AI DamageMaserati Quattroporte: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Maserati Quattroporte across 9 model years: 6 owner complaints and 153 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Seat belts 33% of all complaints
- 2 Service brakes 17% of all complaints
- 3 Powertrain 17% of all complaints
- 4 Visibility 17% of all complaints
- 5 Vehicle speed control 17% of all complaints
- Seat belts: 2 complaints (33% of all).
- Service brakes: 1 complaints (17% of all); manufacturer bulletins for this component: 19.
- Powertrain: 1 complaints (17% of all); manufacturer bulletins for this component: 16.
- Visibility: 1 complaints (17% of all); manufacturer bulletins for this component: 13.
- Vehicle speed control: 1 complaints (17% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Engines and transmissions
US-market versions per EPA. On the right: how many NHTSA complaints name this engine or transmission type.
- 3 L · petrol · turbo · 6 cyl 2014–2024
- 3.8 L · petrol · turbo · 8 cyl 2014–2024
- 4.2 L · petrol · 8 cyl 2005–2011
- 4.7 L · petrol · 8 cyl 2010–2013
- 4.9 L · petrol · 8 cyl 1984–1986
- automatic, 3-speed 1984–1986
- automatic, 6-speed 2005–2013
- automatic, 8-speed 2014–2024
Drive: RWD, AWD
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 6 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat belts | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Powertrain | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Equipment | 0 | 0 | 147 |
| Engine | 0 | 0 | 119 |
| Suspension | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Electrical system | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Wheels | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Structure | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Engine and cooling | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Backover prevention | 0 | 0 | 13 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
It shuddered forward about 25 feet, moving at less than 5mph, almost like the antilock brakes were capturing and releasing, until I struck a vehicle stopped at a red light in front of me. The display read "service engine throttle control." once I struck the other vehicle, my vehicle finally came to a complete stop.
The electronic Brake Malfunction as well as the Malfunction of Neutral Gear on the Transmission.
Maserati has had several complaints of the leather dashboard seperating from the dashboard which becomes a visibility issue while driving it the leather flops up high enough and front of the windshield. They need to issue a recall on these dashboards. And they won't help you if your car is out of warranty.
The contact stated that while she was sitting in the rear passenger seat with the seat belt latched it was strangling her as the seat belt was located right behind her shoulder.
The back seat - seat belt strangles the neck ( my husband tried it & it was the sane) & if in accident the seat belt will break the neck or cause death & there is no way to adjust even when var was not moving the seat belt left marks on my neck - when traveling at 40 miles per hour it was excruciatingly painful - this…
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Seat belts. Belt pretensioners after airbag deployment, SRS codes.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
- Visibility. Wipers, mirrors, defrosters, cracked glass.
Manufacturer service bulletins
Bulletin titles as filed with NHTSA.
- Quattroporte / Ghibli / Levante V6 – Thermostat Gasket Availability This bulletin provides updated…
- Quattroporte / Ghibli / Levante V6 – Thermostat Gasket Availability This bulletin provides updated…
- This bulletin provides updated information and further clarification regarding the replaceability of the…
- Maserati Coolant Fluid Color Change
- This Diagnostic Sheet provides updated diagnostic and repair guidance for a potential wheel hub clicking…
- Maserati Coolant fluid Color Change from pink to purple
- This bulletin provides instructions for diagnosing and correcting issues with the rear exhaust silencer
- This bulletin outlines the refinishing procedure for restoring the black coating on exhaust tips affected…
- R1 Radio Restore Procedure After Software Update, MODELS
- A new software release “Jakarta 10.04.00” is now available for the MD and MDEVO/MDEVO2/MDEVO3
- Maserati has created eight new special tools
- This bulletin provides guidance on proper storage practices for Maserati vehicles in dealer inventory to…
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-04.