2015 Infiniti QX60

TAKATA RECALL THIS WEEK WE TOOK OUR 2015 INFINITI TO THE DEALERSHIP IN SPOKANE, WA IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG THAT WAS INCORRECTLY TURNING OFF WHEN AN ADULT SAT IN THAT SEAT. WE ASSUMED THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED, HOWEVER WITHIN A DAY OR SO THE INDICATOR LIGHT AGAIN TURNED ON STATING THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS OFF. THIS HAPPENED WITH AN ADULT RIDING IN THE SEAT. WE ARE TERRIBLY CONCERNED THAT OUR CAR IS NOT SAFE. WE HAVE A LARGE FAMILY AND THIS IS OUR ONLY AVAILABLE TRANSPORTATION. IN ORDER FOR OUR FAMILY TO FIT IN THIS CAR WE MUST HAVE SOMEONE RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WE HAVE PHONED THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET RETURNED OUR CALL. WE LIVE IN MONTANA...HOURS FROM THE NEAREST INFINITI DEALER. WE HAVE ALREADY INCURRED THE COST OF DRIVING ALL THE WAY TO WASHINGTON FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND STAYING AT A NEARBY HOTEL. WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING AGAIN WITH A MALFUNCTIONING AIRBAG OVER TWO MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE WINTERTIME IN ORDER TO HAVE THE DEALER TRY THE SAME FIX A SECOND TIME. CLEARLY SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS RECALL FIX. MY FAMILY DESPERATELY NEEDS YOUR HELP. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER ON OUR BEHALF. ANY HELP IN ADDRESSING THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SAFETY ISSUE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS BCKNG OUT OF A PKNG SPOT BETWEEN 2 CARS AND THE BACK UP CAMERA SHOWED LOTS OF SPACE. I MADE SURE THE RIGHT OF MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT HIT PARKED CARS I WAS CLEAR ON THE LEFT. I BACKED UP A FEW INCHES AND HEARD GLASS BREAK AND TAPPED THE BEIGE BRICK WALL. UNTIL IMPACT THE SENSORS DID NOT LIGHT UP OR BEEP AT ALL. AT THE POINT OF IMPACT IT WAS FRENZY BEEPING. A WITNESS SAW THE INCIDENT AND WE WALKED BEHIND THE VEHICLE TO SEE DAMAGE. BECAUSE THE REAR LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STICK OUT FURTHER THAN THE BUMPER THE LIGHTS ARE DAMAGED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, TMO CAME OUT TO LOOK AT MY ISSUE. HE TESTED THE BACK UP WITH AN EMPLOYEE STANDING BEHIND THE SAME SENSOR. IT DID IT'S JOB AND STARTED BEEPING AT APPROX A FT. FROM THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WEARING DARK UNIFORM CLOTHES. I WAS DISMISSED THAT THEY COULDN'T TEST THE SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS DAMAGED (WHY WOULD AN EXECUTIVE PUT AN EMPLOYEE BEHIND THE SAME "DAMAGED" SENSOR THAT WORKED? I ASKED TMO OK HUMOR ME AND BACK INTO THAT BEIGE WALL OVER THERE - HE SAID TO GET IN,PASSENGER. HE PROCEEDED TO BACK INTO THE WALL, NEITHER LIGHTS NOR SENSOR LIGHT UP OR BEEPED. I LOOKED AT THE CAMERA LOOKED LIKE LOTS OF ROOM LEFT. I TOLD HIM TO KEEP GOING - SEE HOW CLOSE YOU CAN GET. HIS ANSWER WAS NO, MAYBE YOUR RIGHT IT DOESN'T DETECT LIGHT COLOR OBJECTS. CALL CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND TELL THEM. CONSUMER AFFAIRS BRANDON CALLED TODAY, HE SAID TO HOLD WHILE HE CALLED THE DEALER TO GET AN INTERNAL SPECIALIST SCHEDULED TO CHECK OUT THE SENSOR WITH THE SERVICE DEPT. BRANDON GOT BACK ON THE LINE AND SAID SINCE IT WAS A COLLISION NO WAY TO CHECK THE SENSORS. WELL, I HAVE A DRIVERS SENSORS THAT WASN'T AFFECTED TEST THAT ONE. THEY DECLINED. MY OWN FAMILY TESTING SHOWS THE SENSORS DO NOT DETECT A BEIGE OR WHITE COLOR UNTIL THE POINT OF IMPACT. I WAS TOLD NOT TO RELY ON ELECTRICAL THEY ARE AIDS ONLY AND COULD FAIL. BEWARE OF PEOPLE IN BEIGE OR WHITE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 INFINITI QX60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V381000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE REMEDY CAUSED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER FAILED TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,418.

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2015 QX 60 INFINITY IN MAY, 2015. WE NOTICED WHEN MY WIFE SAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON INDICATING THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. DURING THE 6 MONTH SERVICING, I MENTIONED THIS TO THE INFINITY SERVICE DEPT. AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD RESET THE SENSOR TO ZERO. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IF THE SYSTEM THOUGHT MY WIFE WAS A CHILD BASED ON HER WEIGHT, THE AIRBAG WOULD BE TURNED OFF. AFTER THE SERVICE THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. DURING THE 12 MONTH SERVICING, I AGAIN MENTIONED THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SENSOR. THREE WEEKS LATER THEY CALLED TO SAY THE QX 60 WAS READY. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY AGAIN SAID IF MY WIFE WAS LESS THAN A CERTAIN WEIGHT, THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. NOW THE SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME WHETHER MY WIFE IS IN THE VEHICLE OR NOT. WE WERE NOT AWARE OR INFORMED OF THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO BUYING THE CAR. IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT AN INFINITY AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE ON AMY OTHER CAR WE HAVE OWNED. TO ME, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 INFINITI QX60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AIRBAG RECALL???MY PASSENGER AND REAR AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT OR A PASSENGER? I NEED YOUR HELP! INFINITI STILL HAS MY CAR AND IS TRYING TO PUSH IT UNDER THE RUG. IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR. ITS BEEN 6 MONTHS WHERE THEY HAVE GIVEN ME A LOAN AND KEEP TRYING TO GIVE ME NO INFORMATION. MY VIN NUMBER IS [XXX] THE ONLY DAMAGE TO MY CAR FROM THE EXTERIOR IS ONLY THE SCRATCHES ON MY PASSENGER TIRE. MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX]. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT I SHOULD DO? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR