2018 Lamborghini Aventador S Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2018 Lamborghini Aventador S, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Powertrain (other)1100.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM PRESTIGE IMPORTS MIAMI (14800 BISCAYNE BLVD, NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL 33181) THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHILE TRANSPORTING THE VEHICLE TO A TRAILER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO PLUG-IN THE VEHICLE TO PREVENT BATTERY DRAINAGE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED AT LEAST 26 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAMBORGHINI LONG ISLAND (115 S SERVICE RD, JERICHO, NY 11753) WHERE THE TIRES, BATTERY, CLUTCH, AND ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO LAMBORGHINI STERLING (21826 PACIFIC BLVD, STERLING, VA 20166) WHERE THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE AWAITING A DISTRIBUTION BOX REPLACEMENT SINCE THE DISTRIBUTION BOX WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER UNREPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TRANSPORT THE VEHICLE TO THE HEADQUARTERS IN STERLING VA, FOR THE ENGINEERS TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,070.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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