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What 65 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (65)Crash / fire / injury (7)Electrical system (27)Fuel system (24)Engine (23)Brakes (6)Lights (6)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (5)Speed control (4)Steering (3)Visibility & wipers (3)Driver assistance (2)

1 of 65 complaints match · Lights · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Nov 6, 2019LightsSpeed controlCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ALFA ROMEO OF WILMINGTON PIKE (99 WILMINGTON PIKE A, CHADDS FORD, PA 19317, (484) 840-7190) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER, IT INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AGAIN LESS THAN TEN MILES AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR*DT *TR

NHTSA ODI 11278455

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia verdict →