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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 2025-09

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2020422%
20191430%
20182124%
20173130%

Other parts of the 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia

Fuel system
42 complaints
Electrical system
20 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Brakes
8 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints
Body and structure
4 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Engine 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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