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

Discussion in '296' started by dustman, May 12, 2023.

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  1. BG259

    BG259 Karting

    Aug 20, 2009
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    Only 450 cars ? Seems a low number
     
  2. tbakowsky

    tbakowsky F1 World Champ
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    Lol..Ferrari and fuel system problems just won't stop. Seems to be a trade mark.
     
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  3. soulsea

    soulsea Formula 3
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    Literally Rosso Fuoco. :eek:
     
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  4. JJ

    JJ F1 World Champ

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  5. BG259

    BG259 Karting

    Aug 20, 2009
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    The recall is already on my APP.

    check you app to see if your car is affected.
     
  6. Coincid

    Coincid F1 Rookie

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    A Ferrari is a Ferrari.
     
  7. BeachDoc

    BeachDoc Karting

    Jan 30, 2022
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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"
     
  8. ntatfas

    ntatfas Formula Junior

    Apr 27, 2011
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    "Stop driving", be interesting to see if Ferrari pick up the tab for getting the cars to the dealers!
     
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  9. Condor Man

    Condor Man F1 Rookie
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    Are cares currently being built and delivered?


    May the Horse be with you
     
  10. Condor Man

    Condor Man F1 Rookie
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    **Cars


    May the Horse be with you
     
  11. mhh

    mhh F1 Veteran

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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. :(
     
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  12. Divexxtreme

    Divexxtreme Formula Junior

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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.
     
  13. ferrariwithsnowtires

    ferrariwithsnowtires Formula Junior

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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
     
  14. Condor Man

    Condor Man F1 Rookie
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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
     
  15. JTSE30

    JTSE30 F1 Rookie

    Oct 1, 2004
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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
     
  16. Tegethoff

    Tegethoff Formula Junior

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    Using the steering angle sensor as the guidance control for an emissions software cheat is pretty high quality to me
     
  17. PieGre

    PieGre Karting

    Jan 9, 2019
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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 ...
     
  18. mhh

    mhh F1 Veteran

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    Dealer says parts have arrived for my car. Phew!
     
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