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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)

3 of 65 complaints match · Visibility & wipers · clear filters

Feb 2, 2022Electrical systemVisibility & wipers

The battery will not hold a charge significant enough for the rear window defrost to work, and stop/start to work. Have replaced the battery twice and the dealer's answer is that I don't drive enough to get the battery charged enough as battery health is only 30%. I drive 20 miles a day, every day, somedays 100 miles. Others have this same issue in their Forum. Another solution is to constantly put a charger on the battery. The rear window ices over and is a safety issue.

NHTSA ODI 11449953

Dec 12, 2021Visibility & wipers

While driving on highway at approximately 65mph, the panoramic sunroof spontaneously exploded causing shards of glass to be propelled through the cabin of the vehicle. All windows including the sunroof had been completely closed. My air conditioner was running, there were no vehicles directly in front of me or near me actually. There was no debris that struck the car nor where there any over pass streets or overhead structures in the vicinity. I was driving and a sudden (very loud) gunshot type bang, startled me followed by the whistling sound of wind and falling glass prompted me to pull over immediately. Fortunately my kids were not on the vehicle or they would’ve been struck by the falling shards of glass as there is plenty in the backseat area. The incident happened today, Sunday December 12, so as of now the vehicle has not been inspected by dealer or police or anyone. There was no previous warning of failure or malfunctions.

NHTSA ODI 11443547

Mar 29, 2019Electrical systemLightsVisibility & wipers

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL "CRASHED" AND WENT BLACK WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION DURING A DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE ALSO NOT WORKING. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND REOCCURRED 2 OTHER TIMES WITHIN A DISTANCE OF 3 MILES OF OPERATION. TAKEN TO DEALER 2/14/19 FOR REPAIR. CAR RETURNED /15/19. PROBLEM REOCCURRED WHILE IN MOTION, DAYTIME, NO TURN SIGNALS AND TOWED TO DEALER. CAR RETURNED 2/26/19. PROBLEM REOCCURRED 2/27/19 WHILE IN MOTION DURING DAY AND LASTED 2 MIN. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. CAR RETURNED 3/27/19. ALSO ON RETURN 2/26/19 AND 3/28/19, SIDE MIRRORS FOLDED IN WHEN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ADJUST WITH CONTROL KNOB, WHILE IN MOTION DURING DAY. CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND SWITCH APPEARED TO REBOOT. REPAIR WAS ATTEMPTED TO MIRROR CONTROLS AFTER FIRST INCIDENT BUT REOCCURRED UPON FIRST ATTEMPT TO ADJUST ON 3/28/19. CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS OTHER SOFTWARE RECALLS AND REPAIR ATTEMPTS. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO STATE THAT CAR IS REPAIRED AND/OR SAFE TO OPERATE.

NHTSA ODI 11192357

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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 →