2023 Maserati Grecale

The contact owns a 2023 Maserati Grecale. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH and approaching a stop sign, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to stop as intended, made a loud revving sound, and the vehicle decelerated to approximately 15 MPH. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle passed the stop sign, and the contact manually turned off and parked the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was test-driven, but the failure could not be replicated. The contact was informed that no failure was found. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact inquired about buyback assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and sent documents to the contact, offering monetary compensation in exchange for not reporting the safety failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,666.

The car would not go into Park. The park button flickered, and a message appeared on the dashboard stating that the vehicle was too fast to be put into Park, even though the car was completely stopped in a parking lot with the brake pedal engaged. After multiple attempts to press the button and engage the parking gear without success, I turned off the car using the power button, which eventually allowed it to shift into Park. This situation is extremely dangerous. If the parking gear were to engage unexpectedly and hit any objects or people, the consequences could be catastrophic. I have reached out to Maserati with this concern, but it has taken an inordinate amount of time for them to respond. An active case has been opened with Maserati regarding this issue, and it has been documented that, in the event of an accident caused by this malfunction, Maserati would be held responsible and liable.