2014 INFINITI QX60 Complaints

PROBLEM 1: APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, WE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD DEACTIVATE DURING OPERATION WHILE AN ADULT WAS IN THE SEAT. CAR WAS TAKEN TO INFINITI DEALER AND SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED ACCORDING TO THE AIRBAG RECALL. HOWEVER THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO REMAIN AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STILL RANDOMLY DEACTIVATES WHILE AN ADULT IS IN THE SEAT. INFINITI HAS BEEN INFORMED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT STATES THAT THE ISSUE CANNOT BE REPLICATED AND AS SUCH HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX IT. INFINITI HAS STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS CONTINUE TO WORK AND IS THE FIRST LINE DEFENSE IN AN ACCIDENT! PROBLEM 2: APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, WE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION JUDDER AT LOW SPEEDS (5-10MPH) AND GOING AROUND CORNERS. INFINITI UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE BUT THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN FULLY SOLVED. THE TRANSMISSION STILL HAS SOME JUDDERING. INFINITI HAS BEEN INFORMED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT STATES THAT THE ISSUE CANNOT BE REPLICATED AND AS SUCH HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX IT. *TR

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS,THE GAS PEDAL ON THE CAR GOT STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL, IT STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION AND I HAD TO MANUALLY DISENGAGE IT WITH MY FOOT. THE SECOND TIME ON 3/7/2015 AT 2050, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN ON ITS OWN CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 85 MPH BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE PEDAL. THERE WAS NOTHING UNDERNEATH THE PEDAL TO CAUSE IT TO GET STUCK EITHER TIME. MY WIFE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, [XXX], THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE RUG STUCK UNDER THE PEDAL AND THE ALL WEATHER MAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PUT OVER THE STANDARD MAT. THESE HAD BEEN INSTALLED BY THE DEALER AND WE EXPLAINED THAT THE MATS WERE NOT NEAR THE PEDAL. THEY FINALLY AGREED TO COME GET THE VEHICLE TO CHECK IT. WHEN THE DRIVER CAME TO PICK IT UP, HE STATED HE WAS TOLD THE MATS WERE CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GET STUCK. WE TOLD HIM THAT WAS NOT THE CASE AND WE DIDN'T THINK THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. HE TESTED THE GAS PEDAL WITH THE VEHICLE OFF AND SAID IT FELT ABNORMAL. IT HAD A CLICK MID WAY DOWN AS WELL AS A CLICK AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THY RANGE OF THE PEDAL. I ALSO CALLED INFINITI CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND REPORTED THIS AS WELL. CASE # [XXX] WAS ASSIGNED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SEPARATE BUT RELATED ISSUES: 1) CRASH- CAR WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION WITH NOBODY INSIDE; AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO IT REVERSED, TURNED, CAME TO A STOP, THEN MOVED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. HAVE GAS STATION SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FOOTAGE TO SHOW. HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS "HAUNTED." PERHAPS RELATED TO ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS. 2) POWER DOES NOT ENGAGE ON INCLINE- ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (REPEATABLE) WHEN THE CAR IS ON A MODEST INCLINE AND STOPPED, THE FORWARD POWER DOES NOT ENGAGE CAUSING CAR TO ROLL BACKWARD. GAS MUST BE PRESSED TO 3/4 FULL SPEED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE POWER. 3) TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW- IN ANY GEAR OTHER THAN PARK, THE CAR CAN ROLL FREELY IN ANY DIRECTION, WITH OR WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING. FOR EXAMPLE IF FACING DOWNHILL AND IN REVERSE, WITH CAR RUNNING, THE CAR CAN ROLL FORWARD WITHOUT STOP OR RESISTANCE FROM THE TRANSMISSION / ENGINE OR STALLING OUT, HENCE LOCKING THE ENGINE. 4) BATTERY ISSUE- ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASE, THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEPLETED REQUIRING A JUMP START. GIVEN ALL THE ELECTRONICS IN THE CAR THAT PREVENT SUCH A THING (LIGHTS TURN OFF, CAN'T LOCK KEYS IN CAR, ETC) SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE. DEALER FOUND NO CAUSE.

SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH THIS OCCURS. FROM A STANDSTILL, I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC, AND AFTER THE CAR INITIALLY MOVES FORWARD, THE CAR APPEARS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR EVEN THOUGH IT SHOWS THAT IT'S IN DRIVE. THE ENGINE RPMS REV WITH THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED, BUT THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR MOVE. LIFTING UP AND RE-PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR ONLY MAKES THE TACHOMETER RPMS REV UP, BUT AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THE CAR POPS BACK INTO GEAR. WHEN I PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, I COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF MY CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND LIES DEAD IN THE ROAD! THE DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT ONLY OCCURS A FEW TIMES A MONTH, BUT IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 12 MONTHS NOW. I ALSO SEE DOZENS OF ONLINE POSTS AND COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO THIS FROM OTHER QX60 OWNERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS INJURY AND DEATH RISK. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING ON I-95 SOUTHBOUND FROM CT TO NY WHEN OUR BRAND NEW INFINITY QX60 SIMPLY STOPPED DRIVING BETWEEN EXIT 19 AND EXIT 18 (NE11.9). THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THE CAR COULD NOT MOVE. WE USED WHATEVER MOMENTUM LEFT ON THE CAR TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS MALFUNCTION WAS A LIFE ENDANGERING MECHANICAL FAILURE SINCE WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE QX60 WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED DUE TO THE TRAFFIC JAM AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE MALFUNCTIONING WAS DUE TO A FACTORY ERROR WHICH THE CLAMP OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PIPE WAS NOT ENGAGED. AN ERROR COULD HAVE COST LIVES ON THE ROAD. *TR

THE 2014 INFINITI QX60 SHUDDERS (OR BUCKS) MODERATELY TO SEVERELY AFTER RE-APPLYING THE GAS AFTER CRUISING/ROLLING AT 20 MPH WITH RPM AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000. THIS HAPPENS TO ME REPEATEDLY (EVERY DAY) BECAUSE MY HOUSE IS AT THE TOP OF THE CURVE OF HILL. AS I APPROACH THE DRIVEWAY AT THE TOP OF THE HILL, I CRUISE AND THEN RE-APPLY THE GAS TO DRIVE UP THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAR SHUDDERS (BUCKS) AS I DRIVE UP THE DRIVEWAY. IF I "GAS" IT AND GET THE RPMS UP, IT STOPS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED (1 YEAR OLD) AT 14,700 MILES ON 11/1/14. THE DAY I DROVE IT HOME, THE SCENARIO OCCURRED. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER. THEY UPGRADED THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE, BUT IS STILL OCCURRING. I WILL CALL THE DEALER AGAIN. *TR

IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF OWNING THE INFINITI QX60 WE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT STAYS ON FROM 10 MINUTES TO AN HOUR WITH AN ADULT SITTING IN THE SEAT. I CALLED THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND SINCE THERE "WASN'T A BIG CONCERN" GAVE ME AN APPOINTMENT A WEEK LATER. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE SITUATION. THEY SAID THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. "ALL AIR BAGS WORKED AS DESIGNED". PERFORMED A HARD RESET ON PASSENGER OC SENSOR. WE GOT HALF WAY HOME AND AFTER SHOPPING, THE LIGHT STAYED ON AGAIN WITH A PASSENGER SEATED. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT ALL WAS FINE AND NOT A DANGER. *TR

MY WIFE PURCHASED 2014 INFINITI QX-60 SUV ON JANUARY 23, 2014. SHE NOTICED WHEN SETTING THE INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL PICK-UP SPEED GOING DOWNHILL. DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH AND GRADE OF THE HILL THE VEHICLE WILL INCREASE AS MUCH AS 30+ MPH. WHEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THE ENGINE RPM'S REMAINED AT, 1500 RPM'S, BUT THE SPEED WOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE. ON MARCH 18,2014 I MADE A VISIT TO DEALERSHIP AND MET WITH THE SERVICE CONSULTANT AND THE SERVICE MANAGER. I EXPLAINED WHAT I EXPERIENCED AND ASKED IF THEY COULD LOOK INTO IT FOR ME. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE MY CONCERN. I THEN CONTACTED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS VIA EMAIL AND EXPLAINED MY CONCERN. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS PERSON, AND WAS TOLD TO CALL THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANAGER TO SCHEDULE A TEST DRIVE OF THE SAME MODEL. I FOUND IT TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MY WIFE'S CAR. I CALL THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS PERSON AT INFINITI AND TOLD HIM WHAT I FOUND. HE EXPLAINED THAT WAS HOW THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DESIGNED AND IS NORMAL. ON NOVEMBER 19,2014, I REQUEST TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE INFINITI REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE INFINITI REPRESENTATIVE HAPPEN TO BE IN THE SERVICES MANAGERS OFFICE SO I EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM TO THEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED WE GO FOR A TEST DRIVE, AND HE DROVE. HE SET THE INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL AT 40 MPH, WHEN WE STARTED DOWNHILL THE VEHICLE PICKING UP SPEED. WHEN WE REACHED THE BOTTOM WE CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED, ALMOST 30 MPH. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED THE INFINITI TECHNICAL SUPPORT GROUP AND EXPLAIN WHAT HE EXPERIENCED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL. SECTIONS 5-53 - 5-56 IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES UNDER THE WARNINGS "ON STEEP DOWNHILL ROADS THE VEHICLE MAY GO BEYOND THE SET VEHICLE SPEED AND FREQUENT BRAKING MAY RESULT IN OVERHEATING THE BRAKES". (OUT OF ROOM) *TR

I LEASED THIS 2014 QX60 ON 10/23/2013. WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS WE NOTICED THAT THE "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT WOULD GO ON WHILE MY WIFE WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. IT WOULD COME ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THEN GO OFF. THIS OCCURRED RANDOMLY AND WOULD OCCUR DAYS APART. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE SENSITIVITY. THE ISSUE STARTED BACK A MONTH LATER AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK ON 2/26/14 AND THEY PERFORMED A ZERO POINT RESET. THE ISSUE CAME BACK AND WE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WORKED AND MY WIFE WAS TOO LIGHT(WEIGHS 135 POUNDS) OR SITTING INCORRECTLY. THEY RECALIBRATED THE SENSOR. THE ISSUE CAME BACK AS THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT WOULD STAY ON WHILE MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS WOULD HAPPEN RANDOMLY AND SOMETIMES COME ON DURING A TRIP AND STAY ON FOR AN HOUR THEN TURN OFF. WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE ON 6/25/14 DURING OUR SERVICE TO ADDRESS ISSUE AGAIN. RETURNED THE VEHICLE AGAIN ON 10/15/14 AND THE DEALER "RESET" THE PROGRAM AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THREE DAYS LATER THE AIRBAG OFF CAME BACK ON WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE SEAT(100 POUNDS) AND THEN A DAY LATER WITH MY WIFE. I CONTACTED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY INFORMED ME THIS CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND HAD ME RETURN TO THE DEALER TO DO THE SAME "FIX" THEY HAVE DONE EVERY OTHER TIME. THEY PERFORMED ANOTHER ZERO POINT RESET. NOW THEY WANT TO SEND A FIELD ENGINEER TO INVESTIGATE THIS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE UNDER SOME TYPE OF RECALL. *TR

AFTER 4 DAYS WE BOUGHT A NEW QX60 2014 THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE A FEW DAYS AFTER THE DEALER SOLVED THE PROBLEM BUT NOW AFTER 8 MONTHS THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE TO REPAIR IT? *TR