Issue ID | 1273905 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10853725 |
Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
Brand | INFINITI |
Model | Q50 HYBRID |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 01/04/16 |
Component | STEERING |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | 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. The pull to the right was so sudden that the car was directed into the next lane - thankfully no car was present. I thought a tire was blown out so after pulling the car over for inspection all 4 tires were fine. I tried driving the car again and the same thing happened. This is a dangerous issue, so i had to have the car towed 90 miles for service. My q50 has about 16,000 miles and i am still awaiting a full report from the dealership. Temperature at time of issue approx 45f time 2:30 pm cdt |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 16000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | BARTLETT, IL |
VIN pattern | JN1AV7AR8EMXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 02/07/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 40 |
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