2014 Infiniti QX60 · symptom sheet
Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard
- 49owner reports
- 89,687median miles
- $6,940median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 17, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
96 of the 188 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 49 of those describe transmission shudder, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2014 QX60.
Narrower sheets: Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear (27 reports)
Tick what matches of 49 reports
Transmission shudder on other QX60 years
No other QX60 model year has enough reports of transmission shudder for a sheet of its own. See every QX60 year.
What this problem usually is
This is the biggest drivetrain group on the site: a transmission that shudders, slips, hesitates or bangs into gear. It's the everyday version of transmission trouble, where the car still drives but doesn't drive right, and it has three narrower sheets of its own for jerking, hesitation and slipping.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
What owners paid
5 of the 49 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $6,000 to $7,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 74,313 and 114,000 miles, from the 31 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 3 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 Infiniti QX60 that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
IF YOU CONFIRM: The customer reports a transmission judder (shake, shudder, single or multiple bumps or vibration) AND One of these DTCs is stored: - P17F0 (CVT_JUDDER (T/M INSPECTION)) - P17F1 (CVT_JUDDER (C/U INSPECTION)) NOTE - If a transmission judder (as described ...
IF YOU CONFIRM The customer reports a transmission judder (shake, shudder, single or multiple bumps or vibration). NOTE: A new diagnostic logic has been established to enhance the diagnostic process by storing diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) on Applied Vehicles.
IF YOU CONFIRM: When driving an applied vehicle a judder (shudder or multiple bumps or vibrations) happens during one of the following conditions: * during light acceleration below 20 mph with less than 20% throttle opening Or * during constant throttle application at ...
What owners wrote
“Transmission is making a whining noise when accelerating. Also studders/jerks when trying to shift.”
Filed Mar 25, 2024
“Seems like a transmission issue. The vehicle shudders often from a stop or when close to stopping. This was confirmed by an independent service center.”
Filed Apr 11, 2023
“The car does not accelerate or accelerate with jerky motion. Occasionally, the vehicle disengaged out of drive mode and would not accelerate. There seems to be some transmission issues as the vehicles is making jerky movement upon acceleration. Almost cause accident on a turn as it could not move forward out of cross traffics!”
Filed Aug 30, 2022
“Shuttering/jerking of car during attempted acceleration after pulling out into street. Car would not accelerate properly. Could have caused rear end collision.”
Filed Feb 27, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 49 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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