2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid Steering Problems

“On a usual morning on my way to work in nh driving my Q50 HYBRID sport and aprox. 2 miles from getting off the 93 interstate my car suddendly pull me from the left lane to the right one! So hard, I could not control it and ended up hitting the concrete fence on the rest lane. The crash was so bad that car spins and stop right in the middle of the 2 only lanes of that route with the whole left driver side of the car exposed to the upcoming traffic. One guy driving a dodge ram hit me right in the center. I am very lucky that I had my seat bealt on and the side air bags deployed. …”

“While driving at 40 miles per hour on 4/1/16 in southern wisconsin my Q50 HYBRID without any warning whatsoever suddenly and violently pulled to the right and began heavy shuttering on the right side. I had to aggressively hold the wheel between the nine and ten o'clock position to keep the car going straight and the car fought me and wanted to strongly keep pulling right. The right sight of the car also felt like the brakes were being pulsed or applied without my intervention which made keeping the car in-lane even more difficult. …”

“Even after das reprogram (itb14-006) per campaign end of january '14, das failed at cold temp at start up. After driving 10 min, I parked the car outside for 30 min at 0 degree f. When restarted, engine was on but multiple warnings appeared (same as reported on 1/11/14). This happened 2 times at cold temp before reprogramming, and previously, I was not able to turn tires at all because steering was just too heavy. However, this time (#3), I was able to turn tires even though it was still heavier than usual. …”

“The contact owns a 2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the steering wheel was turned left and right; however, the steering wheel failed to function as intended. In addition, several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel had seized. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent at first but then became a persistent failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. …”

“The contact owns a 2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, he became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, requiring increased effort to maneuver the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V430000 (Steering); the VIN was included, but the dealer refused to complete the repair because the contact declined a diagnostic test. …”