Clutch over heat

Sounds like you might be experiencing one of the rare, but well known gearbox failure modes that affects the Getrag DCT cars. While increasingly rare, they still happen.

The likely cause is a failed or problematic solenoid or electronic component, which essentially only allows shifting on one of the shafts (odd, or even gears; usually odd). Originally, it was a heat issue that affected a poorly designed part, but that was "resolved" in 2011; however, the part itself can still fail.

It might be a related but different issue (eg. an issue that sets off an error code similar to this, and affects shifting). In most cases, the DEIS (diagnostic tool) can point to the actual issue.

A while back, dealers could not service/repair the Getrag, so the only fix was a gearbox replacement (hopefully under warranty). Gearbox MSRP is quite high, but I'd imagine your dealer or Ferrari region would help with a healthy discount (i.e. you should not pay $20K+ for a gearbox).

More importantly, if the gearbox is repairable, most dealers have techs certified to Level III (they can rebuild) and have parts and rebuild kits available, so what used to be a $20K+ replacement is now a $4-6K repair.

good luck.your car is new and under warranty, so the real cost will be the time lost without it....

 

More than likely they will perform a valve body cleaning as part of the diagnosis.

After that IF you need internal components, the replacement parts will be the updated parts, no need for a complete gearbox assembly.

Let them complete the diagnosis , then post back if you are still unsure.

The cost of replacing the entire gearbox vs just what is needed is almost 50% more.

S

 

sorry - just realized I mis-read your post.

So, a 2012, out of warranty. I would see what the repair option is, as it would be cheaper and use the updated parts. Your alternatives might be purchasing a rebuilt gearbox (if they can source one; most "gearbox replacements" done under warranty are now rebuilt gearboxes). Getting a new one would likely be a waste of money.

While these glitches are annoying, the actual gearboxes are turning out to be ok, there is always a statistical number that have issues, and anecdotally that failure rate is pretty low now. As a 2012 car, you would have already had a Gen2 or Gen3 gearbox (our 2012 458 had a Gen3).