Auto Recall Date:
DEC 30, 2005
Vehicle Component:
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
169
Model Affected
2006 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE
2006 Maserati Quattroporte Defect Summary:
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE POWER ASSIST DELIVERED BY THE STEERING RACK MAY NOT BE FULLY AVAILABLE WHILE MAKING EXTREME LEFT HAND TURNS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. AN INTERNAL O-RING OF THE STEERING RACK CAN BECOME DISLODGED OR DISLOCATED CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO THE DRIVER.
Defect Consequence:
SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES COULD LEAD TO A REDUCTION IN VEHICLE CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RACK FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MASERATI AT 1-201-816-2600.
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
169
Notes:
MASERATI NORTH AMERICA, INC. 146