2015 Maserati GHIBLI problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
24 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
14,200 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2015 model year. Data snapshot: . 22 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Vehicle Speed Control is the most frequently named component, appearing in 5 of 24 complaints (20.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 7 | 29.2% |
| Transmission and shifting | 2 | 8.3% |
| Fuel system concerns | 2 | 8.3% |
| Engine operation | 1 | 4.2% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 1 | 4.2% |
| Steering behavior | 1 | 4.2% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 5 |
| Electrical System | 4 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 3 |
| Service Brakes | 3 |
| Wheels | 3 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Unknown Or Other | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal | 2 |
Vehicle Speed Control: 5; Electrical System: 4; Fuel/Propulsion System: 3; Service Brakes: 3; Wheels: 3; Seats: 2; Unknown Or Other: 2; Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal: 2
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 15 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 6 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 1 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 15; 25,000 to 49,999: 6; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (15). 2 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
2015: 2; 2016: 6; 2017: 1; 2018: 3; 2019: 7; 2020: 2; 2023: 1; 2025: 2
Pattern summary
Vehicle Speed Control leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 7 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 2 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 2 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10851321 · 2016-03-24 (March 24, 2016)
I WAS DRIVING ON I-10 NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA FEBRUARY 27 AT ABOUT 12:10 AM. I PASSED A SEMI-TRUCK BY MOVING TO THE LEFT AND ACCELERATING. AFTER PASSING THE TRUCK I MOVED BACK TO THE SLOW LANE AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS TRAVELING VERY FAST. I BEGIN BRAKING THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND REALIZED THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKING WAS NOT NOTICEABLY SLOWING THE CAR ( AND AS YOUR RECALL CITES IT SHOULD, THE BRAKING DID NOT DISENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR.) I THEN PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. OF COURSE THIS SOLVED THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM. NO…
Owner-reported narrative. 7,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10851321 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10883910 · 2016-07-11 (July 11, 2016)
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 …
Owner-reported narrative. 2,045 miles reported. Look up ODI 10883910 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11375742 · 2020-11-21 (November 21, 2020)
THE CAR UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATES. THIS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE 1ST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT'S A 2015 MODEL. I PURCHASED A VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2020. THE 2ND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED NOV 12 AND TODAY NOV 21. THE 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MASERATIS FLOOR OWN FLOOR MATS. AT THE TIME AND PRIOR TO KNOWING THIS, I HAD PUT BRAND NEW FLOOR MATS OF MY OWN IN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY UNAWARE THAT THIS WAS AN OEM ISSUE. AFTER THIS HAPPEN…
Owner-reported narrative. 61,139 miles reported. Look up ODI 11375742 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11252257 · 2019-08-29 (August 29, 2019)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MASERATI GHIBLI . CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE SERVICE LITE WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER RUSNAK MASERATI OF PASADENA( 297 WEST COLORADO BLVD, PASADENA CA.91105) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP …
Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11252257 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11252425 · 2019-08-30 (August 30, 2019)
CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS WARRANTY CONCERN FOR HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM FAILURE. MULTIPLE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM FAILURES WITHIN 12 MONTHS AND A FEW THOUSAND MILES. MASERATI NORTH AMERICA IS UNWILLING TO COVER AN EMISSIONS WARRANTY COMPONENT UNDER 7 YEAR/70,000 MILE CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS WARRANTY. FUEL PUMP WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY MASERATI OF VAN NUYS 9/24/2018 UNDER WARRANTY. AT THAT TIME A WORKMANSHIP ISSUE OCCURRED DURING A WARRANTY CLAIM AT AN AUTHORIZED MASERATI SERVICE CENTER. THE FUEL PUMP BOLT WAS DAMAGED. FUEL PUMP HAS NOW F…
Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11252425 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11098747 · 2018-05-30 (May 30, 2018)
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…
Owner-reported narrative. 15,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 11098747 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10881309 · 2016-06-28 (June 28, 2016)
PURCHASE THIS CAR IN DECEMBER 2015 AND ONLY PLACED 2500 MILES ON THE AUTO AND SERVICE ATTENDANT SAID YOU MUST DRIVE THE CAR 4000 MILES TO KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE AUTO FOR 6 MONTHS. SPOKE TO THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES OF THIS VEHICLE. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE ME FOR A BATTERY IN WHICH I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS.
Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10881309 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11183812 · 2019-03-03 (March 3, 2019)
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 DROV…
Owner-reported narrative. 30,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11183812 at NHTSA ↗