458 New 458 owner Engine Control system failure

Not sure on the 458 but on the 488 there is a procedure when changing the battery. Look at your manual.

ALWAYS KEEP THE TENDER ON.

Now if you have followed the manual and as you stated still have the errors unfortunately its off to Ferrari.

 

You should post this where there are many that feel extended warrantee is not required. Talk about BILL SHOCK !

 

You DEFINITELY needed a battery. Sorry to hear that it didn't fix the issue you were having, a lot of times (most times), it will actually fix weird electrical issues.
The difference with yours seems to be that it wasn't random. You were able to do specific things to cause the failure. That would usually mean that it is a real /specific problem.
Please follow up with the solution after the dealer figures it out.

 

I had same error (not sure on code number) on my 2010 and as another had posted - it was air intake valves in my case. From what I remember, it warped and would not allow the value to fully open (which lowered performance of engine). Dealership had see nit before on 2 other 2010’s. They changed how that part was made starting in 2012 but still made me pay to fix (Which I thought was bogus). Sadly was not one of the cheaper fixes.

 

I was rooting for it being a bad battery OP. Looking forward to the next update.

 

Here’s hoping an Italian tuneup is all it really needed! I would keep driving it like it was designed for - it might fix it completely and it will be fun. Worst case is it doesn’t fix it and you had fun Good luck, since I’ve also got a 2013 I’ll be following closely.


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How on earth is everyone wanting to change the battery, the fault is happening at high revs so the car is running on the alternator regulated output at these revs. The fault would have come from high volts rather than low volts, but high volts would have blown a few other things like bulbs etc.
Before you start changing battery, try connecting a volt meter to the system and press the starter to see how far it drops- 10.5 volts is a good reading. Then see what volts you get when driving to see if the alternator is keeping up with demand.

 

My point was i of the opinion that people are saying to change the battery when the problem does not point to it- i was actually agreeing the fault was elsewhere. Read my post

 

Stuck maifold flaps?

I would remove the intake snorkels (upstream of any MAF if equipped) and spray some intake cleaner in them while giving the motor some revs. Could just be some carbon builup causing the flaps to hang up. Cheap to try at any rate.

 

Hope you solved your problem, here was my solution, i had the same exact issue to the T that you had and same codes.

https://ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/solved-ferrari-458-intake-manifold-flaps-code-1525-1521-1523.615200/