2014 Infiniti Q50 electrical system problems
42 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2014 Infiniti Q50 — 25% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My car was driving along and all of a sudden the steering wheel got extremly tight and the car was hard to steer, I had to pull over turn the car off and the light was still on, I was like 2 miles away from my house, talking to a neighbor that has same car different year, stated to check recall his…”
filed Jan 29, 2026
“Manually have to unlock the shifter to put into gear with a key and the steering wheel is at 90 degrees all the way to the right and won't move back to standard positioning while driving.”
filed Dec 9, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system (OCS) software may…Campaign 14V138000 · Mar 25, 2014
Related service bulletins
TELEMATICS SERVICE INFORMATION See ITB19-029 for models built after those listed above for a different Service Procedure. SERVICE INFORMATION The Applied Vehicles are equipped with a wireless communication device called…
ITB12-011R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 30, 2026INTELLIGENT KEY NOT DETECTED / ENGINE WILL NOT START This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
ITB13-052E · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 20, 2024CAN COMMUNICATION – NETWORK DIAGNOSTIC FLOW CHART This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
ITB13-006D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 20, 2024CAN COMMUNICATION CODES – DIAGNOSTIC TIPS AND GUIDELINES This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
ITB10-029C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 20, 2024TELEMATICS SERVICE INFORMATION This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
ITB12-011Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 22, 2024
Electrical System problems in other Q50 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q50 | 6 | 20% |
| 2018 Q50 | 6 | 14% |
| 2017 Q50 | 8 | 13% |
| 2016 Q50 | 8 | 21% |
| 2015 Q50 | 17 | 14% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2014 Infiniti Q50
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.