2014 Infiniti Q50

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Avoid This Year

Quick Summary

The 2014 Infiniti Q50 has 255 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 3.2x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is steering problems (31% of all complaints), specifically: after driving approximately 1/4 mile, the car began to pull to the left very strongly; strong enough to pull me into oncoming traffic if it had not been so early in the morning. i thought i had a flat tire but the tire pressure monitors said the pressure was proper @ 36 psi. this strong pull laste. ⚠️ 2 fire reports filed.

2 fire reports 14 crash reports 8 injuries

255

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

3.2x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

STEERING

80 complaints

31%

• AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE, THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT VERY STRONGLY; STRONG ENOUGH TO PULL ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF IT HAD NOT BEEN SO EARLY IN THE MORNING. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS SAID THE PRESSURE WAS PROPER @ 36 PSI. THIS STRONG PULL LASTE
• AFTER FILLING UP CAR AT GAS STATION, STARTED CAR AND BEGAN TO DRIVE AWAY, AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND DAS DRIVE SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING CAUSING STEERING TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. (WOULD COMPARE IT TO DRIVING A CAR WITH POWER STEERING THAT FAILED.) DROVE A COUPLE OF BLOCKS,
• AFTER PARKING MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT, I WANTED TO ADJUST IT TO BE MORE EVEN. SO I TURNED THE ENGINE ON AGAIN. BUT THEN I SUDDENLY COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. WITH VERY FIRM FORCE, I MANAGED TO TURN THE WHEEL ABOUT 15 DEGREES - BUT THE ACTUAL TIRES THEMSELVES DID NOT TURN. THE

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 5 crashes

“AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE, THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT VERY STRONGLY; STRONG ENOUGH TO PULL ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF IT HAD NOT BEEN SO EARLY IN THE MORNING. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS SAID THE PRESSURE WAS PROPER @ 36 PSI. THIS STRONG PULL LASTE”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRICAL

42 complaints

16%

• IN COLD WEATHER (BELOW ZERO F) AFTER CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE AND THEN TURNED OFF FOR 30-40 MIN, I GOT IN THE CAR AND STARTED AS USUAL; BUT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION LIGHT WENT ON AND POWER STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE AND CAR WAS UNSTEERABLE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MIN, I COULD RESTART AND IT
• Q50S HYBRID WITH TECH PACKAGE DRIVING LESS THAN 2 WEEKS (380 MILES). BEFORE DELIVERY, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS PENDING AND SOFTWARE IS UP-TO-DATE. IN THE EARLY MORNING, I DROVE ABOUT 60 MINUTES WITHOUT PROBLEM (IT WAS BELOW ZERO), AND PARKED THE CAR FOR 2 HOURS IN
• WE PURCHASED THE Q50 BECAUSE WE LOVED OUR G35X SO MUCH. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE Q50 IN EARLY OCTOBER 2013, WE KNEW THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE SALESPERSON TOLD US THAT THERE WOULD BE A FIX IN NOVEMBER AND WE WOULD BE CONTACTED. DURING OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, WE EXPERIENCED A RANGE

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports💥 1 crashes

“IN COLD WEATHER (BELOW ZERO F) AFTER CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE AND THEN TURNED OFF FOR 30-40 MIN, I GOT IN THE CAR AND STARTED AS USUAL; BUT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION LIGHT WENT ON AND POWER STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE AND CAR WAS UNSTEERABLE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MIN, I COULD RESTART AND IT”

— NHTSA complaint filing

TRANSMISSION

19 complaints

• ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT HAS LOCKED UP ON ME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE MY CAR LOCKED UP ON ME AFTER COMING OFF AN HIGHWAY AND I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO INFINITI WHO CLAIMED T
• THIS IS AN AWD CAR PURCHASED USED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 11, 000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I WAS DRIVING IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC IN HEAVY SNOW CONDITIONS ON AN OVERPASS BRIDGE THAT MERGES ONTO A BUSY FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WHEELS PULLED THE CAR TO LEFT 2-
• ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 INFINITI Q50 AND ONCE IT REACHED 2ND OR 3RD GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION REVVED UP AND THE CAR LOCKED THE TIRES UP AND THREW US FORWARD LIKE IT WAS SLAMMED INTO A LOW GEAR. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR HOME 400 MILES AND DROPPED IT OFF AT THE INFINITI DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 7T

