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As the titles suggests, some of us have had errors of different types. One of the suggestions was that pressing both the brake and throttle at the same time might be causing problems.
I have 450 miles on my Ti with no issues as of yet. I decided to do a scientific experiment. While driving, I pushed down on the brake while also holding the throttle. BANG! She failed.
Model and options might be of importance, so, I have a Ti with the Q2 pack. This is LSD, active suspension and paddles. I also have the static driver's assist package. I do have the Lusso pack, but kind of doubt that effects this. I also have the HK stereo upgrade and Nav unit, but I kind think that's not a variable either. I have not had any mods done to the car.
The engine cut power. It did not turn off, I did not loose my power steering, brakes, or control. With more experimentation later, it cut power back to an idle. This in itself is probably a built in safety feature. Releasing the brake restored power to the engine.
It is odd though, that at a full stop with the brake on, I can get on the throttle without and errors. She does not cut power. She just loads up the torque converter.
So, the first time I tried this, the dash displayed that there was a problem with the "throttle controller". I can't remember the exact words and I can't take a picture while driving. It only lasts a few seconds, but was consistent over the six stops I did.
The first time, what followed was the dash telling me the Auto Start System was unavailable. There was a huge yellow circle A centered in the display. That never repeated itself, but the Auto Start has not been restored to normal either.
I was near home (intentional) and parked it leaving the engine on. Hooked up my Bluetooth OBDII reader which is paired to my phone. But I've only used it in the 4C, never the Giulia. It would not connect to the car. I turned off the engine and restarted the engine which allowed the OBDII reader to connect to the car.
When I restarted the car, many things flashed telling me this and that were unavailable.
- ESC system
- Active Suspension
- Service Engine
- Service a few other things I can't remember
- A few other systems failed that I can't remember
But, the OBDII started working. I read the fault codes and looked at the other info I could.
Thinking that just maybe the OBDII unit conflicted with the Giulia, I disconnected that and restarted the car. No matter how I did it, I couldn't replicate the first and second array of multiple warnings.
I took here for a drive around the block, everything seemed to work fine, except Auto Start. Each time I two-footed her while driving, she got angry and pouted "Throttle Controller" failed.
When I got back home I now had a third error code. There probably are more error codes that only the dealer can read.
- U0415
- U0001
- P1db3
Of course it's late enough in the day that my dealer service is closed until Monday. The good news is they're only four miles away and I can drive there. I don't need to be flat-bedded this time (4C transmission issues).
The P codes are public code that have something to do with the engine. P codes, by law, are public. These definitions are consistent across all manufactures.
All other codes are manufacture private. Each manufacture has there own variation and try to hide every instance of these from the public.
I have 450 miles on my Ti with no issues as of yet. I decided to do a scientific experiment. While driving, I pushed down on the brake while also holding the throttle. BANG! She failed.
Model and options might be of importance, so, I have a Ti with the Q2 pack. This is LSD, active suspension and paddles. I also have the static driver's assist package. I do have the Lusso pack, but kind of doubt that effects this. I also have the HK stereo upgrade and Nav unit, but I kind think that's not a variable either. I have not had any mods done to the car.
The engine cut power. It did not turn off, I did not loose my power steering, brakes, or control. With more experimentation later, it cut power back to an idle. This in itself is probably a built in safety feature. Releasing the brake restored power to the engine.
It is odd though, that at a full stop with the brake on, I can get on the throttle without and errors. She does not cut power. She just loads up the torque converter.
So, the first time I tried this, the dash displayed that there was a problem with the "throttle controller". I can't remember the exact words and I can't take a picture while driving. It only lasts a few seconds, but was consistent over the six stops I did.
The first time, what followed was the dash telling me the Auto Start System was unavailable. There was a huge yellow circle A centered in the display. That never repeated itself, but the Auto Start has not been restored to normal either.
I was near home (intentional) and parked it leaving the engine on. Hooked up my Bluetooth OBDII reader which is paired to my phone. But I've only used it in the 4C, never the Giulia. It would not connect to the car. I turned off the engine and restarted the engine which allowed the OBDII reader to connect to the car.
When I restarted the car, many things flashed telling me this and that were unavailable.
- ESC system
- Active Suspension
- Service Engine
- Service a few other things I can't remember
- A few other systems failed that I can't remember
But, the OBDII started working. I read the fault codes and looked at the other info I could.
Thinking that just maybe the OBDII unit conflicted with the Giulia, I disconnected that and restarted the car. No matter how I did it, I couldn't replicate the first and second array of multiple warnings.
I took here for a drive around the block, everything seemed to work fine, except Auto Start. Each time I two-footed her while driving, she got angry and pouted "Throttle Controller" failed.
When I got back home I now had a third error code. There probably are more error codes that only the dealer can read.
- U0415
- U0001
- P1db3
Of course it's late enough in the day that my dealer service is closed until Monday. The good news is they're only four miles away and I can drive there. I don't need to be flat-bedded this time (4C transmission issues).
The P codes are public code that have something to do with the engine. P codes, by law, are public. These definitions are consistent across all manufactures.
All other codes are manufacture private. Each manufacture has there own variation and try to hide every instance of these from the public.
Good news.
