE SPEED CO
... NTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,700. THE VIN NOT AVAILABLE.Read more
Incident date: Oct 3, 2016
TAKATA RECALL.... THE SUSPENSION ON MY 2005 MASERATI, MODEL IS A QUADROPORTTE, IS GIVING WAY. WHEN I GO OVER ANY BUMPS ON THE ROAD, THE SUSPENSION IS GIVING AWAY. YOU CAN HEAR IT RATTLE, AND ALMOST SOUNDS AS THOUGH, IT'S GOING TO BREAK IN HALF. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO MASERATI AND THEY "STONE WALLED ME A BIT, BUT SAID THAT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STRUT BAR, AND OR THE SUSPENSION. THIS CAR HAS
... BECOME VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I WANT TO ALERT THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. I WOULD WANT MASERATI TO RECALL THIS CAR TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE PROBLEM AND PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE. THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM IS ON THE RIGHT HALF OF THE MASERATI SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AND BACK. WE HAVE HAD THREE TECHNICIANS EVALUATE THIS PROBLEM AND ALL SAY THAT MASERATI NEEDS TO RECALL THE CAR. THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.Read more
Incident date: Oct 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 MASERATI GHIBLI. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FOR WHICH THEY RECEIVED THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHENEVER DRIVING IN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOWER THAN THE RIGHT SIDE.
... THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY MERGED IN FRONT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO STEER THEIR VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DRIFTED LEFT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NECK, HIP, AND LEG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE COIL SPRING AND STRUT TOWER WERE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. UPDATED 02/07/17.*JBRead more
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Incident date: Oct 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 MASERATI GHIBLI. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FOR WHICH THEY RECEIVED THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHENEVER DRIVING IN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOWER THAN THE RIGHT SIDE.
... THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY MERGED IN FRONT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO STEER THEIR VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DRIFTED LEFT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NECK, HIP, AND LEG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE COIL SPRING AND STRUT TOWER WERE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. UPDATED 02/07/17.*JBRead more
Crash
Fire
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 MASERATI GHIBLI. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FOR WHICH THEY RECEIVED THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHENEVER DRIVING IN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOWER THAN THE RIGHT SIDE.
... THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY MERGED IN FRONT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO STEER THEIR VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DRIFTED LEFT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NECK, HIP, AND LEG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE COIL SPRING AND STRUT TOWER WERE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. UPDATED 02/07/17.*JBRead more
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Incident date: Oct 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 MASERATI GHIBLI. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FOR WHICH THEY RECEIVED THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHENEVER DRIVING IN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOWER THAN THE RIGHT SIDE.
... THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY MERGED IN FRONT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO STEER THEIR VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DRIFTED LEFT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NECK, HIP, AND LEG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE COIL SPRING AND STRUT TOWER WERE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. UPDATED 02/07/17.*JBRead more
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Incident date: Oct 5, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MASERATI GHIBLI. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPEED OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER A RECALL RELATED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMAT
... ELY 10,400.Read more
Incident date: Sep 21, 2016
