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Ferrari Tells Owners To Stop Driving 296 GTS/GTB Over Fuel Fire Fears

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  1. dustman

    dustman F1 World Champ Rossa Subscribed

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    dustman, May 12, 2023
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  2. BG259

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    Only 450 cars ? Seems a low number
     
    BG259, May 12, 2023
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  3. tbakowsky

    tbakowsky F1 World Champ Consultant Professional Ferrari Technician

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    Lol..Ferrari and fuel system problems just won't stop. Seems to be a trade mark.
     
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  4. soulsea

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    Literally Rosso Fuoco. :eek:
     
    soulsea, May 12, 2023
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  5. JJ

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  6. BG259

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    The recall is already on my APP.

    check you app to see if your car is affected.
     
    BG259, May 14, 2023
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  7. Coincid

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    A Ferrari is a Ferrari.
     
    Coincid, May 14, 2023
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  8. BeachDoc

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    Stuff like this makes me glad I haven't received my car yet and probably won't until end of year. Hopefully by then these issues will be resolved. My dealer is 3.5 hours away so not easy to just "go to the dealer"
     
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  9. ntatfas

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    "Stop driving", be interesting to see if Ferrari pick up the tab for getting the cars to the dealers!
     
    ntatfas, Jun 5, 2023
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  10. Condor Man

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    Are cares currently being built and delivered?


    May the Horse be with you
     
    Condor Man, Jun 16, 2023
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  11. Condor Man

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    **Cars


    May the Horse be with you
     
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  12. mhh

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    My dealer says I can’t drive my car and they can’t give me a repair date. Let’s see how long I can buy this arrangement. :(
     
    mhh, Jun 20, 2023
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  13. Divexxtreme

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    It’s “easy” because the dealer will send an enclosed hauler to pick your car up, perform the repairs, then then ship it back to you. All at their expense.
     
    Divexxtreme, Jun 20, 2023
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  14. ferrariwithsnowtires

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    Stuff like this is why I believe they brought in Vigna
    Ferrari quality is just not where it should be/has to be
    Big opportunity for Lamborghini with the Revuelto as they come from a parent who can do quality on days they don’t cheat on emissions
     
    ferrariwithsnowtires, Jun 20, 2023
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  15. Condor Man

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    That’s Crazy!

    This is very frustrating for me as my car was supposed to be in production from Q1 this year.


    May the Horse be with you
     
    Condor Man, Jun 24, 2023
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  16. JTSE30

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    Then they made a mistake, the problem is chemical in nature (aluminum fuel pipe and battery cover that includes steel = corrosion that eats the fuel pipe, then leak, then fire due to high heat ignition in that environment) and Vigna is not a chemist...

    They brought Vigna in as a bona-fide computer/mechanical microelectronics engineer to move the company to electric
     
    JTSE30, Jun 24, 2023
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    Using the steering angle sensor as the guidance control for an emissions software cheat is pretty high quality to me
     
    Tegethoff, Jun 24, 2023
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    My dealer said that I could drive my car, they checked the fuel pipe.
    The first "new" fuel pipes arrived in Luxembourg last week and I hope that mine was delivered too ...
     
    PieGre, Jun 25, 2023
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  19. mhh

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    Dealer says parts have arrived for my car. Phew!
     
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