2014 INFINITI QX60 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

I had just gotten a safety inspection 15 days prior to this event to renew my registration. The car had been driving perfectly. Me and my wife had drove to my daughter’s school to pick her up. The school is about 10 minutes away from our home. Once we left the school we got about 3 minutes down the road and started smelling a strong electrical/plastic burning smell. Suddenly the car stalled and shut off. Then it cranked back up. Then it shut off. It did that several times. Smoke started pouring out from under the hood. I was barely able to get the car off the road and into a parking lot before it completely died and stopped cranking and stalling. I immediately got my family out of the car and had them run to safety. There was several other family’s with their children who had also just been picked up all around us. So I ran to car and popped the hood. There was so much electrical smoke coming out from driver side area. It appeared to be coming from the hybrid high voltage system under the ECM. I quickly disconnected the negative terminal on the 12v battery to shut down the electrical systems on the car. I have called Infiniti and I am dropping car off tomorrow to have a full inspection done to find out what happened. I am reaching out to you because I know that there is documented reports of this exact thing happening to other cars and that there was a recall R21B4 that they did a software update for. I believe that that update did not work to prevent this catastrophic event from happening. I don’t know if they will try to act like this was not related to the recall so I am trying to cover all my bases here by filing this complaint with y’all as well. I also have an open claim with Infiniti corporate. They are trying to just say that I no longer have a warranty for my car but this is a safety concern not just a warranty issue. I will be taking my car to Infiniti Clear Lake in Houston Texas tomorrow for them to look at it.

LaFontaine Import Novi, Inc. DBA LaFontaine Novi, a franchised Infiniti entity with actual knowledge of these recalls (16V-244; 15V-033; 13V-445), failed to disclose or remediate these "Risk of Crash" and "Risk of Injury" defects before selling me a 2014 Infiniti QX60 on Nov 5, 2025. The dealer provided a "Pre-delivery inspection" record on November 4, 2025 to CARFAX, but delivered the vehicle with these open recalls and multiple "Red Alert" mechanical leaks in the engine, transmission, and fuel systems. Only 588 miles after delivery, on Dec 26, 2025, the vehicle suffered a catastrophic cooling system failure (the radiator and transmission cooler) which demonstrated that the vehicle was not safe or roadworthy. The Service Manager admitted on January 6, 2026, that the radiator was defective and needed full replacement, which confirms the vehicle was sold with a pre-existing systemic failure

My vehicle is having issues with the CVT transmission timing chain, I was just aware, there was a recall in the past but my infiniti dealership said it's expired.And they won't help replace it. I'm getting Judder while driving.

The contact owns a 2014 Infiniti QX60. The contact stated that while driving 25-30 MPH, the vehicle shuddered and failed to accelerate as intended upon depressing the accelerator pedal. Additionally, the contact stated that upon shifting into reverse(R) and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to reverse and drove forward instead. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The manufacturer informed the contact that the VIN was included in Infiniti Campaign Number: PC501. The manufacturer scheduled an appointment with the dealer on the contact's behalf. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, and the dealer informed the contact that the TCM software was updated; however, the failure persisted. The Service Advisor at the dealer informed the contact that the transmission needed to be replaced. The regional manager was contacted and informed the contact that the dealer had stated that the service campaign had not been performed, and the vehicle had not been diagnosed. The contact was informed that no assistance would be provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

Since 4/4/2025 unresolved CVT transmission repair 4 replacement CVT transmission have failed, each time order for the repair they have failed with the same problem or different problems with the CVT transmission, •Despite assurances that the repairs were properly completed, I have experienced the ongoing issues – e.g., The gears jumped •The car wouldn’t accelerate past 20 mph •When placed in park, the transmission felt unstable •A check engine light/code appeared •4 Transmission order and all have failed to fix the problem As of 6/27/2025 the reorder of replacements CVT transmission have failed. This an infiniti problem

This vehicle started shaking and juttering at a lower speed and made it very difficult to drive. Then I could accelerate and it would not go faster. I took it to a repair shop and they were getting CVT codes for the transmission. I looked online a found that many other people had these same issues as well as a Class Action Lawsuit that was settled a few years ago for 278 million for these problems. I was never informed that this CVT was a problem and could have it replaced from Nissan for no charge. I am not sure why Nissan would allow an unsafe transmission to be installed into a vehicle that would make the car unsafe to drive.

I am reporting a serious safety failure involving my 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid (VIN: [XXX] ), tied to Recall R21B4 / NHTSA 21V-774. Although the recall was marked complete before I bought the car in 2022, the defect — sudden loss of power — occurred again while I was driving at highway speeds. Infiniti is refusing to assist due to age/mileage, despite clear evidence the recall fix was ineffective or incomplete. Diagnostic codes confirm hybrid system failure (P0A08, C1A1A, C1130). I am requesting a full investigation into Infiniti’s handling of this recall and a resolution for my unsafe vehicle. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The CVT unit is causing hard acceleration and jerking randomly. The CVT unit has a notification a few years ago on this model up to a certain mileage which I believe was 99,000 miles. My vechile just reached 113,000 miles and I am having this problem. It is safety and dangerous issue for me because I have been in traffic making turns when the acceleration seems to not go to gear and I almost caused an accident.

The car is not engaging when going from 1st to all gears, the car feels very shaky and unstable

THE MASTERCYLINDER LEAKED OUT ALL THE BRAKE FLUID OUT THRU BAD SEAL. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE LAST THREE TIMES IT WAS DONE BY THE NISSAN TWIN CITY NISSAN DEALER. THIS TIME IT FAILE DWITHIN A YEAR SO IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CAR PUT IN SHOP 02/28/2025 WEDNESDAY. SERVICE REP NISSAN HAS NO IDEA WHY IT HAS FAILED 4 TIMES.

The whole vehicle experiences strong vibrations when accelerating to 30 miles per hour and higher. It also gives strong judder or kicks when turning. Hard to control the vehicle at high speeds. No warning light is on. Took the vehicle to a local dealer (Houston Southwest Infiniti) and found that the problem was caused by a defective rear differential coupler.

The contact owns a 2014 Infiniti QX60. The contact stated while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the front passenger’s side wheel detached from the axle and was lodged inside the wheel well. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to a parking lot and then had the vehicle towed to a dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the rear coupler and the front passenger side tire needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that while driving off the dealer lot the vehicle was hesitating and jerking into gear and was bouncing. The contact stopped and turned the vehicle off and observed smoke coming from under the hood. The contact was informed by the dealer that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed and was not repaired. The contact had the vehicle towed from the dealer to the residence. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 99,536.

Vehicle has a CVT transmission and it failed around 87,000 miles. Both catalytic converters had to be replaced at this same time. When using assisted cruise control, the vehicle slams on the brake causing all passengers to jolt forward and vehicles behind to have to swerve not to hit me from behind. False automatic braking when passing a large vehicle. Engine constantly having issues and codes causing poor acceleration and jerking at low speeds. MAF sensor has failed twice in 5 months. Overall worst manufactured vehicle and very unsafe for driver and citizens.

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN LOST BRAKES, BRAKE LIGHTS CAM ON. WAS ABLE TO STOP BU PUMPING THE BRAKES. FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE MASTER CYLINDER. TOOK TO LOCALNISSAN DEALER TWIN CITY NISSAN PORT ARTHUR. THEY SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD. THIS IS THE THIRD ONE TO GO BAD. THEY REPAIRED ON 09/25/2024 WITH 121,178 MILES. THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY FROM THE TEXARKANA DEALER AS THEY DIDNT DO THE WORK. HAD TO PAY AGIN.

THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED WHILE ON VACATION IN ARKANSAS. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER PETE MANKINS AND THEY REPLACE ENTIRE MASTER CYLINDER. MILEAGE 114,905 MILES. DATE [XXX]. THIS SECOND TIME SAME PART FAILED. HAD FAMILY WITH ME WE WHERE ABLE TO STOP BY PUMPING BRAKES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

MY MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED. LOST MY BRAKES. HAD TO PUMP PEDAL TO GET CAR TO STOP. HAD BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON HAD REPAIRED BY DEJEAN AUTOMOTIVE IN PORT ARTHUR. [XXX] COST $447.65 MY MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED AGAIN WHILE ON VACATION. LOST BRAKES AND HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP. YES, HAD BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON. REPAIRED BY NISSAN DEALER IN TEXARKANA, TEXAS. PETE MANKINS. MILEAGE 114905, DATE [XXX]. COST $992.11 MY MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED AGAIN. LOST BRAKES I WAS IN TOWN WAS ABLE TO STOP CAR BY PUMPING BRAKES, YES BRAKE LIGHT CAM ON WHEN ALL FLUID DRAINED OUT. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER TWIN CITY NISSAN PORT ARTHUR, TX. SAME PART BAD AGAIN CHANGED OUT WITH NEW OEM PART AGAIN. DATE [XXX] COST $797.92 EACH TIME WE HAD REPAIRED BY AUTHORIZED AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS. NISSAN DEALERS WOULD NOT COVER AS WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DO THE WORK. EACH TIME MY FAMILY WAS WITH ME AND WE WHERE PUT AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The transmission is stuttering and showing signs of failure.

sun roof exploded

The contact owns a 2014 Infiniti QX60. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact drove the vehicle to a nearby parking lot and parked the vehicle. The vehicle was turned off and restarted; however, the gear shifter failed to shift into drive or reverse. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was informed that the installed alternator was not OEM and not sufficient for retaining power to run the vehicle. The contact was informed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was towed back to the residence. The contact stated that the latest failure began in January 2024. However, the vehicle had been towed several times to the independent mechanic and the dealer since the failure first started. The contact stated that the alternator was replaced in March 2024 with an aftermarket alternator; however, the failure reoccurred. Additionally, there were several unknown warning lights illuminated since replacing the alternator. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 85,614.

When the vehicle slows from cruising speed to below 20 mph, the car shakes violently and the engine nearly stops. To avoid the shaking, I must place the vehicle in neutral until it comes to a complete stop. If I shift into drive before I stop, the vehicle shudders again. When in traffic, it could cause the vehicle to be rear-ended. My wife won't drive the vehicle because of this. Owners' Forum seems to indicate this is a common problem and may be related to [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I bought my 2014 Infiniti QX60 in 2016 that had a little over 68k miles on it. On May 3, 2024, I just hit over $100k & felt the car do a soft lurch then it started to do a small crawl inch by inch. No warning lights came on or messages. Before this happened, I heard what I thought was a flat tire, or a plane taxing sound. I got the car towed to a mechanic shop and was told that I need a new 'transfer case'. I was told that there was a recall for this but do not see it for this model. If Infiniti knew it had problems why was a recall not done. If I want to get it fixed it will cost over $5k again. I already got it changed and the front differential a year ago. So is this something that will have to be done yearly?

I have an infiniti qx60 that has a hairbag malfunctioning for a long time now. I've taken it to be serviced by infiniti many times. However, they could never fix it. At one point, I decided to leave it alone until the last time I took the car in to be serviced. The person who was helping me noticed that I had two children car seats in the car, so he decided to tell me that this car isn't safe to be driving with young children in it. Don't know what to do since the warranties have expired. Plus, they couldn't fix it when I had warranties on the car. I'm afraid that my family is at risk driving this car. I would love to stop driving this car before something terrible happens to my children. However, it is our only means of getting around right now

While driving on my regular commute, the car sputtered when shifting gears automatically and stopped being able to accelerate beyond 30mph in the middle of a busy road. When the accelerator was pressed, the motor sounded like it was revving but not accelerating. An electric fire burn smell started to emit and a warning turned on for the first time reading “Hybrid System Overheated” as well as the check engine light. No issues before this incident. An independent third party service center confirmed that it’s an issue with the transmission. We confirmed that this is a common problem with other QX60s from 2014 that the transmission fails and replacing it does not guarantee that the problem will be fixed long term since the issue is that the original design of the transmission is flawed.

Transmission is making a whining noise when accelerating. Also studders/jerks when trying to shift.

The vehicle lost power while driving , that resulted in stop during active trafic and the car towed.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, 140,000 MILES, CAR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT QUOTE IS $6K TO $9K

The car begins to shake and shutter when I reach 2500rpms

The contact owns a 2014 Infiniti QX60. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and failed to accelerate as intended. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the transfer case. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 160,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Infiniti QX60. The contact stated that on three separate occasions, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle wobbled with an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle had been both towed and driven to various independent mechanics where the lug nuts on the front driver-side wheel had to be tightened due to the lug nuts unintendedly loosening. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V229000 (Wheels). Additionally, the contact stated that the hood latch had failed which prevented the hood from remaining secured. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

We get the message "Hybrid engine overheated" and after that loses power/acceleration causing vehicle to stall. This happened twice in last year. First time, we were at the Canadian border idling the vehicle when it happened. We took the car to our dealer for inspection and they said it related to a recall and updated the software. Few months later, it happened again in stop and go traffic and this time the dealer is saying hybrid CVT assembly has to be replaced at the cost of ~$15,000 including tax.

The contact owns a 2014 Infiniti QX60. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, an unknown warning light illuminated, and the vehicle shuddered. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who cleared the fault code and informed the contact about Technical Service Bulletin: ITB12-072d (Vibration and/or Noise When Making Low Speed Turns). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Infiniti QX60. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the Occupant Classification System (OCS) control unit to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,100.

When accelerating the car jerks and shudders. I took it for an inspection and it was code P17F0, the mechanic said it was a safety recall because of this problem.