[XXX] FRUSTRATED NO HELP I GOTTEN FROM RUSNAK MASERATI OF PASADENA. I COMPLAINT. [XXX]. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I LEASED A NEW 2015 MASERATI QUATTROPORT.. AND ON THE SECOND MONTH AFTER GETTING THE CAR AUGUST, I GOT A LUMP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE PIRELLI P245/35ZR2(96Y)AND I TOOK IT TO T TO THE DEALER AND TOLD ME IT WAS CAUSED BY A POT HOLE AND TO TAKE IT TO A TIRE CENTER. I DID TO SEARS AND TH
... EY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE TIRE UNABLE TO GET IT..SO I WENT TO KEN TIRE IN MONTEBELLO CALIF AND THEY TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE TIRE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT MAKING THEM..BUT HE GOT ONE FROM AMAZON AND COST ME 500 DOLLARS AND PLUS. I AGAIN ADVISED THE SALE AGENT [XXX] AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHY DO YOU HAVE THOSE TIRES ON THE CAR YOU LEASE ME THAT THEY ARE HARD TO FIND OR THEY DON'T MAKING ANYMORE THE PIRELLI ZERO P245/35ZR2. SEPTEMBER 21 2016, I WAS DRIVING ON THE 210 FREEWAY PAS CALIF. GOING WEST AND SUDDENLY GOT A BAD FLAT TIRE AND ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT LUCKY THE CAR NEXT TO ME DEVIATED AND I GOT OUT OF THE RAMP , TIRE IT WAS TORE TO THE RIM. I TOWED THE CAR TO RUSNAK MASERATI PASADENA, TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPEN , AGAIN SAID IT WAS NOT THE TIRE THAT I PROBABLY HIT A POT HOLE AND THAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW..I WAS MAD AND I TOLD THEM I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH TIRES UNTIL NOW WITH THE MASERATI QUATTRPORT , THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, I DECIDED TO PAY IT AND T COST ME $715 DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND IT TOOK 3 DAYS. AND THIS TIME WAS THE REAR DRIVER PASSENGER SIDE.PIRELLI ZERO P285/30ZR2. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR HAS A BAD DESIGN WITH THOSE TIRE THEY NEED TO RECALL THOSE TIRES ON THIS CAR. I BELIEVE THAT SOME IS GOING TO GET KILL IN AN ACCIDENT IF THEY DO NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I DID WROTE TO PIRELLI AND COMPLAINT. VIN [XXX] 2015 MASERATI QUATTROPORT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TRRead more
Incident date: Sep 21, 2016
[XXX] FRUSTRATED NO HELP I GOTTEN FROM RUSNAK MASERATI OF PASADENA. I COMPLAINT. [XXX]. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I LEASED A NEW 2015 MASERATI QUATTROPORT.. AND ON THE SECOND MONTH AFTER GETTING THE CAR AUGUST, I GOT A LUMP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE PIRELLI P245/35ZR2(96Y)AND I TOOK IT TO T TO THE DEALER AND TOLD ME IT WAS CAUSED BY A POT HOLE AND TO TAKE IT TO A TIRE CENTER. I DID TO SEARS AND TH
... EY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE TIRE UNABLE TO GET IT..SO I WENT TO KEN TIRE IN MONTEBELLO CALIF AND THEY TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE TIRE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT MAKING THEM..BUT HE GOT ONE FROM AMAZON AND COST ME 500 DOLLARS AND PLUS. I AGAIN ADVISED THE SALE AGENT [XXX] AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHY DO YOU HAVE THOSE TIRES ON THE CAR YOU LEASE ME THAT THEY ARE HARD TO FIND OR THEY DON'T MAKING ANYMORE THE PIRELLI ZERO P245/35ZR2. SEPTEMBER 21 2016, I WAS DRIVING ON THE 210 FREEWAY PAS CALIF. GOING WEST AND SUDDENLY GOT A BAD FLAT TIRE AND ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT LUCKY THE CAR NEXT TO ME DEVIATED AND I GOT OUT OF THE RAMP , TIRE IT WAS TORE TO THE RIM. I TOWED THE CAR TO RUSNAK MASERATI PASADENA, TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPEN , AGAIN SAID IT WAS NOT THE TIRE THAT I PROBABLY HIT A POT HOLE AND THAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW..I WAS MAD AND I TOLD THEM I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH TIRES UNTIL NOW WITH THE MASERATI QUATTRPORT , THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, I DECIDED TO PAY IT AND T COST ME $715 DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND IT TOOK 3 DAYS. AND THIS TIME WAS THE REAR DRIVER PASSENGER SIDE.PIRELLI ZERO P285/30ZR2. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR HAS A BAD DESIGN WITH THOSE TIRE THEY NEED TO RECALL THOSE TIRES ON THIS CAR. I BELIEVE THAT SOME IS GOING TO GET KILL IN AN ACCIDENT IF THEY DO NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I DID WROTE TO PIRELLI AND COMPLAINT. VIN [XXX] 2015 MASERATI QUATTROPORT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TRRead more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2016
HI I HAVE A 2013 GRANDTURISMO WITH 10700MILES ON IT AND WAS INVOLVED IN CAR ACCIDENT EARLIER TODAY WHERE THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK AND CAR KEPT ACCELERATING DESPITE TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO HIT THE BRAKES BUT ENDED UP GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND CAME ACROSS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND NOTICED SOME RECALLS REGARDING SOME MASERATI MODELS.