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 1 crashes

“ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT HAS LOCKED UP ON ME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE MY CAR LOCKED UP ON ME AFTER COMING OFF AN HIGHWAY AND I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO INFINITI WHO CLAIMED T”

— NHTSA complaint filing

OTHER

17 complaints

• WE PURCHASED THE Q50 BECAUSE WE LOVED OUR G35X SO MUCH. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE Q50 IN EARLY OCTOBER 2013, WE KNEW THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE SALESPERSON TOLD US THAT THERE WOULD BE A FIX IN NOVEMBER AND WE WOULD BE CONTACTED. DURING OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, WE EXPERIENCED A RANGE
• WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ON 2/15 AT 65MPH WITH THE INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY AND ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES VERY HARD. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF US TO WARRANT ENGAGEMENT OF THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM. AN ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DA
• WHILE SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING GARAGE, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY BRAKED SO ABRUPTLY THAT I THOUGHT I HAD STRUCK SOMETHING IN THE ROADWAY. I GOT OUT TO CHECK AND THE ROADWAY WAS CLEAR. I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE AND IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. I WAS THEN ABLE TO C

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports💥 1 crashes

“WE PURCHASED THE Q50 BECAUSE WE LOVED OUR G35X SO MUCH. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE Q50 IN EARLY OCTOBER 2013, WE KNEW THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE SALESPERSON TOLD US THAT THERE WOULD BE A FIX IN NOVEMBER AND WE WOULD BE CONTACTED. DURING OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, WE EXPERIENCED A RANGE”

— NHTSA complaint filing

AIR BAGS

16 complaints

• OUR 2014 INFINITI Q50 WAS INVOLVED IN 2-CAR ACCIDENT. OTHER VEHICLE/DRIVER IMPACTED DRIVER SIDE OF 2014 INFINITI Q50 AT HIGH SPEED AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. CURRENT DAMAGE ESTIMATE TO Q50 IS NEAR $25,000. MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING, SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AS A RESULT OF AIR BAGS THAT DID NOT
• MY 2014 INFINITI Q 50 WAS INVOLVED IN 2 CAR ACCIDENT. I CRASH IN TO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH HIGH IMPACT. THE DAMAGE IS TO MY Q 50 IS OVER $ 18,000.00 WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR IS DAMAGE. I HAD MY 12 YEARS OLD SON ON PASSENGER SEAT BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE BOTH SUSTAIN INJURIES. *TR
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 INFINITI Q50. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DETECT WHEN A PASSENGER OCCUPIED THE SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V138000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 4 crashes

“OUR 2014 INFINITI Q50 WAS INVOLVED IN 2-CAR ACCIDENT. OTHER VEHICLE/DRIVER IMPACTED DRIVER SIDE OF 2014 INFINITI Q50 AT HIGH SPEED AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. CURRENT DAMAGE ESTIMATE TO Q50 IS NEAR $25,000. MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING, SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AS A RESULT OF AIR BAGS THAT DID NOT”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

STEERING(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRICAL(~50K mi)

$500

TRANSMISSION(~50K mi)

$500

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

AIR BAGS(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 255 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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STEERING: AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE, THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT VERY STRONGLY; STRONG ENOUGH TO PULL ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF IT HAD NOT BEEN SO EARLY IN THE MORNING. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS SAID THE PRESSURE WAS PROPER @ 36 PSI. THIS STRONG PULL LASTE
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ELECTRICAL: IN COLD WEATHER (BELOW ZERO F) AFTER CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE AND THEN TURNED OFF FOR 30-40 MIN, I GOT IN THE CAR AND STARTED AS USUAL; BUT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION LIGHT WENT ON AND POWER STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE AND CAR WAS UNSTEERABLE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MIN, I COULD RESTART AND IT
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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TRANSMISSION: ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT HAS LOCKED UP ON ME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE MY CAR LOCKED UP ON ME AFTER COMING OFF AN HIGHWAY AND I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO INFINITI WHO CLAIMED T
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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OTHER: WE PURCHASED THE Q50 BECAUSE WE LOVED OUR G35X SO MUCH. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE Q50 IN EARLY OCTOBER 2013, WE KNEW THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE SALESPERSON TOLD US THAT THERE WOULD BE A FIX IN NOVEMBER AND WE WOULD BE CONTACTED. DURING OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, WE EXPERIENCED A RANGE
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)