Alfa Romeo / Giulia / 2018
2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia problems
Owners have filed 133 complaints about the 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia with NHTSA. Fuel/propulsion system accounts for 23.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 15.8%.
Complaints133
Crashes12
Fires3
Injuries10
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Fuel/propulsion system 23.3% · 31
Engine 15.8% · 21
Electrical system 15.0% · 20
Fuel system, gasoline 6.8% · 9
Unknown or other 6.0% · 8
Power train 6.0% · 8
Service brakes 4.5% · 6
Vehicle speed control 3.0% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 10 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filings are rising — 79 in the last three years against 37 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 20,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Vehicle has a known issue with fuel pump which causes it to randomly turn off. Mine stopped in the middle of a busy service road and I had to get towing and police to help with getting the car off the road and diverting traffic. The car has turned off several other times as well, but the incident on 8/8 was documented via tow receipt. Fuel/propulsion system
While in drive at speed the car would stall and all warning lights would indicate errors such as service engine, auto stop start fault, electronic throttle control, among others. The car could not be put into neutral, and would not restart for several minutes ( 30 minutes). This problem had occured previously (three times before). Fuel/propulsion system
Been waiting to have this recall repaired for months. I started the car and excessive amount of fuel was injected into the combustion chamber, cause a smoke cloud. Fuel/propulsion system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
Checking NHTSA for open recalls…