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2014 INFINITI Q50 — STEERING

crash · 1711879 · 2020-12-08

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
Q50
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
60,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

OUR FRONT RIGHT BUMPER WAS JUST SLIGHTLY DAMAGED WHEN BACK OUT OF OUR GARAGE. IT WAS VERY MILD COSMETIC DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED AT ONLY A SPEED OF PERHAPS 5 MPH. ORIGINAL BODY WORK ESTIMATES CAME IN AT $2,000 ONLY TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL WITH THE STEERING MODULES BEING REPLACED THEM STEERING RACK BEFORE THE CAR WAS ULTIMATELY TOTALED AS THE STEERING PROGRAMMING WAS STILL OFF. UPON RESEARCH WE FOUND OUT THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL WAS PLAGUED WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING ISSUES WHICH APPEARED TO BE ADDRESSED UNDER MULTIPLE RECALLS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THEY HAVE VIDEOS OF THE STEERING WHEEL GOING CRAZY BACK AND FORTH WILDLY AFTER THE MODULES WERE REPLACED. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT SUCH AN INSIGNIFICANT BUMP COULD NOT ONLY RESULT IN TOTALING A VEHICLE BUT COULD JEOPARDIZE A DRIVER'S SAFETY WITH THE STEERING ISSUES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11378470
Machine
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