Alfa Romeo Giulia And Stelvio Recalled Worldwide Due To Cruise Control Fault

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has issued a recall for more than 60,000 Giulia and Stelvio models around the world.

The Detroit News reports that the recall relates to an issue with the vehicle’s adaptive cruise control systems. According to Alfa Romeo, the systen might not disengage even when a driver taps the brake pedal. Instead, the adaptive cruise control function can only be disabled when a driver steps on the brakes for a sustained period of time.

Alfa Romeo says that it discovered the issue when an employee was test driving one of its vehicles. No crashes or injuries from the problem have been reported so far.

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The recall covers Giulia and Stelvio models built from 2017 through to 2019. Owners will be notified next month and the automaker will resolve the issue by updating the brake system software.

Of the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio models involved in the recall, approximately 19,000 reside in the United States, while 1,600 are in Canada and 86 are located in Mexico. More than 40,000 others are located outside North America.

This isn’t the first recall to impact the Giulia and Stelvio. At the start of 2018, the two models were recalled due to contaminated brake fluid which could damage the brakes and keep them from performing as they should have. Alfa Romeo rectified the issue in affected vehicles by replacing the entire braking systems. Fortunately for the car manufacturer, the problem was limited to 2018 models built between the 14th and 23rd of November, 2017.

Moreover, last October the Giulia and Stelvio were recalled over engine overheating issues on both the 2.0-liter four and the 2.9-liter V6 powering the range-topping QV.