2015 Maserati Ghibli

THE FELT WHEEL LINER ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS IS DEFECTIVE. MASERATI ALONG WITH ALL DEALERS I'VE SPOKEN TO KNOW OF THE ISSUE. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE COLLECTION/MASERATI IN MIAMI AND HE STATED THEY ARE REPLACING THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY (YET MASERATI REFUSES TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT UNDER WARRANTY). THEY BECOME TORN AND DISLODGED WHEN GOING THROUGH PUDDLES/NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS (WHEN IT'S RAINING). ONCE DISLODGED, IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT ONLY CAN THEY FLY UP UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND HIT OBJECTS/VEHICLES/PEOPLE, BUT THEIR DISLOCATION CAN RUN AGAINST THE WHEEL AND CAUSE A SERIES OF ADVERSE EVENTS, EVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING CONTROL. MASERATI KNOWS OF THE ISSUE, IS CONCEALING THE ISSUE, HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE A RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL LINERS, AND ARE INSTEAD FORCING THE CONSUMER TO MITIGATE IT ON THEIR OWN.

WHILE DRIVING AT SAFE SPEED IN SNOW AND SLUSH, STABILITY WAS LOST. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE PASSING A TRUCK, BETWEEN THE CENTER DIVIDER AND THE TRUCK, WHILE IN A MILD RIGHT TURN UPHILL. THE LEFT TIRES CAUGHT SOME SLUSH, AND I CORRECTED TRYING TO REMAIN IN THE LANE AND AVOIDING THE DIVIDER AND THE TRUCK BY STEERING RIGHT, THEN COUNTERSTEERING LEFT, THEN RIGHT AGAIN.. TWO CORRECTIONS TO THE RIGHT WITH THE TAIL MOVING LEFT ACTIVATED THE ESC. AS MY HD VIDEO SHOWS, THE CORRECTIVE ACTION ACTIVATED THE ESC AND TOOK CONTROL FROM ME AND VIOLENTLY DROVE ME INTO THE DIVIDER BY ACTIVATING THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. I BOUNCED OFF THE DIVIDER INTO THE TRUCK'S TRACTOR REAR TIRES, SPUN, AND THEN BACK INTO THE WALL. I HAD CONTROL, EVEN WITH THE UNSTABLE CONDITION, UP UNTIL THE ESC ACTIVATED. AS A PROFESSIONAL PILOT AND A DRIVER WHO'S BEEN DRIVING ON SNOW AND ICE SINCE AGE 15, I UNDERSTAND CONTROL, LOSS OF CONTROL, AND HOW TO REGAIN IT. I HAD CONTROL UNTIL THE SAFETY SYSTEM TOOK IT FROM ME. I HAVE HAD 747S MOVING SIDEWAYS DOWN THE RUNWAY AND HAVE ALWAYS REGAINED CONTROL. NEVER IN MY PRIVATE OR PROFESSIONAL LIFE HAVE I HAD A COMPUTERIZED SAFETY SYSTEM ENDANGER MY LIFE. BUT IN THIS INSTANCE IT MOST DEFINITELY DID. HAD I NOT HIT THE TRUCK'S TIRES I MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE GONE UNDER THE TRAILER AND BEEN DECAPITATED OR OTHERWISE INJURED OR KILLED. THE HISTORY OF ESC SHOWS IT HAS A SUCCESSFUL RECORD. HOWEVER, IN THIS INSTANCE IT IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT. I HAD ESC ACTIVATE ONCE BEFORE IN THE SAME VEHICLE ON DRY PAVEMENT, AND IT DID REMARKABLY WELL. BUT IT THIS INCIDENT WHICH DESTROYED MY PRIZED MASERATI, IT EITHER ACTIVATED WITH TOO MUCH FORCE OR ACTIVATED ALONG WITH MY COUNTERSTEERING. NEVERTHELESS, WITHOUT A EDR DOWNLOAD, THE DATA CANNOT BE ANALYZED. ONLY MY RECOLLECTION AND MY VIDEO CAN BE SEEN.

