NHTSA Complaint #11339955 — 2018 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR AN HOUR BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MASERATI OF ST. PETERSBURG LOCATED AT 3033 GANDY BLVD, PINELLAS PARK, FL 33782, (727) 374-4500, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND AN UNKNOWN WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALFA ROMEO FORT LAUDERDALE LOCATED AT 5730 N. FEDERAL HWY, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33308, (754) 238-0322 HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED ON A SECOND OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO MASERATI OF ST. PETERSBURG WHERE AN UNKNOWN WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS ALSO AN UNKNOWN ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN BACK TO MASERATI OF ST. PETERSBURG FOR SOME MINOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND RECONNECTED AN UNKNOWN WIRING HARNESS. THE CONTACT STATED ON JUNE 28, 2020 WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR AN HOUR, DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,596.