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Crash
Incident date: Aug 13, 2016
I WAS ENTERING HOLLYWOOD CASINO TO VALET MY CAR , I APPROACHED THE VALET MAN AND HE TOLD ME TO HOLD OFF A MINUTE BEFORE HE COULD GET TO MY CAR THEN A FEW MINS LATER HE WAVED ME TO DRIVE UP AND MY CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A TORPEDO , THE CAR STARTED REVVING UP AND TOOK OFF AND I COULDN'T STOP IT EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ALL THE WAY THE TO THE FLOOR ON THE BRAKE , I SMASHED INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME ABOUT
... 30 FEET AHEAD AND THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR , THERE IS A VIDEO OF THIS THAT WILL ONLY BE RELEASED TO INSURANCE COMPANIES OR OTHER AGENCIES, I WAS SO FRIGHTENED BY THIS THAT I WAS IN SHOCK FOR SEVERAL HOURS DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED LIKE THAT , I HAVE WITNESSES THAT WERE THERE WHICH WERE THE VALET GUYS AND A SECURITY OFFICER , ITS ALL ON CAMERA VERY SCARY SITUATION , IF ANOTHER CAR WASN'T THERE TO STOP ME I MIGHT OF BEEN DEAD . THE SECURITY WROTE UP A REPORT , IT CAN BE GOTTEN FROM OFC [XXX] AT [XXX] OR THE COMPLIANCE DEPT HIS NAME IS [XXX] , THERE S A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FROM MARCH 1, 2016 AND I LEASED MY CAR IN APRIL AND THE DEALERSHIP NEVER MENTIONED A WORD TO ME , WHICH THIS PROBLEM SHOULD OF EITHER BEEN TOLD TO ME AT LEAST AND FIXED THE PROBLEM BEFORE HANDING ME THE CAR , I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED APPROX AT 5:15 PM ON AUGUST 13, 2016. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TRRead more
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Incident date: Jun 3, 2016
I PURCHASED THE 2015 MASERATI GHIBLI SQ4 NOV 2015, AND AFTER 2000 MILES THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITION STUCK IN DEFROST MODE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR SERVICE REPAIR AND THEY FOUND THE ISSUE WITH THE AIR CONDITION SOLENOID THAT WAS REPLACED. THEN I STARTED HAVING TOO MUCH FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST AND IT COVERS MY FRONT VIEW. TO REPRODUCE THE CONCERN START THE CAR AND
... OPEN UP THE 4 WINDOWS DRIVE UP FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES, THEN STOP THE CAR CLOSE THE WINDOWS AND TURN OF THE ENGINE. COME BACK AFTER 10 MIN OR MORE START THE ENGINE, ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS AND START DRIVING. YOU'LL FEEL THE HEAT INSIDE FROM THE ENGINE INSIDE THE CAR, AND YOU'LL START SEEING LARGE AMOUNT OF DEFROST INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD EVEN THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. I HAD TO KEEP TURNING IN FRONT AND BACK DEFROST AND THE AIR CONDITION. TURN OFF THE AIR CONDITION KEEP DRIVING THEN THE DEFROST WILL COME BACK AGAIN AND THE ONLY WAY TO ELIMINATE THE DEFROST YOU HAVE TO KEEP BOTH DEFROST AND AIR CONDITION ON ALL THE TIME. THE SERVICE SHOP STATED THIS IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. PLEASE ADVICE!Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MASERATI GHIBLI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED UP TO 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PULLING UP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE INSTRUM
... ENT PANEL FLICKERED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,045.Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MASERATI GHIBLI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED UP TO 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PULLING UP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE INSTRUM
... ENT PANEL FLICKERED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,045.Read more
Incident date: Jun 17, 2016
PURCHASE THIS CAR IN DECEMBER 2015 AND ONLY PLACED 2500 MILES ON THE AUTO AND SERVICE ATTENDANT SAID YOU MUST DRIVE THE CAR 4000 MILES TO KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE AUTO FOR 6 MONTHS. SPOKE TO THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES OF THIS VEHICLE. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE ME FOR A BATTERY IN WHICH I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS.
