Summary
The Alfa Romeo Giulia has 24 recalls covering 2017 through 2024, with the most serious being a fractured rear brake disc on 2020 models that can reduce braking performance and raise the risk of a crash. The 2020 model year also has a fuel line sensor housing that can crack and leak fuel, which can stall the engine while driving or ignite near a heat source, and a rearview camera that can display incorrectly or go blank while reversing.
On 2024 models, the headlight wiring harness can chafe against the wheel arch lining and cause the headlights to fail entirely.
The 2021 model year has the same cracking fuel line sensor issue as the 2020, where a leaking housing can cut engine power or create a fire risk.
For 2017 through 2020 vehicles equipped with carbon ceramic matrix brakes, the brake system can apply too much clamping force to the rotors, fracturing them and causing a sudden drop in stopping ability. The 2018 model year has a separate brake concern where contaminated fluid can degrade the braking system's performance. On 2017 through 2019 models, the fuel pump can fail and cut drive power without warning, and the adaptive cruise control can become impossible to deactivate when the traction control system detects wheel slip, leaving the vehicle accelerating unless the driver manually brakes or shifts to neutral. AWD-equipped 2017 and 2018 models with the 280-horsepower engine have a brake fluid line that can contact a coolant hose clamp, wear through, and drip brake fluid onto the exhaust, raising the risk of a fire in the engine compartment.
The 2017 model year carries the heaviest concentration of recalls. The 2.0-liter engine can misfire and overheat the catalytic converter, damaging nearby wiring and potentially starting a fire or stalling the engine, a problem that extends into 2018 as well. The fuel delivery module on 2017 models can fail and cut engine power suddenly. A faulty seatbelt buckle sensor connector can cause the side airbags to deploy with excessive force in a crash. The adaptive cruise control can become non-cancellable under certain driving conditions, a concern that also covers 2017 through 2019 production as noted above.
Across the full 2017 through 2024 production span, tire placard and manufacturer labels on certain vehicles carry incorrect tire pressure and size information. The 2017 model year has additional label-related recalls where the tire placard lists slightly incorrect rear tire pressures, and the loading information label may reference the wrong tire sizes.
