2018 ALFA ROMEO STELVIO Service Brakes Problems

ABS module doesn’t work and only 2 wheels out of 4 have brakes. The car has only 55,000 miles! All 2019-2021 Alfa Romeo Stelvios have open recalls about ABS module, but mine is 2018, although the installed ABS is manufactured 2018-2023 (what includes 2019-2021 that have Recalls!). I was driving and almost killed a man who was running across the road because my brakes didn't work!!! I can't drive a car without brakes and feel safe! The problem was indicated by few independent service centers. Alfa Romeo dealer knows about this COMMON issue but doesn’t want to take responsibility for it! I’ve got warning lamps right after my brakes were broken. Not even before! The car was fully serviced on time in the dealership! BRAKE, ESC, AST, P! Also can get an invoice from the repair center if needed!

THERE WAS A ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE TURNING ON FINE THEN ONCE I GOT DOWN THE ROAD IT STARTED TO NOT GO IT COMPLETELY STOPPED IN MID DRIVE ON ME AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT GOING CRAZY. IT STARTED SOUNDING BAD THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING ON A 2018 THAT'S BEEN UP TO DATE ON MAINTENANCE. I TAKE THE CARE HOME PARK IT FOR A DAY THEN NEVER DAY CRANK IT UP IT CRANKS RIGHT UP AS IF IT DID NOTHING THE DAY BEFORE SOUNDS NORMAL RUNS FINE NO LIGHTS ON AT ALL BUT IT DID THIS 3 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY MALFUNCTIONING. I ALSO GOT IN A ALFA ROMEO GROUP AND 75 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLE RATHER IT BE THE CAR OR SUV OR YEAR THEY ALL HAD THE SAME ENGINE TYPE.

Mileage: 65,000

WITH ONLY 11,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HAS RECEIVED FOUR MAJOR REPAIRS, TWO INCIDENTS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. 1. BLIND SPOT MONITORING SYSTEM; ONE DAY IN REPAIR SHOP 2. NO RADIO OR NAVIGATION SYSTEM; ONE DAY IN REPAIR SHOP 3. SEIZING-UP OR LOCKING OFF RIGHT-REAR BRAKE PAD THAT GRINDER INTO BRAKE ROTOR. THIS MADE STEERING DIFFICULT. VEHICLE WAS IN REPAIR SHOP FOR ONE WEEK. 4. MALFUNCTION OF START & STOP SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR INTERSTATE TRAFFIC; NEARLY DISABLING VEHICLE INTRAFFIC. SPEED LIMITED WAS REDUCED TO 25MPH IN A 65MPH HIGHWAY. CAR WAS DISABLED FOR A FEW HOURS BUT ERRORS MYSTERIOUSLY WENT AWAY. DURING THIS EVENT WE DISCOVERED THE ALFA ROMEO IN OUR RESIDENCE CLOSED WITH NO NOTIFICATION. IF VEHICLE REMAINED DISABLED THE NEXT OPTION WILL BE TOO TOW THE VEHICLE TO OMAHA, NE.

Mileage: 11,000

ALPHA ROMERO WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ACCELERATING AND BRAKING OCCUR TOGETHER AND OFTEN, THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF AND ALL SYSTEMS BECOME INOPERABLE. STOP/START SYSTEM FAILURE SYMBOL APPEARS ON SCREEN. THIS WILL OCCUR WHEN STOP/START SYSTEM DESPITE HAVING DISENGAGED BY PRESSING BUTTON ON DASHBOARD. IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS FOR THE ENGINE TO COME BACK ON. DURING THIS INTERVAL, THE CAR CAN NOT BE CONTROLLED. CAR IS MOVING BUT CAN;T BE CONTROLLED BY DRIVER. ALPHA ROMEO CUSTOMER CENTER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT SAYS THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE AT THIS ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR SOME TIME. IN MY OPINION IS THIS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND AN IMMEDIATE RECALL IS NEEDED TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY/DAMAGE. RECALL IS NECESSARY TO FIT THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE.

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON THE 605 IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BROKE AND AS I ENGAGED IN THE BRAKE IT BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND SPED UP AFTER I ENGAGED THEM. CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES

Mileage: 14,880

HELLO, I BOUGHT AN ALFA ROMEO STELVIO 2018 ON DECEMBER 31ST 2018, PRE-OWNED WITH 4800 MILES. AT 7900 MILES THE BRAKES WARNING CAME UP, I TOOK THE CAR AT THE ALFA ROMEO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, THEY ALSO MADE ME PAY FOR IT SAYING IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE ALFA ROMEO WARRANTY FOR THE BRAKES SERVICE IS UP TO 12,000 MILES OR 1 YEAR ( THE CAR NOW HAS 8100 MILES). WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY ALSO DID EARLIER THE 12 MONTHS SERVICE. AFTER SCANNING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS IN GREAT SHAPE. I PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES, THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC STARTED TO ACT REALLY WEIRD, I WAS GETTING COUNTLESS WARNINGS ON THE DASHBOARD, THE TURN LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, ALL LIGHTS AROUND THE CAR STARTED RANDOMLY FLASHING, THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING, AC SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING THE WINDOWS GOT FOGGY I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY RUNNING 60/70 MILES/HOUR, ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO PULL THE CAR OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY/RELIABILITY CONCERN OF MINE, THE CAR TOTALLY STALLED WHILE RUNNING AT 60/70 MILES/HOUR ON A HIGHWAY, PUTTING MY SAFETY/LIFE AT BIG RISK. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I'M SERIOUSLY THINKING TO HAVE THE CAR REPLACED OR REIMBURSED. IS THERE ANY KIND OF ACTION I CAN TAKE WITH ALFA ROMEO USA TO HAVE THE CAR REPLACED/REIMBURSED? BEST REGARDS, *TR

