2019 Infiniti Q50: complaints, problems and recalls

CAR STARTED NO DASH LIGHTS, NO NAVIGATION LIGHTING, AND NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE DRIVE CAR BUT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. NEW CAR APPROX. 580 MILES HAD CAR TOWED TO PEPE INFINITY FROM MY DRIVEWAY 1/31/2019 CAR RETURNED 2/5/2019 ONLY PROBLEM DETECTED WAS BATTERY LOW. I AM 71 TAKING CARE OF 3 GRAND CHILDREN AFRAID OF REOCCURRING POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION.

Owner-reported narrative. 580 miles reported. Look up ODI 11174708 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 INFINITI Q50. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PREDICTIVE FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKING FEATURE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN A SECOND VEHICLE STOPPED AHEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COMPETITION INFINITI (587 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD, ST. JAMES, NY) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

Owner-reported narrative. 300 miles reported. Look up ODI 11219232 at NHTSA ↗

I ORIGINALLY OWNED THIS Q50 2018 VIN [XXX] AND INFINITI REPLACED IT WITH THE ONE I HAD LISTED. THE FACT IS I OWN NEITHER OF THEM ANY LONGER BUT FEELI SHOULD REPORT IT BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH INFINITI REFUSED TO DEAL WITH. THE BLIND SPOT LIGHT DID NOT WORK ON EITHER CAR . BETWEEN 10 AM AND 8 PM YOU COULD NOT SEE THE LIGHT AND AUDIBLE SIGNAL YOU COULD BARELY HEAR. I AM REPORTING THIS PROBLEM IN THE HOPES OF SAVING LIVES. IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE IT COST ME $$ THE SECOND REPLACEMENT BUT NEVER FELT COMFORTABLE IN THE CAR . YET INFINITI COUL…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11241310 at NHTSA ↗

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, AFTER GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO THE SPOT THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP. PUSHING ON THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. CAR HAS A SYSTEM TO PREVENT CRASHING IN TO AN OBJECT IN FRONT OF THE CAR BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. THE CAR STRUCK A POLE IN THE PARKING LOT DOING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR.

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11268861 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WITH ACTIVE CRUISE ENGAGED. THE INSTRUMENTATION ALL WENT BLACK, CRUISE CONTROL RELEASED BUT ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING AND I USED MANUAL ACCELERATION IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SPEED IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS THE SYSTEM RE BOOTED. INSTRUMENTATION CAME BACK ON AND I RESET ACTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND ALL APPEARED OK. AFTER A FEW DAYS WE WERE RETURNING HOME AND AS DESCRIBED EARLIER THE SAME EVENT OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, DESCRIBED THE INCIDENT, THY REPORTED THEY HA…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11279831 at NHTSA ↗

RM COLLISION FORGED MY SIGNATURE TO CASH OUT 20'000$ AND DID NOT FIX MY CAR. MY CAR WAS STOLEN JUNE 15, 2019

Owner-reported narrative. 19,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11287709 at NHTSA ↗

THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. NOW IT IS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. CONSTANTLY HAVING TO CORRECT STEERING TO KEEP STRAIGHT. CAR PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING. GOING OVER BUMPS OR AT HIGH SPEEDS THE CAR FEELS VERY LOOSE AND GETTING HARDER TO KEEP IN CONTROL. THE CAR ALSO SHIFTS AT 2 RPMS AND FEELS LIKE ITS JERKING. HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR ALIGNMENT 4 TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO INSPECT OR FIX CAR. THE TOE SPECS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING THROWN OUT OF SPEC IN LESS THAN 4 WEEKS WHEN HITTING BUMPS THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTS A…

Owner-reported narrative. 49 miles reported. Look up ODI 11320913 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 INFINITI Q50. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE REAR END BECAME VERY UNSTABLE. THE ABS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS NO PULSATION TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM RANDOMLY ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP ABRUPTLY WITH NO OBJECT OR VEHICLE NEARBY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING CAUSING AN ODOR OF FUEL TO BE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETER…

Owner-reported narrative. 49 miles reported. Look up ODI 11353819 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2019-09-12 (September 12, 2019)

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.