2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 5%of 103 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 19,163miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia, 5% of the 103 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,163 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #11352684, filed 2020-09, 19,163 miles“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #11204313, filed 2019-04, 24,000 miles“The carbon ceramic brakes were inconsistent when driving new, but not noticeable enough to immediately go to the dealer in the first ~2000 miles. The car was used in traffic at a relatively slow speed. But then it failed, and as a resultant an accident happened. The dealer is refusing to acknowledge this issue. Alerted manufacturer with no response. The car has taken over 5 months to fix, still with the manufacturer for the brake issue. .. . Consumer stated that braking in the new vehicle is inconsistent and alleges that he was in a low speed accident as a result. …”
NHTSA complaint #11119908, filed 2018-08, 2,000 miles“Engine over heats to point u feel the heat in the car while driving at times the electrical which they have recently put in new system for radio navigation while driving when electrical shuts the radio head odometer system and and interior lights shut causing to pull over sunroof had recent issues as well and now does open or close into buttons positions only one button opens and closes it simultaneously with inside sun blocker and can't control distance of position u want it opened mostly concerned the engine revs high and AC which doesn't seem to work well while driving and feeel heat and…”
NHTSA complaint #11228377, filed 2019-06Electronic stability control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia
50 complaintsElectrical system
36 complaintsEngine
31 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaintsExterior lighting
8 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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