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1991 Alfa Romeo 164 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 13, 2002
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 5, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 Alfa Romeo 164. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–8 of 8

Transmission
Filed Jan 13, 2002

TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 3RD TO 4TH (AUTOMATIC) WHEN COLD,IS THIS A WELL KOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR? THANKS IN ADVANCE. *AK

NHTSA ID
756797
Fuel systemSuspensionTires & wheels+1 more
Filed Jun 15, 1998

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NHTSA ID
506499
Incident
Jul 6, 1995
Airbags
Filed Dec 19, 1997

OTHER: ATTEMPTED TO RESET COMPUTER TO NO AVAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID
523319
Incident
Aug 4, 1995
Transmission
Filed Dec 3, 1997

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED/WOULD NOT SHIFT EVEN IF SHIFTED MANUALLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
523275
Incident
Jul 23, 1995
Transmission
Filed Oct 29, 1996

STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ABOUT 42 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT TOO EARLY AND WHEN THE GAS WAS APPLIED IT WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL, HAD TO SHIFT MANUALLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID
804239
Seat belts
Filed Dec 1, 1995

FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED, SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL NOT RELEASE. TT

NHTSA ID
975899
Incident
Dec 1, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Aug 14, 1995

EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. *SD

NHTSA ID
483173
Incident
Jun 1, 1992
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 5, 1995
Crash reported

STARTED VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE SUDDENLY IT SURGED HIT TWO CARS CROSSED THE HIGHWAY HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED OVER. TT

NHTSA ID
958264
Incident
Jan 5, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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