While driving the car, the transmission dont shifted correctly jurking the car almost causing the car behind to crash into my car. Sometimes in the highway the car goes into neutral or wont shift correctly, this starts creating traffic and almos accidents. This is well know by the factory and they never addressed a big issue with their cars.
The worst 2012 Ferrari California problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Acceleration1
- Airbags1
- Engine1
- Transmission1
Problems by type
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- Acceleration1
- Airbags1
- Engine1
- Transmission1
Recalls 2
Service brakes, hydraulic
- What is wrong
- Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2005-2009 430, 2019-2020 488 Pista, 2016 F60 America, 2005-2011 612 Scaglietti, 2010-2011 612, 2018-2022 812, 2020-2022 F8 Spider, 2020-2022 F8 Tributo, 2021-2022 Roma, 2009-2017 California, 2015-2017 California T, 2013-2017 F12 Berlinetta, 2017 F12 TDF, 2012-2016 FF, 2017-2020 GTC4 Lusso, 2018-2020 GTC4 Lusso T, 2013-2015 LaFerrari, 2017 LaFerrari Aperta, and 2019-2022 Portofino vehicles. The brake fluid reservoir cap may not vent properly, creating a vacuum inside the brake fluid reservoir, and resulting in a brake fluid leak that may lead to a partial or total loss of brake function.
- Risk
- A loss of brake function can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the brake fluid reservoir cap and update the software to provide a new warning message for low brake fluid, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed September 22, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed November 29, 2022. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1‑201‑816‑2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is RC 80. This recall is an expansion of the federal safety agency recall number 21V‑833.
Recall number 22V536000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2012 Ferrari California, 458 Italia, 458 Spider, and FF vehicles that have not already had their passenger frontal air bag replaced. These passenger frontal air bag modules have air bag inflators that may explode in the event of a crash due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator explosion may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly with one that uses an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 19, 2018. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1‑201‑816‑2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 61. Note: This recall supersedes recall 17V‑018.
Recall number 18V381000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 2012 Ferrari California 47
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Replacing CCP pressure sensors
- 2020 Technical Documentation Update (No. 02)
- Ferrari Predictive Maintenance – Incompletely compiled Ferrari Next documents
- 2019 Technical Documentation Update (No. 10)
- Ferrari Predictive Maintenance
- Gearbox speed sensor replacement
- Updated list of models involved in Ferrari Predictive Maintenance program
- Predictive Maintenance Stickers Guidelines
- Replacing CCP temperature sensor
- Replacement of SAP on DCT gearbox
What 2012 Ferrari California owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Long island ferrari dealer keeps telling me the part is not available
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ferrari california. The contact stated that he received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v211000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs however, the parts needed to complete the recall repairs were not readily available. The vehicle was left with the dealer for approximately one month and had not yet been repaired due to the parts not being available. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 2,500. The VIN was not available.
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Questions about the 2012 Ferrari California
Is the 2012 Ferrari California reliable?
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 2012 Ferrari California, 3.0 times a typical California model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2012 Ferrari California?
Acceleration and speed control, with 1 complaint. Next is airbags (1).
How many recalls does the 2012 Ferrari California have?
2 recalls, covering service brakes, hydraulic and air bags.
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