IN 2015 I LEASED A MASERATI GHIBLI AT RUSNAK PASADENA CA WITH A 39 MONTH LEASE TERM. ON MAY 18, 2018 - I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A OIL CHANGE SERVICE AT A LOCAL DEALER (MASERATI ALFA ROMEO OF PUENTE HILLS, CA), SERVICE'S DONE AROUND 2:56 PM(5/18/2018) , I DROVE THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 HOURS TO RUN SOME ERRANDS, ALL THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED ALL WHEELS WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET. LUCKY, WE WERE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREET AT AVERAGE SPEED OF 30 MPH, OTHER WISE THIS SUDDEN STOP COULD HAVE GET US HIT BY OTHER CARS AND/OR SUSTAINING A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY RESULTING FROM A ROLLOVER CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS SUDDEN 'AUTO BRAKE LOCK' ON CITY STREET. THIS SUDDEN 'AUTO BREAK LOCK' MADE A VERY LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND AND MADE A BLACK TRACK MARK ON THE ROAD. ALL THREE OF US ON THE CAR WERE TERRIFIED. OUR CAR'S DASH BOARD DID NOT SHOW ANY WARNING LIGHT OR SERVICE LIGHT BEFORE OR AFTER THIS HAPPENED (BRAKE MELT FUNCTION). THIS CAR IS BRAND NEW WHEN I LEASED IT IN 2015 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE AROUND '15196' MILES. SINCE IT STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY THEN THE CAR DEALER WILL REPAIR FOR FREE. IT'S ALREADY BEEN SIT IN THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS NOW, UNTIL TODAY(7/5/2018) THE DEALER STILL HASN'T PROVIDE A PROPER EXPLANATION OF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED? AND I DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR, I AM SO CONCERNED AND WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS SO SCARY WHEN THE CAR STOPS ABRUPTLY BY ITSELF, AND THE PART REALLY BOTHERS ME IS I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS 'AUTO BRAKE LOCKING' WILL HAPPEN AGAIN? WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN, THE WORST PART IS THE EVEN THE DEALER DOESN'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THIS, THEY JUST CHANGED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND CALLED IT DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2015 MASERATI GHIBLI. HOURS AFTER THE DEALER (RUSNAK MASERATI OF PASADENA, 297 W COLORADO BLVD, PASADENA, CA 91105) PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED, THE BRAKES SEIZED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE AT A RED LIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,100.

REAR BREAKS PADS AT MINIMAL UNDER 13,300 MILES ON THE CAR. MASERATI REFUSE TO REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND ITS WEAR AND TEAR BUT NOT WHEN THE CAR HAS 13,300 MILES. NO CAR WILL PUT YOU TO REPLACE BREAK PADS AT LOW LOW MILES. I AM SURE THIS COULD BE MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION FAULTY AND IT I'M SURE THERE IS OTHER MASERATI OWNERS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MASERATI GHIBLI. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FLOORMAT MOVED AND BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CARPET. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V122000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,700. THE VIN NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MASERATI GHIBLI. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPEED OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER A RECALL RELATED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,400.

I PURCHASED THE 2015 MASERATI GHIBLI SQ4 NOV 2015, AND AFTER 2000 MILES THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITION STUCK IN DEFROST MODE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR SERVICE REPAIR AND THEY FOUND THE ISSUE WITH THE AIR CONDITION SOLENOID THAT WAS REPLACED. THEN I STARTED HAVING TOO MUCH FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST AND IT COVERS MY FRONT VIEW. TO REPRODUCE THE CONCERN START THE CAR AND OPEN UP THE 4 WINDOWS DRIVE UP FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES, THEN STOP THE CAR CLOSE THE WINDOWS AND TURN OF THE ENGINE. COME BACK AFTER 10 MIN OR MORE START THE ENGINE, ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS AND START DRIVING. YOU'LL FEEL THE HEAT INSIDE FROM THE ENGINE INSIDE THE CAR, AND YOU'LL START SEEING LARGE AMOUNT OF DEFROST INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD EVEN THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. I HAD TO KEEP TURNING IN FRONT AND BACK DEFROST AND THE AIR CONDITION. TURN OFF THE AIR CONDITION KEEP DRIVING THEN THE DEFROST WILL COME BACK AGAIN AND THE ONLY WAY TO ELIMINATE THE DEFROST YOU HAVE TO KEEP BOTH DEFROST AND AIR CONDITION ON ALL THE TIME. THE SERVICE SHOP STATED THIS IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. PLEASE ADVICE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MASERATI GHIBLI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED UP TO 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PULLING UP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,045.