Ive had this on mine for almost 2 years... Have taken it to Alfa and they found nothing wrong everytime.

It still does it but as there is no proof, they have done nothing

 

Could it be the traction control getting upset by uneven road surfaces or drain covers?

 

Possibly the turbo pipe coming loose?

 

Not the traction control. The light doesn't come on and I have a clean flat piece of road to test on (with an 80km/h limit. shhh...)
I was thinking about maybe a turbo pipe, but surely that would happen less randomly?

 

Mito QV? Had the same, fast acceleration, every time after shifting gear. How old is your Mito? There is an software update for the earlyer QV's.
After the update no problems anymore. And now with Squadra chip is

 

The car is coming up on 1 year old and has around 23000km on the clock. When did the firmware update come out? also it is not immediately after a gear change. I can be rolling along in 3rd and then put my foot down. things will build nicely and then no power for a short time

 

I'd definitely go back and get that looked at if its happening regularly if I were you.

 

The software update is about a year ago. But this sounds as another problem. And there is no fault history in the computer? Is it every time on the same rev? say 4000 or something..

 

Sane as I lose power then catch up causing all but whiplash! I got told I was driving it incorrectly! Hmmmmm. Think not! Dies it throughout most gears and also when driving at speed! Never find what's wrong when they look at it!!

 

erm.....turbo lag??

 

Or could it be coil packs breaking down?????

 

Alfa dont think that it is a problem!!! Ho Hum!

 

I had this problem previously, engine and all the dash just dies for a second and then suddenly it's all back to normal

 

Hi guys,

Sorry for not replying in a while. Thanks for all the tips. I don't think it is turbo lag. For one this is a new behaviour, turbo lag would have been there from day 0. Also it is not that there is no power and then I hit some rev and there is power. Revs will be building and turbo gauge will be full and then for a moment there is nothing and then the power & turbo are back.

Also to update:- It is does not cut out for as long a period anymore, but it is at a higher frequency. ie. it used to be:- rev... cut....... rev..... Now it is rev.cut.rev.cut. This means it is less noticeable as a jerk, but feels like a far less powerful engine.

I will take it in and ask them to check the coil packs and turbo pipes, the problem is the garage is 150km from my house and there is a petrochemical industry strike in ZA at the moment, so I don't wanna risk a long trip.