KnownCarProblems2016 Infiniti QX60 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 29 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Infiniti QX60, most often about the air bags (41% of complaints, typically around 70,000 miles). It is 6th of 13 QX60 model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2016 Infiniti QX60 problems
Air bags
12 complaints · 41%Half of these problems showed up before 70,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2016 Infiniti QX60. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the front passenger's side occupant classification system (ocs) sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not…
The contact owns a 2016 Infiniti QX60. The contact stated that while making a left turn at a low rate of speed, another vehicle attempted to drive around the contact's vehicle. As the vehicle attempted to drive around, the contact was hit by the passing vehicle. The contact stated that they could not recall the…
Other or unspecified
5 complaints · 17%My family and I were driving down the highway, when we heard a large bang sound. My husband looked out the rear view mirror to see pieces of glass flying off the car, and realized our sunroof had exploded. We were not following near other vehicles, nor had we gone under an overpass. We pulled over and saw that it had…
The sunroof exploded. I was driving on the highway when I heard a loud explosion which caused me to swerve to avoid collision with other vehicles. There are some glass shards that flew out. I had minor cuts on my hand when I tried to inspect the damage. No other factors involved, no weather changes, etc.
Visibility and wipers
4 complaints · 14%Parts named most often: defroster/defogger/hvac system, sun/moon roof assembly.
Traveling I-10 going 75mpg, and the sun roof exploded. Sounded like we had been shot. Nothing was in front of US when it happened. The interior shade was not opened , so no glass was blown in. There was a big hole with the glass being bulged outward (up.)
The contact owns a 2016 Infiniti QX60. The contact stated that on two separate occasions, the infotainment screen located in the center console had failed to operate as needed. The contact stated that the screen went blank. Due to the failure, the contact could not use certain electrical features such as her rear…
Transmission
3 complaints · 10%The contact owns a 2016 Infiniti QX60. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway with the ignition off, the vehicle rolled backwards. The contact stated that the vehicle struck and ran over his spouse. The spouse sustained five fractured ribs, a fractured collar bone, a fractured clavicle, a punctured lung, and…
The car was in park in our garage. My husband was sitting in driver seat with one leg out and the door open. The car made a sound and started moving in reverse. It only stopped because the door hit our garage wall and he was trying to stop the car. He cut his hand in the process and the door frame bent and glass…
Electrical
3 complaints · 10%
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2016 Infiniti QX60 recalls
Air bags: occupant classification
Risk: If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Fix: Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet city express owners will be notified by general motors. Dealers will reprogram the air bag control unit (acu) and ocs electronic control unit (ecu) in altima, maxima, murano, rogue, and sentra vehicles, and replace the ocs ecu in leaf, nv200, nv200 taxi, pathfinder, infiniti q50, jx35, and qx60 and chevrolet city express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on may 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, infiniti customer ser
Full defect summary
Nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 nissan maxima, 2013-2016 nissan altima, nv200, leaf, sentra, and pathfinder, 2014-2016 nissan nv200 taxi, infiniti qx60, qx60 hybrid, and q50 hybrid, 2014-2017 nissan rogue and infiniti q50, 2015-2016 nissan murano, murano hybrid, and chevrolet city express, 2014-2015 nissan pathfinder hybrid, and 2013 infiniti jx35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger occupant classification system (ocs) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2016 Infiniti QX60
- What are the most common problems with the 2016 Infiniti QX60?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (12 complaints, typically around 70,000 miles); other or unspecified (5 complaints); visibility and wipers (4 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2016 Infiniti QX60 have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from April 26, 2016 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2016 a bad year for the Infiniti QX60?
- It is 6th of 13 QX60 model years by number of complaints, with 29 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.