NHTSA Complaint #10992920 — 2014 INFINITI Q50
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10992920 |
| Vehicle | 2014 INFINITI Q50 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 38,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
I AM EXPERIENCING SOFTWARE RELATED ISSUES THAT HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS. IN SUM, THE INFINITI SOFTWARE SHUTS DOWN OR LOCKS UP FORCING ME TO BECOME AN IT TECHNICIAN WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE SOFTWARE SHUTS DOWN, I LOSE THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, CLIMATE CONTROL AND AUDIO CONTROL. HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF MY EXPERIENCES FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS: RANDOMLY, THE SOFTWARE WILL SHUT DOWN LEAVING ME WITHOUT MY INSTRUMENT PANEL (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER), CLIMATE CONTROL AND AUDIO CONTROL. RANDOMLY, THE SOFTWARE WILL LOCK UP LEAVING ME WITHOUT CLIMATE CONTROL OR AUDIO CONTROL AND THE ONLY RESOLUTION IS TO PULL OVER, SHUT DOWN AND RESTART THE CAR RANDOMLY, CLIMATE CONTROLS ARE SET TO 60 DEGREES W/ AC YET HOT AIR IS BLOWING OUT OF THE VENTS. MOST RECENTLY, THE ONBOARD CLOCK THAT DISPLAYS THE DATE AND TIME WILL RESET TO 01-01-2012 AND THE CLOCK WILL START AT 6:00 AM. THE ONLY RESOLUTION IS TO RESET THE DATE AND TIME. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR EVERY 3 OR 4 WEEKS. WHEN I CALL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT I'M ASKED TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT ALL UPDATES HAVE BEEN APPLIED AND THE ISSUES CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. I HAVE TAKEN AND POSTED SEVERAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS SHOWING THE PROBLEMS-WHICH I'LL ADMIT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DO WHILE DRIVING. IN FACT, I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT WHEN THESE SOFTWARE ISSUES OCCUR, I AM FORCED TO PLAY THE ROLE OF AN IT TECHNICIAN AND TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUES WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. THESE ISSUES OCCUR RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A LEASE VEHICLE AND I PLAN TO RETURN EARLY AS THE CONTINUED ISSUES PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER.
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