2017 MASERATI GHIBLI Engine Problems

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.

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 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 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...

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 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...

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 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...

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.