2014 INFINITI QX60 Engine Problems

Since 4/4/2025 unresolved CVT transmission repair 4 replacement CVT transmission have failed, each time order for the repair they have failed with the same problem or different problems with the CVT transmission, •Despite assurances that the repairs were properly completed, I have experienced the ongoing issues – e.g., The gears jumped •The car wouldn’t accelerate past 20 mph •When placed in park, the transmission felt unstable •A check engine light/code appeared •4 Transmission order and all have failed to fix the problem As of 6/27/2025 the reorder of replacements CVT transmission have failed. This an infiniti problem

NHTSA ID

11669637

Incident

Apr 4, 2025

The CVT unit is causing hard acceleration and jerking randomly. The CVT unit has a notification a few years ago on this model up to a certain mileage which I believe was 99,000 miles. My vechile just reached 113,000 miles and I am having this problem. It is safety and dangerous issue for me because I have been in traffic making turns when the acceleration seems to not go to gear and I almost caused an accident.

NHTSA ID

11666050

Incident

Jun 2, 2025

The car is not engaging when going from 1st to all gears, the car feels very shaky and unstable

NHTSA ID

11648505

Incident

Jan 15, 2025

The contact owns a 2014 Infiniti QX60. The contact stated while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the front passenger’s side wheel detached from the axle and was lodged inside the wheel well. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to a parking lot and then had the vehicle towed to a dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the rear coupler and the front passenger side tire needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that while driving off the dealer lot the vehicle was hesitating and jerking into gear and was bouncing. The contact stopped and turned the vehicle off and observed smoke coming from under the hood. The contact was informed by the dealer that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed and was not repaired. The contact had the vehicle towed from the dealer to the residence. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 99,536.

NHTSA ID

11622334

Incident

Dec 11, 2023

Mileage

99,536 mi

Vehicle has a CVT transmission and it failed around 87,000 miles. Both catalytic converters had to be replaced at this same time. When using assisted cruise control, the vehicle slams on the brake causing all passengers to jolt forward and vehicles behind to have to swerve not to hit me from behind. False automatic braking when passing a large vehicle. Engine constantly having issues and codes causing poor acceleration and jerking at low speeds. MAF sensor has failed twice in 5 months. Overall worst manufactured vehicle and very unsafe for driver and citizens.

NHTSA ID

11617670

Incident

Oct 19, 2023

When the vehicle slows from cruising speed to below 20 mph, the car shakes violently and the engine nearly stops. To avoid the shaking, I must place the vehicle in neutral until it comes to a complete stop. If I shift into drive before I stop, the vehicle shudders again. When in traffic, it could cause the vehicle to be rear-ended. My wife won't drive the vehicle because of this. Owners' Forum seems to indicate this is a common problem and may be related to [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11590857

Incident

May 27, 2024

When accelerating the car jerks and shudders. I took it for an inspection and it was code P17F0, the mechanic said it was a safety recall because of this problem.

NHTSA ID

11517623

Incident

Apr 1, 2023

The vehicle constantly shudders and almost stalls when in reverse or in low gear. The vehicle seems to not switch properly between the hybrid battery to the engine or vice-versa. The vehicle has a recall from October 2021 and Infiniti has not fixed the recall yet. I feel the vehicle is unsafe. I have emailed and contacted Infiniti to no avail. Infiniti has not remedied this recall in any fashion in almost a year.

NHTSA ID

11473387

Incident

Jul 1, 2022

I took it in for recall R21B4 to be reprogrammed and problem fixed. The problem still persist as I’m driving the vehicle loses all driving power which is dangerous while it has happened to me while driving on the express way. Infiniti is telling me i need to bring it back in to have my vehicle checked out and wants to charge me 186$ when the recall clearly states that the problem is the recall

NHTSA ID

11456964

Incident

Mar 16, 2022

A few years ago, while in stop and start traffic on a hill, i experienced the hybrid engine and regular engine failure multiple times. Infiniti replaced my transmission. I have yet to recreate the same stop/start situation on a hill but have smelled the same smell of burning while in stop start traffic on a highway. Now infiniti has issues a recall for this very issue. I'm wondering what constitutes a "reasonable time" for infiniti to provide a solution as this is going on 6 months. I'm very concerned that my car is particularly vulnerable to this failure as it has occurred before. Yes, there was a warning that the hybrid system was overheating and then it died not much longer after the warning.

NHTSA ID

11452705

Incident

Feb 18, 2022

Purchased my QX60 3 months ago from a used dealership. Today while out of town, car abruptly stopped accelerating. I pushed to safety, let it sit, car began to start moving again. Within a short min, it was right back to shutting off and being stuck in traffic with 4 minor passengers. This is very dangerous and seemingly a more common issue than just me. The day after my wedding…. And I’m towing my car.

NHTSA ID

11435320

Incident

Oct 3, 2021

Car jerks while changing gears. It sometimes hesitates when you step on the gas and often it feels like it "bangs" into gear when it finally does change. It feels like there is a transmission problem. However there does not appear to be any recalls for this. We've had fluid flushes and changes in an effort to fix the problem but it continues to be an issue.

NHTSA ID

11419968

Incident

Jun 7, 2021

I BOUGHT MY INFINTI QX60 USED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I WAS SO EXCITED TO FINALLY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL LUXURY CAR WITH EVERYTHING I WANTED AND IT WOULD BE A SAFE AND DEPENDABLE CAR EVEN THO IT WAS USED BECAUSE IT WAS AN 'INFINITI'. ALL OF A SUDDEN, RIGHT AFTER HAVING IT A YEAR, I WENT TO ACCELERATE TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY ABC'S IT BOGGED OUT ON ME HALFWAY THRU THE PASS OVER ONTO THE HIGHWAY.. SCARED ME TO DEATH. IT CONTINUED TO BOG IT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT. WE TOOK IT TO MECHANIC TO GET THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE FOR THE ISSUE. WE CALLED THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM ABCE CONNECTED NISSAN/INFINITY. THE PROBLEM WAS A 'TRANSMISSION SHUTTER' ISSUE WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. WE WERE SHOCKED TO FIND THAT MY DREAM CAR HAD A 'RUBBER BAND' TRANSMISSION.. WITH RECALLS ON OTHER YEARS FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSION. I'VE BEEN QUOTED ANYWHERE FROM $6,000-9,000.00. I FEEL SO UPSET AND DEFEATED BY THIS. THE VEHICLE HAD LOW MILES FOR THE YEAR. IF THIS HAD BEEN A ISSUE WITH PREVIOUS YEARS AND OTHER MAKES AND MODELS, WHY WAS THIS YEAR AND MODEL INCLUDED. I AM PRAYING YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS..

NHTSA ID

11402778

Incident

Jan 10, 2021

Mileage

110,000 mi

CAR SHUDDERS AND JITTERS DURING ACCELERATION FROM STOPPED POSOTION. ENGINE REVS AND AND GOES TO ZERO ON ITS OWN FOR NO REASON WHILE IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID

11397095

Incident

Sep 8, 2020

Mileage

110,000 mi

MY CAR IS A HYBRID IN 2016 INFINITI CHANGED OUT THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF A SHUDDERING PROBLEM THEN IN 2018 THEY CHANGED OUT THE CATALYST CONVERTOR IN 08- 2020 I HAD TO CHANGE AC COMPRESSOR NOW IN 9-2020 SHUDDERING IS STARTING

NHTSA ID

11352447

Incident

Apr 4, 2016

Mileage

90,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR LOSSES NORMAL SPEED AND STOPS RESPONDING TO ME TRYING TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER I HIT THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, CAR KEEPS SLOWLY MOVING BUT DOESN'T PICK UP THE SPEED. SOMETIMES ITS JERKING ON ITS OWN AND DO NOT RESPOND TO MY PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. SEESM TO BE REALATED TO SIMILAR ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE WITH Q50 CARS "ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) MAY TEMPORARILY LOSE A SIGNAL FROM ONE OF THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM'S THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS (TPS). IF THIS OCCURS, LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAN OCCUR. DUE TO A SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION, THE ENGINE MAY SUDDENLY LOSE THEN REGAIN POWER, CAUSING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.

NHTSA ID

11338615

Incident

Jul 9, 2020

Mileage

80,000 mi

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP FREE OF CHARGE LATE LAST YEAR, NOW TRANSMISSION IS SHUDDERING WHILE DRIVING AND CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25-35 MPH.

NHTSA ID

11269176

Incident

Sep 16, 2019

Mileage

110,000 mi

THE CAR WILL STAY BETWEEN 2000 RPM TO 4000 WITH S AS LOUD NOISE

NHTSA ID

11265799

Incident

Oct 2, 2019

Mileage

68,676 mi

ENGINE RUNS WITH LOUD RUNNING AND RPM ABOVER 1000 AS SUIU DRIVE AND IDLE. RIMS COLOR IS PEELING

NHTSA ID

11240734

Incident

Jul 15, 2019

2014 QX 60 INFINITY, PRESENTED PROBLEMS WITH BADLY JERKING, UGLY SCRAPPING NOISE, NOW TRANSMISIN LEAKS , BURNING SMELL WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ID

11240200

Incident

Jul 28, 2019

Mileage

155,000 mi

CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS YOU START IT WITH JUMPER CABLES

NHTSA ID

11233725

Incident

Jul 19, 2019

Mileage

111,000 mi

BRAKES SHIMMY-NEW (ADDED 2 MONTHS AGO) ENGINE SHUTTERS AND SHAKES WHEN TURNING AND DRIVING WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR ENGINE SPUTTERS WHEN TURNING THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT WILL GO OFF THE ROAD ITS SHAKING SO BADLY

NHTSA ID

11233307

Incident

Jul 1, 2018

Mileage

75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 INFINITI QX60. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,405.

NHTSA ID

11184611

Incident

Mar 6, 2018

Mileage

93,405 mi

THE CAR IS SHAKING AND STEERING WHILE GET LOCK AND TRANSMISSION IS JAMMING

NHTSA ID

11181620

Incident

Dec 14, 2017

Mileage

62,000 mi

MY CAR IS SHAKING AND THE TRANSMISION IS ACTING UP TOO WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR START TO PULL LIKE THE $%*& IS NOT GOING IN

NHTSA ID

11173274

Incident

Jan 10, 2019

Mileage

3 mi