Hi All -
I type this thread with immense amount of frustration, however I could use some advice. I have had my Giulia for 4 months and have experienced multiple issues. Details below:
Year: 2017
Model: Giulia TI Sport Q4
Miles: 2065
State: Colorado
Issues Experienced:
1.) 2 days after I bought the car, I received an error that start/stop unavailable. Took it to the dealer and they had to perform a software update
2.) A few weeks later, I noticed my car was hesitating when starting. What I mean is that every day I start the car for the first time (or if the car has been sitting for a while...2-3 hours+), the car starts, however you can tell it's really struggling (as if it's not receiving enough cranking power from the battery). -- Took it to the dealer who said this was due to a bad battery so they replaced is and released the car to me.
3.) Very next day, the replacement battery made no difference....in fact, it seemed as if the issue was getting worse. I took it back to the dealer again who claimed they couldn't replicate the issues (which makes no sense as I experienced this everyday, multiple times per day. Fortunately, I recorded multiple days of the issue and sent it to them. I also had Alfa Romeo Premium Care involved...the dealer ran diagnostic after diagnostic...AF Premium Care wanted to see the Spark Plugs and determined that was the root cause. As a result, they replaced all spark plugs and released the car to me after nearly 2 weeks
4.) The very next day, the exact same issue has been happening. However, I just experienced even more issues that has me very concerned. The following errors came on while I was driving today:
-- Service Engine Light
-- Service Air Bag System
-- AST Service Required
-- Service Electronic Parking Brake
-- Park Sense Unavailable - Service Required
-- ESC Service Hill Hold Control
The display basically displayed each error for a few seconds before proceeding to the next. Once all these errors appeared, the car had no power to it no matter how hard I pressed on the accelerator. The front sensors also stopped working.
I am personally scared to drive this car and feel it's safest to have it towed to the dealer. Given all the issues, I am personally sick of it and seriously going to look into Colorado's Lemon Law....I just want a new Giulia without all these issues.
Any advice??
I type this thread with immense amount of frustration, however I could use some advice. I have had my Giulia for 4 months and have experienced multiple issues. Details below:
Year: 2017
Model: Giulia TI Sport Q4
Miles: 2065
State: Colorado
Issues Experienced:
1.) 2 days after I bought the car, I received an error that start/stop unavailable. Took it to the dealer and they had to perform a software update
2.) A few weeks later, I noticed my car was hesitating when starting. What I mean is that every day I start the car for the first time (or if the car has been sitting for a while...2-3 hours+), the car starts, however you can tell it's really struggling (as if it's not receiving enough cranking power from the battery). -- Took it to the dealer who said this was due to a bad battery so they replaced is and released the car to me.
3.) Very next day, the replacement battery made no difference....in fact, it seemed as if the issue was getting worse. I took it back to the dealer again who claimed they couldn't replicate the issues (which makes no sense as I experienced this everyday, multiple times per day. Fortunately, I recorded multiple days of the issue and sent it to them. I also had Alfa Romeo Premium Care involved...the dealer ran diagnostic after diagnostic...AF Premium Care wanted to see the Spark Plugs and determined that was the root cause. As a result, they replaced all spark plugs and released the car to me after nearly 2 weeks
4.) The very next day, the exact same issue has been happening. However, I just experienced even more issues that has me very concerned. The following errors came on while I was driving today:
-- Service Engine Light
-- Service Air Bag System
-- AST Service Required
-- Service Electronic Parking Brake
-- Park Sense Unavailable - Service Required
-- ESC Service Hill Hold Control
The display basically displayed each error for a few seconds before proceeding to the next. Once all these errors appeared, the car had no power to it no matter how hard I pressed on the accelerator. The front sensors also stopped working.
I am personally scared to drive this car and feel it's safest to have it towed to the dealer. Given all the issues, I am personally sick of it and seriously going to look into Colorado's Lemon Law....I just want a new Giulia without all these issues.
Any advice??