2018 ALFA ROMEO STELVIO Complaints

Vehicle stalled loss power on highway while driving 70mph almost got rear ended. Was able to exit highway and park vehicle. Shut it off for 10 minutes started back up put in reverse car would move at all put it in drive still wouldn’t move. This is very dangerous I couldn’t have been killed. Check engine light came on and stayed on. Stop/Start stated unavailable and service engine soon

The car will shut off in traffic out of no where. While driving the cars speed randomly will decrease to 15 miles and hour on the interstate almost causing a crash. When the cars speeds decreases randomly it does not all you to accelerate. Therefore the car is just going 15 miles an hour on a highway of no less than 65 miles. This has happened multiple times in the last 2 months. I see there was a recall of the same vehicles for the same issue a few years ago but this vehicle wasn’t listed yet it is experiencing the same issues. Have spent countless dollars and the problem is still not fixed

My car has had numerous issues/errors and drivabilty concerns over the last 3 years with the automatic torque vectoring (ATV) system. The vehicle has unstable/unusual driving when the system is malfunctioning and the system does not store any error codes when the car is turned off. The vehicle has been to 2 different dealers more than 6 times and they are unable to find the root cause. I have to drive straight to a dealer to have the codes read as soon as there is a malfunction because it all gets erased when the car is shut off. This is a safety issue that the manufacturer cannot figure out how to fix on my car.

Sunroof Exploding, I was driving down a smooth California freeway at about 70mph..It was about 72 degrees out, I had my A/C at about 65 degrees, Sunroof closed, along with all windows & all of a sudden, my Sunroof exploded..I had glass coming down on me & flying around cabin..I had a few small cuts, luckily I had big full sunglasses on, as 3 days before I had eye surgery..My car does not have a scratch on it as it is in mint condition, 39,700 miles on it..Nothing had fallen on sunroof, had not gone under overpass & something dropped! I know how a flying rock will travel, it follows the airflow..Look at the top of any car & you will find no chips or scratches from a rock..Yes, the front of your car or maybe a glancing chip on a windshield, but not on top of car! I have looked up on internet & have seen a good number of same problems with with Alfa Romeo & other brands.. I took my Alfa to my dealer who always services my car & they said, to bad, out of Warranty..It is your problem! Alfa Romeo says my car is 4 months outside warranty & will not cover the cost of the EXPLODED Sunroof Glass.. When is a Sunroof glass Exploding a warranty item? This is a design flaw / problem & EXTREAMLY dangerous when it explodes with no warning.. Talking to Larry Dominique, Senior Vice President of Alfa Romeo, they all say, never heard of this problem, when of course they DO!!! Alfa Romeo Not wanting to take care of my problem & saying they have never heard of it happening before & that it is out of Warranty is a VERY Dangerous Joke!! I am writing to you / NHTSA to get a response & this NEEDS to be investigated immediately!! you / NHTSA has been notified as of today April 13, 2023 at 2pm PT...My car can be inspected at anytime & pictures available. I want & deserve a response about my issue ASAP!

The contact owns a 2018 Alfa Romero. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced and repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V205000. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 mph, the windshield wipers engaged without being activated, and there were unknown safety warning lights flashing on the dash, and the automatic starter was not working. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the body control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there is a two-year warranty on the repair. The manufacturer provided no further assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 54,500.

Body control module While driving in rain, received multiple incorrect messages on dash screen, horn began to beep. Unable to turn horn off until parking and disconnecting the negative battery cable. Had body control module replaced. Two weeks later, driving in rain: multiple warning lights appeared. Monitor said passenger and driver doors were open-they were not. Gas gauge became 'unavailable,' displaying only empty tank. Lights flickered on and off in cabin. Dealer said this was never a recall issue. Alfa says it was but the recall 'expired, so not eligible to fix' This is recall number U36. Obviously still a problem.

Water discharge on the passenger side whenever the AC is switched on and the car is driving. The water leak led to electrical malfunction with electrical lights switching on even when the car is switched off or the lights switching off when the car is in motion. The water on the passenger side was a nuisance for a long time but when the electrical system went haywire, it became a safety risk especially during night driving when the lights may switch off abruptly. The water leak incident was first reported to the dealership on March 6th, 2021. We did not drive the car around much in the year due to covid. We subsequently reported the problem to dealership in March and May of 2022 (start of the summer months). The water leak continued to happen and we ignored it for a while until Aug 6th 2022 when we took a long trip and the passenger side was completely soaked. The electrical malfunction started happening sometime after. Eventually, on Sept 6th 2022, the car battery died as the lights were running throughout the night. The water leak incident has been looked by dealership and they did found dampness on the passenger side but could not recreate the issue. The car has been with dealership since Sept 7th 2022 for them to check for electrical and water leak issue. The videos of the incidents could be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/plin71ez82sflh3/AADR4qOJ744_dtoInw0y108Ha?dl=0

During the recent rainfall the front passenger side suffered a massive water leak, causing that side of the cabin to flood possibly causing water damage as well. This happened while the car was stationary and also while in motion. This also cause electrical failure to multiple components of the car including the infotainment system, headlights, indicators, engine stop/go among others.

I orchard my car used, but still under warranty. Within a week it has shut down with a service engine error. I was told it was the power control module (PCM) both times. There's no logical reason, I know of for a car with only 40K miles on it to have an engine failure such as the PCM. Both times both dealerships stated that the game was coming from the solenoids and having a misfire caused by the PCM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 ALFA ROMEO STELVIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OCCASIONALLY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE MOSTLY OCCURRED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LEARNED OF A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DIRECT INJECTION WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED FULLERTON ALFA ROMEO (1034 US-22, SOMERVILLE, NJ 08876, (877)463-1821) WHO STATED THAT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND CLEARED SOME UNKNOWN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED A CASE. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT A COMPLAINT BE FILED WITH NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.