NHTSA Complaint #11141923 — 2014 MASERATI GHIBLI

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 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.