MASERATI Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MASERATI GHIBLI. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BACK UP CAMERA WAS DARK, BLINKING, AND HAD SQUIGGLY LINES ACROSS THE MONITOR. THE CAMERA WAS INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED MASERATI OF VIRGINIA BEACH (4949 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23462, (757) 963-9400) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MASERATI GHIBLI. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MASERATI OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (525 S LAKE DESTINY DR, LOCKHART, FL 32810, (407) 667-0273) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK BY THE FLOOR MAT. THIS TIME I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT THAT ALMOST KILLED BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO STOP THE CAR SINCE IT KEPT ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. AFTER REVIEWING THE RECALLS & SUPPOSEDLY THEY FIXED THE ISSUE.BUT I HIGHLY DOUBTS. SAME ISSUE AGAIN BUT THIS TIME ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MASERATI GHIBLI. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING NOISE WAS DETECTED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED TEXAS AUTO NORTH (111655 NORTH FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77060, (832) 328-0700) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,277.

REAR VIEW CAMERA INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. A BLACK SCREEN IS DISPLAYED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

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 STILL SHUTS OF DURING RIDE.+OTHER ISSUES: 1)DURING RAIN WHEEL GETS LOCKED, YOU CANNOT TURN LEFT/RIGHT,CAN DRIVE ONLY STRAIGHT.TO FIX THE ISSUE YOU HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY TO RESTART THE CAR.YOU CANNOT EVEN PULL OFF THE ROAD TO DO THAT.(IN MOTION) 2)SMOKE FROM HOOD(STATIONARY) 3)ENGINE SHUTS OFF(HIGHWAY& CITY IN MOTION) 4)BREAKS GIVING SOME VIBRATION(MOTION) 5)BREAKS GET STUCK, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T GO ALL THE WAY UP AFTER YOU PUSH THEM. HAVE TO SQUEEZE FEET UNDER IT TO PUSH IT UP BACK.(DRIVING) MANUFACTURE REFUSED TO EXCHANGE THE CAR,THEY LET ME KNOW THAT AFTER I TOOK THE CAR FROM DEALERSHIP THIS CAR BECAME MY PROBLEM NOT THEIRS ANY MORE & I HAVE TO KEEP THAT RECALLED, MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE CAR UNTIL I GUESS WE FINALLY DIE IN IT.IT IS A LIFE DANGEROUS CAR AND I DO NOT WANT TO PUT MY FAMILY LIVES IN THE RISK.MANUFACTURE CANNOT PLAY WITH PEOPLE LIVES.DEALERSHIP WHERE I LEASED THE CAR TOWED IT AWAY FROM MY HOUSE ON SEPT16,2019(HOOD SMOKE).MANUFACTURE TELLS ME THEY DON'T WANT TO EXCHANGE IT, IT IS MINE NO MATTER WHAT TILL LEASE ENDS.

THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO CONTINUE FORWARD DUE TO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, BUT THE CAR BEGAN TO CHOKE. THE CAR BEGAN A 1 TO 2 SECOND REPEATING PATTERN OF JERKING FORWARD QUICKLY, THEN NO PROPULSION FORWARD, THEN JERKED FORWARD, THEN NO PROPULSION, UNTIL I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME ON. THE MECHANIC STATES IT IS RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP FOR THE CAR. THE CAR HAS ONLY 22,000 MILES AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE CONCERNS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 MASERATI GHIBLI S EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI PO TIRES, SIZE: 245/40ZR20 (NA), DOT NUMBER: XBT0N663 FOR THE FRONT TIRES AND SIZE :285/35ZR20, DOT NUMBER: XBT0N662 FOR THE REAR TIRES. WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MASERATI OF NEWPORT BEACH (1100 WEST COAST HWY, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92663, (949) 612-2014) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED TO CHANGE ALL FOUR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE 7,800 THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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 AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PRIOR REPAIR RECORDS. WHEN WE INFORMED BOARDWALK FERRARI MASERATI THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE RECEIPT WE WERE TOLD THAT MASERATI WAS NOT GOING TO HONOR THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP01