NHTSA Complaint #10907117 — 2014 INFINITI Q60

OCCASIONALLY THE VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN BRINGING VEHICLE TO HALT SHORTLY AFTER STARTING MOVEMENT FOLLOWING A STOP AT STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHTS. FOR EXAMPLE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN FOR A WHILE AND BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. PRESSING GAS PEDAL AFTER FULL STOP WILL MOVE THE VEHICLE BUT BRIEFLY AND THEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN. FURTHER PRESSING GAS PEDAL WILL NOT ENGAGE THE VEHICLE. ONE NEEDS TO REMOVE PRESSURE FROM GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY BEFORE PRESSING IT AGAIN IN ORDER TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THERE IS NO NEED TO RESTART THE CAR, BUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS TAKES A BIT OF TIME (10-20 SECONDS). THIS IS A HYBRID AND IT IS NORMAL FOR ENGINE TO GO SILENT AT STOP, BUT IT DID NOT SHOW THIS BEHAVIOR UNTIL RECENTLY (ABOUT 60000 MILES). ALSO THIS BEHAVIOR IS UNPREDICTABLE. IT CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY, AND THEN BEHAVE NORMALLY FOR SEVERAL DAYS OR A WEEK. THIS HAPPENED BOTH TO ME AND MY WIFE. AT 2 OCCASION THIS ALMOST LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO VEHICLE BEHIND NOT EXPECTING SUDDEN STOP. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED BUT COULD NOT HELP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS.