Is the Allfa Romeo Spider JTS Lusso Convertible 2003 knowm for electrical problems?

Asked by speed0210 (9

) January 19th, 2010

My husband & I have had this car for a few months now & have just starting having problems with what seems to be the electrics. We have discovered that the battery is housed in what would normally be the back seat, but the connections do not seem to be very stable & therefore this seems to be knocking off all the electrical stuff – lights, indicators, etc. Does anyone out there know if this is a pretty easy problem to solve or is it going to cost an absolute fortune.
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As an ex-Alfa service advisor I’m sorry to advise that most Alfa’s have electrical issues. The particular problem with the spider is that there aren’t any official wiring diagrams as the car is in effect, a kit-car. By that I mean it’s shipped to the UK in bits & assembled at the docks, which means there’s quite alot of variation in how things were put together. Provided the battery issue hasn’t arked & fried any control units it sounds as if a new set of battery terminals might rectify the issue for you. I’ll keep my fingers crossed.

TheJoker (2795

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In my experience, all Italian cars seem to have electrical problems. Electrical gremlins seem to breed in northern Italy.Wecome to Fluther!

stranger_in_a_strange_land (18360

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Alfa’s are known for a great multitude of problems, including electrical problems. Also, Jeremy Clarkson would have your head for misspelling “Allfa.”

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