My Ferrari experiment going badly--" Engine Control System Failure"

Beautiful night so I thought I would take my son out for dinner. Ten miles from home I see "Engine Control System Failure" And " Go to Dealer.". Lovely on a 2011 458 with barely 2000 miles.

THis added to an ac that does not work.

I heretofore always bought American sports cars -- 3 Ford GtS , 9 Vipers nary an issue. Thought I would try Italian. It is a wonderful car, but..........

Anyway, anyone else seen this Engine warning?

 

My Ferrari experiences have been positive, give it a chance. By the way I have never owned an American car.

 

That doesn't sound good...

Though I've not heard of others with the same issue. If you can, report back what caused it.

 

Is there warranty on the car still? I've heard a few complaints about the electronics....

 

Plenty of warranty left

 

I had the same light come on my california in my case the car ran fine so i drove it home then plugged my obd11 diagnostic tool into the car cleared the code and it has not come back in 6 months. If you do not have an obd11 diagnostic computer you can buy one for about $100 at an auto parts store. If the car runs poorly then that would be different.. I did the same thing with my buddies 458 ..hope that helps. It takes about 1 minute to plug it in and clear the code.

 

Prettt cool. Can you do the same for a 430?

 

Good odds that it's a software glitch and cured by shut off and rebooting. Have not had this in 458 but several times in BMW when it was new. Welcome to the digital world.

 

Yes, also maniettino failure and edif failure. They think its just a connector

 

Agree. Software glitches do occur. Have gotten a couple of slippery road warnings but the car drives fine and they go away once the car is restarted. If you're worried you can call your dealer before removing any codes....IMHO.

 

Larry . Thanks. Just cleared the codes. Will see if they come back. It is going to dealer next week for ac so they can look at both

 

Most likely it is a software glitch. The same thing has happened with my GMC Yukon, Mercedes, Lexus and Audi. I have had one warning message on my 458, I think it was e-Diff failure. I shut the engine off and on reboot, the message went away and I haven't seen it since.

As for your AC problem you can search on here and find others like me have had the same problem. Seems that the supplier for the AC slipped Ferrari more than a couple bad compressor valves. They can replace it in a couple days and I have had no issues since.

When it comes to technology, the 458 is probably one of the most advanced vehicles on the planet. It is really amazing that more stuff doesn't go wrong. So far I am very impressed with the quality and dependability of the technology on the 458.

 

I had three of these 'events' in my BMW X5M, each within the first 5,000 miles and none since (now 22,000 miles). In each case, it gave major alarm signals and in each case the problem was cured by shut down, waiting a minute, and restarting -- just like a PC. The events were recorded by the OBD as "unidentified event" or something to that effect.

It sure got my attention the first time, as did yours. I was also ready to trash the car.

 

I had this warning once. I restarted the car and it went away. I took it to the dealer and they checked everything and found nothing.

It's the only problem I've had.

 

most likely to be a software glitch. Happened once on my 599. Disconnected the battery, reconnected it and the problem went away, never came back. Haven't seen any issues at all yet on my 458. But then, it's only been a month or so!
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Drove my buddies California for an hour and the exact error message popped 3 times when I accidentally hit the rev limiter. It also cut engine response for about 5 seconds and then proceeded to clear itself up. I've never experienced that in my 458, even if I hit the rev limiter.

 

no issues with mine, have had it since Feb with just under 1,000kms on the clock.

The transmission is gold, car does everything you ask beautifully. that nervousness I used to have on the 430 F1 tranny just doesn't exist anymore.

The 2012 with the software upgrades and extra kick in RACE mode just adds to the enjoyment.

 

My 458 just kicked up the Engine Control System failure message, and it stayed on after restart. I have about 8000 miles on it. Sent the car to dealer and was told it is due to secondary valve excessive carbon built up. Possibly due to lots of start stop city driving. They need to clean up the system. Geeze....

 

What's with all the 458 issues?? I love the car but after reading about do many problems I'd be leary of buying one! Ferrari needs to get their act together.

 

What issues? The car is more reliable than a Benz or a BMW.

 

Sounds like you need a proper Italian tune!!

 

Sounds like you need to take it for a long, hard drive.

 

lol, I'd guess most MBs and BMWs get driven more within one week than most Ferraris in one year. 10000 miles f-car = high mileage f car. Wanna bet what issues might pop up if every 458 got use as daily driver??!!

 

Put simply the 458 is rock solid, it has always given me immense joy to drive and each drive is an occasion.

 

What's funny is the people who post saying it's not a good car don't own one and the people who do own it say it's great.

Which one do you think is more credible?

No one writes on Fchat: I drove my car today and it had no problems! If they did, that's all the posts we would see. Kinda boring when drama is so much more exciting.