Engine Control System Failure

The only time i observed this on our new california was when it had been sitting unplugged in the garage for 5-7 days and then started.

Once we hooked up the trickle charger for a bit everything was peachy.

Hope it's nothing serious.

 

Atleast it's taken care of and there is no bill which you'll need to pay

 

hmm... I guess gearbox failure is uncommon. chill and move on.

 

I know of only a handfull of gearbox failures... Compared to the number of cars produced, I'd say it's not an epidemic... Warranties are a great thing! It sucks you have to deal with it but at least it's getting taken care of.

 

Anybody know how much a new gearbox would cost if he was out of warranty?

 

The early cars had a different gearbox compared to the later production.
I had an early car and developed a gearbox problem where only one side of the box was working. It was replaced under warranty. Otherwise I think with labor the cost would be arouind 28K.

Please find out if your gearbox is the older model. If it is not then, I am a little concerned and may seriously consider the Ferrari extended warranty.

 

I would get a extended warranty with any ferrari. at any moment one can get a 10 to 20k warning light.

 

Thast all VERY scary. Im sorry you had the issue. That scares the heck out of me. Hwat do u have to do to extend the warranty. I bought my car this year (used). Its original sale was in Feb 2011. I got it with 226 miles on it. I would HATE to have to deal with that kind of mess. I am also surprised the gear box would be that much installed. F car or no that is an amazing amount of money.

 

Getrag builds the DCT gearboxes which are found in Ferrari's current production models.
I think that the boxes have difficulty with the high HP and torque. BMW had to switch to a different type of box for their new M5 because the DCT box couldn't cope with the HP and torque output.

But Getrag is designing new DCT boxes to meet these high performance needs.

In the meantime, extended warranty, may be a solution for owners.

 

I'm totally getting spooked. $28k is a lot of money - it's 10% of the car price!

 

Thank you for the information. My warranty is almost up and this information definitely helps with the decision about the additional cost of an extention. Also, I am aware of certain instances where recalls are done by the factory when a certain part of a car fails widely. For example, the SA roof has had strut and other problems for which the factory has authorized free recall repairs. My roof parts were replaced as part of a recall only a few months ago. Hopefully, something similar would be offered if in fact these DCTs fail in significant numbers as the cars age and fall out of warranty.

 

I thought the DCT was supposed to be more reliable than the technology it replaced. Am I wrong?

 

Certainly the DCTs allow much faster and smoother gear changes. Although these reports are worrisome, I have had no problems with mine yet. I do notice that the car will sometimes delay shifting even in the manual mode until certain RPM is reached. This seems to depend on the mode (sport versus comfort) and how hard car is being driven. Leads me to suspect that their are substantial software and computer inputs in the system and that the system is quite complicated and likely expensive to repair.

 

No problems with mine with over 26,000 miles.

Rick

 

I meant that it is taken care off without extra cost. The irritation of a 200k+ car breaking down on such a fundamental part is completely understandable: it's bonkers. I see you have the Cali back, enjoy her.

The only intention of my post was compassion and relativation

 

Amy more issues?