Reply To: Grecale Disc Brake Issues

[Vaughan Jenkins]

Hi Tony

I appreciate the reply.  One of the frustrations has been that Ascot hasn’t shared any inspection report or technical information to get a view.  Nor have they provided a written quote for the work.  To be fair, Ascot and Birmingham (where the car came from) are attempting to get Maserati to reconsider but that leaves me car-less for now (no loan cars available sir).

The car has had relatively light usage – used mainly for longer runs to university or airport drop-offs.  Not much stop-start driving as we are in rural West Berkshire.  I have two kids/runabout cars that sit out on the drive and neither of these have exhibited the corrosion or disc wear that the Grecale has (allegedly).

I have however uncovered that Maserati had alerted dealers to a manufacturing defect:

Manufacturing Spec Issue: Maserati released Rapid Update 814 in early 2026, which involves replacing front brake discs on certain Grecales because they exhibited “surface roughness outside Maserati specifications”. Corrosion and “warping”  might actually be this specified surface defect. This appears to apply to VINs for cars in 24/25 but I don’t have the specifics. I have also seen some issues arising from storage conditions after they were shipped.

Apart from the Consumer Rights Act, there should be some protection from the Corrosion Warranty, you’d think.  I hear that in the US owners of similar mileage cars have successfully argued that the vehicle was not of “satisfactory quality” at the point of sale but I do not have firm evidence as yet.

If Sytner and Maserati keep pointing back to one another and then me, I’ll have to get an independent inspection – any recommendations on who to contact gratefully received.