Ownership Cost for 2016 Infiniti Q50 (Red Sport 400)
Estimated: $53203 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$6271
$3010
$2634
$2383
$2132
$16430
Insurance
$2204
$2281
$2361
$2444
$2529
$11819
Fuel
$1696
$1747
$1808
$1880
$1965
$9096
Maintenance
$1530
$1678
$1271
$1881
$1724
$8084
Repairs
$538
$734
$829
$956
$1124
$4181
Taxes & Fees
$2429
$2429
$2429
$2429
$2429
$3597
Total Ownership Costs
$14666
$9726
$9255
$9769
$9787
$53203
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 3000
Displacement CI: 183.0712322841
Displacement L: 3
Doors: 4
Drive Type: 4x2
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: INFINITI
Manufacturer: NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LTD
Manufacturer Id: 996
Model: Q50
Model Year: 2016
Other Engine Info: Twin Turbo
Other Restraint System Info: 2nd row outboard and center 3-point manual belts
Plant City: Tochigi Plant, Kawachi-gun
Plant Company Name: Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.
Plant Country: Japan
Plant State: Tochigi
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Turbo: Yes
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2014
STEERING
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY STIFF AND THE CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE DIRECTION. AFTER I PULLED BACK INTO THE SPACE, I NOTICED TWO ADDITIONAL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD: STEERING WHEEL WITH AN EXCLAMATION MARK, AND THE CAR WITH THE WHEELS SLIPPING BEHIND IT. CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 75 MINUTES AND TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME WAS -5. ON THE PREVIOUS DRIVE, THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS AT TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 0 - -5 AND DIDN'T HAVE THE ISSUE. TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES, ALLOWING 1-2 MINUTES IN BETWEEN EACH RESTART AND COULD NOT GET THE WHEEL TO MOVE MORE THAN A FEW DEGREES EITHER DIRECTION. I BELIEVE THE BACKUP SYSTEM ALSO FAILED BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW HARD I TURNED THE WHEEL, THE CAR'S WHEELS WOULD NOT CHANGE DIRECTION WHILE I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. CAR ENDED UP BEING TOWED TO DEALER AND IS STILL THERE NOW WITH 704 MILES AND LESS THAN A MONTH OLD. THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL AND SO FAR DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. THIS INCIDENT IS SIMILAR TO RECALL NOTICE 13V588000, BUT MY CAR DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE INCLUDED. REGARDLESS OF THE REPAIR/OUTCOME I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AS I DO NOT TRUST THE DIRECT ADAPTIVE STEERING SYSTEM AFTER THIS INCIDENT. A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY DASH WHILE PARKED CAN BE SEEN HERE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/Y7BIFK0_CMM. *TR