Incident date: Jun 17, 2016
PURCHASE THIS CAR IN DECEMBER 2015 AND ONLY PLACED 2500 MILES ON THE AUTO AND SERVICE ATTENDANT SAID YOU MUST DRIVE THE CAR 4000 MILES TO KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE AUTO FOR 6 MONTHS. SPOKE TO THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES OF THIS VEHICLE. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE ME FOR A BATTERY IN WHICH I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS.
Incident date: Jun 17, 2016
PURCHASE THIS CAR IN DECEMBER 2015 AND ONLY PLACED 2500 MILES ON THE AUTO AND SERVICE ATTENDANT SAID YOU MUST DRIVE THE CAR 4000 MILES TO KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE AUTO FOR 6 MONTHS. SPOKE TO THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES OF THIS VEHICLE. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE ME FOR A BATTERY IN WHICH I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS.
Incident date: Feb 26, 2016
I WAS DRIVING ON I-10 NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA FEBRUARY 27 AT ABOUT 12:10 AM. I PASSED A SEMI-TRUCK BY MOVING TO THE LEFT AND ACCELERATING. AFTER PASSING THE TRUCK I MOVED BACK TO THE SLOW LANE AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS TRAVELING VERY FAST. I BEGIN BRAKING THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND REALIZED THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKING WAS NOT NOTICEABLY SLOWING THE CAR ( AND AS YOUR RECALL CITES I
... T SHOULD, THE BRAKING DID NOT DISENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR.) I THEN PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. OF COURSE THIS SOLVED THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM. NONETHELESS THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND I THEN HAD TO WEDGE MY SHOE UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FORCEFULLY LIFT IT OFF THE FLOORBOARD. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING EVENT FOR SOME DRIVERS AS THIS VEHICLE HAS VERY FAST ACCELERATION LEAVING LITTLE TIME TO REACT BEFORE THE CAR WOULD BE TRAVELLING AT 175 MPH ETC. OF COURSE I SEE THE RECALL, BUT I AM WRITING BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE FLOOR MAT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMPUTER INPUT PROBLEM AS I NEVER HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO BE STUCK THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR WHEN I TRIED TO LIFT IT. SECONDLY, THE BRAKE- ENGINE DISCONNECT DID NOT WORK. I DO HAVE VIDEO OF THIS EVENT ON MY DASHCAM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM DUE TO THE NATURE OF IT AND IS VASTLY COMPOUNDED BY THE RAPID ACCELERATION OF THIS CAR.Read more
Incident date: Dec 30, 2015
AT NIGHT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DISPERSION OF ALL LIGHTS THAT ARE REFLECTED FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR. THE PROBLEM IS MOST ACUTE FROM THE HEADLIGHTS OF ALL VEHICLES BEHIND THAT ARE REFLECTED AS GOING UP AND DOWN IN HUGE STREAKS AND SOMETIMES IN RAINBOW COLORS. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE MASERATI DEALER OF SILICON VALLEY IN REDWOOD CITY, CA, WHO INVESTIGATED AND SAID THE ISSUE WAS WITH ALL
... THE QUATTROPORTE'S ON THE 2015 AND 2016 MODELS THEY HAD IN STOCK. THEY CONCLUDED THIS AS A DESIGN CONDITION WITH THE PHOTOCHROMIC IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR. SEE ATTACHED SERVICE COMPLAINT RECORD FOR REFERENCE. IN COROLLARY, THEY HAD ME ESCALATE THE MATTER DIRECTLY TO MASERATI, WHO AFTER THEIR RESEARCH (CASE# 51725) ARE SAYING THIS TO BE NORMAL AND WITHIN DESIGN SPECS SINCE ITS THE SAME CONDITION WITH ALL THEIR QUATTROPORTE'S. THERE WERE EXPRESSLY CLEAR IN NOT OFFERING ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THE ISSUE. MY CONCERN PRIMARILY AND CHIEFLY STEMS FROM THIS BEING A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL BETWEEN VEHICLES AND PARTICULARLY WHEN CHANGING LANES. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE.Read more
Incident date: Nov 22, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE GTS. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE STARTED WITHOUT ANY ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,280.