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2019 ALFA ROMEO STELVIO — ENGINE

fire · 2098579 · 2025-06-07

Vehicle

Make
ALFA ROMEO
Model
STELVIO
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

A corroded faulty ground strap under the car, which is connected to the transmission caused the engine wiring harness to overload a smaller ground wire in the wheel well, then continued to melt other sections of the main engine wiring harness when trying to start the car. This is only a $200 part, but caused $6k+ of damages calling for a labor intensive job of replacing the entire engine wiring harness. The manufacturer does not provide any information on this to the owner as a maintenance issue or something to keep an eye on to prevent this issue. It's obviously a defect.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11665540
Machine
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