2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Electrical system Problems

“I purchased this vehicle at the end of may 2017, after putting on about 500 mi within 4 weeks, a check engine light came on, I took it to the dealership, they kept it overnight,looked at it, and called the following day & said there was something loose that needed to be tightened and that the car was ready for pick up. I drove the car and parked it in my garage. …”

“The car stop by itself in the middle of the road and I just could make it to pull it over and lights appear on the car dashboard the check engine, the electronic throttle control, and other light that I dont know what it is but it was an a! . I turn off the car and I waited for 10 min an I turn it on again and it works but the lights still were there, so I took it to the dealer ship because I have only 4 month with the car and it is an used car, but it has only 19000 miles to have that kind of problems. …”

“The auto start/stop feature interferes without warning with the driver's attempt to turn the ignition off, and can make the driver believe the car is off when it is not. This can cause the vehicle to restart and move forward unexpectedly when the driver begins to exit the vehicle. Experience: I entered the driveway and came to a stop. I pushed the ignition stop button and the car appeared to turn off as expected. In fact, the auto start/stop system had stopped the engine temporarily at almost the exact same moment I pressed the stop button. …”

“While on the highway stuck in traffic, it was a stop and go at very slow speeds. When resuming the acceleration (while in normal from the dna ). I slowly began to accelerate, when I pressed the breaks the feeling on the pedal was abnormal and the car did not stop causing me to hit the vehicle in front of me. It felt as if the breaks did not fully engage, the car just kept going while only pressing the breaks which I repeat again felt as if they did not fully engage. All this happened while going at a very low speed no more than 20mph. No one was hurt as all this happened at a very slow speed. …”

“Critical issues: 'start / stop disabled when auto is accelerated during over take or entering freeways. 'check engine light faults when car surges and engine becomes unresponsive during driving. 'infotainment system crashes frequently. 'engine stalls while driving in traffic or when in use during normal driving. 'when stall occurs power is lost to the vehicle while driving. (shuts off) 'audio system unavailable warning light comes on. …”