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2014 INFINITI QX60 HYBRID — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1160352 · 2015-02-25

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
QX60 HYBRID
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
9,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

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.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10690553
Machine
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