Mileage: 8,000

I GOT MY ALFA ROMEO STELVIO IN NOVEMBER 2017 AND LESS THAN A YEAR, IT GOT TOO MANY PROBLEMS, SOME OF WHICH ARE SERIOUS N GOOD HELP FROM DEALERS. PROBLEMS: 1.FROM MONTHS, I WAS GETTING ALL LIGHTS OUT INDICATIONS WHERE ALL LIGHTS WORK, WHEN I PUT INDICATOR ON IT GIVES ANNOYING SOUND IN CAR. (THIS HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION & STATIONARY) 2.WHEN IT RAINS OUTSIDE, WATER LEAKAGE IN CAR NEAR FRONT SIDE PASSENGER LEGS ' (THIS HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION & STATIONARY) 3.VOLUME IN CAR RAISES AND HIT MAX AUTOMATICALLY. (THIS HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION) 4.IF I TURN OFF CAR AND GET DOWN WHILE I WAS ON CALL, STILL MEDIA DOES NOT GO OFF UNLESS I MANUALLY DISCONNECT MY PHONE FROM CAR BLUETOOTH. 5.PARKING BREAK GETS AUTO RELEASE WHEN I PRESS ON ACCELERATOR. 6.ONE MORE HUGE STUPID ISSUE FROM ALFA ROMEO. WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I GOT INDICATOR SAYING ENGINE ON/OFF BUTTON NOT AVAILABLE AND WAS HONKING BY ITSELF AND THAT TOO WHEN I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I PULLED OVER FROM TRAFFIC & TURN OFF VEHICLE THEN IT GOES INTO PANIC MODE. THIS IS SO STUPID N SERIOUS. (THIS HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION & STATIONARY) IMPORTANT NOTE: I UNDERSTAND MOST OF THE ABOVE STATED ISSUES WERE PART OF RECALLS (U34 & U36). STRANGE THING IS WHEN I CHECKED WITH DEALER & ALFA ROMEO PREMIUM CARE, AS PER DOCUMENTATION THE RECALL FIXES WERE DONE ON MY CAR. WHICH MEANS THE RECALL FIXES WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO FIX THE ISSUES, WHICH CAUSED FOR RECALL AND AS STATED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) THESE ISSUES WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT WITH MOST RATED MOTOR TREND OF THE YEAR ALFA ROMEO. AM JUST GIVING RECENT DATE WHEN HAPPENED, BUT THIS IS HAPPENING FROM LONG AND NOT PROPER SUPPORT FROM DEALER TO FIX IT. WHEN LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WENT TO DEALER AND LEFT CAR WITH THEM. VISIBILTY WIPER/OTHER PARTS AFFECTED TOO.

Mileage: 13,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING 15 MPH ON A PRIVATE ROAD, I SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I MANAGED TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, BUT I COULDN'T ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE, SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE, OR TURN THE CAR OFF. THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER, ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE, AND ELECTRONIC STARTER WERE ALL UNRESPONSIVE. I SAW NUMEROUS WARNING MESSAGES ON THE DASHBOARD. ONE OF THEM SAID "SERVICE SHIFTER. CONTINUE IN D. DO NOT SHIFT OR TURN ENGINE OFF", BUT IT DIDN'T TELL ME WHAT I COULD DO TO RETURN THE CAR TO A SAFE STATE. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I ASKED THEM WHAT MY OPTIONS WERE, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I COULD WAIT UNTIL THE CAR RUNS OUT OF GAS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT I DID, BUT I EVENTUALLY GOT THE CARE TO SHUT OFF, BUT IT STAYED IN NEUTRAL, SO I STILL COULDN'T TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE. EVENTUALLY A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND GOT THE CAR IN TO PARK BY ENTERING THE CARGO AREA BY CLIMBING THROUGH THE BACK SEAT,DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, AND RECONNECTING IT.

Mileage: 1,700

DEPRESSED BRAKE CAME TO A STOP THEN ENGINE REVVED UP AND CAR TOOK OFF WHILE FOOT ON BRAKE HAD TO ENGAGE CAR INTO PARK TO GET IT INTO STOP VERY DANGEROUS THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN SECOND TIME I'VE REPORTED TO NHTSA CAR NOT SAFE TO DRIVE

Mileage: 1,502

SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKES ARE INITIATED THE ENGINE ACCELERATES AND SPEEDS UP

Mileage: 1,116