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Luxury SUVs have become a dime a dozen, but the 2018 Maserati Levante claims to be different. In fact, the newest lineup is hailed as “a force of nature,” but customers have noticed the winds of change. The structure isn’t created as a luxury model should be and the powertrain leaves a lot to be desired.
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NHTSA Complaints for the 2018 Maserati Levante
| Complaint Category | Number of Complaints |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other | |
| Electrical System | |
| Vehicle Speed Control |
Problems with the Vehicle Structure
Premium materials are used on high-end automobiles and it’s assumed that the construction is performed to the utmost level. Sadly, that’s not the case with the 2018 Maserati Levante, which struggles to convince users that any care was put into the construction.
Just look at this Edmunds review. “The car started falling apart the first week of ownership. Plastic windshield molding literally came out and started flapping about the first time I got on a freeway. On top of that the USB port didn’t work at all. Being disappointed I took the car back to the dealership and the sales person drove with me to service and told me that all will be taken care of. The service dept. gave me a loaner and I didn’t hear from them for 4 days. Finally I called. They told me they were waiting for parts for the stereo system. It had to be completely replaced because of a short in the USB port. When I picked up the car one of my rims and tire was damaged. It had a 3 inch gash. Of course service manager said that it wasn’t them, but agreed to fix the rim only not willing to change a brand new but damaged tire. 3 days later molding popped out again and I was right back again. I have since made 6 more trips to service department for various noise/parts reasons. Service manager refuses to fix factory defective brakes. Brakes make a lot of grinding/squealing noise when braking.”
It must have been quite shocking to this user to find out about NHTSA Campaign Number 18V34700. This recall states that the subframe welds were not completed properly, thereby allowing the welds to fracture and cause complete loss of vehicle control. If that’s not enough, consider Service Bulletin #MAS001850, which also talks about the repairs needed to prevent water infiltration into the body of the vehicle. Are these concerns that any luxury car owner should have to deal with? Surely not. Actually, any “force of nature” could cause a flood in the cabin or the weld to break. That doesn’t sound like something to pay a premium price for.
Problems with the Transmission
A car’s powertrain consists of the transmission and several other components that help the vehicle move. When one aspect of this system fails, owners realize it by either not being able to operate the vehicle or having a rough-shifting experience.
Some of the troubles are described with this Cars.com review discussing the powertrain and other problems. “Sounds like it needs a new muffler–horribly noisy, like an old clunker -service at [dealer] is absolutely the worst -had my brand new Levante in the repair shop 4 times for a total of 15 days —-one day after I bought it -now, stalls out on cold mornings, slips out of ‘Park’, engine does not shut down, —-I can go on and on—should have bought the Porsche -wrote to Robert Graczyk, president of Maserati—-no response—-not even a courtesy reply!”
Unfortunately, the automaker doesn’t want to discuss these problems in any further detail. For them, it’s best to remain silent and hope that customers don’t realize the issues. However, slipping out of Park and having trouble keeping the engine running are not problems that can be easily looked over, especially every month when the owner has to look at the extravagant car payment. If there’s one thing that the Levante does that makes it “a force of nature,” it’s the ability to deceive owners into paying top dollar for a lemon.
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Complaint Data
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 18, 2021 |
| State | CT |
| Description | Was driving 65 in a 65 mph zone. Lightly drizzling. Felt something happen to passenger front tire or suspension. Car spun out of control, rolled and crashed into rocks in nm. Was recently taking my 2019 maserati levante in for service and front lower arms were broken. I am at about the same mileage with the 2019 (35k vs 40k on the 2018). Could this same issue be the culprit or was I supposed to receive a recall notice about faulty welding that I see has happened in other 2018 levantes? |
| Category | Electrical System, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Mar 11, 2021 |
| State | IL |
| Description | So u drive the car and the display show, display too hot and than shuts off. Last month I was merging onto a highway, thinking I can join the oncoming traffic with the horsepower and speed I have, my car got stuck at 30mph almost causing an accident. In the middle of the drive without no knowledge it wont go more than 30mph and rpm raised to 6 or 7. Its been in shop for almost 40 days and they are saying I ll get it back today every other day. The vehicle is in motion when this is happening. I hope someone doesnt get into accident cause they will think the can join the spped of the traffic when it gets stuck at 30mph |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| State | TX |
| Description | The right wheel well insert came unscrewed and one of the screws blew the right rear tire as exiting the freeway at about 50 mph |
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About the Author:
Brian Jones spent more than 20 years working as an ASE Certified Master Tech and Parts Specialist at multiple dealerships. Brian has become an authority in the industry, traveling across the country to consult for car dealerships and contributing his expertise as a writer for several major automotive publications. In his spare time, Brian enjoys working on pickup trucks, muscle cars, Jeeps and anything related to motorsports.
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I learned and got a lot of knowledge not to buy the Maserati Laverne 2018 or the 2017 electrical problems and driving ability and structure saves me a lot of money I will keep my BMW X3 2017 m series never had a problem with it and buy me new tires and keep that $21,000 in the bank instead of trading it in and spending that money can’t take it with me but I damn sure don’t want to be stuck on the highway looking Sharp and looking like a fool thanks 🙏 save your money Maserati just a name