2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 21about this part
- Share
- 24%of 89 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 50,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the engine of the 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia, 24% of the 89 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Service electronic throttle control and check engine warning lights came on. Car died in the middle of the road and took severally attempt to restart car.”
NHTSA complaint #11331256, filed 2020-06, 6,400 miles“Service Engine and Service Electronic Throttle lights came on. The car/engine started shaking/stuttering pretty violently, so I quickly turned off the car. I waited about 2 minutes and started the car again, and same thing. I waited another 10-15 minutes to start the car again. This time, the car started fine without Service Electronic Throttle light, but Service Engine light was still on and the drive mode was stuck on N”
NHTSA complaint #11575235, filed 2024-03“My fuel pump has been failing multiple times over the last 4 months. It has left me stranded in the middle of intersections, freeways, and highways on multiple occasions that has cause back up traffic and areas of the road completely closed until I can move my car. I have had this car diagnosed twice with a certified mechanic shop and a master tech with these issues and it is confirmed both times that I need a new fuel pump. …”
NHTSA complaint #11621179, filed 2024-10“UNKNOWN, driving down a busy road and check engine light popped up and service electronic throttle system as well car stalled in the middle of the road and would not start when I tried to it would crank but not start. I noticed this incident was occurring in the past when I was close to half a tank of gas but now it’s occurring when I’m at 3/4 tank. I already addressed the possible issue of being a weak battery as I had to spend $250 on a new battery and the next day it happened again. …”
NHTSA complaint #11687946, filed 2025-09“There were several code error messages describing a fuel pump issue that also creates other engine components to fail. For my concern of the safety my life, I paid to tow my vehicle directly to the car dealership service department to be inspected and am currently waiting to be contacted of their findings. In order to be able to move my car from blocking traffic and out of harm's way, the error codes had to be erased. I took pictures of the error codes prior to erasing and provided them to the service department for their review. …”
NHTSA complaint #11688274, filed 2025-09Related service bulletins
- 11034335Jun 18, 2026Bolt - hex flange head
- 11032849May 16, 2026Oil Change Monitor Displaying Prematurely Customers may experience the following: ● The oil change light illuminated on the dash shortly after taking delivery of the vehicle…
- 11024035Oct 2, 2025Before replacing any parts please refer to SOL S2518000008 if it applies to the vehicle you are working on based on a VIN search in Service Library. Before replacing this part…
- 11010645Nov 16, 2024"Oil Change Monitor Displaying Prematurely Customers may experience the following: ● The oil change light illuminated on the dash shortly after taking delivery of the vehicle…
- 11002828Jun 25, 2024"Start Stop Charging Warning Lamp Illuminated On, Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) State of Charge (SOC) Inaccurate, Battery Charging Message, Presence of IBS related Diagnostic…
- 10230312Jul 22, 2022Start Stop Inoperative After A Recent Vehicle Service
- 10184414Nov 17, 2020(Rev. A) Check Engine Lamp Is On, Intermittent Module CAN Private Or LIN BUS Codes
- 10184702Nov 6, 2020Check engine lamp on. Fault code P0244- TURBOCHARGER/SUPERCHARGER WASTEGATE SOLENOID "A" RANGE/PERFORMANCE is set in the Powertrain Control Module (PCM a.k.a. ECM) after the…
- 10180203Aug 1, 2020No Start Intermittently, Vehicle Requires Multiple Keyless Push To Start Attempts To Start Vehicle
- 10177468Jun 2, 2020Intermittent Crank Not Start
Engine: other model years
Other parts of the 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia
42 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2018 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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