Alfa Romeo's Latest Problem Is Not Surprising

We take certain things for granted, particularly when it comes to Alfa Romeos (or classic ones, at least). We expect them to be beautiful, emotive, a little troublesome from time to time, and hardly what you might call "frugal" with the liquified fossils. We'd hope that modern Alfas to have overcome some of those problems with its latest machinery, but that hasn't alwaysproven the case.

Just scope out this latest recall, issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to address new Alfas that have been burning through gasoline faster than they're supposed to.

这个问题影响两Giulia sedansandStelvio crossoversfrom the 2018 and 2019 model years – a grand total of 21,915 of them in the United States, all told. That's nearly as many vehicles as the Italian marque sold here all of last year, so you know that, for Alfa, it's a pretty big recall.

Apparently those affected vehicles have a problem with their Body Control Modules, which "may indicate an inaccurate fuel level that displays higher than the actual amount." In other words, drivers can't trust what the fuel gauge says, and may run out of gas sooner than expected.