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Maserati QUATTROPORTES problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

3 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

13,100 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2005 to 2005 model years. Data updated: . 3 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 3 complaints (33.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior266.7%
Transmission and shifting133.3%
Braking behavior133.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train
1
Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
1
Steering:Column
1
Structure
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train1
Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar1
Steering:Column1
Structure1

Power Train: 1; Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar: 1; Steering:Column: 1; Structure: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
3
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0003
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (3). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2006
1
2008
1
2010
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20061
20081
20101

2006: 1; 2008: 1; 2010: 1

Pattern summary

Power Train leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10160487 · 2006-06-22 (June 22, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION THE STEERING COLUMN WAS OBSERVED TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND BOTH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 7/7/2006 - *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10160487 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10298818 · 2010-01-09 (January 9, 2010)

INCIDENT: 2005 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE. ENGINE DIED WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON FREEWAY RENDERING CAR INOPERABLE. LACK OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT. FAULT: FAILURE OF F1 HYDRAULIC PUMP WHICH CONTROLS TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE OF THIS PUMP IS A KNOWN ISSUE (HTTP://WWW.MASERATILIFE.COM/FORUMS/) FIRST PUMP REPLACED AT 7,000 MILES AFTER FIRST FAILURE UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. THIS PUMP FAILED AT 13,000 MILES, I.E. 6,000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE AND WAS REPLACED BY OWNER AT HIS EXPENSE. PART IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEW…

Owner-reported narrative. 13,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10298818 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

2005
3
Recall campaigns data
CategoryCount
20053

2005: 3

Year-by-year records

Maserati QUATTROPORTES model-year comparison
Model yearComplaintsRecallsChange in recalls
200533Not available
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Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

3 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

100.0%Usable mileage3 / 3 records
100.0%Valid incident date3 / 3 records
100.0%Valid filing date3 / 3 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates3 / 3 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component2005
Power Train
133.3%
ODI 10298818 · 13,100 mi

INCIDENT: 2005 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE. ENGINE DIED WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON FREEWAY RENDERING CAR INOPERABLE. LACK OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT. FAULT: FAILURE OF F1 HYDRAULIC PUMP WHICH CONTROLS TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE OF THIS PUMP IS A KNOWN ISSUE (HTTP://WWW.MASERATILIFE.COM/FORUMS/) FIRST PUMP REPLACED AT 7,000 MILES AFTER FIRST FAILURE UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. THIS PUMP FAILED AT 13,000 MILES, I.E. 6,000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE AND WAS REPLACED BY OWNER AT HIS EXPENSE. PART IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEW…

Look up ODI 10298818 at NHTSA ↗

Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
133.3%
ODI 10160487 · 6,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION THE STEERING COLUMN WAS OBSERVED TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND BOTH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 7/7/2006 - *NM

Look up ODI 10160487 at NHTSA ↗

Steering:Column
133.3%
ODI 10160487 · 6,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION THE STEERING COLUMN WAS OBSERVED TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND BOTH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 7/7/2006 - *NM

Look up ODI 10160487 at NHTSA ↗

Structure
133.3%
ODI 10251879 · 24,000 mi

SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH OF UNKNOWN CAUSE. *TR

Look up ODI 10251879 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Power TrainToo few reports for a range13,100 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10298818 · 13,100 mi

INCIDENT: 2005 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE. ENGINE DIED WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON FREEWAY RENDERING CAR INOPERABLE. LACK OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT. FAULT: FAILURE OF F1 HYDRAULIC PUMP WHICH CONTROLS TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE OF THIS PUMP IS A KNOWN ISSUE (HTTP://WWW.MASERATILIFE.COM/FORUMS/) FIRST PUMP REPLACED AT 7,000 MILES AFTER FIRST FAILURE UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. THIS PUMP FAILED AT 13,000 MILES, I.E. 6,000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE AND WAS REPLACED BY OWNER AT HIS EXPENSE. PART IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEW…

Look up ODI 10298818 at NHTSA ↗

Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle BarToo few reports for a range6,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10160487 · 6,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION THE STEERING COLUMN WAS OBSERVED TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND BOTH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 7/7/2006 - *NM

Look up ODI 10160487 at NHTSA ↗

Steering:ColumnToo few reports for a range6,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10160487 · 6,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION THE STEERING COLUMN WAS OBSERVED TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND BOTH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 7/7/2006 - *NM

Look up ODI 10160487 at NHTSA ↗

StructureToo few reports for a range24,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10251879 · 24,000 mi

SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH OF UNKNOWN CAUSE. *TR

Look up ODI 10251879 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

2005: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2005011
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2005300

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentPower TrainSteering: Steering Wheel/Handle BarSteering:ColumnStructure
Power Train—000
Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar0—
1
ODI 10160487 · 6,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION THE STEERING COLUMN WAS OBSERVED TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND BOTH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 7/7/2006 - *NM

Look up ODI 10160487 at NHTSA ↗

0
Steering:Column0
1
ODI 10160487 · 6,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION THE STEERING COLUMN WAS OBSERVED TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND BOTH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 7/7/2006 - *NM

Look up ODI 10160487 at NHTSA ↗

—0
Structure000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

1 patterns with matching reports.

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 33.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 13,100 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10298818 · 13,100 mi

INCIDENT: 2005 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE. ENGINE DIED WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON FREEWAY RENDERING CAR INOPERABLE. LACK OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT. FAULT: FAILURE OF F1 HYDRAULIC PUMP WHICH CONTROLS TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE OF THIS PUMP IS A KNOWN ISSUE (HTTP://WWW.MASERATILIFE.COM/FORUMS/) FIRST PUMP REPLACED AT 7,000 MILES AFTER FIRST FAILURE UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. THIS PUMP FAILED AT 13,000 MILES, I.E. 6,000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE AND WAS REPLACED BY OWNER AT HIS EXPENSE. PART IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEW…

Look up ODI 10298818 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b